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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-04
TREAT ALL BRIDGE TIMBERS
Santa Fe Bridges of Creosoted Ma
teriaI Equal to 1SS Miles.

teriaI Equal to 1SS Miles.
Altho the first creosoted piles were
used in 1875 in an open deck pile
bridge built across Galveston bay, the
first creoSoted ballaSted deck pie
bridges on the Santa Fe were not put
into service until late in 1899. accord
ing to A. F. Robinscn, bridge engineer
with headquarters atSChicago.
The same season creosoted timber
flooring was used on a ballast deck
steel bridge at Los Angeles When
the Joint track elevation bridges were
built in Chicago, creosoted timber
flooring was used for supporting the
ballast. Following 1900 the use of
creosote increased very rapidly and
by 1908 almost all the timber used
in bridges Was creosoted-
The Santa FEES bridge list as of
January 1, 1921. shows the following
single track lengths of bridges, with
arches, boxes and pipes omitted, but
Trail bridges included: 49S,757 linear
feet open deck timber bridges, 222.-
500 linear feet ballast deck timber
bridges, 100, 307 linear feet open deck
steel bridges, .147,9 95 linear feet bal
last deck steel bridges, 2,411 linear
feet reinforced concrete bridges, a to-
tai of 991, $50 linear feet all bridges.
eQualing about 1SS miles. Almost all
of the ballast deck steel bridges have
creosoted timber. floors.
The creosoted ballast deck timber
bridges from sixteen TO twenty years
old seem to be in perfect. condition.
Robinson says, and give promise of
being good for from fifteen to twenty
years more. Some SO per cent of all
Santa Fe bridges are ballast deck and
almost so per cent can be termed
permanent structures. For main lines
alone, the percentage of ballast deck
bridges is now So per cent No open
deck bridges of any kind have been
built on the main lines of the Santa
Fe during the past ten years. except
after washouts or burnouts.
The Santa Fee has built four treat
ing plants. In 1885 a plant was
opened at Las Vegas n. NJ. but it
burned down in 1908. In 1898 a
plant was opened at Bellemont, Ariz.,
and this burned down in July, 1906.
Both of these plants were designed for
the zinc Chloride treatment alt.lo some
creosoting was done. The buildings
for these two plants were temporary
wooden structures of great fire haz-
ard.
The present plant at Sonervills
Texas. was opened in 1907 and the
Albuquerque plant in 1909. The
buildings for these two plants are
reinforced concrete, thus reducing the
fire hazard to a low figure. Both OF
these plants were designed exclusive
ly for creosoting. During the late
war period and for nearly two years
thereafter ties were treated by the
zinc chloride process, but all the bridge
timbers and the piles were creosoted.
Robinson produces figures showing
the output from the four treating
plants of the Snta Fe, as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-04

John Mccormack. 1.-The worlds
greatest asset of all the artists who
sing" as one American critic puts it,
will be heard in Topeka in concert in
the near future, according to Henry
]. Dotterweich, who will manage the
local appearance. Altho the date of
McCormack's appearance here has not
yet been defiNitely decided upon, Mr..
DotterWeich feels sure that it will be
before April first. Il expect to be
able to announce the exact date within
a week." said Mr.. Dotterweich yes
terday-
1t is safe to say that never before
was any singer in such demand in this
country as Mccormack has been this
season. Owing to a slight cold early
in February, he was forced to post
pone three engagenle which he is
anxious to make up before spring.
Hence the date of the Topeka appear
ance has remained unfixed to the
present time.
Announcement will made of the
exact date of the concert as soon as
possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-04
A SOUTH LINE FOR THE Nj. P.
Plans for Consultation With Texas &
Pacific Now Being Made


