The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
HERE And THERE
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.

William J. O'TooIe. assistant to
{ the general livestock agent of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, has resigned
{ to become secretary and member OF
I the board of directors OF the Duncan
+ NJ Stewart company OF New York Nj.
+ O'Toole will leave Baltimore March 1.
A N Martin. who for several years
! has been SUPERINTENDENT of the general
/ office building of the B. K O. railroad
( in addition TO other duties. has been
/ appointed supervisor of station service
( Of the company The appointment
/ becomes effective at once
Recent announcement that the Chi
{ cago. Milwaukee and St Paul railway
would construct concrete snow sheds
in the mountains TO guard against
/ slides has been followed by the an
nouncement that the Great Northern
will build twelve miles of concrete
/ sheds in the Cascades this summer at
+ a-cost Of more than S2.00O,000.
/ The case Of the Texas cattle ship
pers who are seeking the return of
$3.50. coo in alleged Overcharges on cat
+ tie shipments to Kansas City. ST Louis
F and Chicago markets from the Atehi-
son. Topeka and Santa F'e, Missouri.
4 Kansas and Texas. Illinois Central and
F other carriers. has been laken under
D = A.
kenbUrgh in the federal court in Kan
sas City.
+ Service between Los Angeles and
I san Diego has been resumed by the
Atchison Topeka and Santa Re. ac-
cording to an announcement by the
. company It had been reported that
because OF washOuts in California
I train service between those two cities
would not be resumed uHtil March l.
The traffic department Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific-Iron Mountain an
+ nOunces the appointment of H T
Quinn as general agent Of the passen-
ger and freight departments at Lin
/ coin. Neb-: c. NJ. Davis as general
agent of the passenger and freight
! departments at Hutchinson. Kan: and
I A. T Nck0y as commercial freight
/ agent AZ Atlanta, Ca
New work and repairs on the Chi
+ cage, Rock Island and Pacific rail-
road cost S440.664 in November and
I December. 1915. according to a report
I filed by Receiver Jacob NJ. Dickinson.
More than 100000 of the total was
spent in Chicago for track elevation
and subways, a freight house and ad-
1 ditionaI tracks.
The Union Pacific announces colo
mist fares TO California and North Pa
. cific coast points. Tickets Will be on
F sale from March 25 10 April I inclu-
I sive. Practically the same conditions
are stipulated as for 1914 except that
/ sJOpOvers are limited 10 seven instead
Of ten days
Federal Judge Carpenter has grant
ed the application Of Receiver Dickin-
son Of the Chicago. Rock Island ana
P Pacific Railway company to make
fifty-ycar lease Of the 103 miles Of
track between Muscatine and Monte
yuma. Iowa. TO the Musca tine and
Iowa City Railroad company at a
gross rate Of $3.50 mile year The
Muscatine and Iowa City will pay all
taxes and turn over whatever freight
traffic possible TO the Rock Island
In order TO equip themselves for
promotions and positions Of greater
responsibility in railroad service. en-
ployees of the Baltimore and Ohio
freight traffic department at Pittsburg
have organized a class fer the study
of matters pertaining to their work
and that of other departments
Joseph b Walsh has been appoint
I ed trainmaster on the St Louis divf-
+ sion of the Missouri. Kansas and Tex
as railway. with headquarters st Sc
dalia. He succeeds ". Wackner tenn
Dorarily assigned to otker duties.
Announcement has been made of
the appointment by the Rock Island
Of J. r. Hickman as supervisor of
freight house operations. with head
quarters at Chicago. He will estab-
ltsh practical methods for and super
wise the handling Of less than carload
freight at freight warehouses.
Charles e. Moore. president Of the
+ Panama Pacific International EXPOSE
ton. has written letters to several
/ prominent railroad officials through
/ out the country expressing apprecia-
ton OF the interest and support of the
{ railroads in making the fair the great
success it was. Nearly 19. 600 600 per
sons passed through the exposition
gates.
Officials Of the O. and c. Route
have announced that beginning March
I 1 they will replace the wooden obser-
I walton cars now in use on the Blue
+ Grass special with all steel cars.
The Pennsylvania railroad has es-
tablished special bureau to cooper
ate with shippers and consignees of
! freight, with a view Of helping them
to secure their freight as soon as pos
I sible and relieve congestion at terIni-
1 mails. The bureau started with six
men and now has rxrrs.7-