The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
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| The Pennsylvania railroad an
| nounces that 100000 people own it's
stock OF that number. 65,71O are
women. The average holding is Il
| shares for each stockholder
The Oklahoma agricultural college,
| in conjunction with the Rock Island
conducted an extensive educational
campaign the first part of this month
! for the purpose of increasing the num-
Der and improving the poultry and
livestock in that state.
Eighty-six box cars, carrying 345
automobiles. together with parts suf-
ficient to build so additional ma
chimes, recently passed thru Topeka
over the Rock Island. The shipment
was made by the Willys-Overland
company, of Toledo. Ohio, and was
bound for Los Angeles, Cal.
T. H. Beacon, vice president and
general manager of the Rock Island
recently sent out a special communica-
ton to more than 5000 employees of
that company, directly interested t..
the handling of less than CARROT
freight, urging them to suggest to the
management better and more econom-
ical methods of handling that kind
of shipments Copies of the letter
were received by local Rock Island
authorities.
The Santa Fe recently awarded con-
tracts for the immediate construction
of $500 new refrigerator cars. At
the same time the Santa Fe let an
other contract with one of the con-
struction companies for the CONVEX
sion of fifty box cars into cabooses.
The Union Pacific system has taken
over control of the Saratoga & En-
campment. on a tentative plan, for a
minimum term of three years, and
copies of train schedules are now in
the hands of local Union Pacific au-
thorities. The road operates between
Encampment, Wyo., and WaIcott. a
distance Of 45 miles.
B. E. O'Neil has been appointed
fuel supervisor Of the southern dis
trict of the Union Pacific, including
the Kansas division, with headquarters
at Kansas City.
James D. Collinson, who died this
month at Houston, Texas was former
" general master mechanic of the
Santa Fe railroad, and while holding
that position and before his promotion
was a resident of Topeka He came to
the Santa Fe in 1889 as general fore
man of the local shops, from the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul where he
gained his first railroad experience.
He later was promoted and sent to
Ration, New Mexico, as master me-
chanic, and was then transferred to
Fort Madison, Iowa He became SUI
perintendent Of motive power of the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe in 1896.
assistant superintendent of motive
power Of the main line with head
quarters at Topeka, in 1900, and gem
eral master mechanic in 1901. during
which year he retired from railroad
service. He was the father of w. B.
At oh ri in,
office of General Manager Fred c.
Fox.
The Rock Island is reported to be
contemplating the purchase of consid-
cradle new equipment in the near fu-
ture. It is said that the purchase will
include fifteen new engines of the
Mikado type, and 200 composite gon-
dolas of fifty-ton capacity.
ARRANGEMENTS will soon be made for
financing the completion of the Texas
and Mexico Zines of the Kansas City.
Mexico & Orient r. R., according to
J, F. Dillon, assistant to the president.
Dillon states that stockholders of the
company in England have voted $780,
600, 900 to complete the line from
Kansas City to Mexico City and to
Topolobampo on the west coast.
An improvement of SIS per cent in
Lne nuInDeE LaLdnLleS anu ~ per
cent in the number of injuries to en-
ployes of the Pennsylvania railroad
during the first six months Of this
year. as compared with the accident
record for the same period in 1920. is
announced by that company.
The Union Pacific system, in con
nection with the Chicago & North
western, the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul and the Illinois Central. an
nounces a reduction of twenty-four
hours in time of freight schedules be
tween Chicago and Denver and other
Colorado points.
The September pension rolls of the
Union Pacific Family league carried
499 names, with payments amounting
to $19,146.77. The league is COM
posed OF all Union Pacific employees
who contribute voluntarily toward its
support. Assistance is given such
members who meet with misfortune.
generally brought about by injury or
sickness.
The annual meeting Of the Santa
Fe's loss and damage committee in
progress at Oakland. Cal, will close to-
day after four days; session. A num-
Der of officials from Topeka are at
tending the meeting.
e. L. Copeland, secretary-treasurer
OF Ine santa e, VINO was the 1dtHer VI
the bride in the recent movie produc-
ton entitled The Girl From Topeka"
turned the tables this week by being
the father of the groom when his son,
Stanley Copeland, was married to Miss
Mohra Gatchell.
An incident which is being told in
Union Pacific circles as showing the
service rendered by that COM
pany, occurred near Salina recently.
A woman passenger accidentlly aIfew-
ed her hat to fall from a train Besides
being a good hat, it also was a bor-
rowed one, she told the station agent
when she arrived home. Taking the
tip, the station agent wired the train
N aster and 2 gang of track men Mer.s