The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-20
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The Missouri Pacific announces
the opening of a dining room and
lunch room in its new depot at Little
Rock. Ark, the two combined having
seating capacity Of 23S persons.
With this new service, dining cars will
be taken off some of the trains run
ming on that line, according to notice
which Topeka officials of the COM
pany have received.
A new spirit of sociability and good
fellowship has taken hold of Rock
Island employees all over the system.
Rock Island clubs are being formed
at division points. which movem emit
means a closer relation between en-
ployes in the future.
The railroads all over the country
are naturally showing a keen interest
in the proposal of Senator Penrose of
Pennsylvania that a. international ex-
position be held in Philadelphia in
1926. Altho five years away the rail-
roads see a record breaking year for
passenger receipts if the exposition is
held.
Missouri Pacific officials and the
Chamber Of Commerce of MuSkogee,
Okla. have taken up the proposal that
the Missouri Pacific include that town
on its Kansas City-Litle Rock line.
Inc line cues within 6GNCA OF
Muskogee thru Fort Gibson and the
proposal is that the Missouri Pacific
make traffic arrangements to use the
Frisco lines and e. ter the town. Ac-
cording to F. E. Nipps, local agent for
the Missouri Pacific, it would be nee
essary for his road to construct
bridge over the Arkansas river If it
was to build a branch line into Mus
kogee, so that the use of the Frisco
lines is probably more advisable, altho
the Frisco crosses the Missouri Pa
cific tracks some distance north of
Fort Gibson.
A petition asking for thN issuance
of 2,000-mile interchangeable mileage
books. at 20 per cent discount. and
that the baggage allowance be in
creased to ESQ pounds. has been
signed by moro than 1000 western
business men and presented to the
western passenger association.
W. B. Storey. president of the Santa
Fe. is still in the Hawaiian Islands and
does not expect to return to his office
in Chicago until about the first of
September, according to advices re-
ceived at the company's general Of
fees here. Mr.. Storey went to the
Hawaiian Islands E bout a month ago
and is taking an e--t- 'ded vacation.
for the construction of a new eight
stall rSundhouse at Amarillo, Tex, to
cost about $4,000.
The Kansas City Southern has re-
ceived bids for the construction of
seven water treating plants, to be To-
Gated between Kansas City and Pitts
burg, Kan, to cost about $4,000.
The Santa Fe is making inquiry
thru various railroad journals for ten
dining cars and ten buffet cars.
The Union Pacific will soon con
struct a new freight depot at Con-
cordia. Kan. The company is having
plans drawn for a two-story concrete,
brick and steel structure with an esti-
mate cost of about $4,000.
Fred c. Fox, general manager of
the Santa FEES eastern lines, has a
copy of time schedule which went
into effect on the Santa Fe, June 10.
1871. At that time the system had a
mileage of 117.S miles and ram four
trains each day. The entire system
was covered in seven hours as it eX-
tended from Topeka to Pea body only.