The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-05
EDITORS LIKED IT,
Their Praises of the Topeka
Fall Festival.
Every One Of Them Delighted
With Tt
And Urge Topeka to Repeat It Every
Xear-What They Say.

The press headquarters at the fair
grounds did much for the comfort of
the Kansas editors who came to the
Fan Festival and Reunion. 1t was di-
rectly in charge Of Mr. r.. TT. Fax
on who looked after the visitors.
Chales p. Adams. Of Adams Bros, and
others We're active ia making things
pleasant for the newspaper people.
Press headquarters were tablished
early Monday of Carnival week in the
Rock Island building at the fair
grounds That same day the visitors
commenced to arrive. The first regis
OratlOn made, there was a book kept
for the purpose of editorial registration,
was H. il Stephenson of Garden City.
Mr.. Stephenson runs the Sentinel" one
OF the most popular of the short
grass papers When he had received
his press badge, his editorial pass, his
street railway transportation and var
IOus other things he started off to see
the sights. Before he went home he
came back and said;
II want to tell you that never eX-
Dected to see anything like this. Your
Festival is an immense success and all
the state is proud Of Topeka If such a
thing is made an annual event,yOu may
expect 60 see me here, and shall be
glad to help Topeka at any time"
John Q. Royce of the Phillipsburg
Dispatch and his wife, Mrs. Ollie Royce
who is his chief assistant, did not come
TO press headquarters until they had
had about one day Of sightseeing. Mr..
and Mrs. Royce stayed here several
days and if the hearty words of com
mendation they expressed We're any cri-
ter1On, the newspaper men of Kansas
were pleased with the Carnival, with
TOpeka's power Of entertaining and
with the treatment accorded them. Mr.
Royce said.
If have uttered word against To
peka, cheertuly take 1t back after
what have seen this week. I have
thoroughly enjoyed myself and so,
think, has every other newspaper man
and every other visitor who has been
here If they have not it is largely
their own fault, and not that of Topeka
I hope to see this Festival made reg
ular annual event"
r.. Daily, who publishes The Demo
crat at Jacksonville, Ind, came all
that distance with his family to attend
the Festival. The day he started for
his home he said.
Il am glad came to Topeka this
week. i would come twice the distance
again to have such solid week of
pleasure as / have had In all my life
1 have never seen a finer parade than
your Floral parade of Wednesday. st.
Louis and Kansas City could not have
done better and Il go back to Indiana
satisfied with my visit If such an
event is maintained as a permanent aft
fair. you may not be surprised to see
me here next year
1t was on Friday that Ed Howe of
the Atchison Globe. brought his band
and q party of Atchfsonians down to
Guiding a press committee met the dis
tnguished guest at the depot and es-
corted him up town. He and his friends
were we'll taken care of and before he
went home he said
"Your Festival has been a success.
Topeka has demonstrated to the sta tie
her ability to take care Of crowds. no
matter how many thousands Of people
they may include. Her entertainment
is excellent and we of Atchison have
enjoyed everything" Mr.. Howe com
Ia
along Kansas avenue ana the equally
pretty ones upon residence streets. He
was also amused at the Midway Car
nVal, the parade and the events on
Kansas avenue Friday night, which he
witnessed from the State Journal build
ing.
"Ade" Reynolds of the Sedan Times
Star left matters of political nature
long enough to spend a day or two
here. He saw the floral parade, and
this is what he said.
tThat parade alone repaid me for
coming liz i had seen nothing more
I should have been satisfied. If Topeka
has Festival next year. count on my
presence"
Del Valentine of the Clay Center
Times is not an enthusiastic individual
at all times, but he seemed to be when
he spoke of the Festival He said
Il do not know when I have enjoyed
anything so we'll Everything pleased
me, especially the interest topeka
visitors The town has done we'll, and
1 hope she Will have a Festival every
year.
State Senator w. "a. Morgan. who
mixes politics with Journalism and is
the proprietor of the Chase County
Leader, was here, as was his wife, Mrs.
Minnie d. Morgan Both expressed in
the highest terms their intense appre-
citation Of all that had been done and
Of the pleasant time that had been
had Mrs. Morgan was in raptHres
over the floral parade. while the SEN
aror liked the military and civic pa
rade of Thursday and the Dragon of
the Ages" parade that night.
Grant Harrington of the Hiawatha
Democrat said he had the best time Of
his life last week and was coming back
again next year.
j. r. Junkin is the proprietor and
editor of the Sterling Bulletin, and
dropped UP for a few days enjoyment
and according to his story he had
plenty of it. He said.
Topeka is all right. Put me down
for that The city has removed every
doubt from my mind and from hun
dreds of others as to its ability to en-
terrain properly. Your Festival has
pleased me. and I am going to say
some nice things of Topeka when get
home
John s. Carpenter Of the Council
Grove Republican said.
II have attended all sorts of gather
ings i'm my life, but t think I more
heartily enjoyed this than any other
I am glad it has been such a success.
should like to see it an annual event
and leave with nothing but kind words
and thoughts toward Topeka"
Richard Waring Of the Abilene Re
Hector had pleasant time and had no
hesitancy in saying So It was the
same way with Frank Davis Of the
Larned ChrOnOscope, j. c. Russell of
the Chapman Standard, Fred DumOnt
Smith of the Kinsley Mercury c. F.
Townsley Of the Great Bend Tribune
E. p. Karr Of the Valley Falls New
the parades. mixed up with the crowds,
witnessed the maneuverings Of the reg
ular army troops, went to the theater