The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-17
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The Erie's roundhouse and machine
shops at the Jersey City terminal were
destroyed by fire a few days ago with
a loss estimated at 100000. Twenty
one locomotives in the roundhouse
were badly damaged, most ofsthem to
such an'extent that they will have to
be strapped.
James H. Dysart has been retired
by the Northwestern after serving
fifty-fiye years as an engineer He
had pulled some Of the Northwest
ern's fastest trains without an acct
dent in this period of long service,
which caused Isaiah Hale, safety su-
perintendent OF the Santa Fe, to say:
There are some men who say that
as long as you have railroads you
will have accidents As long as you
have men like James Dysart to dis
prove such theory. we can establish
the utter uselessness of careIezsness
and accidents"
The Santa Fe magazine announces
that next month it expects to publish
the photograph OF the most beautiful
young lady in the service of the rail-
roads of the United States. Owing to
the difficulty of selecting judges suit
able to all roads, the decision has been
"a
the photographs of the four young
women who won in the beauty contest
of that line.
A Katy locomotive, a coal burning
Pacific-type of 41.000 pounds tractive
effort, recently made a continuous
run Of 1924 miles. So far as is
known. this is the longest on record
In moving q special train from Waco,
Texas. to Kansas City, the engine ran
light from Denison to Waco, where it
was turned and started Immediately
on the trip to Kansas City. The aver
age speed on the trip was forty miles
an hour and. upon arriving at Kansas
City, the engine was found to be in
perfect condition.
The Associated Santa Fe Towns is
he name of an organization in East
Beaumont LongvieW section of the
Beaumont Longview section ofthe
santa Fe and its purpose is to coop
crate with the railway company in
carrying out comprehensive program
for bringing homeseekers and other
desirable investors into that coutry,
increasing production, lettering mar
ket conditions and improving service
Marcus A. Low-Builder of Roads
and Of Men" is the title of a four
column article appearing in the cur
rent issue of the Rock Island maya
zine, accompanied by a picture of the
late Topekan- George S. Hovey, of
Kansas City, president Of both the
Interstate National bank and the
John J. Grier company. is quoted as
saying Of Low as follows: Il think
that pleased him most was the finding
Of way whereby the Rock Island
could use Union Pacific tracks from
Kansas City to Topeka That prob
lem seemed to BATTLE the general
counsel Of both the Rock Island and
Union Pacific until Mr.. Low developed
the theory that simply operating its
trains on the Union Pacific was not,
in fact, a lease, and therefore was a
contract which could be made by the
Union Pacific; It appeared that they
were not permitted under their char
ter to lease thier tracks to any other
railroad" The writer of the article
paid this tribute to Mr.. Low: Thru
out his career he was a man OF domi-
nant personality, strict integrity, and
Of few words"
The increase in number of freight
cars in service in this country for ten
years ending December 81, 1920, was
only 237,162, a low record of increase.
railroad men say. At the end of 1920
there were 2.3s2,212 freight cars in
railway service as against 2,264,2 33
June 80. 1911.
The Missouri Pacific recently IN
stalled a new train running from st.
Louis to Kansas City, which is prov
ing very popular, according to local
authorities. The train leaves St.
Louis daily at 2:O2 O'Clock in the aft
ernOon and reaches Kansas City at
$3.50 O'Clock at night. It is one of the
fastest trains between the two points
In the safety contest which the
Union Pacific system is staging for
one year, ending October 81. the Arm
strong shops seem to be winning that
part of the contest hands down. The
shops there are already so far ahead
of any of the others on the system
that it is said it will require several
real tragedies to keep the banner
away from them. The Kansas divi-
sion as a whole is making an excellent
showing in the contest