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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1904
Page
4
Santa Fe announces resumption of improvement work at Argentine station and plans to build its own waterworks and electric light plant. The project aims to modernize facilities and enhance service reliability for the region.
Plans for a six mile yard expansion by the company include a large ice plant, a six mile yard between the Frannie City and Argentine yard, four tracks with two for freight and two for passenger service, a water works system with pumping station, and an electric power plant to service the yard and shops. The project, linked to the Santa Fe railway corridor in Argentina and Turner, aims to modernize facilities and establish a depot for future operations.
Cripple Creek district Mecord inears tension after a traffic enforcement vehicle expired February 1 and renewal failed. Prolonged standoff between sides raises risk of renewed conflict as talks stall and bond markets, Denver and Southwestern, and a New Jersey corporation tied to bonds face pressure amid stalled agreement and earnings concerns.
February 28 reports the Union Pacific spans for the Kaw River bridge in Kansas City in place. The eight end bolts and 220 to 180 ton spans secure the structure against floods as trains cross the temporary pile bridge during construction.
A partially legible dispatch notes efforts by Southern Pacific officials in Houston to distribute Jap hats to farmers and passengers amid ongoing supply renewals. The text references a renewed supply and interest from authorities, with vague allusions to railroad plans and Las Cruces railroad prospects impacting the valley.
Deming pushes ahead as latest advices on the Organ mining district road are highly encouraging. Engineering work is complete and all estimates for finishing the road are in with no new obstacles to early construction.
In Chicago, 2060 workers across bureaus from mileage to clerks walk out of 3 pm 5 pm forcing a strike at Eben MacLeod’s Western Passenger association. They demand quitting time 5, not 3, and threaten to strike if not granted. The layover payroll amounts to about $73,000 split among departments across the San Bernardino division.
W B Ellis a Santa Fe machinist at Needles was held up by unknown parties at the west end of the yards. He was robbed of $100 in money and the darkness prevented identification of the assailants.
Payroll figures show Santa Fe paid out about 200000 dollars for the just passed month, distributed locally last Monday. The sum exceeds a similar Santa Fe payroll by nearly 25000 dollars, with no indication yet of its source or reason.
The Santa Fe telegraph office in Newton will add a new typewriter telegraph machine, the first seen in Newton, after Everette Anderson, an operator, spent weeks learning its use. Expert LH.fobin demonstrated tests that impressed, noting the device can transmit messages by keyboard and function with telegraph lines after six weeks of practice. The Yetman machine, patented by Charles E. Yetman, has fewer than a year on the market with eleven in use on the Santa Fe system, including Topeka and others.
In Garden City on February 26 the Presbyterian church hosted a social honoring Mrs. Quinn as she departs for New York City. The event featured the Philharmonic Orchestra and church musicians, with a lengthy program including solos, duets, and vocal trios. The church was filled to capacity and friends will miss Mrs. Quinn after four years of church and choir service.
A joint session of a National Live stock association committee and Chicago freight traffic managers discussed tonnage limits, return passes, and freight-rate readjustment. Representatives from Kansas Montana Texas Nebraska Arizona South Dakota Nebraska Illinois Colorado voiced concerns over shrinkage and service quality, with all parties pledging to pursue swift, satisfactory fixes.
In Belleville Kansas on February 26 a Chicago Rock Island and Pacific passenger train bound for the town ran through an open switch left by roundhouse men. A coal loading engine was wrecked with the pilot and front boiler fractured. No crew injuries. A German woman passenger from Mason City Iowa sustained minor injuries.
Landscape work at Santa Fe office of Master Mechanic W F Bush in Speedies shows palms laid out in front with a growing lawn. Trees flank the fire department building. flower beds and lawn planned. Several Santa Fe staff and events noted, including lectures and railroad meetings, with various officials traveling for company business.
Very ill at his home on Monros street in Topeka Arthur W. Moore traveling passer agent of the Byierabroad and well known in Topeka was in the city Thursday. Moore carried an ample supply of the new Erle paints which he distributed lavishly to locals.
President Carr of the Oklahoma Live Stock association announced committees for the year covering Quarantine Legislative Revision of Constitution and state affairs. Members include B W Murphy, M C Campbell, W Boyd and many others from Oklahoma and neighboring states.
Berlin reports Austria plans to intervene in the Balkans in cooperation with Russia. Mobilisation orders issued. army corps commanders told to prepare. Austro-Hungarian ambassador to Berlin invited to confer with Vienna amid talks on a commercial treaty with Germany.
Havana reports the Isle of Pines treaty lapsing after no ratification within the time limit. The delay is blamed on both Washington and the Cuban state department for failing to observe the deadline. The treaty was signed in Havana in July 1903 and ratified by Cuba on July 16, later pending in the U S Senate.
An incident at Richmond Street Christian Church ends with several children burned when a ghost story session used a kettle as a prop. A gust of wind ignited spilled alcohol causing an explosion. seven admitted to hospital, others treated at home, some sustaining non serious injuries.
London reports indicate Britain and Portugal are tightening war preparations. The German forces move against officers at a newly acquired naval base in the Atlantic region, with allied stations receiving updated orders as the crisis widens.
In New York on February 24 W J Bryan David B De Norman FP Mack of Buffalo James M Head of Tennessee and J M Guffy of Pennsylvania members of the national democratic committee gathered at the Hoffman House last night Bryan urged that there is no politics in this at all though details remain unclear due to the fragmented report.
325.00 to California, 22.50 to Oregon and Washington, 20.00 to Montana and Utah for Rock Island system. Tickets on sale March 1 to April 30. Good in tourist sleepers and reclining chair cars. Limitation over privileges. For full information see nearest Rock Island agents or call or write to A. M. Fuller C. P. T. A. Both phones 724 Topeka, Kin.
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