The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25
Tallest Building in Kansas viii
Be Result.
Work Will Begin Soon on Addi-
tiOnal Structure.
THE COST WILL Be $4,000
Two Hundred Employees Have
Been Added Here.
President and Party to Topeka
Tomorrow.

Following rapid expansion in the
last few years of the departments
housed by the Santa Fe general office
buildings here, it was officially an
nounced today that three more stories
will be added to the new building,
now ten stories high, between Ninth
street and Tenth avenue on Jackson.
The announcement is made by Fred
Z. Fox, general manager of eastern
lines. Mr.. Fox received word today
from w. B. Storey. vice president in
charge of operation, that general
plans drawn in Topeka for the three
additional stories have been approy-
ed in Chicago.
The communication authorized Mr..
Fox to go ahead with plans for the
additional stories. They will cost
1000.
1t was said from the general mana
gers office today that actual work on
the improvement will probably not be-
gin before. spring because of approach
ing winter. However, it is said, pre-
paratory plans will be entirely finished
by that time and construction work
will begin then.
Departments Grow.
Expansion of the different depart
ments here is given as the cause of the
construction of the additional stories.
When the original plans for the new
building here were drawn they pro-
vided for thirteen stories, excluding
the basement. Later the 13-story idea
was temporarily discarded and the
building made a 10-story structure
which was completed in 1910 at a
cost of $375,000.
Then it was believed the 10-story
building would be adequate for years
to come. However, in six years more
than 200 men have been added to de-
partments here and the two buildings
are too congested, it is said, for con-
venience.
The building of the three additional
stories will probably mean a general
revision of the location of depart
ments. Those now much congested
will be afforded the required space
Altho details have not been worked
out as to just what departments will
| occupy the new rooms they will be
probably before the building is fin
ished.
OF Same Material.
The three additional stories will be
of the same material as the present
structure The design and arrange
ment of the rooms will be the same
as the other floors.
Detailed plans will be completed
this winter probably and the contract
let.
The addition announced today is
ther recognition of Topeka's growing
| Importance as a railroad center. The
Santa Fe general offices, when the
Improvement is completed, will be
among the largest in the country.
: Stockholders Meeting.
Stockholders of the Santa Fe rail
road, including many prominent finan-
ciers and officials fr> m several part.
of the country, will be in Topeka
/ Thursday for their annual meeting
which begins at noon in the office d
| E. L. Copeland, treasurer. Prominent
among those attending will be a party
1 of officials from Chicago headed by
E. P. Ripley, president of the Santa
Fe and dean of American railroad ex-
/ ecutives Vice President Storey
| Chambers and Hodges will be in the
| party which will arrive here tomor'
row morning While here Presiden
Ripley and his party will inspect the
big headquarters shops in Topeka, 1
was said today. The Santa Fe execu
tive always makes such an inspection
when here for the meetings.
Four directors of the road will bt
+ elected. The terms of Edwin ]. Ber
wind, New York; Homer StlIiWelI
Chicago: Henry e Frtck, Pittsburg tsE,a s
Pa; and Andrew G. Jooes, Merr1aa1 am
Kan, expire. All four of those mer
are scheduled for reelection.
Taking on More Mileage.
Acquisition of the Crosbyton-South
nIainS railroad, running between LuD
! book and Crosbyton, Tex, distance
! of 38.45 miles, will be ratified. as will
the ACQUISITION of the Laton q west
I ern railway, running between Lato1
/ and RiverdaIe Cal, a distance o
17.57 miles. The owners of the cap1
tai stock of the latter road hav'
turned it over to the Santa Fe to Sc
cure future operation of the road
One-half interest in the Oil Cit!
branch of the Southern Pacific in Cal
ifornia is to be acquired for the sun
of S16S7e4 The interest in the lin
| is being purchased in order to gain ac
cess to the rich Kern county oil fields
where the company has consideraol
property from which it is drawing fue
] oil. The company now owns the In
debtedness of the Dodge City & Omar
ron Valley railway in Kansas and tn
road has been leased for the sake o
convenience and economy in opera
tion. Tae lease is to be ratified il
the stockholders meeting tomorrow.
Ratification of Expenditure.
Ratification of the use of $4, 500, 90
of Atchison preferred stock, deposite'
| with the Union Trust company for ex
penditures and improvements mad
prior and subsequent to October 26
1911. will also be made. Independent
auditors to audit the books of tn
company. at the close of the fiscal yea
will also be elected. The meeting i
the twenty first annual one of tn
company.
The majority of the stock, at tn
meeting, will be represented by proxy
The executive committee of the boar,
ago for the proxies wherein they ex
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