The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
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CHAS. W. LANE

Beginning September 1, the inter-
urban line operating between Manhat-
tan and Junction City will turn from
electric to gasoline motive power.
The railroads may soon have com
petition between Kansas City and
LeavenWorth in the form of a railroad
highway. This is the name chosen by
company which proposes to operate
string of trucks between those two
points for the purpose of hauling
freight.
The Kansas, oklahoma & Gulf
railroad, formerly the Missouri, Okla
homa = G. Gulf, but which chopped
off the Missouri part of its name
and changed it to kansas" last spring
when it discontinued its northern
terminal at Joplin, due to its Inability
to renew a contract with the Frisco
for use of the latter's line from Baxter
Springs to the Missouri town, is trying
to get permission to build north from
Baxter Springs to Pittsburg, a distance
of about thirty miles. Several towns
in Cherokee county would be served
by the proposed extension.
According to Fred c. Fox, general
manager of the Santa FEES eastern
lines the Santa Fe no longer enjoys
free lighting arrangements in and
around its stations in southern KAN
sas Some fifteen or twenty years
ago, when natural gas first became
available in large quantities, many
southern towns in order to advertise to
the travelling public that gas was
among their chief assets, got permits
sion from the railroad company to in
stall lights at the stations and they
were kept blazing almost constantly.
Frequently they burned all day long
because gas was cheaper than matches.
But the shortage of gas and the con-
sequent court procedure and high
rates put the lights out long ago.
The Santa Fe warehouse force at
Kansas City is making safety history,
according to Isaiah Hale, safety su-
perintendent. Up to and including
August u, the force worked an aver
age of IT'S men per day for 116 con-
tinuous days without a personal in
jury. During that time the force
handled 127,731, 400 pounds of freight
or 1856 tons, equivalent to 0,216
cars of average load, or 204 trains
Kansas City warehouse is a place
where it is realized that work cannot
be done from a hospital bed, and
gives full credit for the record to c.
I. Wheaton, freight foreman.
The Santa Fe has announced that
it contemplates the construction of
ten miles of second track between
Florence and Burns. Kan. 1t is esti-
mated that the new track will cost
about $4,000.
The Rock Island recently rejected
all bids submitted for the construction
of a new coal station at Mcfarland.
and is now advertising for new bids.
The Rock Island is also asking for
bids for the construction of a. new
10-stall roundhouse at Eldon, Mo,
and for new car repair shop at In
yer Grove, Mimi.
John F. Lacey, oldest engineer on
the Rock Island lines, made his last
trip a few days ago after fifty-tWo
years of service without an accident.
He is now on the pension list. Lacey
has Travelled more than 100000 miles
during the last half century, a dis
lance equal to ninety times around
the world, which he claims is a rec
ord.
John R. Leighty. assistant chief en-
gineer of the Missouri Pacific, has re-
signed to become group engineer for
the western group Of the presidents
conference on federal valuation of the
railroads, with headquarters at Chi
cago.
A rate of a fare and a half round
trip has been given by the Union Pa
cltic to Kansas City during the
Heart of America" market week
there, from August 20 to September g.
This makes the round trip fare from
Topeka s3.86, including war tax The
rate applies from any point on the
Union Pacific where the price of the
round trip is 50 or more. The tick
cts were placed on sale today with a
return of September 5.