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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15

Topeka has one organization that
works 365 days in the year for a bet
ter city, both. in civic and an indus
trial way. No matter how hot or cold
the weather is, no matter how many
persons are on a vacation, or whether
every one is attending the ball game.
this organization, the Chamber of
Commerce. continues to function.
Its duties. which are self imposed.
include everything pertaining to the
ming of trees to the establishment OF
"a large factory or industrial plant.
1t is organized for service.
Its membership of 100 includes
all the leading business men, many
professional men and persons inter-
ested in the creating of a better To-
peka. Its membership is stable. The
worth of the organization is proven by
the fact that number of Topeka s
leading business and professional men
have held membership in the organ
ization for twenty years or more. As
it is an organization for service, man
power is needed to operate it and keep
it functioning. The more man power
in the organization the more work it
is able to accomplish. An effort will
by fifty within the next four weeks.
Organization Is an Essential.
Undertakings are best accomplished
by organization. The Chamber of
Commerce has organization. 1t has a
chief executive who directs the work
of the organization and who is re-
sponsible to the board of directors.
The committees from the member
ship are in charge of the various lines
of work. Their work is similar to
that of department heads in business
and governmental organizations. The
men are selected to serve on COM
mittees doing work. in which they
not only have special ability, but in
tereSt.
THE development of Topeka is de-
pendent on its citizens" says Guy C:
Sickler, secretary. IF a person works
for the Chamber of Commerce, he
works. for Topeka as the Chamber of
Commerce is only a medium in which
to concentrate efforts"
The Chamber of Commerce is also
a clearing house for information. 1t
furnishes information daily on the
roads in the vicinity of Topeka and
maps routes thru all parts of kan
sas. Many tourists find this most
valuable aid. Altho it does not oper-
ate an employment bureau, many
business men depend on it for the sup
plying of office help. A semi mont1-
ly bulletin is also issued, which con:
tains a business review.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
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Missouri Pacific workmen have been
testing the ground for a new round
house at Topeka, and actual construc-
ton work on the new improvements,
which will also include a new turn
table, is expected to start soon.
Altho the movement of canteloupes
from the Imperial Valley, Cal, usu-
ally drops off about July Is, this
years crop ripened a trifle late and
shipments continue heavy. Rock Island
officials say. From 900 to $50 carloads
are passing thru Topeka daily.
The New York Central has adopted
a new style of local card ticket, to be
used on all divisions of the railroad.
The distinctive features are the pro-
to the ticket, and the use of colors
to distinguish one division of the road
from another.
Rocky Mountains is
the title of an illustrated booklet just
issued by the passenger department OF
the Rock Island. 1t contains a''hu-
man story of a trip thru the Colorado
Rockies. written by Chicago man
who saw the. mountains for the first
time on this trip.
w. G. Morgan, assistant engineer of
the Kansas City Southern. with head
quarters at Pittsburg, Kan, has been
promoted to the re-established position
Of the division engineer of the Kan
sas City Terminal division. with head
quarters at Kansas City. The appoint
ment was effective July 1.
Arthur W. Large. of Chicago, has
been appointed agricultural agent OF
the Rock Island Lines to succeed the
late Alexander Jackson, with whom
Mr.. Large was associated for seeral
years. The appointment has been an
nounced by L. NJ. Allen, vice president
and traffic
The Santa Fe, in conjunction with
the city of Kansas City, Kan, is pre-
pairing plans for south approach
and main section of the Goddard ave-
nue. viaduct, at that place. The con-
struction program for the north ap-
proach has not been completed, pend
| ing negotiations with other railroads.
| A number of years ago H. U. Nudge.
| former general manager of the Santa
Fe, purchased from his brother a
tract of non-productive land COM
prising four hundred acres near Grid
| ley, Kan.,-It hardly seemed worth the
taxes Now oil has been discovered on
the land and it is a different story.
! Two productive wells have been de-
veloped on the Nudge tract.
Twelve carloads of silk, valued at
four and a half million doars recently
arrived in Chicago from San Fran
cisco. The consignment was one of
the largest and most valuable silk
/ shipments that has ever crossed the
continent. the freight charges amount
ing to approximately $4,000. The
train was moved from San Francisco
to Chicago by the Santa Fe in sixty
two hours and thirty minutes.
More than fifty boys, all under age,
employed in the general offices of the
Rock Island at Chicago, crowded into
a room in the LaSalle street station
recently to listen to a talk by Presi-
dent J. E. German on How to Win
Promotion" and on the value of thrift.
Mr.. Germans personal interest in the
welfare of the younger employees of the
Rock Island is we'll known, as it is
from these that future railway officials
are recruited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
WANT TO SEE THE FIESTA?
Big Event for Tourists This Year VIII
Open September 4.

