The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-06
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been transferred to the office of the
chief engineer. with headquarters at
Chicago.
| ]. McDonough, master mechanic of
| the Santa Fe, with headquarters at
| Fort Madison, Ia, has been transferred
| to the Illinois division, succeeding A.
L. Beardsley, who resigned on account
of i'll health.
DR.. Norman H. Morrison, chief sur
geon of the Santa FEES coast lines, died
| in Los Angeles, Cal, last<month. fol-
lowing a surgical operation. His ter
ritory for the past thirty years includ-
ed the divisions west of Albuquerque.
| N. M.
| The Missouri Pacific has had re-
vised plans prepared for a slx-story
hospital to be erected at st. Louis. The
| hospital will cost about $450,00O.
The Missouri Pacific has awarded
contract for repairs on 500 cars to
| firm in Kansas City.
The Missouri Pacific has placed or
ders with the American Refrigerating
Transit company for 100 all steel re-
frigerator cars.
The Southern Pacific. in connection
with a fuel economy campaign, will
reward the engineers and firemen on
each division having the best fuel ef-
fciency and economy record for the
I
resentatives OF the company at the
next International Railway Fuel asso-
cations annual convention, with all
/ expenses paid, including the time lost.
The Missouri Pacific has placed an
order with a st. Louis firm for 500
steel underframes.
The Santa Fe is receiving bids for
the construction of an addition to its
power plant at Albuquerque, New
Mexico, to cost about $4,000.
The Missouri Pacific has awarded
a contract for improving its terminal
facilities at Hoisington, Kan, includ
ing the installation of new 100 foot
turntable and extension of its yards.
The Frisco contemplates the con-
struction of a new freight and passen-
ger station at Fayetteville, Ark, to
cost about $4,000.
The Rock Island has filed applica-
ton with the Interstate Commerce
commission for authority to pledge $8,-
$4,000 of first and refunding mort
gage gold bonds as security for short
term loans.
The Missouri Pacific recently made
final settlement with the United States
railroad administration receiving 3d.
100000 from the government.
The Katy has reported that of the
1928 merchandise cars run on its
lines during the period between jan
uary l and June IL, 1898 or e2.6
per cent arrived on time. Only 11S
cars, or O.6 per cent, were 4S hours
late.
The Santa Fe company's payments
for loss and damage during the year
1920 amounted to $3,32700O, the
heaviest in the history of the company,
and was an increase of S634I05O over
"a 1910 Thu do in
amounted to sass, 1865, and the losses
$3.50. 341.
The total number of carloads of
all kinds of revenue freight loaded
on all Santa ITe fines during the month
of June was 107, 721, as compared with
1925 in the same month one year
ago. decrease of 1854. July is ex-
pected to make better showing how
ever.
Carl R. Gray, president OF the
Union Pacific, has also been chosen
president of the Los Angeles & Salt
Lake Railway, the latter having been
acquired by the former company.
All passenger engines running thru
Topeka from Kansas City to Newton
on the Santa Fe will soon be burning
oil instead of coal, it is announced.
me company has forty-six engines in
its Kansas shops undergoing a change
10 oil burning equiv ment.
What is said to be the largest coun-
ty IN the United States, Coconino
county, Arizona, is served by the San
ia Fe, Flagstaff being the county seat.
The county compri IS 100000 acres
ana Is the home of the Grand CANYON.
A dispatch from Pratt this week
stated that several high officials of
the Rock Island, accompanied by o.
Byers. president of the Wichita
northwestern, made a tour of inspec-
ton of the latter Dad with a view Of
either leasing it or buying it outright
as 1t Is a good feeder to the Rock
| Island.
| The Santa Fe is contemplating the
construction of a new passenger sta
ton and MOTEL at Newton and will soon
same, according to reports.
Trainmaster Breheny, of the Rock
Island Island is suspecting there is a
| hootch factory somewhere back
east HIS reason for thinking so is
que to his conviction that no where
IN al the east can they eat all of the
grapes which the Rock Island is hauI-
ing thru from California at the pres
ent time. For a month the road has
Deen handling from six to ten car
loads daily frequently shooting them
| thru on special freight express trains.
or the fifty-six railways operating in
canada during 1920, thirty-one paid
SPei atihS expenses and twenty-five
had deficit. OF these thirty-one
roads, after paying taxes, interest and
rents, nineteen had a corporate in
come of $36,5S1,437. Only seven roads
paid dividends.
The Frisco is at present handling
ABOUT 70 per cent less traffic than it
handled over its lines in the early part
OF 1870. In no month up to and in
Guiding May this year have the net ton
miles even equaled the total for April,
1920.
Five counties in northern Arkansas
are left without railroad service since
the Missouri & North Arkansas ceased
Operations July 81. The road is 364
miles long, extending from Helena,
Ark, to Joplin, Mo. Strike and finan-
clal troubles are said to have been re-
sponstole for the closing of the road.
Persons who are in the habit OF
riding the local passenger trains on
the Union Pacific haven noticed that