The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-24
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William NJ. Parkinson. Union Pa
cific baggage agent, is confined to
Martin Buck, assistant baggage agent
is in charge during his absence.
The Santa Fe has authorized the
construction of the first unit of en-
larged freight terminal facilities at
Dallas, Texas, the work in immedi-
ate contemplation. to involve an ex-
penditure of approximately 100000.
James P. Carey. superintendent of
the Nebraska division of the Union
PCc1flc. with headquarters at Omaha
has been transferred to the Los Ange-
les division with headquarters at Los
Angeles. to succeed T. p. Cullen, re-
tired.
The Kansas City & Oklahoma has
been authorized by the interstate
commerce commission to issue ST.
4OO,OOO OF con- mon stock for the pur-
pose of continuing the construction of
its line between Liberal and Richfield
Kan. 1t is proposed to complete ap-
proximately ninety-three miles Of
track.
c. E. Bascom. city passenger agent
OF the Rock Island, returned Friday
from Chicago where he accompanied
a large delegation of Shriners who
used the Rock Island line from Kan
sas City to Chicago in returning from
their San Francisco convention. Three
special trains we're required to move
the delegation. They were members
Of Medinah Temple. Chicago.
J. V Anderson. who was recently
appointed superintendent of the Ne
braska division of the Union Pacific.
served as general agent for the Amer
y Ixr--l ra4,es
Funston in 1917. The next year he
was superintendent of the Kansas di-
vision of the Union Pacific. and for
the past two years has been superin-
tendent of the Wyoming division.
G. o. Brophy. superintendent of
the Kansas division of the Union Pa
cific. has been spending this week at
George o. Brophy. Jr, graduated
from the University of Michigan law
school there June %, and today he is
getting married. Young Brophy has
made several trips to Topeka with
his father and is quite well known
here
T. H. Bascom. vice president and
general manager of the Rock Island
Lines, passed thru Topeka Friday
bound for the west. Mr.. Bascom
was met at Kansas City by J. J. Bre-
heny. trainmaster. who accompanied
him as far as Harrington. A. B. War
ner, general manager of the second
district. with headquarters at Ell Reno.
passed thru Topeka the day before
and stopped here for a few hours.
Reports continue to float around to
the effect that he Rock Island is go
ing to take over the Wichita & North
western, line extending from Pratt
Kan, to Vaughn. a distance of about
one hundred miles. The reports an
IN he In or he hat he
Rock Island, L short time ago. con-
Quoted an inspection tour over the
line. and because the road s said to
be losing about $4,000 per month.
The Wabash has just placed orders
for new fire. ght and passenger equip
ment to cost $7,OOO.OOO. and which
will be delivered at an early date. The
order includes 1900 40-foot automo-
bile box cars. $50 steel hopper car
bodies of 50-ton capacity. 1850 COM
pOsite coal car bodies, 1000 of the
latest type refrigerator cars. and 25
aIl-steel passenger cars Of the most
modern design.
F. E. Nipps. general agent for the
Missouri Pacific at Topeka. has been
able to be at the station only twice
during the past six months on account
of illness. He went to a hospital in
December and was not released until
about the middle of May. He has
made two trips to his desk since that
time but his condition will not vet
permit him to resume active work. In
his absence, the station work has been
in charge of c. r. Horton.
F. S. Purdy, roadmaster of the Los
Angeles division of the Santa Fe
coast lines, has been promoted to in
spector of track and roadway. to sue
coed J. E. Mcneil. deceased. The lat
ter held the POSITION from 1906 until
his death about a month ago. While
his death was sudden, it was attrfb-
uted largely to injuries received last
November in motor car accident
which resulted in the death of several
officers of the road. including W. H