The  largest  number  of  miles  operated  was  in
1893,  being  7,481.65.  January  1,  1896,  the  road
was  reorganized  under  the  name  of  The  Atchison,
Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  Company  (its  present
name),  which  sucoeeded  by  purchase  under  fore-
closure (Dec.  10,  1895)  to  the  property  and  fran-
chises of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe
Railroad  Company.  Its  mileage,  in  1895,  was
6,481.65  miles.  The  executive  and  general  officers
of  the  system  (1898)  are:

Aldace  F.   Walker,   Chairman    of   the    Board,
New  York ;  E.  P.  Ripley,  President,  Chicago ;  C.
M.  Higginson,  Ass't  to  the  President,  Chicago;
E.  D.  Kenna,  1st    Vice-President    and    General
Solicitor,  Chicago;  Paul  Morton,  2d  Vice-Presi-
dent, Chicago;   E.  Wilder,  Secretary  and  Treas-
urer, Topeka ;  L.  C.  Deming,  Assistant  Secretary,
New  York ;  H.  W.  Gardner,  Assistant  Treasurer,
New  York;  Victor  Morawetz,  General  Counsel,
New    York;   Jno.    P.    Whitehead,    Comptroller,
New  York;  H.  C.  Whitehead,  General  Auditor,
Chicago ;  W.  B.  Biddle,  Freight  Traffic  Manager,
Chicago;  J.  J.  Frey,  General  Manager,   Topeka;
H.  W.  Mudge,  General  Superintendent,  Topeka;
W.  A.  Bissell,  Assistant  Freight  Traffic  Manager,
Chicago;     W.      F.     White,      Passenger     Traffic
Manager,  Chicago;  Geo.  T.  Nicholson,  Assistant
Passenger    Traffic    Manager,    Chicago;    W.    E.
Hodges,    General    Purchasing   Agent,   Chicago;
James  A.  Davis,  Industrial  Commissioner,  Chi-
cago ;  James  Dun,  Chief  Engineer,  Topeka,  Kan. ;
John     Player,     Superintendent     of    Machinery,
Topeka,  Kan. ;  C.  W.  Kouns,  Superintendent  Car
Service,    Topeka,    Kan. ;   J.    S.    Hobson,    Signal
Engineer,  Topeka ;  C.  G.  Sholes,  Superintendent
of  Telegraph,  Topeka,  Kan. ;  C.  W.  Ryus,  General
Claim  Agent,  Topeka ;  F.  C.  Gay,  General  Freight
Agent,  Topeka;  C.  R.  Hudson,  Assistant  General
Freight  Agent,   Topeka;   W.    J.  Black,    General
Passenger    Agent,   Chicago;    P.   Walsh,   General
Baggage  Agent,  Chicago.
