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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-06

Tulsa chapter, No. 1873, order
Eastern Star, will hold a special
meeting Saturday. March ~, for the
purpose of initiating a class of can
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-06


1t As estimated that with a fun
crop OF fruit this year the Barrows
orchard will produce not less than
10, 600 bushes.
Foresight seems ever 10 have been
in evidence in the planning, deYel-
ppmcut and operation OF this farm.
Only By foresight could IL have been
so successfully planned and carried
out. And foresight still seems to be
tho watchword, for every prepara-
tion has been 10 care for the expect
ed crop this year, thousands Of bas-
kots and boxes for every need Of the
market are now stored in the pack
ing house and sheds, ready for use
tho hour they are needed,
The Barrows farm is unique In
many ways, First, the trees are
pruned. sprayed, cultivated and
cared for during 'lcan" years as
carefully as during heavy fruiting
ones, Second, from the Goth of May
until September 20th there is a
steady stream OF ripening fruits
not the usual congested condition
OF two short weeks OF hsrrowins,
incossant work at crop harvest as il
the case in most commercial or
chards. And, last, not one bushcl
~ the fruit is hauled to town, the
entire product is sold to individual
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
HARD TO UNLOAD
Market Centers and Ports
Unable to Handle Wheat.
The Santa Fe Has 5000 Cars
Which Are Tied Up.

One contributing factor to the short
age OF freight cars on the Santa Fe
system just at present is that many of
the larger centers and shipping ports
are swamped with the deluge of wheat
which has been pouring in for the past
lew weeks and are unable to unload
the cars as fast as they arrive.
We have six thousand cars loaded
with wheat at Galveston, Kansas City
and Chicago or en- route to those
places" said J. R. Koontz. assistant
traffic manager, in talking of the car
shortage. this week. The main trou-
bic seems to be at the ports where
the cars cannot be unloaded."
The car shortage is now being seri-
ously felt. especially in southern and
western Kansas, but Koontz said that
If the cars would be kept moving, the
shortage would be materially lessened.
The Union Pacific, which up to this
time has reported that it was in better
shape than usual in having a supply
of cars, is now experiencing a short
age in central and western Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
Railroad Ne1US of Week
CHAS w LANE
CHAS. w. LANE

stroyed and their hopes for the fu-
ture blasted.
Can we afford to disregard these
daily tragedies? Can you afford to
let your. child take such chances.
when the cost in heartaches and suf-
fering is so great?
safety committees on this railroad
and other railroads are doing every
thing possible to prevent accidents.
Railroad employees are using every ef-
fort to handle the country's commerce
safely and swiftly. The railroads are
essential to the nations progress and
prosperity. We are here to serve you
as best we can, yet in your hands
rests almost wholly the power to stop
the needless sacrifice of innocent
children. Warn them against walking
or playing on railroad tracks. Point
out the great hazard of hopping
trains or climbing on or under en-
gines or cars.
safety first should begin at home.
The lessons learned at mothers knee
remain thru life as gospel in the
minds of everyone. The example and
instructions that a father gives are
more impressive than the warnings OF
others and more effective than laws.
Help protect the children. Give
them a chance to Ngrow to manhood
and womanhood, pure in mind and
whole in body. Let the coming gen.
Grafton say that we have been faith
full to our trust"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
KEEP The HEAT ON
Railroads Decide They Can't In.
fluence the Weather Man.
Will Continue to Heat Cars Five
Months of the Year.

A few months ago railroads m
nounceI that they intended to exercise
their influence with the weather man.
and shorten what is technically known
as the cold weather period" from
five months to three months.
They meant by that, the period dur
ing which ley agreed to furnish pro-
tective heat in cars containing perish
able shipments. Their proposal was
to furnish heat during the period be-
tween December 1 and March /, in
stead of from October Is to April Is,
as has been The regular period in the
past.
The shippers objected to the plan
of shortening the time, and the To-
peka Traffic association has been ad-
1ised that the carriers have withdrawn
their proposition for the reduction OF
the period.
Hearings were held on the proposal
before both the state and federal COM
missions, with the shippers protesting
Without waiting for a decision from
either commission, the carriers have
announced that they have withdrawn
from their intention of curtailing the
cold weather period.
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FIND NO WATERED STOCK
Book Value of Stock Is Less Than
Reproduction Value.