The annual Fiesta, always an i'm
portant event for Santa Fe tourists,
will be held at Santa Fe, N. M, this
year commencing September f. The
first day will be the celebration. in
elaborate pageantry. of the Great
Santa Fe Trails Centennial, 1922
1922. pageant which will be I'M
rivaled.
The second day will be De Vargas
day with ceremonies similar to those
of former years, but more deliberately
appointed from the standpoint of re-
ligious settings and atmospheres. The
third day will be New Mexico day. In
addition there will be the Indian cere-
moniaI dances, Spanish and Mexican
dance features and a tremendous pio-
neer costume ball.
Santa Fe passenger authorities
state that the hotel facilities at santa
Fe have been greatly improved. and
that lack of ADEQUATE housing facili-
ties for tourists should not prove a
handicap this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
FIRST PULLMAN PATRONS SHY
Wanted to Sleep With Boots ON, Says
}. L. Barnes, First Conductor.

Wanted to Sleep With Boots ON, Says
J. l.. Barnes, First Conductor.
The first conductor of a Pullman
sleeping car is still alive and full of
"reminiscences of that night of Septem-
Der l. 1853, when he took No. 8, a re-
mod eled Chicago & Alton passenger
coach, from Bloomington. ILL.,, to Chi
cago with George NJ Pullman as the
most observant of the four passengers,
and the only one who did not pay for
the privilege of riding in it.
Today at IS, ]. L. Barnes is round
ing out his life at Ckanute, Kan,
having abandoned his railroad career
of fifty-six years in 1910, when he re-
signed as division superintendent of
the Santa Fe railroad.
st remember that on that first
night had to compel the passengers
into their berths." narrates Mr..
Barnes. They wanted to keep them
on-seemed afraid to take them off
remarked to Mr.. Pullman that it was
fine car. and he replied briefly, for
he was a silent man: at ought to be;
it cost enough"
The cost of remodeling the two Chi
cago & Alton coaches-Nos. 9 and 10
was about $4,000.
ST was % years old at the time"
continued Mr.. Barnes in telling the
story of that och-making night. Il
wore no uniform and was in citizens
clothes. I had a badge, but that was
all. The pay was 81 a round trip. or
81 night.
1.-The three cash passengers. men,
were from Bloomington. There was
no crowd at the station. and the car
lighted by candles. moved away in
solitary grandeur, il such it might be
called.
1.-THE first months business was
poor. People had been in the habit of
sitting up all night in the straight
back seats, and they did not think
much of going TO bed while travelling.
After had made a few trips it was
decided it, did not pay to employ a
Pullman conductor and the car was
placed in charge OF the train con-
ductor. So L was out of job until
business picked up.
THE first Pullman car was a prim-
tive thing" said Mr.. Barnes in COM
menting upon construction changes
since 1853. Besides being lighted by
candles it was heated by a stove at
each end of the car. There were no
four lower berths- The backs of the
seats were hinged, and to make up
the lower berth the porter merely
dropped the back of the seat until i.
was level with the seat itself. Upon
this he placed a mattress and blanket
There were no sheets.
THE upper berths were suspended
from the ceiling by ropes and pul.eys
attached to each of the four corners of
the berth The uppers had iron rods
running from the floor to the roof,
and during the day the berths were
pulled up until they Rugged the ceir-
ing, being fastened by catch. Cur
tains were used between, as we'll as in
front of the beQths. In the daytime
one of the sections was used to store
all the mattresses. There was a very
small toilet room at each end and the
wash-basins were made of tin"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
A WHOLE TRAIN OF CHOCOLATE
Rock Island Helps Move 1850, 900
Pounds of Candy Westward.

Rock Island Helps Move 1850, 900
Pounds of Candy Westward.
A Connecticut chocolate firm re-
Gently shipped trainload of chocolate
consigned to various destinations in
the west.
This trainload moved via New York
city passing thru Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh and a number Of large cities
west thereof. At Chicago the train
was broken up and distributed to
various cities including Pacific coast
points.
The consignment consisted of thirty.
one cars, the majority moving via
Rock Island Lines to points in the
middle west.
One of the features in connection
with this movement is the running of
the train on what is called full day
light service-that is, not operated at
night.
The total weight of the consign-
ment was 100000 pounds, and the
value over one-quarter of : million
dollars. This is the first solid train
load of chocolate ever shipped by any
company in the history of the candy
industry, and it is expected that others
will follow in the near future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
Railroad NeuUs of Week
CHAS. w. LANE
CHANGE IN LIVESTOCK AGENTS

