The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-29
ON EVERY TRAIN
Thousands to Topeka for Sun
day School Meet.
ALI Railways Make Extra
Equipment Preparations.

Anywhere from two to five or six
extra coaches on every passenger
train coming into Topeka Monday
evening, all day Tuesday and proba-
bly, part of Wednesday at least, proba-
bly, extra sections of regular trains.
and a number of special trains, are
included in the arrangements to pro-
vide for the comfort of delegates to
the big Golden Jubilee Celebration of
the Kansas Sunday School Association
which opens in Topeka next Tuesday
morning
The big crowd estimates run all the
way from 5000 to 1000 up to 10000
people. 1t seems a pretty fair bet
that there will be more than 1000
here from out of town. If there is, it
will be the biggest convention ever
held in Topeka-a record breaker not
only for the Sunday School associa-
ton, but for every other kind Of gath
ering.
On Rock Island.
Four special trains on the Rock Is
| land, three on Tuesday morning and
one on Wednesday, will help bring in
the visitors One special will start
| from Caldwell Tuesday morning ear
Iy, picking up delegates at yelling
ton, Wichita, Peabody, Marion and
other points enroute, and will arrive
in Topeka at 12:35 o'clock, just after
noon. Another special will start at
Pratt the same morning, picking up
delegates at intermediate points, in
Guiding Hutchinson, and will be con-
solidated with the Caldwell special at
Herington, arriving here just after
noon.
The third special starts from Belle
vile, although the ultimate aim is to
make connections with Missouri Pa
cific trains on the Central Branch at
Clifton, and bring in the delegates
from the territory west of Clifton, in
Guiding COncOrdia, BelOit, etc 1t will
come through Clyde, Clay Center,
Manhattan, and arrive in Topeka at
11:25.
The fourth special is a round trip
per-" running for the initial purpose
of bringing the big Jackson county
chorus to the convention. 1t will start
from Holton, but will also bring a
goodly number of Nemaha county
delegates who, for some reason, fail
rive in Topeka Wednesday morning at
9 o'clock, and will return the same
night, leaving after the evening meet
ing at IL o'clock.
On Missouri Pacific.
Special cars will be operated on the
Missouri Pacific trains on the Central
branch to connect with Rock Island
trains, and special cars will be handled
on all Rock Island trains into Topeka
Monday afternoon, Tuesday and prob
d bly, Wednesday morning.
On santa Fe.
With an excellent service of regu-
lar trains the Santa Fe may not find
it necessary to put on special trains,
put Will add from TWO TO live cars 10
all of its regular trains, and will add
extra sections wherever they are need
ed. Ample equipment will be put on
to handle the additional service.
The large majority of visitors are
expected to come in. on trains Nos.
10 and6 from the west Monday after
noon, and train No. IL Tuesday morn
ing, and on practically all the trains
from all directions Tuesday. South
eastern delegates are expected to. ar
rive on the plug from the east Mon
day evening and on train 113 Tuesday
morning, and from Atchison on train
los Tuesday.
"Details of the arrangements for ac-
commodating the extra travel are be-
ing left to division superintendents,'
says Frank l.. SturgeS of the Santa Fe
passenger department but we are
sure they will be ample. We will
keep adding equipment until there is
On Union Pacific.
Special cars on all Union Pacific
trains also will be put on to handle |
the crowds both Monday afternoon,
and Wednesday morning