The preliminary report of the inter-
state commerce commission on the
value Of 1888 miles of railroad in
various parts of the country places
the book value of these lines at 3d.
15S,275,156, while the reproduction
value as of 1916 is fixed at $3,203.-
7S2.543. or Sac, 407,SS7 more than the
book value. A few short lines known
as feeders carried book value
slightly greater than the estimated
cost of reproduction, but there was not
a single instance of a main line whose
book value was as great as the actual
worth of the road.
z. P. Ripley, late president Of the
Santa Fe system, said at the time the
valuation of the railroads was ordered
by congress, that the final report
would show that there was no watered
stock in the railroads. notwithstanding
the charges made by politicians and
others that they were capitalized for
a billion dollars more than they were
worth.
Ripley asserted that the cost of the
valuation would be around so million
dollars. The actual cost, according to
the interstate commerce commission,
is around So million dollars, of which
the United States government will pay
16 million dollars and the railroads OF
the country 81 million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30

money prior to federal control. and
some of them lost That SITUATION
doubtless will continue to obtain under
the new law. While earnings Tor no
road are guaranteed. the machinery OF
the law was supposed by the makers
to work in such a manner that rail-
road credit would be improved. ana
thus help the railroad industry gem
orally, and give the public assurance
of better service.
1t is true that the government, AFTER
it got thru with the railroads and re-
turned them to their owners, guar
anteed earnings for half a year, to al
low time for an investigation OF rates
by the interstate commerce eommis-
sion. That period expired in August
1920, and since then the railroads
have depended wholly on what they
earned on the rates fixed by the COM
mission.
business Did Not Continue.
LAS required by the transportation
act" Copeland said, 1.-The interstate
commerce commission made the pres
ent rate schedule for the purpose of
enabling railroads to pay the cost of
operation and maintenance, to provide
for the necessary reserve, and to al
low return to investors sufficient
to maintain credit. If the volume of
business handled by the railroads in
1919 and 1920-had continued, the ex-
peetations of the interstate commerce
commission. perhaps would have been
realized, but it didn't continue. The
bottom dropped out OF everything, ap-
parently, and all at once, due to many
causes-largely to the lack of foreign
trade, which resulted in disorganized
markets all over the United States.
80 long as we were selling stuff
to Europe, nobody paid any attention
to freight rates. Then it was a fight
or a foot race all the time to get stuff
10 he ri EhinS for
foreign ports. When Europe went
broke we quit selling. We could not
consume our production, and prices
went off. After several months of
business DISCOURAGE the situa-
ton seems to have taken q turn for
the better.
1.-The flat increases in rates made
by the United States railroad admins
tration and later by the interstate
commerce commission left some ir-
Irregularities. These have been re-
moved as rapidly as the railroads
could reach them Approximately
1000 adjustments have been made.
The interstate commerce commission
is watching this phase of the railroad
question with much care. Its aim is
to do away with determinations, but
at the same time it is unwilling to dis
turb the rate structure to the extent
of allowing the railroads to go upon
the rocks for lack of funds to pay ex-
penses. The commission knows that
| due to the slump, the railroads in the
first half of 1921 made barely enough
to meet their fixed charges. 1t also
knows that even with reduced wages
and other economies the railroads will
! find it difficult to get in enough mon
/ ey during the last half of 1921 to meet
their obligations. That is why those
auctions are not receiving much en-
! cOura cement"
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TRUCKS NOT so POPULAR
Merchants Find Rail Shipments Bet
ter, Says U. p. Bulletin.

