The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
UNDER HEADWAY.
The Big Santa Fe Celebration
Gets Start.
Steady Work Now Until the
Fall Festival.
COMMITTEES ACTIVE.
Big Executive Committee Meets
Tomorrow Night.
Everything to Be Pushed All
Along the Line.
Santa Fe Company to Spend
$4,000 Itself,
so 1T is REPORTED,
In Making the Celebration a
Glorious Success.
Ex-President Strong, Geo. Il.
Peck and President Ripley
Santa Fe Company to Spend
$4,000 Itself,
so 1T IS REPORTED,
In Making the Celebration a
Glorious Success.
Ex- Strong, Geo. K.
Peck and President Ripley
All to Be Here and Speak at
the Jubilee.

A meeting of the executive committee
organized to carry out the general ar
rangements of the Santa Fe anniver-
sary celebration has been called for to-
morrow evening at the Santa F'e gen
eral offices. This committee is composed
of representatives of the different de-
partments as follows:
General off1ceS-W. J. Healy and J.
F. Mitchell
Order of Railway Conductors-Harry
Griffin.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers-James Thomas.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen-
William Robinson.
r. c. Scott.
Locomotive department-W. E. Car
Iie.
Car departmental Manson.
Boilermaking department = A. NJ.
Baird.
Water service department-W. s.
IaWleSs.
Store department-Andrew Laird.
At the meeting tomorrow night the
organization will be made permanent
by the election of chairman and sec
retary. The executive committee will
have general supervision of the ar
rangements for the anniversary ceIe-
bratiOn. and on the secretary of the or
work
He will be expected to correspond
with the Santa Fe employees at the diff
ferent points in Kansas from time to
time and in this way determine the
progress of the celebration throughout
the state. He will also be expected to
furnish all needed information in re-
gard to the celebration.
At the meeting tomorrow night steps
Will also be taken to extend invitations
to the railroad men who will address
the railroad employees on the afternoon
George r. Peck. Col. c. K Holiday and
ex-President w: B. Strong will be
among those invited. 1t is understood
that the company itself will spend s1O.-
OCO on the celebrate aside from indi-
vidual contributions.
The executive committee with an en-
ergetc chairman is exactly what is
needed at this stage of the celebration
arrangements The Santa Fe employees
over the state have been officially no
tlfled that the mana cement of the road
Will be pleased to have them prenare
displays and take part in the big cele-
bfatlon, and at every point the railroad
men are willing to take the matter up
w nat they need is more encourage
from headquarters. Let the secretary
OF the committee write the EMPLOYEES at
eNery point as soon possible and
nhd out what they intend to do There
IS no time to spare. Let him make anv
heIpful suggestions that he sees fit in
reference to participation in the ceIe-
bfatlon and show the Santa Fe men ar
every point that a portion of the sue
cess of the anniversary celebration de-
pends on their efforts. The Santa Fe
eAblOAi 10 " D6 one OF the biggest
things that has ever happened in this
country. LAS
AT one or two points in the state the
employees have organized, and are now
raising funds and planning displays
rms should be the case at every town
IN the state where Santa Fe men re-
SIDE IN any number. But about two
months now remain before the openi0er
OF the Fall Festival and this time is
none too long to prepare for as big a
ton as the Santa Fe ceIe-
Dratfon will be.
Inc Santa Fe employees in Kansas are
greatly interested in the anniversary
celeoration. There is no question on
that point. Division officials saw that
the men are enthusiastic over the nro
posed demonstration. What is now
Wahted is realization that it will take
ll1ne to prepare for the ceIebra tion and
@ 1haI arrangements should be com
with the permanent organization of
the executive committee the work of
arranging the celebration over the en-
up. Neh