The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-22
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The Santa Fe is relaying approx
mately 27O miles of main line track on
| the eastern lines With new 90-pound
rail. The work is progressing rapidly
and 220 miles have already been COM
| pIeted. Second hand rail is also be-
| ing laid on 125 miles of branch lines.
=. The Santa Fe has finally agreed
| upon plans for its new division office
building at Newton, and just as soon
as sufficient detail specifications can
be prepared, the contract will be let.
This will require about two weeks. ac-
cordjng to an announcement made
here.
The Katy" mas awarded o. contract
to a Chicago firm for the construc-
ton of a freight terminal at Deni-
SON, Texas. to cost approximately
$450,000. The Katy" has also let
contracts for the construction of new
freight houses at Waco, Wichita Falls
and Fort Worth, Texas.
The class ] railroads of the United
States. in May had net operating in
come of SCI, 500, which on an an
nual basis represented a return of 4.36
per cent on their tentative valuation.
In May. last year. their net operating
income amounted to $3@943,24S, or
at the annual rate of return of $50
per cent.
The Union Pacific will late this.
month award the contract for the
construction of a new brick freight
house at Denver, Colo. The main
super-structure will be of steel, $40
forms, sixteen by SOS feet, and an
automobile unloading shed. fifty by
400 feet.
The Rock Island is running a steam
train on its branch line from Horton
car, used regularly on that branch,
is out of order and Rock Island Of
ficials attempted to get permission
from the utilities commission to can
eel service entirely until repairs could
be made. The request was denied.
Within few weeks, the Union Pa
cific expects to complete the laying of
new rail between Topeka and Junction
City. Some of the rail was replaced
two years ago. some last year and the
final stretches in the track in the vi
cinity of Rossville and St. Marys are
now receiving attention. The work
trains are operating out of Topeka.
The movement of the new wheat
crop is causing business to pick up
fOrthe railroads but not so much as
1t would had the weather been more
favorable for threshing. The Union
Pacific reports it is receiving from ten
to fifteen carloads of wheat daily for
the Topeka mills. There is a biR de-
mand for cars but to date there has
been no shortage, officials say.
The New York Central is circulating
a canned speech" which is being
read before all kinds of public gather
ings, in furtherance of the Gross
Crossings Cautiously" campaign. This
speech, which takes about four min
utes to deliver, already has been read
at sessions of commercial organiza-
tons, Rotary clubs, automobile clubs, |
in motion picture shows and even in
churches.
The Union Pacific passenger de-
partment announces that the dates
this year of the annual Frontier
Days" celebration, Cheyenne. Wyo-
ming, are July rs. 26, 81 and 2S. |
Horse racing, bro-cho busting, steer
roping and all the thrilling >feats of |
horsemanship of which the cowboy is |
master, together with Indian dances |
varied each day. All Union Pacific |
trains to and from the Pacific coast, |
except one. pass thru Cheyenne and |
stopovers are granted.
The following appointments are an
nounced by the Rock Island: d. |
Coughlin.- general superintendent Of |
the first district, with headquarters at |
Des MONIES. has been appointed acting |
manager of he district with the same |
headquarters, to succeed c. w. Jones. |
granted leave of absence on account |
of ill health. A. T. Abbott, division |
superintendent with headquarters at
Des Moines,' has been appointed acting /
general superintendent to succeed Mr..
Coughlin, and he has been succeeded |
by c. T. Ames, trainmaster at Des |
Moines, who has been appointed act
ing superintendent. A. E. Dove has |
been appointed general agent of the /
passenger department with headquar-l
ters at Minneapolis, to succeed w. L. /
Hathaway, deceased. J, L. Bennett, /
travelling freight agent, with head /
quarters at Minneapolis, has been
made commercial agent with head
at Fl Wayne, Ind.
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