The July Family Bulletin, published
by the Union Pacific, is authority for
the statement that shipping by truck
is not so popular as it was a short
time ago. 1t says:
THE slogan, Ship by truck is not
heard so frequently as it was few
months ago. For a time the mer-
chants entertained the idea that by
turning all possible shipments over to
the truck drivers and thereby depriv-
ing the railroads of a portion of their
customary revenue they were better
ing their own condition.
Later, when the railroads were
obliged TO curtaii their service to con-
form to the decreased traffic these
same merchants raised a big howl.
Then 1t began to dawn upon them that
these flyby-night truck companies
were not taxpayers in their towns. en-
ployed no labor and purchased moth
ing at their stores; and when they
found the condition they had created
reflected in their cash drawers, they
began to see the light"
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ROADS Get NO AID
No Guarantee in Income Made
by the Government.
Business Is Again on the Com
petitive Basis.
NO RATE REDUCTION IN SIGHT
Roads Only Barely Paying Ex-
penses, Says Copeland.
A Turn for Better, However, Is
Now Predicted.

1t is surprising what a large num-
Der of citizens believe that the gov
eminent pays the losses OF the rail-
roads. and guarantees a profit of 6
per cent. No railroad losses are paid
by the government, nor is any profit
guaranteed, according to E. L. Cope
land, secretary and treasurer of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
company.
Following the specific require
ments of the transportation act of
1920" Copeland explained, the inter-
state commerce commission divid ed
the United states into four regions
for rate making purposes-first, the
eastern states; second, the southern
states; third, the central part of the
country. east of the Rocky noun
tains, and fourth. the territory west of
the Rockies This done, the commits
sion made a valuation of all the rail-
roads by regions, and then established
freight and passenger rates which, in
its judgment, would give an aggregate
return of S per cent on the total value
of the railroad property in each re-
gion. But no individual road is guar
anteed per cent, nor any other rate
of return.
1.-The law fixed 5h per cent as the
minimum earnings on which the COM
bined railroads of a region can safely
discretion of raising the minimum
rate of return to 6 per cent, which
was done in the case decided some
months ago.
Comp etition-one purpose of the
LAWS maintained in every region,
and the railroads are fighting for
business as they did before the war.
If any road fails to secure sufficient
business to make 6 per cent on its
valuation. it is out of luck, and must
look to some source other than the
government for relief; the law does
not give it. If any road makes more
than per cent, it must split the ex-
cess earnings with the governmen
for the creation of a fund from which
weak roads may borrow in emer-
gencies. If all the roads combined in
a region earn per cent, the law will
be satisfied, even if some individual
roads make nothing at all. If the
earnings on the combined railroad
property of a region are under per
i cent. it becomes the futy of the COM
mission to readjust the rates, but no
railroads earnings are guaranteed"
Santa Fee in Two Regions.
! The Santa Fe System lies in the
central and western regions, and its
property, therefore, is valued in two
regions for rate making purposes
Some of the Santa F'e neighbors made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
DID The CLOCK GET SORE?
But Perhaps the Railroads Did Be-
cause They Spent Six Million
Just to Get 1t Punched.

Provisions of the national railroad
agreement, placed in effect during
government control, which required
the railroads to allow one hour extra
pay each week for punching the clock,
regardless of the number of hours ac-
tually worked. cost the railroads So
445,65S during the first six months of
last year, according to the testimony
given by E. T. Whittier of Philadelphia,
chairman of the conference committee
of railroad executives, before the SEN
ate committee on interstate commerce.
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SAFETY FIRST FOR CHILDREN
should Be Taught Dangers of Playing
on Track, Says Bulletin.


