The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-22
RATES MUST GO UP
tCont,nued from paTe'One.l
will follow as rapidly as it is POSSIBLE
to get them in operation.

will follow as rapidly as it is possible
to get them in operation.
Rates Must Go Up.
Rates are bound to go up. Ex-
penses due to ware increases have
climbed faster than revenues. Costs
of all materials have steadily in
creased" President Storey pointed
freight traffic will have to go up to
meet the increased cost of doing BUSH
No Improvements Now.
There lis no immediate chance for
any Improvements in Topeka" de-
clared President Storey. Conditions
that are tying up Improvements de-
sired all along the line will act on
Topeka. the same as at all other
points. 1t will be some time before
they can be accomplished.
ct would liken the present situation
of the Santa Fe system to that of a
young boy who has outgrown all his
clothes. There is nothing about the
line that is adequate to the immense
amount of business being done From
one end of the line to the other We
need more and larger sidings. We
need larger shops. We need larger Of
fees, depots. roundhouses. The sys-
tenn is bursting thru it's accommoda-
lions thruout the entire line. No i'm
mediate program of improvement can
be undertaken. Not only are improve
ments needed in Topeka, as enlarging
or building a new general office build
ing, but they are also needed at prac-
tically all other points on the SYSTEM"
will there be any reduction in
wages?" President Storey was asked.
Not a chance" Storey declared.
Neither wiH-you or 1 see any con-
siderable reduction in the present rate
of wages paid" the railroad president
DraStdant Stormy however did
not go into detail on the. wage ques-
ton beyond admitting that they were
very high, as were all other costs OF
operation.
What is your attitude on a union
station at Topeka?' the president was
asked.
I'VE have never considered it"
Storey declared. I'VE have heard that
there was an attempt being made In
Topeka to obtain a union station. but
have ourselves given it no considera-
tion. 1t is regarded as very imprac-
teal. In the first place no union sta
ton could be located here at any point
of easy access to all the roads.
Further, it is not believed that union
station is necessity. The purpose
of a union station is to provide point
where passengers can conveniently
change from the trains of one line to
those of another. Changes of this sort
do not take place In Iopeka- RAILWAY
figures and experience at Topeka is
that the majority of passengers enter
ing Topeka continue on their trip on
the same lines as they enter the city.
1t is not a great transfer point for the
travelling public. No particular ad-
vantage from the standpoint of the
purpose of a union station could be
gained"
rs there any indication that any of
the Santa Fe offices now located in
Topeka will be taken to Chicago" the
interviewer questioned.
None whatever" Storey declared.
Topeka is the home of the Santa Fe
system Under the present structural
arrangement of the direction and
management Of the system, there
would be no advantage in taking any
office or offices away from Topeka 1t
is not probable either that new offices
will be brought to Topeka. There is
no necessity for making any such
changes. The efficiency sof the nd
could be in no way increased All the
offices are growing. however. They
are growing in exact proportion to the
tremendous increase that has occurred
in the Santa Fe lines in recent years
Individual offices will all need to be