The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-21
GOING TO CANTON FREE.
Seventy Railroad nEen VIII Leave
Topeka Tomorrow-The Rock Is
land Excursion.

4aA0 4ACULG1Ols
The first excursion from Kansas to
Canton, o., to visit Major Mckinley VIII
leave this city about 5 o'clock tomorrow
morning over the Santa E'e. Tt VIII
be composed OF all classes Of Santa F'e
employees as far west as NickeTsOn and
employees Of the shops in this city 1t
is probable that a special train VIII be
run either out of EmpOria or Topeka,
as about 300 persons are expected to
make the trip, but unless the number is
sufficient to warrant special train
extra coaches will be attached to train
No. 2 instead
Only about 40 men from the shops in
this city viii make the trip The list
of names of those who signified their
desire to 60 on the excursion as first
turned into the mechanical department
numb ered nearly 100 but the officials Of
the department found on inspection
that about % of the names We're those
of apprentices who were not voters
These were refused transportation on
the theory that it would be simply
pleasure trip for them without any re
suits in a political way
Mr. Cyrus Guthrie. president Of the
Railway Mckinley club of this city,
figures that on an average 1T viii cost
each man making the trip between 50
and ST. The men are furnished free
transportation to Chicago and return,
but the round trip over the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad it is said viii be 81 90
The men viii also have to pay for their
of the time spent in Canton, as the Of
fcials of the company state that a din
ing car will not be attached to the train
and meals furnished free to the eXcur-
sionists as reported. ln addition to
their expenses while away the men VIII
lose their wages for the number of days
absent from the shops.
Many of the men in the shops are in
dignant that the trip To- Canton should
be expensive ait all. and say that they
are not receiving the consideration ac-
corded to the employees of the majority
of the eastern railroads These en-
ployes, they say, We're hauled to Cans
ton entirely free of charge and We're
furnished their meals while away from
home besides. Under such conditions
enthusiasm to make the trip to Can
ton is not as strong as 1T might be, and
consequently the number that had in
tended to 60 is smaller.
However. there is q rumOr at the
shops that. after all, the men who go to
Canton on the excursion viii not have
to pay for their transportation from
Chicago to Canton. TIT is limited that
q special train viii await them on their
arrival in Chicago, and that they viii
be taken to Canton and returned TO
Chicago without anything being said
of the railroad fare.
Ia the event that this rumor proves
to be correct. the expenses Of the rail-
road men taking part in the excursion
viii be but slight, between 81 and s.
covering the necessary cost of the trip
The excursion party over the santa
Fe will arrive in Chicago at midnight
Thursday night and in Canton the fol-
lowing day The party will return to
Chicago Saturday in time to take part
in the big railroad gold demonstration
ia that city on that day. Seats have
been reserved for the Kansas delegation
in the auditorium.
on Friday morning the excursion to
Canton over the Rock Island win leave
Horton The train out Of that point
viii consist of four tourist sleepers,
which the officials Of the company state
will have TO be paid for by the men.
1t is expected that about 100 employees
of the Rock Island shops a Horton viii
go on the excursion. and a party of
similar size viii Join the Horton excur-
sionists from the company shops at
Trenton, Mo. 1T is also expected that
a number of employees viii be taken on
along the line between Horton and
But Few of the clerks in the general
offices in this city VIII make the trip
to Canton. Up to noon today Mr. W.
B. Jansen stated that not more than
half a dozen passes had been issued
to employees who were going on the ex-
curSiOn