Rock Island Cends f. S. Brooks to
Chicago. Peterson at N. G.
F. g. Brooks, who has been ap-
pointed general livestock agent OF the
Rock Island Lines with headquarters
in Chicago, has been in the employ OF
that company many years, having
served under H. w. Morrison, now as
sistant freight traffic manager, when
the latter WAS general freight agent
of the Little Rock & Memphis rall-
way. A. Peterson, who has been chos-
en- assistant general livestock agent at
Kansas City. first entered the ROCK
Island service in 1892 as messenger at
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Mr.. Brooks entered railway service
with the G.. c. & S. F. railway at
Houston, Texas, as expense bill clerk
in the local freight office, advanced
thru successive steps to livestock agent
of the same road at Fort Worth,
Texas, and finally to general livestock
agent at Kansas City, in 1903 MT
Brooks then went with the santa re
in a similar capacity, but in 191I ne
served as manager of the stockyards
department for Swift & Co, in Chi
cago, and during the recent war was
assistant director of transportation 10
the food administration. Mr.. Brooks
enjoys a national acquaintance among
livestock owners and operators in the
industry.
Mr.. Peterson. who is A years old,
first served the Rock Island when l 4
years old. He served as clerk for the
Rock Island at Chickasha and a.
Kansas City. later being advanced to
foreman at the Kansas City ware
house, then assistant freight agent a.
Fort Worth. and general agent at
Amarillo During the war he served
in the quartermaster's department, re-
turning with the rank of captain. On
his return, he was assigned to Anna
rillo, in 1919. where he served as di-
vision freight and passenger agent of
the Rock Island until his present ap-
pointment as assistant general live
stock agent at Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
A MILLION new CARS

The following has been prepared
and issued for publication by the
safety section, of the American Rail-
way association:
new automobiles were licensed in the
United States last year. No wonder
We see shoals of new cars on the
streets and highways every day.
The serious problem. in connection
with the operation of automobiles. Is
chance-takinC at railroad grade cross
ings- In spite of the frightful mis-
haps reported each day, there is only
a slight checking of the evil. The
only known remedy is to everiastinsly
keep on urging drivers to observe this
precaution: When you drive near
railroad tracks that are to be crossed.
Think OF TaiDs of Cars; right there,
on the tracks. is the only place you
will find any.
With such thoughts in your mind,
you will be Freapred for any emer-
gency. In majority of instances,
there will be no train near enough to
hinder you. but DON'T trust to
LUCK. LOOK and LISTEN every
timel If you trust to luck. you are
not giving yourself and your passen-
gers a fair deal A professional
gambler will bet almost anything. but
he never wagers his life. He might
lose a lot of money once and then re-
coup his loss in another venture. But
every one of US know thataif a man
loses his life be is going to stay dead.
That man who was killed at cross
ing yesterday, had no desire to die.
There were IN end of things to make
life worth sslK.ile. The man simply
followed in the steps of thousands
who made the mistake o yielding TO
a quick Impulse of trying to beat a
train over a crossing. Sober second
thought wo1id have saved him: so we
close this litEse appeal with a solemn
warning that now Is the time to Call
Halt. and CROSS CROSSINGS
CAUTIOUSLY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
AG BOARD PLANS EXHIBIT.
VIII Give Display at Fairs Over STATE
This Fail

A detailed exhibit is being planned
by the state board OF agriculture for
showing at state and district fairs in
Kansas this season. Secretary I q
Mohler OF the board said TODAY that
the booth will be shown at the KAN
ssls Free Fair at Topeka. September
IL to Is; the State Fair at Hutchin-
son, september 16 to p; the district
fair at Larned, September 81 to 30
and the Russell fair, October to 6.
The feature of the agricultural
boards exhibit at the Larned fair.
Secretary Mohler said. will be the
grain grading demonstration. This
will be held in cooperation with the
United States bureau of markets.
which will stage such demonstrations
ut fairs thruout the state this fall
because Larned Is centrally located in
the big Kansas wheat belt. the secre-
tarY said. the grain grading feature
will be given particular attention
there. This feature of the boards
show. however. will be - on at the
other fairs also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
PORTER TICKLEs THE STRINGS
C. E. Williams Takes Prizes on Guitar,
Mandolin and Banjo.

