The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25
RIPLEY PREDICTS
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circumstances to his government by
buying liberty bonds. They pay four
and one-fourth per cent interest per
2nnum, and are the safest investment
in the world, as safe as the money of
the United States, and safer than de-
posts in banks. In lending your
money to the government you not only
save the money for yourselves. but
you help every gallant soldier and
| sailor who is fighting in this war now
t" save your lives and liberties and to
make the world safe for democracy
Conditions Improving.
Ripley declares that traffic condi-
tions are improving. I'VE have never
had any real trouble on western
roads," he said. 1.-THE trouble was in
the fact that there was no ships to
take care of the shipping on the At
lantlc seaboard, and our biggest
trouble was to get our cars handled
on eastern lines
More ships then will solve the land
transportation problem?"
Yes and no. More ships will re-
heVe The seaboard congestion. But
take coal for instance. There is
plenty CT coal now but no market for
it. The average American won't buy
coal until tire thermometer begins to
drop, and this winter we will have,
unless the public changes its ways,
the same trouble and shortage as last
winter
Mr.; Ripley expressed hope that
Charles M. Schwab, the new ship
head. would remedy the shipping
situation.
'Schwab,'' he said, may not have
any extraordinary business ability He
is a plunger and it appears that such
man is what we need. More ships
is something that must be accom-
plished and accomplished quick
Ripley said that plans and esti-
mates for all the improvements and
extensions on the Santa FEES schedule
had been submitted to the govern
ment, and he was unable to make any
announcements regarding what would
be done, as decisions have not vet
been received from Washington.
Kansas Extensions.
Kansas is interested in three ex-
tensions: one from Caney to Paw
Holyrood, across the north part of
Barton county, and still another from
Satanic west to the Colorado line.
All are in the hands of the powers
that be in the national capital.
Crop conditions in Kansas and other
states of the southwest generally are
satisfactory, according to Mr.. Ripley's
reports He expects big production of
foodstuff. which will be especially
needed this year. The Santa Fe has
more than passing interest, for it ad-
vanced something like 100000 for
the purchase of seed wheat last fall,
in newly settled districts of western
Kansas, northwest Oklahoma and the
Panhandle of Texas.
THE government made an appeal
| to the farmers for more food, and in
Kansas and other states of the south
west they have responded promptly
| and efficiently Mr.. Ripley said. I'm
my judgment, these states will lead
the country in variety and quantity
| OF production Our reports uniformly
| are good"
This morning Ripley and his party
/ OF officials from Chicago visited the
shops and general offices. The meet
ing this noon opened at IL O'Clock
Directors Reelected.
| L, Dewitt Cuyler, PHILADELPHIA, and
Augustus Juillard, New York, were re-
elected directors by the stockholders,
the voting being done by proxy. D.
L. Gallup, comptroller for the road,
was elected to the dictatorship to sue
coed Carl D. Gray who recently re-
signed to become affiliated with the
| director generals staff. Gallup's
home is in New York.
| A total of 2,124,135 shares of stock
were voted at the meeting. The shares
were held by 47.111 stockholders who
represented by proxy about so per
i cent of the entire number of stock
holders.
At luncheon today, Ripley and his
party were the guests of Topeka Of
ficials of the road at Pelletier's. Those
at the luncheon included:
E. P. Ripley, president
w. B. Storey, vice president.
| E. j. Engel, assistant to president.
| S. T. Bledsoe, general counsel.
| F. c. Fox, general manager.
| E. Raymond, general superinten-
dent.
| Howell Jones, director
6 Chas. S. Gleed, director
| A. G. Jobes, director.
| J. r. Koontz. general freight agent.
| w. r. Smith, solicitor for Kansas.
| H w. Wagner, chief engineer.
| w. w. Strickland, freight auditor.
| E. L. Copeland, secretary and treas
urer.
| ]. F. farrell, publicity agent
| H. c. Chace, superintendent of tele
graph.
O. ]. Wood. assistant solicitor for
| Kansas.
| E H. Bunnell. auditor of disburse-
ments.
]. F. Mitchell, ticket auditor.
| E. T. Cartilage, tax commissioner.
| J.. w. Mowers. car accountant.
| E. J. .Shakeshaft. assistant general
passenger agent
| NJ. J. Drury, superintendent of
shops.
| H. E. Ray, general storekeeper.
| John Purcell. assistant to vice presi-