The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-21
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The Union Pacific Family league
has issued invitations for its third an
nuaI ball to be held at Kansas City,
February B. Several of the company's
employees at Topeka are making plans
! to attend.
1 Only S24 miles of road in the United
States and Canada were equipped
with block signals during the past
year; 174.9 miles in the two countries
are under construction at the present
time and 61S.6 miles are known to
be proposed for 1922.
I Franklin H. Snyder, who was con-
nected with the early construction of
the Union Pacific railroad thru Ne
braska, died recently at his home in
Parsons. Kan. Snyder was station
agent for the Union Pacific at Chey-
enne, W-o., in 1868.
Railroad expenditures for materials
and supplies should be much lower
during the coming year than in the
past two years, George NJ. Shriver,
vice president of the Baltimore 6
Ohio railroad, testified this week at
the interstate commerce commission
investigation into the level of trans
pOrtation rates.
The Union Pacific, in conjunction
with the United States department of
agriculture and the state of Utah, will
soon commence the construction of
large viaduct over its tracks and the
Weber river at Riverside (Ogden),
Utah, at an estimated cost of 5000. 900.
The cost Of the work will be divided
among the three parties.
Railroad safety departments are
calling attention to the statement
made by Barney OIdfield that never
in a road race or on any occasion did
he cross a railroad at speed or with
his car in direct drive; he has always
slowed down and shifted to second
before crossing. He slows down to
to eliminate the chance of a stalled
motor.
Edward F. Garry, president of the
Haskell-Barker Car company, recently
purchased by the Pullman company,
bined concern. The new organization
makes the Pullman company, officials
say, the largest manufacturers Of pas
senger and freight cars in the world.
J. S. Runnels, retiring president of the
Pullman company, becomes chairman
OIL the DOdfQ.
The Trinity & Brazos Valley rail-
road which is owned jointly by the
Colorado & Southern and the Rock
Island, has asked the Texas railroad
commission for permission to drill six
oil wells upon its right of way in the
Mexia field, the first application of it's
kind that ever came before the COM
mission. The question involved is
whether or not under its charter the
railroad company can legally engage
in the oil business.
The government this week approved
a loan of $50, 100000 for five years at
6 per cent to the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul Railroad company, to re-
fund a $25,34O,0OO note held by the
government, maturing March 1, 1922.
The railroad company obtained the
original loan from the government to
pay off the Chicago & Pacific Division
bonds amounting to that sum which
matured January 1, 1921.
Announcement was made this week
of the purchase of 1 900 new packing
trunks by the American Railway |Ex-
press company. Packing trunks are
really an important feature of the ex-
press company's service. They pro-
teet packages from heavier shipments,
reduce the amount of handling and
afford protection against theft, and
can be used on the same principle as
sealed cars when there are a number
Of packages going to one point.
During a two weeks campaign by
the Rock Island along 15o miles of
its lines in Missouri, demonstrations
We're held by representatives of that
road to promote purebred stock, bet
ter poultry and fruit raising. The
Missouri campaign followed like cam
homa. In all of these territories the
representatives held meetings in which
local merchants Joined with the farm
,ers, the state boards of agriculture
and the railroad to make the cam
paign a success In many cases the
representatives visited the farms to
hold their demonstrations.
Announcement was made this week
by Isaiah Hale, safety superintendent
of the Santa Fe, that F. A. Hobble has
been appointed safety supervisor with
headquarters at Topeka.
The railroad labor board has denied
the application of L. H. Greenleaf and
W B. Strawn for reinstatement by
the Katy at Parsons, Kan. These two
men published a monthly paper, 1.-THE
Monthly Disturbance" and when the
company learned Of the publication,
the men were discharged. The board
held that the contents of the paper
were conducive of destroying any
spirit of cooperation which may have
existed between the employees and the
carriers, thus violating decision No.
119.
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