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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1898
Page
8
Railroad officials plan sweeping action as cattle and grain shipments surge. Santa Fe managers order arrest of boys riding trains while train crews endure long runs and nights on duty. Telegraphs seek cars bearing the railroad’s mark to speed freight, but car shortages persist across western lines.
The Santa Fe lowers wheat five cents per hundred and corn two cents for Kansas stations to Chicago and Gulf points, excluding Kansas City to some lines, to lure shipments to Chicago. Kansas City Pittsburg Gulf counters with sixteen cents per hundred on wheat or corn, replacing twenty one cents, signaling a price war as other lines may follow.
Santa Fe management trains its operations to salvage waste paper. The system collects weathered paper from stations and ships it to Topeka for reuse. At Topeka offices a large stack of tightly packed sacks is prepared for dispatch, illustrating careful material recovery across the network.
Pittsburg Sept. 29 Conductor Curtain led an extra from Pittsburg when on Marmaton River trestle one car jumped the track and derailed six lumber cars. No one injured. Bridge damage halted traffic north to Kansas City. Wreckage cleared and trains back to normal.
The Stanley and Richter club of railroad men held a meeting in Emporia on September 29. Judge Buck gave a speech and the Colored Lamflies band provided a serenade. A campaign badge reading F. R. Men's Stanley Club and a photograph of Mr. Stanley were adopted.
Conductor John Bender suffered a scalp wound and bruises when a passenger coach on the Jetmore branch of the Santa Fe jumped the track last Friday and overturned. The Newton resident is recovering well, with Ellinwood friends noting the mishap was not serious and that Bender has long service on the Santa Fe system.
In Kansas station agents and local officers are ordered to arrest youth as part of a drive to curb the habit of jumping moving trains. The circular from the Santa Fe general manager urges action to protect both the company and the boys, warning of enforcement to deter the practice. A city parade notice follows urging old soldiers and Camp Dewey members to assemble Friday at 1:30 pm on Quincy Street for the reunion procession with assigned post positions and support for the event.
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