The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-29


/ yer. Colo, to involve an expenditure
of approximately $2,o00.00o.
Timothy F. Maher, scrap dock fore
man of the Rock Island stores at Hor-
! ton, kan. has been placed on the rail-
roads pension list after twenty-seven
years continuous service. Maher will
receive monthly pension of $3.50.
! A safety meeting for employees OF
/ the Union Pacific Will be held at this
rest room east of the local passenger
station, Tuesday night. May 2, at S
I o'clock. Notices OF the meeting have
( been posted by J. L. Chandley, trains
master, who will preside.
| 3. +. Smith has been appointed
general supervisor OF signals on the
eastern lines of the Santa Fe with
headquarters at Topeka Smith has
been signal supervisor on the Missouri
division with headquarters at Marco
line. Mo The change was effective
April 20.
The Santa Fe this week asked the
interstate commerce commission for
authority TO acquire control of the
Ell Dorado & Santa F'e by lease and
by the purchase of capital stock. This
is the company which will build the
new Santa Fe cutoff from Ellinor to
Ell Dorado.
The Kansas City Terminal company
has authorized and begun the prep
aration of plans for a union passenger
station at Fifth street and Central
avenue, Kansas City, Kan. to accom-
modate the Missouri Pacific and the
Chicago Great Western. the work to
cost about 100000:
Completion of the receivers sale
of the Missouri & North Arkansas
railroad to the Missouri & North Ar
kansas company, formed to take over
the defunct road. was effected at ST
Louis this week with the turning over
of the deed to the newly organized
company and the payment of So, 000,-
600 to holders of receivers certificates.
Two men who>are completing their
fiftieth year with the company sat
at the banquet given by the Santa Fe
Dinner club Wednesday night. They
were r. z. Torrington of Wichita. di-
vision freight agent, and Patrick
agent Furthermore, Mr.. Walsh is
the only general baggage agent the
Santa Fe has ever had.
If you were a son of the chairman
of one of the large railroads would
you use the cushioned chair your
father could give you. or don overalls
and start in at the bottom? w. r.
Brown, son of E. N. Brown, of New
York. chairman of the Frisco, has
chosen the latter course and for sew
eraI months has been working in the
Frisco shops at Springfield, Mo-
Reductions in freight rates between
the United States and Mexico have
been proposed thru a tentative agree
ment of five American railroads serv-
ing the Mexican border territory and
the National Railways of Mexico. The
reductions win range from rs to SO
per cent. Summer tourists rates have
already been put into effect in Mexico, |
and it is expected that the American
roads will follow with like reductions
to border points.
The American Railway association |
has secured the cooperation of the !
National Safety Council. the National |
Automobile Chamber of Commerce, |
and other orga nizations in the pro-
noting of the Gross Crossings eau
tiously" campaign which will open |
June !. Final plans for the drive |
will be made at the annual meeting |
of the safety section of the American |
association to be held in Chi \
cago May 3, and g..
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul |
has announced a reduction in its din
ing car prices. Club breakfasts will I
be served at prices ranging from tWen-
ty-five cents to 81. and club luncheons
and club dinners from sixty cents to !
S1.25- There will be no change, how
ever, In the price of the table d'hote |
dinner served on the Pioneer. Limited /
between Chicago and the Twin Cities. |
and the Southwest Limited, between
Chicago and Kansas City.
The Union Pacific IS trying out a
new plan with some of it's engines and !
those on trains Nos. 160 and ITO are
now being used on-the run from Kan
sas City to Ellis instead of to Junction
City only. The crews change at juno
ion nc TN,rN ~ !
right on thru to Ellis. Colorado coal
hat does not clinker and necessitate /
cleaning out of the fireboxes so fire.
luently is being burned and for that
reason it IS thought the longer run
IAN be made successfully.