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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
3
Kansas veterans begin travel to Washington D C for the Grand Army encampment. Special trains and routes from Topeka and Kansas City move veterans and gear with schedules and fares outlined. The Topeka hospital hosts sessions and medical demonstrations as part of the gathering.
Badly garbled copy notes a Santa Fe surgeons gathering in Topeka next week with attendees described as markers from across the system. The fragment hints at a medical convention with many expected delegates, though many words are unreadable.
Western executives discuss ending exchange passes in the western territory from Chicago to the Pacific and Canadian border to the Gulf. J T Harahan urges Western Pans commission to call a meeting on 1993 agreement. He argues trunk lines benefit travelers, unfairly disadvantaging western lines as they pay for all transport of traveling men in trunk line territory.
The Chicago Tribune reports sustained August earnings decline for Santa Fe and other big railways. For the first two months of the current fiscal year, losses total 445,110, with July and August signaling a possible three month shortfall near one million. Despite weak profits, companies remain cautious, citing new bonds to fund upgrades and intensified rate cutting to lure tonnage.
The Tribune reports that many Hinds were overcapitalised and their trouble would come sooner or later. Included are references to mileage, earnings, expenses, and operational metrics implying looming financial strain and required actions.
Traffic officials report rising business increases and a tighter freight system. Eastbound lines from Chicago feel the pinch as car shortages grow, with per diem charges helping but not fully solving the strain on freight handlers, warehousers, and train crews amid higher activity.
The Santa Fe division reports record breaking cattle trains with 419 cars moving from Kansas City and 500 cars in St. Joseph yards. About 150 cars originated in Emporia and were combined here. Three engines hauled 100 car loads, previously deemed impossible, despite small switches in several depots.
Deeds recorded Wednesday transfer ten blocks of land to A. H. Payson as trustee for the Santa Fe railroad. Land on Yerba Buena Avenue between San Pablo and Hubbard Street near Emeryville includes site for the new desert and yards of the San Francisco and Piedmont railway, an adjunct of the Santa Fe system. Transfer signals trains likely running into Oakland soon.
The Paso Herald notes an old rawhide trunk passed through Baggagemaster Bishop amid farm fears and jokes that it could be 37,087 years old based on wrinkles. Paul Morton of Santa Fe Railway travels through the city in private car 222 en route to Colorado, saying there is nothing special about the trip.
In Topeka reports recount rail congestion as winter demand grows and cars become scarce. Union Pacific leadership changes surface with Edward Dickinson resigning to lead Kansas City Mexico Orient. Shifts touch shop crews, engineers, and managers across the Santa Fe system, with furloughs, relocations, and new assignments noted among numerous trades and departments.
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