The proposed consolidation of the
Missouri Pacific and the Texas &
Pacific as announced recently, will
give the Missouri Pacific q direct line
into New Orleans and Ell Paso, in ad-
dition to tapping 1900 miles of val
liable southwestern land in Texas be-
tween these two points.
The present mileage of the Missouri
Pacific system is listed as 1901 miles
Pacific, this will bring the mileage
of the consolidated system up 10 a,2o3,
making it one of the largest railroad
systems in the United States.
|. The consolidation will require little,
If any, physical changes in the two
lines. Both roads long have had a
working agreement which was almost
as effective as unified control. This
agreement took care of both freight
and passenger service, it is. said The
lines have no duplicated service. the
connections being at terminus of each
line.
More thans three years ago, when
the Missouri Pacific established the
Sunshine Special. a fast train service
to FL Paso, San Antonio and Mexico,
it perfected its agreement with the
souri, Pacific uses across northern
Texas.
A party of officials including ]. l..
Lancaster, president and receiver of
the Texas & Pacific; B. F. Bush,
president of the Missouri Pacific. and
several eastern capitalists are going
over the Texas & Pacific lines and
properties at present in an effort to
formulate plans for the consolidation,
and a similar inspection will be made
over the Missouri Pacific shortly, it
is said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-04
FRISCO ASKING FOR BIDS
Total of s1.7OO.OOO To Be Spent for
Grade Reduction and Second Track.

Aotat or $1.sOO,OOO To Be Spent for
Grade Reduction and Second Track.
Invitations for bids in connection
with the work of laying double track
and reducing grades which will be
done at various points on the Frisco
this year, have been mailed, according
to J. NJ kurn, president of the COM
pany. Approximately $1.7O0.0o0 will
be expended in this manner, officials
have said
Plans have been formulated by the
company to double track the road
from Spring Hill to Paola, kan, a
distance of 12.7 miles and from Valley
Park to Windsor Springs. Mo. a dis
lance of five miles. Extensive ball
lasting is to be done between st.
Louis and Memphis, Tenn, and also
between Muskogee and Oklahoma
City,
All of this work IS to be started
within the next thirty days, it is said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-04
PICK a RAIL REPRESENTATIVE
Colonel Elliott or W. L. Park to Head
List for Labor Board Post.

The railroads have decided upon
one of two men to head their list of
six recommendations for a ,represen-
tative on the United States railroad
labor board. Colonel J. H. Elliott,
whose term expires on April 1. will be
recommended for another term.
Either Colonel Elliott or w. P.
Park, former vice president of the
Illinois Central and Chicago Great
Western. and a former member of
the board, VIII be placed first on the
list of six names which the railroads
are required to furnish President
Harding by March Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-04
WORK is NEEDED, SAYS STOREY
President of Santa Fe Predicts Steady
Return to Normal Conditions

The Paroons Sun recently heard
that the country was going to the
bow vows. Being inclined to doubt
it, the Sun asked Herbert Hoover. sec
re- of commerce.; John G. Davis,
secretary of labor; Henry Wallace,
secretary of agriculture, and w. B.
Storey, president of the Santa Fe, to
express their views as to business
conditions in the United States. Here
is what ETr. Storey said, as published
in the Parsons paper:
81 anticipate a slow steady return
to normal conditions in this country
which will mean steady work, but not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-04
CAUSE AND PREVENTION MEET.
Union Pacific Employees of Topeka
District to Gather March is.

The Topeka district of tho Union
Pacific will hold its regular monthly
cause and prevention meeting at To-
peka, March Is, in the rest room east
OF the local passenger station. The
meeting will be attended by all agents
between Kansas City and Junction
City, representatives of the claim de-
partment, and other employees having
anything to do with the handling of
freight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-04
9 I ] ]! I:
-on hso1f Procession 1srHouen LNT

Nursing offers broad profess
EionaI and humanitarian fed for
young women OF sterling character.
Thorough Training in Large
Sanat0rium and Hospital IN the
Famous Pixies Peak Region
GIOckner Sanatorfuin and Hospital
offers Cfass A School; . years
course: lectures by nationally recog-
mixed ply sicians: complete medical
and surgical training; diplomas
accepted by all State boards. direct
supervision Sisters o. Charity: nom
sectarfan in its attitude to pupils.
Comfortable Nurses Home: recra-
alton opportunities; located best
resident section: easily ACCESSIBLE
Requirements: Good health: api-
tude for the work; years High
School desirable: required.
Full information upon req aegt.
Address Sister 6uperintendent
GLOCKNER
SanatoriUm and Hospital
1882 North Cascade Avenue
Colorado Springs, Coo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-04

necessarily high wages; .remunerative
prices for farm products but not ex-
cessive prices; fair returns on invest
ments but not stock dividends To
achieve this VIII require hard work,
economy and an ability to adapt our
selves TO new .conditions,,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-04

