The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
TALKING IT OVER
Representatives of Santa Fe
Gathering i'm Topeka.
Accounts and Systems Used Are
Under Conference.
FROM ALL PARTS OF ROAD
Officials Considering Revision
of the Books
For More Practical and Eco
nOmicaI Records.
ALL PARTS OF ROAD

/ A meeting of repres >ntatives of all
departments of the Santa Fe railway
having to do with the keeping of ac-
counts convened in Topeka this morn
ing. Among those in attendance In
cluded general bridge and building
foremen and roadmaSterS, who, acting
as a committe, are to consider rev1-
sions in thier time and distribution
books so as to meet the requirements
of the Interstate commerce commits
sion in rendering reports Tor new
work.
The meeting of representatives of
all the departments interested, with
representatives of the accounting de-
| partment, is with the object of. close
IIy cooperating in what is necessary
/ to secure the pest results at a mini
mum cost, the theory being that the
men directly handling the accounts,
/ or as in the case of the bridge and
] preparing time books, are in the best
position 10 suggest the most pra ctical
and economical means of making
their records.
/ The distribution of expenses of the
railway accounts is prescribed by the
/ interstate commerce commission
Therefore, the work at the meeting
will consist in considering methods
and practices in the keeping of ac-
counts.
1 E. H Bunnell, auditor of disburse
ments, of Topeka, is chairman of the
meeting, and F. A. Davis. his chief
clerk, is secretary. Paul Sherman is
assistant to the secretary.
! The following division accountants
were present: Richard O'Toole, OF
Chillfcothe; Wilfred Mock, of Mar
celine; William Heaton. of Emporia;
Wray Shockley, of Kansas City; f. E.
Armstrong, of Chanute, j. H. Herren,
of Newton; E. T. Miller, of Arkansas
city; r. w. Pixley, of Dodge City;
w. H. McKirahan, of La Junta; E. d.
Charles, of Wellington; Robert Lum-
ley, of Pueblo; E. E. Breese, If Las
1f Co, Mo ic1 q
H. Ashcraft, of Clovis; E. G. Watkins,
of Cleburne; r. A. Williamson, of
Amarillo and r. l.. Harris, of Win
slow.
participated in subjects in which they
were Interested r. A. Rutledge of
Topeka, chief engineer; T. S. Stevens,
Topeka, signal engineer; A l.. Strain
+ Emporia, construction record clerk; J.
A. Gillies, Amarillo, chief clerk to
chief engineer, western lines; j. E
Foley, Topeka, chief clerk to engineer,
eastern lines; P. c. Kinhieser, drafts
man to engineer of shop extension, To-
peka ]. B. Grow, Topeka, chief clerk
to chief electrician; A. ]. James, To-
peka, general foreman b. & B.; J. H.
Banker, Marceline, general foreman;
! r. A. Yocum, Topeka, B. & B. fore
man; A. E. Hanson, roadmaster, To-
| peka; J. Haas, roadmaSter, Chilli
cothe; A. L. Kliene, roadmaster, Mar
! celinee; Roy Downs, maintenance
| clerk TO general manager eastern
| lines, Topeka; R. G. MARITIME, mainte-
nance clerk to general manager west
ern lines Amarillo; p. G. DeVaugn,
maintenance clerk. general superin-
tendent, Topeka; G. F. Hutton, main
tenance clerk, Newton; w. Y. Black,
maintenance clerk, La Junta; L. E.
Swain, maintenance clerk, Amarillo;
H. B. Fink, assistant paymaster, To-
peka; w. E. Brady, chief clerk to gen.
eral storekeeper, Topeka; I. S. Liner,
Los Angeles, head disbursement clerk,
coast lines; H. ]. Verion, Galveston,
head disbursement clerk, gulf lines;
Charles Dowd, Amarillo, head dis
bursement clerk; William Trautman,
Topeka, travelling accountant; G. E.
Heyden, Kansas City, travelling ac-
countant; j. e. Dyer, La Junta, trav-
cling accountant; E.. J. Houston, head
clerk payroll and shops accounting de-
partment, Topeka w. H. Rife, signal
supervisor, La Junta; A. Brown, Mar
celine, division signal foreman; G.
x Thomas, Jr., assistant signal engi-
neer, Topeka; F. Helm, La Junta Of
flee engineer; G. F. Reese, assistant
office engineer, Topeka; H B. Cor
sage, Topeka, assistant superintendent
| of telegraph; George H. Brown, To-
peka, accountant to superintendent of
telegraph; L. E. Spray, Topeka, drafts
man to signal supervisor; r. A Weav-
er, chief clerk to signal supervisor:
Harry Hobson, Topeka, signal SUPER
visor, and M. G. Blanchard of Topeka,
office engineer to signal supervisor.