C. F. Williams, for several years
porter on the Rock Islands Golden
State Limited trains, is gaining con-
siderable fame as a musician. During
the past two months Williams took
first prize in a guitar contest at New
Orleans, first prize in a mandolin con-
test in San Francisco, and first in
banjo contest at Atlantic City.
Williams occasionally takes one of
his stringed instruments with him and.
tunes up for the benefit of the pas
sengers. During the past sir weeks
the superintendent of the Pullman
company has kept Williams aO the
Chicago terminal giving lessons to
other porters on these three instru-
ments
The Pullman company has started
a movement to teach all of it's por-
tiers to sing and play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
j. G. BLOOM ONCE A ToPEKAN

Engineer, Maintenance of Way, n. 1.
Lines, Lived Here From 1908 to 1909.
]. G. Bloom, whose promotion to
the newly created position of en-
gineer, maintenance of way, of the
Rock Island Lines, with headquarters
at Chicago, was at one time a resident
of Topeka when he had his headquar-
tiers here as district manager. He was
here from 1903 until 1905. and con-
tinued to make his headquarters here,
as engineer maintenance of way of
the Southwestern and Choctaw dis
trict, until 1909, when he resigned 20
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
Card of Thanks.

Words cannot express how much we
thank our friends for the beautiful
flowers, and the kindness rendered us
during the long illness and the death
of our beloved husband, father and
grand father.
MRS. CLAUDE C. MAZE,
MR.. AND MRS. ]. F. STEVICK,
MISS LUCILLE MAZE,
MR. FERRIS MAZE,
BILLY MAZE STEVICK.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
GO DOWN 10 THEIR RANCH
Ono in Grand Canyon Over q Mile
Below Earth's Surface.


Below Earth's Surface.
In a circular issued this month, J.
w. Black, passenger traffic manager
of the Santa Fe system, calls atten-
ton of prospective tourists to 'Phan-
Ntom Ranch" which is Iocated more
than a mile below the surface of the
earth in Grand Canyon National park.
This unique little rancn, occupying
several acres alongside Bright Angel
creek and walled in on two sides by
tempted rocks thousands of feet high,
is about half a mile beyond the sus-
pension bridge across the Colorado
river. where Bright Angel canyon
opens into the granite gorge.
1T is the deepest down of any
canyon ranch in the world" says
Black. in the circular, nothing like
it anywhere else"
The circular also describes one, two
and three day trips which the Santa
Fe has planned to Phantom Ranch
and other places of interest along
the canyon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15

become a member of a private con-
struction firm in New York. He re-
turned. to the Rock Island, however,
in 1914, as superintendent of the
-Amerillo division, and his latest posi-
ton was division engineer of the Ne
braska-K Kansas division with headquar-
ters at Fairbury. Neb. His last pro-
motion came within the last sixty DAYS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15

We wish TO thank our friends and
relatives for the kind sympathy shown
in the loss of our dear wife and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15

Freda-Daddy has promised TO pay
all the expenses Of our honeymoon
trip.
Fred-That's splendid. Wen never
come bsek.-London Opinion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
FREIGHT MOVEMENT INCREASE
In May Santa Fe Had Gain of 10 Per
Cent Over Last Year.

The total number of carloads of all
kinds of revenue freight loaded on all
Santa Fe lines during May. 1922, was
121,159. compared with 107.SS4 dur
ing the same month of the preceding
year, an increase of 1925, or 1895
per cent. The figures are as follows:
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-19
BABYLON
ROMAN DE MORAVURI
De RApU COSMIN*)

Intro ii, cand oamenii Sc vor
satura de greutatea banala a ii.
Iturilor oraselor 81 fumllni de
|uzine, Sc vor fntoarce, Gu totii, IA
|sanul naturei ca sa-si refaca for.
tele sleite, 1ntocmai ca Anteu din
|fegenda care, in lupta Gu Hercul.
[castiga noui forte de cate ori a.
|tingea GU picioarele pamantul.
Ce folos adus excesul de civi-
Elizatie oameniif La ce bun atata
Fculturaf Ia asc,rtit mai multi gc-
niul ranlui ca sd site oamenii, mai
|uyor, cum sd SC macelareasca mai
Frepede, in cat mai. mare numar.
Hecatomhele au crescut, sufle.
ltul So micsorat!
In contact cal natura esti mai
isnroape de Dumnezeu 81 sufletul
Nil simti mai larg.
Avea multa dreptate batrapul
'misantrop Jean Jsques6 6ousseas
Roate ca do aceea mai inhea Il
ssa n,nlt natura, fiindca natura
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-19