vey just made. Secretary Pinet said:
This survey. based on returns from
so percent OF the cities of Kansas
shows that the average tax levy for
cities OF the first and second class
in Kansas is less than 461 mills. This
means that in these cities the tax
payer who pays taxes on $1,000 worth
OF property pays only S14.61 yearly
FOR the privilege of good schools for
his children. The taxpayer who pays
taxes on $4,000 worth of properly
pays only about $50 annually for
these privileges. and the taxpayer who
pays taxes on $1,000 worth OF prop
erty pays only $146 for these prfvi-
1eger-t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-04
80, ia, 500 2G5, 661 .922

linear feet of piling from the Las
Vegas plant, 224, 521 from the Belle
mont plant; 512,5S0 from the Albu-
querque plant, and S.172.1G9 linear
feet from the Somerville plant. a total
of $500, 999 linear feet of piling
A great deal of creosoted Oregon
fir timber and piling has been used
by the Santa Fe on its coast lines
This material was treated in CONNER
ciai plants in Oregon and WASHINGTON
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-04
NO WAGE SLASHES
Salaries for School Teachers
Won't Come Down Soon.
Survey Completed in Kansas by
Secretary f. l.. Pinet.
SEND OUT QUES1IONNAIRES
Fifteen Cities Report That
Salaries VIII Be liked.
Average Tax Levy in Cities Is
Less Than 14.61 Mills.
SEND OUT QUESTIONNAIRES

City school teachers salaries in
Kansas are not coming down TINS
year A survey of cities or the urst
and second classes, just completed BY
Frank L. Pinet, secretary Of the Kan
sas State Teachers association. shows
that the boards of education are al
most "A unit for maintaining present
standards. While there is much in
quiry among school boards as to what
they should do regarding teachers
wages. returns from the association 5
QUESTIONABLE ind cate that the school
boards are unwilling to run the
the teaching staffs. built up during
the past two years by attractive
wages. by reducing wages
out OF eighty eight first and second
class cities to which the question
ma re was sent, Secretary Pinet re-
ceived returns from siNty-nine. The
returns show that only five cities in
this lis are planning to reduce sal
aries in elementary schools; only SIX
are planning to reduce salaries IN
the high schools. and only two in ad-
m.nistrative positions. while forty-sev-
en- OF these cities are planning to
maintain the present scale of salary in
the elementary schools: fOrty-Dine are
planning TO maintain tne present scale
OF salary in the high schools, and
1ifty-two are Planning 10 maintain the
present scale in administrative posi-
lions.
AHOO0 lkeSutLs secured.
THE result of our survey" said
Secretary Pinet. IS most gratifying.
We sent out in all nearly a thousand
missionaries asking for definite and
specific data regarding the outlook
for teachers salaries next year. Prob
ably two-th rds of these question
naireS have beer returned. and while
we have not yet had time to check
over missionaries relating to salaries
OF teachers in third cla-s cities. rural
hig.. schools or district schools. we are
very greatly encouraged by the out
look as to salaries in the city schools"
Fifteen cities report that salaries
Will be increased in the elementary
schools. These cities are as follows:
Olatle. SCammon. Lyons. Baxter
81 rims Caldwell. Cherryvale. Girard.
Coffeyville, LeavenwOrth. Lawrence,
II Dorado. Augusta, Wichita. Eureka,
lola.
More Pay for II. 8. Teachers.
In thirteen of the cities the reports
indicate that there will be increases in
The salaries. OF high school teachers.
These cities are: Olathe, Lyons, Bax-
ter Springs. Cherryvale. Gfrard. COT
fcyville. Leavenwortll. Ls vrence. Ell
Dorado. Augusta, Wichita. lola.
Caney.
The survey made by the. Kansas
state Teachers association SHOWS that
of sixty-fiNe cites filing reports.
twelve expect to decrease the school
tax levy. fcrty-one expect the school
and twelve expect to Increase the
school tax lcvy.
The survey. based upon reports
from siXty-nine cities. shows the fol-
lowing average salaries in. the ele-
mentary schools and the high schools
respectively:
Elementary schools.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13
DIRECTORY BOOKLETS COMING