on Track, Says Bulletin.
Save Your Child" is the heading
OF a safety bulletin which has just
been issued by r. H. Dwyer superin-
tendent OF safety for the Missouri
Pacific railroad company, and which
IS a general appeal to the public, es-
pecially TO parents, to prevent limo
cent children walking or playing on
railroad tracks. The bulletin says:
" Almost every day the newspapers
tell a tragic story of a life destroyed
because some child has chosen a dan
gerous playground. The railro d
tracks, with swift moving trains, at
tract children who are too young to
realize the peril of trespassing
thereon.
There are laws against hopping
trains, yet children know no laws eX-
cept those laid down by their parents.
When these little lives are entrusted
to our care. there is a tremendous re-
sponsibility placed upon our Shout
ders. No one can estimate the value
of a human life. Once destroyed, it
can never be replaced.
"Parenthood is a God-given privi-
lege. yet sometimes thru the stress of
LIES affairs, the little ones are left
to their own resources during play
time. They = wander in dangerous
places, often led by older ones and
their lives are endangered without the
knowledge of their parents.
Many parents do not realize these
hazards. 1t is too late when the
mangled and lifeless little body is
brought home to grief-stricken pa
rents. Too late, when that boy or
girl of yours is manned for life; their
chances OF earning livelihood de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30

am now able to do my work recon-
mend the Vegetable Compound to my
friends and you may use these facts as a
testimonial Mrs. SALLIE SIEFERT,
3l3 w Fourth Street, Pottsville, Pa.
The everyday life of many housewives
is a continual struggle with weakness
and pain There is nothing more wear
ing than the ceaseless round of house.
hold duties and they become doubly hard
when some female trouble makes every
bone and muscle ache, and nerves all on
edge.
suffer for four or five years as Mrs.
Siefert did, but profit by her experience
and be restored to health by Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
MORE MEN ARE EMPLOYED.
Union Pacific Still Wanting Carmen
at Cheyenne Shops.

The Union Pacific has added a
number of men to its local working
force and is still wanting carmen for
its shops at Cheyenne, wyoming, it
was announced this week. The shops
at Armstrong recently took on a num-
Der of new men, most of them in the
car department, and all along the line
the section forces have been strength
ened. This action was necessary to
keep both the box car supply and the
track in shape to handle the increase
in freight business this month, which
consists largely of moving the new
wheat crop. Two men were also
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
NEW FARE IN KANSAS ONLY.
General Public Makes Many Inquiries
Concerning New Rates.

Ticket officials of all the railroads
in Kansas were kept busy this week
explaining to the general public that
the new passenger rates which went
into effect Tuesday are intrastate and
are applied to points in Kansas only.
The increase simply puts Kansas in a
column with the other states where a
rate of SO cents has been in effect
since August 20, 1920. 1t costs no
more to ride to Kansas City, Mo-, or
any other point outside of the state
than it has since last August, but does
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
U. P. Buys New Equipment.

An expenditure of $15.000.00O for
equipment has been made this year by
the Union Pacific, it was announced
this week. Part of the equipment is
now being received by the company.
1t consists of 100 locomotives, sixteen
dining cars, forty steel cars, twenty
five steel baggage cars, 1000 steel coal
cars, forty-five cabooses and other
items To make the purchase, it was
necessary for the company to borrow
$40, 100000 in trust certificates and
short time notes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
X. O. : G. to Issue Bonds.

The interstate commerce commits
sion has granted the Kansas, Okla
homa & Gulf Railway company per-
mission to issue s203,4TS.09 of per
cent cumulative income bonds to sat
isfy claims originating with the ac-
QUESTION of the company's property
from receivers of the Missouri, Okla
homa & Gulf Railway company.
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spend Six Million in Canada.

During the next two months the
Canadian National Railways will spend
Sc. 900, 600 in preparation for handling
of western Canada's bumper crop this
fall 1t is announced that everything
will be done to put the tracks in first
class shape, as a record breaking car
movement is anticipated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30

inspection Of the Los Angeles & Salt
Lake, complete ownership of which
was obtained recently by the Union
Pacific thru the acquisition of the half
interest held by Senator Clark and his
associates. The road is said to be in
good condition, but the inspection Is
said to be a necessary part in taking
over its management.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
MAN Kim weeds WIth ChemicaI.

