The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31

promoted 10 master mechanic at
Chanute-
The Arizona Eastern Railway will
soon request bids for the erection of
| the proposed union station for that
road and the Santa Fe at Phoenix,
Ariz.
The New York Central is planning
I the erection of a new union station
and additional trackage. facilities at
Toledo, O., the cost of which will
reach several million dollars.
c. G. Kleine, the oldest conductor
on the Santa Fe system, died a few
days ago at Fort Madison, Ia. He was
| a former Kansan, having at one time
I been in business at Medicine Lodge.
/ The Santa Fe has let a contract to
the Federal Engineering company, of
/ Chicago, for the erection of three oil
storage tanks at Argentine, Kan, in
Guiding pipe connection and unloading
facilities.
| Under the provisions of the new
revenue law it is expected that the
| elimination of war tax will save pas
sengers and shippers using the Penn
| sylvania lines approximately $26,000,
900 annually.
The Union Pacific, which is said to
| be in the market for a large number
of freight cars. has asked for prices
on 500 steel underframes and is re
| ported to have awarded repairs on 500
cars to the Pacific Car & Foundry
| company.
The Union Pacific, in conjunction
, with the city of Denver, Colo, is plan
ming a steel and concrete viaduct
| starting at Twenty-siXth and Market
! streets, in that city, and extending
| half mile across the tracks and
river. The cost would be from $780,
600 to 100000.
! Under the provisions, CT the new
revenue law, it is expected that the
! elimination of war tax will save pas
| sengers and shippers using the Penn
| syIvania lines approximately S26,0O0,-
! 900 annually. This estimate, based on
freight and passenger revenues this
year, covers a saving to passengers of
/ s13.O00,0OO and the same amount to
! shippers.
The Santa Fe has appropriated
! $4,000 for the construction of Cave
| Creek dam at Phoenix, Ariz. The
! total cost of the project will be about
! 100000 The Santa Fe will also
/ build a new freight station at Bren-
proximately $4,000. Actual work of
construction will be started early in
the year.
I Covering twelve-foot solid board
fence about one mile long with 1000
! gallons of paint in two days was the
/ recent performance of four Santa Fe
painters. The fence is a new one re-
Gently built around the Santa Fe
yards at Dodge City, and the job of
] spreading the paint was done with
sprays or blowers. The total surface
painted was 75,072 square feet.
In connection with the war tax be-
| ing removed January /, the railroads
are calling attention to the fact that
i since the Transportation Act was put
| into effect early in 1918, no benefit
! whatsoever has accrued to the rail-
road companies from the additional
revenue collected. Each railroad has
/ had to make strict accounting to
the government and has simply acted
in the role of a government tax col
| lector.
While returning from Chicago a few
! days go on a Santa Fe train, Warren
E. Brown, of Wichita, rendered the
| conductor a pass. The conductor re-
| turned it to Brown with the explana
| ton that it was dated 1922 and
| therefore was worthless until January
1. I've already ridden 500 miles on
/ it." Brown said. Sorry" replied the
!
for me to let you ride on it now"
| Brown paid cash for the remainder of
the trip. He is a director of the Santa
Fe system.
The Kansas City Southern will make
| extensions to its power plant at its
Pittsburg, Kan, shops. including the
| installation of a 500 k. W. generator
unit. 5000 cubic feet air compressor.
| $50 h. p. boiler and the equipping of
.
heaters. SCOT blowers and powdered
coal preparing, handling and burning
equipment, all of which work is being
done under the supervision of the
company's consulting engineer, John
Z. Muhlfeld New York City.
Billy Bergin, veteran Missouri Pa
cific engineer of a switch engine in
the Atchison yards, has received notice
that he has been placed on the COM
panys pension list. after nearly fifty
years of service. Bergin began work
ing for the Missouri Pacific in Atehi-
son in 1872. and has been with the
company there ever since. In over AZ
| years of service, Bergin never was in
| jured and only once took advantage
of the company's hospital service.
That was for a slight ailment twenty
seven years ago.
The Pennsylvania railroad, to better
cooperate with the postoffice depart
ment in the prevention of mail depre-
dations, has issued instructions look
ing to renewed safeguards for the pro-
lection of the mails while in the Gus
tody of railroad employees. These
employees, when not in uniform. must
identify themselves at the mail car
door before entering. Railroad en-
ployes, especially at larger points,
while engaged in handling mail will be
required to wear the established cap
badge or other means of Identified
ton, so that supervisory officers and
mail guards can readily determine
whether authorized employees only are
handling the mails
The Santa Fe Railway Hospital as
ISOLATION will erect a 100000 wing
to its hospital at Temple. Tex, this
year. The addition will be of brick