Small booklets containing the COM
plete list of names sent to The Her
AIDS farm directory are now in work
in The Herald shop and when COM
pleted, which will be within a week,
at least one copy will be sent free
to all who have their places listed in
the directory. The idea of a large
booklet with descriptions of the town
and country has been given up for
the present as there were not suffi-
cient orders to warrant the expense.
A thorough canvass personally and
by letter possibly would have pro-
duced more orders, but that did not
seem advisable at this season.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13
PLAN TO RID TOWN
OF CHRISTOPHER PEST

Grasshoppers are thick again il
town as well as country and. many
complain that their vegetables anc
flowers T suffering from the pest
So many town people have applied
at the mixing station, at the Cham
pin Implement Company, for small
quantities of the poison that is sup
posed to do away with the hoppers,
that during busy hours it is incon-
v~enient to mix the different lots. So
Ben Balerud, in charge of the mix
ing station, suggests that either the
Commercial club or interested garden
owners purchase 100 pounds of bran,
which can be mixed and poisoned all
at once and kept at a convenient
place, such as the Commercial club
office, for town needs. Those want
ing a small quantity to sow over their
grass plots and at the edge of their
gardens could obtain it at a very
low cost.
This year the plan is for those
needing poison to furnish the bran
while the county furnishes the other
ingredients. Farmers get the ma
terial and do their W mixing at
home. It is estimated that 100 pounds
of poisoned bran is sufficient to SOW
over ten or twelve acres of ground.
In town four to eight quarts is suffi-
Gent for an ordinary sized lot and
garden.
The hoppers are getting bad in
parts of town and from now on will
do more and more damage and,
what is still worse, they will deposit
eggs for another big crop next year.
It would be an excellent idea for
everybody to get busy and poison
heir premises. Care must be taken
TO keep the poison away from child
chickens, cows and horses. Once
properly scattered, there is very lit
lie danger except to birds and chick
ms as it does not lay in Jumps but
i~catters so fine over the ground OF
n the grass that scarcely anything
an pick it up, except grassfoppers.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13

economic problem would practically
disappear as a sore and change into
an avenue Of greater progress. Our
strike bill represents u fines and
penalties before the Court of the
Eternal Justice for not being fair
and just. The measure Of u eco
nomic injustice is the measure of our
net loss"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13

Statistics show that for every 1870
pounds Of salt used in the U. s..
there are 108 pounds OF sugar con-
suned. In campaign years the GUAM
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13

tity is increased hut the ratio main
tained-the sugar being Fed to the
voters and the salt used On the fresh
candidates in November.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13

familiar with both ends of the bust
ness gives him a decided advantage
over myself in equipment for the
management of the plant.
Mr.. Shaver came here from Liy-
ingston with the desire to become fl
nancially interested and locate and
I am sure Herald patrons will find
him q most genial and courteous
gentleman, especially if they accord
him the same kindly cooperation l
have received. Mr.. Shaver will be
assisted by ]. P. Weist and P. A.
Paulsen who have been connected
with The Promoter. They also are
preparing to become financially in
terested. They are both oldtimers
with plenty of friends who will be
glad to see them stay in the news
paper field.
And so it is goodbye, folks. Take
ker Of yourselves. If I can get hold
of one Of Henry's Hikers I will bring
the family out to visit and "board
around" with our farmer friends
and help them reduce the visible sup
I " Of Farm products.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13

Fred Rathert and George Flint are
expecting to leave tomorrow night
% join their families for a few days
vacation at Kalispell.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13
W "a -

The best way to combat the menace
Of wealth is get it out of dangerous
channels and away from the other
fellow by honest effort and wit.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13
THE MYSTERY OF MISTER

One of the queer things forced on
the attention of an editor is the te-
natious hold the title Mr.. has on the
ideas which some hold of what is
proper form in referring to certain
individuals, but not all. The die
tionary defines Mister as a title, and
titles are used mostly in the back
number monarchies of Europe but
are not popular in democratic Amer
lea. Except as a sex distinction, and
where the given name or initials are
omitted, Mr.. has no place in news
paper style. Polite society does, how
ever, still tolerate it in its forms and
etiquette.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13
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This is the kind of a season that
is apt to make Montana ambition
take Montana optimism by the sleeve
and say: "Come on, let's take a
plunge" But it better stick its toe
IN the water and remember "Safety
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13
THE HEAVY COST OF DIscoRD

