The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-18
SANTA FE MEN.
A Big Conference of the Office
Men Today
To Consider Plans for the Sill
yer Anniversary
A QUESTION OF FUNDS
The First One to Be Considered
Carefully.
No EmplOye to Be Asked to
Contribute Heavily.
| QUESTION OF FUNDS

The different departments of the
Santa Fe general Offices will be repre-
sented as follows at the conference be-
tween the delegates from the various
departments and Mr.. G. w. Kouns, the
Santa Fe member of the Committee of
Fifteen.
General managers ofice-B. T. Lewis.
General superintendent's office-A. 5.
Rankin
General freight department-E. F.
Hollies.
General passenger department-F. s.
Savage.
Law departmental. J. Wood
Tax department-E. T. Cartilage.
Claim department-C. w. Ryus.
Engineering department-John A
Daley.
Fuel Department.. d. Norton.
Telegraph Department.. NJ Jones.
Car service Department.. NJ. Tor
renee and J. w. Dugan.
Auditor of passenger receipts Office
J. F. Mitchell.
Auditors ofice-G. B. Gallon and c.
F. Cavert.
Auditor of freight receipts offce-W.
J. Healy, j. T. Riggs, Q. G. HenShaW,
r. S. Morrison, VIM. Trautman, E. H.
Shepherd and E. H. Shumway.
The conference will be held in the
office of Mr.. I. S. Lauck, auditor of
disbursements, Immediately after the
offices close at $50 this evening. The
various delegates will advance ideas
that have been gathered after talking
over the matter of the anniversary Gel
ebrat1on for several days, and some
plan of active work will be decided on.
A number of suggestions will be made
by the various delegates at the confer
ence this evening. Some are in favor
of the different department preparing
individual floats, while others favor the
idea of representing the general offices
as a whole with one or more floats.
The question of expense in prepar-
ing a display will also be taken up
and discussed. It is probable that the
company will not afford any financial
assistance other than the $500 donated
to the general fund, and if any money
is secured for the Santa Fe office dis
plays it will have to come from the
Committee OF Fifteen. If the commit
tee is unable to render any financial aid
to the office employees the funds will
have to be raised exclusively by indi-
vidual subscriptions, or by some kind
of entertainments.
1t is quite possible the Santa Fe COM
pany itself will provide a number of
displays.
If the entire funds to prepare dis
plays will have to be raised by indi-
Vidual subscriptions, the plan of hav-
ing department displays will probably
have to be abandoned. The EMPLOYEES
of all the offices will then unite in pre-
pairing one or two big displays, which
would on the whole be the best wav
as each town sending a delegation will
probably send a display, and there will
be many of them.
Mr.. A. S. Rankin, chief clerk in the
office of the general superintendent
suggests that two floats be prepared
one tending to show the condition of
the road 25 years ago and the other its
condition at the present time.
Mr. F. J. Mitchell, chief clerk in the
office of the auditor of passenger re-
ceipts, thinks that the display preDar-
ed by the employees should be made
representative of the growth Of the
road, and that a sufficient number of
floats to carry this idea out be arrang-
ed. He suggests that the display start
with an old time stage coach.
Mr.. W. J. Healy, chief clerk in the
auditor of freight receipts office, would
like to have five floats, one from each
of the divisions of his department in
the parade. I think we could prepare
an interesting display in this way"
the different divisions. 1t is doubtful
however, if we could raise sufficient
money from individual subscriptions -
Mr. L. M. Jones, chief clerk in the
telegraph department, suggests a min
1ature telegraph line, showing at re-
was carried on 25 years ago and the
way in which it is carried on today
as a display from his department.
Mr. F. S. Savage, in charge of the
advertising department in this cfty
believes that the employees of the Of
fees as a whole should unite in prepar-
ing a display. I think it would he
1mpracticable for every department to
get up a float" said Mr.. Savage. land
besides think a better showing could
play"
The employees will probably be able
TO take the matter up in a systematic
manner after the conference tonight.
TOPEKA WOMAN'S FORTUNE