tsi nh mai vazise nici odata q fe
NEE alba. RegeIe callibal incon
jnrat de curtea Sa. la ordonat sd
ise descnlte, spre a vedea daca
lintr 'adevar alba pana la picioarc
Cnriozitatca d-nci Cameron Id
inspirat ideea de Sc supune 81
ifara energia pc care are. ST
CUR ca regcle canibal lar Fl .lasat
,picioarele fara dcgetc.
Anecdota aceasta care ar Fl pu-
tut Fl inlocuita in mod mai fcri-
l.cit Gil alta. Ibuna, fiindca aven-
tura Sc termina Ibine. Canibalii
Iau devenit blajini 81 au tolerat
Iprezenta d-nei Cameron, mai
mnlta vreme in insula lor. D-na
Cameron zicc ca locuitorii adora
|pe dracul 81 sunt guvernati de
vrajitori. In cursul unei cower.
satii dina Cameron aflat car To-
cuitorii acestia, canibali, adora-
tori al diavolului 81 glWernati de
vrajitori. cunosc pc Lloyd George
pc care il numesc 'un ON mare
seful albilor, 81 All pentru el .
.profunda veneratiune. Anecdota
este delicioasa.
Dina Cameron suzit vorbin-
du-se Gu entllziasm de pitorescul
Rpmanici 81 de ospitalitatea 10
,cuitorilor Ell. Dupa atatea aven-
turf prin lunile necunoscute, do
reste sd vaza 81 sd studieze popoa-
rele civilizate pc carl masele an
glo- -saxone lie ignoreaza.
- Nam gasit pc nicaeri 0
carte asupra Romanlel IN engle-
zcste, ne spunea aceasta llustra
fence. Mi-am luat ca misiune in
yiata sa arat popoarelor de limba
engleza prin CART, ceeace MI Sc
due sd vada 81 miracolul de a nil
cunoaSte Romania care traeste in
inima Europei trebue sd inceteze
Stunt atrasa de tara dv... ca de
un fascinant mister 81 nadajdu-
csc ca pot descric atmosfera MAJ
nastirilor 81 splcndoarca tarii in
tr'o carte pentrn care am pregatit
tot cntuziasmul meu''.
(Din ''Dacia' }.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-19

capltala. Bucurestii nostri, erau
acolo fumegand in ceata calda a
primaverii
Wanda 81 Dinu contemplate
cateva minute intinderea fara ho-
tar. aproape, metropolei 81 ta-
cutl, Sc intoarsera spre intrarea
Muzeului militar.
Trecea tocmai I'M major. Era
directorul delegat de Ministerul
Gle razboin, ell paza palatului, 81
in calitate de pnblicist, Use inga,
dui lui Dinu ~ vHiteze muzenl
care inca nu flsese inaugural ST
deschis pentru public.
81 Dinu Isl purta prietena prin
salile vastului palat &C adapos.
teSte All numai trofee de razhoin.
Sus, de jnr limprejurul unei ga,
lerii eli colonade, spanznrau dra,
'pelele tuturor bataliilor &c lea
purtat armata noastra in potriya
tuturor barbarilor de alungul
veacurilor, drapelele luate de Ia
tnrci, germani austriaci, unguri,
bolsevici Anil y, 1919, 1916,
l918-19l9 Gu intrarea in .capi.
.tala lui Bella Kuhn, graiau, prin
trofeele acestea, povestea viteiiei
romanesti. Ba, mai era acolo, ii
sfantul drapel al Marelni Stefan,
&c Sc ratacise, de cateva veacnri,
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-19

- De ce s'a darimat acest su-
.perb monument spre ii adus In
capitala, in franturi?
! - O crima de neertat defunc-
tel noastre archeologii 81 stapa.
'niri. Celc mai frumoasc pietre an
fost pierlute in Dunare cu pri-
lejul transportului din Dobrogea.
Era acest monument de la Adam.
clisi, ca o sentincla romano Ia
|fruntaria de rasarit imperinlni
|Cezarilor. Era ca un deget po.
|runcitor inaintea caruia sc pie
eau fruntilc ibarbarilor.
Dupa aceasta esplanada, inta-
rita All eli doua rinduri de ziduri.
de piatra 81 de otel. Sc desfasura
ochilor intreaga metropola a Ro-
|maniei Mari. Bucurestii cu turtle
[dc biserici 81 cupole de palate, GU
|Ihoasul strazilor intortochiate 81
|frantura geometrica q bulcvar.
delor, GU famul cosurilor de IA
brici &c Sc malta ca rotogoalele
|unor imense havane, GU infinita
|intindere a miilor de coperisnri
sub earl clocote iaduri de patimi
|si de crime 81 sub carl Sc dos,
'peste paiuea cea mai buna su.
lfIetului ronlanesc, munca, culturl
: 81 arta unui neam intreg ce-si are
ochii atintiti Gu infrigurare spre