THE HEAVY COST OF DISCORD
For ages the World has been ac-
cumulating knowledge dug from the
realm of hidden things, and exper-
fence dearly bought, but it sometimes
appears that the World has not yet
found the way to put those two price
less requirements to the full use they
are capable of filing. We seem al
most to have lost the art of harmony
and the desire for it and the condi-
ton appears to cover the World.
We are all free with harsh criti-
cism because others do. not bring
about political peace, social harmony
and industrial justice. The war up
set the old bases upon which human
affairs were adjusted and selfshness
has seized the throne. If only we
could be convinced, for instance, of
the folly of riding corporations be-
cause they are big, or attempting to
reduce labor to the status of a com
modify. If we could only see that
no party has a monopoly on all the
brains and political virtue. If fac
tions would only admit that it is USE
less to harbor enmity, because the
other fellow can, in the long run, do
us as much damage as we can do
him. If we would only be frank
and admit that we can the most surely
gain our ends by helping the other
gain his. There is a world of
wisdom in that homely expression
Forget it." Chancellor Elliott of
Montana University addressing a
class recently, said: "Be toll
Grant, take for your motto Perhaps
the other. fellow may be right" The
least we can do is to apply all the
knowledge we can gain before we
an opinion.
We must not lose faith that the
World and its parts will eventually
ind and accept the road to a meas
Ire of peace, harmony and happiness.
But in the mean time the cost of dis
.oc5 IS heavy. Discussing the one
tenn of strikes, a character Of ma
ional fame says:
"Our annual strike bill would feed
e starving world for which we are
Nv collecting millions of dollars. It
Z presents far less han one-half of
rlat we should gain if we were to go F.
n 2 Just economic basis. Some peo-
lie oppose the implications of "eco- :
mic Justice because they think it
III mean q decrease in wealth, a de- !
finishing return, everybody doing +.
nth las9 ia order hat The poor may
ave a little more. That is most alb
1rd. Economic justice would bring
lch an increase of wealth that the
The New York herald., 1922-10-13
SMITH TELLS YARNS
AT COLUMBUS BALL
Copeland Says u. S. Is Worse
Off Under Volsfeod Act.

Alfred l.. Smith and Dr Royal s.
Copeland. the Democratic nominees for
Governor and United States senator
attended the Columbus Day festival aud
ball of the Sons of Columbus an Italian
benevolent organization. in tho star
Casino last night Mr. Smith arrived
at ~ o'clock. and was introduced to the
crowd by Chevalcr Vita Contessa Is
"A friend Of the people
NJ. Smith did not make n political
speech. lie told stories. recalled that
he had been the author OF the bill whicn
made Columbus Day q holiday and said
that he felt he just had to attend The
affair. in spite of being so busy. because
Columbus had opened up a new worll
which had become an asylum for the
peoples OF all the world
Dr. Copeland made his first utterancc
on the prohibition question since he be-
camc tho Democratic candidate. lie de-
ciarcd that regardless OF his rersonai
rititudc on tho liquor question his pro-
ressonal opinion as a physician y thar
the country now Is worse off than 4. Was
before tho passage Of the volstead act.
because OF tho wood alcohol and other
danscrousc beverages
The New York herald., 1922-10-13
INDEPENDENTS TO GET
1925 FOR ANTHRACITE
Fuel Distributor Spens Clues
His Approval.
special Dispatch TO THE NEw York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C. Oct 12

Special Dispatch TO THE NEw York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C.. Oct. IL.
Federal Fuel Distributor Spens gave
tacit approval to-day to a mine price
of 1926 ton for anthracite coal mined
by a large number of the smaller and
independent operators of Pennsylvania.
The maximum price agreed on for an
thracite at the mines. in conference be-
tween the Fuel Administrator the Penn
sylvania Fuel Commission and Govern
ment officials, was $3.50 a ton. Seventy
five per cent. of the coal mined, that
produced by the larger corporations, is
being sold under this agreement.
The Fair Practices Committee set up
by the coal control bodies to cooperate
in price and distribution control recon-
mended that its investigation of the in
dependent operators charging 1925 a
ton be postponed so it could concentrate
its efforts on operators mining per
cent. of Pennsylvania coal who are
charging in excess of 1925 a ton. This
action. il is understood. will not in
fluence the socalled company operators
to increase their prices.