The Santa Fe company is seriously
considering the use of chemicals in
killing weeds along its right-of-way. A
recent trial contract made with an
eastern firm was quite successful and
the company may decide to enter into
a contract soon for enough chemical
to use over the entire system. The
chemical seems to do the work effec-
lively but it is said to be expensive,
possibly costing too much to make it
practical
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
FIND THE SHORTEST NAMES.
"Aa" and ''By' Discovered by Q. P.
Pass Bureau.

It is said there is nothing in a
name, but F. J. Roach, who is in
charge Of the Union Pacific's pass
bureau and deals out free transporta-
tion,- has found a number of rather
peculiar names passing over his desk.
Recently he thought he had found
the shortest name in existence in
IA" About fifteen minutes later,
however, a pass request presented 1T
self for a person by the name of BY"
who evidently wanted to go bye
bye
A man by the name of "Oneyear,"
on the Burlington, requested trans
portation over the Union Pacific and.
while the rules say that man who
has been in the service only one year
is mot entitled to foreign transporta-
ton, he got a pass despite his name.
To cap the climax. along came a
request for a pass from an employee of
the western division blythe name of
ALA Same" ALE same he got it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30

was very irregular.
II was not fit to do
my work at times
and took medicine
from a doctor and
got no benefit. l
saw Lydia E. Pink
ham S Vegetable
compound adver-
|tised in the news
papers and took it
and got all right, l
lgained twenty
hounds or more and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
Abolish Trainmastcr Position.

B. S. Tobias, trainmaster on the
Panhandle division of the Santa Fe,
with headquarters at wellington, has
been appointed chief dispatcher, with
the same headquarters, succeeding c.
J. Wells, assigned to other duties. The
position of trainmaster has been abol-
ished. G. H. Minchin, assistant super
intendent of the Illinois division, with
headquarters at Chillicothe. ILL.,, has
been appointed trainmaster on the
Missouri division, with headquarters at
Marceline Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
WILL HAVE SAFETY SECTION.
Isaiah Hale Heads Committee {
American Railroad Association,

The American Railway association
will have safety section. This was
decided upon in Chicago Wednesday.
The organization Will be perfected in
Boston September rs. Isaiah Hale,
safety superintendent of the Santa Fe,
has been selected to be chairman of
the committee on publicity and educa-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
"SPUD SPECIAL" ON AGAIN
Union Pacific Has an Extra Train to
Handle Potato Crop.

The Union Pacific is again running
its "spud special between Kansas City
and Perry to handle the extra potato
shipments. On account of the low
yield. and various spells of wet
weather, which hinde-ed digging of
the crop, the special has not been run
steadily, but it is said that II has been
in operation every day this week.
handling from forty to fifty cars daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
SANTA FE CLUB TO PICNIC.
w. b. Coninson Says Program WI
Include Surprise Features.

The Santa Fe Dinner club is plan
ming a picnic. The club is made up
of local Santa Fe officers and en-
ployes holding supervisory positions.
W. B. Colhnson, chief clerk in the
general managers office, is president
of the organization. Details of the
picnic program have not yet been ar
ranged. There will be some surprise"
features. according to Collinson.
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SANTA FE MAKES LEASE
Also Has Option to Buy Short Line in
California.

The Santa Fe will take over the
properties of the California Southern
Railway company under a one-year
lease, with an option to buy, effective
August /. The railroad. which is fifty
miles long, extends from Rice to Rip
ley, Cal, and is reached from Bars
tow via the Santa Fe-Phoenix cutoff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
ESTABLISH New Pumping PLANT.

It is announced that the Santa Fe,
will establish q pumping plant at Cur
tbs, Oklahoma. that will cost 5000, 00O.,
1t will repair old wells and drill three
new ones in connection with the work.
it is reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30

cost more to ride from one place to
another within the state. No longer is
there any advantage IN buying ticket
to Kansas City, Kans and then going
the rest OF the way to the real Kansas
City by street car because the rate to
either place is now s.6 cents per mile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30

added to the mechanical force at To-
peka and another switch engine and
crew were also found to be necessary.