The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-29

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All Union Pacific safety, and cause
and prevention meetings have been
postponed indefinitely on account of
the strike. In normal times these
meetings are neld monthly.
The average tractive power of all
Union Pacific locomotives in 1902 was
1922 it has advanced to 40.11O pounds.
an increase Of $50 per cent in that
period.
H. A. Toland has been appointed
auditor of the Union Pacific system,
succeeded H. j. Stirling, retired. The
latter was with the Union Pacific since
| 1886, starting in a clerk in the of
fices at Omaha
After car wheels have been refin-
ished at the Santa Fe shops they are
| smeared with whitewash and placed
outside in the sun for inspection. Ac-
cording to w. D. Deveny, shop super
white stuff is the quickest way by
I which a crack or other defect may be
| detected.
| The Santa Fe has completed plans
/ for the construction of the first unit
of enlarged freight terminal facilities
\ at Dallas, Tex, to cost approximately
/ 100000. The work includes a new
concrete warehouse and office build
/ ing. 60 by 240 feet. a warehouse addi-
ton and various platforms.
Thomas C. Hays, formerly general
chairman of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Engineers, now
connected with the United States Rail-
road administration, spent several
| days at the Santa Fe general offices,
this week. AS an inspector, Mr.. Hays
I checks over the claims filed against
/ the railroad administration.
W. H. Guild, assistant to vice presi-
dent, believes the Union Pacific estab-
lished a record for perfect train per-
Torrance during the month of March
this year. Including all passenger
trains on the system, the company's
performance that month was 96.5 "on
time" which Mr.. Guild says is equal
to that of any other railroad.
Considerable progress has been
made on the construction of the addi-
tons to the Santa Fe machine shops
at Topeka. The foundation has been
laid for the main addition at the
at the sides are nearing completion.
The work is being carried on without
interfering with the operations in the
shops
Statistics have been compiled show
ing that there were purchased during
the first six months of this year, for
use on the railroads of the United
freight cars and 1892 passenger
coaches During the first three weeks
of July there were purchased III To-
comotives. s.i75 freight cars and elev-
en- passenger cars.
New wheat is now pouring into To-
peka, for local consumption, at the
| rate of between fifty and seventy
five cars daily, according to reports
from the various railroads. Topeka
mills are also commencing to ship
| flour made from the new wheat and
there is a big demand for cars. Most
of the flour is being shipped to points
within this country, altho a number
of cars have been for export.
Having reached approximately H.
600 carloads, local Rock Island au-
thorities are waiting to see if the can
the preseason estimate of 1000. For
month the movement has been
heavy but the season is nearly over
with and daily shipments now number
less than 100 carloads Sixty-two car
loads passed thru Topeka between
$3.50 o'clock Friday morning and 1880
O'Clock this morning, a period of TWEEN.
ty-three hours.
Anyone know where the "Yempsey
hotel is in Topeka? This was the
information which a long distance
walker desired when he approached
the Rock Island ticket window one
day this week. He wanted to know
where the hotel was and how he
could reach 1t. Upon questioning the
stranger it was finally determined that
he sought to find the Y. NJ. C. A,
and had run the four letters in one
word. The man has walked from
New York to san Francisco.
Topeka ticket agents report a big
increase in the amount of accident in
surance sold travellers over the coun-
ter since the strike began. Because
they fear the possibility of an accident
mas been increased, it is easy to sell
passengers policies extending over a
period OF few days or until they are
at the end of the journey the ticket
agents say and in many cases the traV-
elers ask for them themselves. One
ticket agent says the increase in sales
since July 1 has been from 400 to
500 per cent.
Many Rock Island employees OF the
Kansas division knew C. w. Jones,
manager of the first district, with
headquarters at DeS Moines, who died
early this week. At one time, Mr..
Jones was superintendent of the kan
sas division, and lived at 1Torton. only
last week announcement was made
that D. Coughlin, general superin-
tendent, had been made acting gen.
eral manager of the first district, and
that Mr.. Jones had been granted an
extended leave of absence on account
of sickness.
Rock Island employees are still
laughing at an incident which oc-
CURED one day this week when Clarke
Ware, master carpenter, and J. J.
Breheny, trainmaster. were working
under q freight car. The story goes
that with tho men unable to see each
other, Ware suddenly bIurted out as if
applying the ugly word to some per-
son. Knowing that no one else was
about Breheny naturally took it for