The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18
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tiers at Chicago.
The Frisco will receive bids until
Monday February 20, for the con-
struction of four-story brick hospital
at Springfield. Mo, estimated to cost
! 100000.
/ The Oklahoma Railway contem-
plates the construction Of an extern
sion to it's lines, from Guthrie, Okla,
to saltwater, a distance of about
thirty miles. the cost of which is es-
timated at $1,200,O00.
The Union Pacific Friday an
nounced summer tourist rate of s72
from Topeka and Kansas city to COM
mon California points, effective May
IS This is the same as was an
nolinced by the Santa Fe earlier in
the week.
The Union Pacific hotels and cat
ing houses at Topeka, Abilene and
/ Ellis were recently taken over by
Barkalow Brothers and the buildings
repainted. redecoraaed and painted
and new furniture and equipment in
stalled. The service has also been
greatly improved, it is said.
H. e. White. Union Pacific agent
at Manhattan, who has been confined
in a hospital at Kansas City for the
past two months, is improving, ac-
cording to reports received in To-
peka. White has been agent at Man
! haitian about two years. He is being
relieved by w. E. Hockeusmith of To-
, peka.
Addison Spohr, who died last week
at Newman, was a Union Pacific vet
eran and had been agent at that place
for many years. The vacancy PROB
a bly, will be filled within a few days.
1t is a job for a student-operator altho
it pays about 500 per month in addi-
ton to rent and fuel furnished by the
company.
A Union Pacific foreman had writ
ten the roadmaster. ordering some
tools and supplies. After completing
his letter he found that he was in
need of frog, and his letter read like
( this: Mr.. Roadmaster-Pleas send
me some shovels, spike maui handles.
some bolts and some spikes. Yours
/ truly, (Signed) Pat Hogan and Frog.
/ H. H. Browne, assistant general
| manager of the Frisco, with head
quarters at Springfield, Mo-, has been
granted a leave of absence until
| March 1, after which date the posi-
! ton Of assistant general manager will
/ be abolished and Browne will be as
| signed to other duties. Browne is
we'll known along the Frisco lines in
| eastern Kansas.
! The annual meeting of the Katy
/ forces is being held this week at Fort
Worth, Texas. Tonight will end a
| three-day session. These meetings are
| held for a general discussion of rail-
road problems and the illustration of
/ new ideas to be introduced. Last
year the meeting was held at Dallas.
| Texas, and it is rumored that the 1928
! meeting will probably be held at Par
sons, Kan.
| The Pennsylvania systems dining
cars will soon be 100 per cent all
steel construction. For a number of
years the management has been work.
| ing steadily toward the goal of hav-
| ing its entire passenger train equip
ment consist of steel cars only At
| present there are a few wooden diners
! in service but it is announced that
! they will be replaced with steel cars
early this year.
| William c. Smith. whose appoint
ment as mechanical engineer of the
Missouri Pacific was recently an
| nounced, entered railroad service in
1887 as a machinist'S apprentice for
| that company. In 1895 he was a ma
chinist in the employ of the Santa Fe
| but soon returned to the Missouri Pa
! cific where rapid promotions took him
1 to the high position he now holds,
| H. Z. MeGee. general manager of
! the. Missouri, Kansas & Texas with
! headquarters at Dallas, Tex, has been
appointed general manager with head
quarters at Parsons, Kan, succeeding
A. S. johnson. who has been APP
| pointed superintendent of the con-
! solidated Smithville & Texas Central
districts with headquarters at Waco,
Tex Tho position of general man
aEer of the Texas lines has been abol-
| lshed. E. L. Martin, engineer main
\ tenance of way, with headquarters at
Dallas, has also been transferred to
/ Parsons.
| Placing inflated values on baggage
after it is lost for the purpose of
gouging the carriers will not be pos
sible after March 1. unless the owner
| declares the great value on the start.
/ After the first of next month there
will be an excess valuation as well as
an excess weight charge. The Traveller
will have to pay ten cents a $500 for
! the valuation above a certain sum and
his declaration will be kept on file so
that if the articles are lost the rail-
/ road will have a check. This new
tariff will apply to all of the Topeka
railroads, 1t is said and to probably
all of the roads in Kansas.
! Inc frisco. M, IA, d l. ana the
i Missouri Pacific are now engaged in
a scramble for the best connections
with a new coal field that is being
opened up in northern Oklahoma.
within a few miles from the Labette
county line. The field, according to
/ reports, may surpass- the Pittsburg
| field in size. and it is said that oper-
| ators are ready to open the new terri
tory as soon as railroad facilities are
provided. The Frisco has announced
an extension from Vinita, Okla, to
| the new coal field. The Missouri Pa
cific has line running along close
to the state line and is said to be in
terested in a company owning large
! interests in the new territory, while
| the NJ, X. & II. is being urged to
connect with the new field by build
ing an extension from Altamount.