The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-12
SANTA Re RENDEZVOUS.
Curry Building, Main Floor,
Will Probably be Engaged
BY the Santa Fe Committee For
Its Headquarters.
at Meeting Last Night Preparatio $
Were Made for Appoin ting an
Organizer in Each Town.

The executive committee in charge of
the Santa Fe celebration will make
determined effort to stir up interest in
the celebration over the state in general
and induce employees al points where
there is a sufficient number 10 prepare
a display for the anniversary parade.
AT the meeting last night the COM
mittee unanimously authorized the
chairman and secretary to select a
prominent railroad man at the different
Santa Fe towns in the state to call a
meeting of the Santa Fe employees and
organize committee to cooperate with
the executive committee in this city.
The selections will be made within a
week, and in two weeks time every
Santa Fe town in Kansas will have a
celebration organization.
This is exactly in the right line. The
selection of some prominent railroad
man at every point who will call
meeting of the employees and see that
IN organization is perfected will ac-
complish in week what months cor
respondence might fail to do The ex-
ecutive committee made the right move
in adopting this plan.
The matter of working up interest in
i the celebration among the employees
over the state was brought up by Mr..
c. w. Kouns, the Santa Fe member of
| the Committee of Fifteen. Mr.. Kouns
said:
Il think this committee should take
up the matter OF organizing employ eS
at points along the line in Kansas
| There is a great deal of enthusiasm
over the state which has not yet been
corralled. All the men who can get off
are coming to Topeka, but at many
points nothing more than this has been
talked of. L think we should take
steps to work up interest among the
men over the state"
Mr.. w. c. Garvey-How would it be
to send out circular letter?
Mr.. Kouns-I don't believe circular
letter would strike the right spot.
Mr.. w. J. HeaIy-I think this COM
mittee should authorize the chairman
and secretary tonight to correspond
with some prominent man at each
point who will call a meeting of the
employees at their respective towns and
see that committee is appointed to CO.
operate with the executive committee
in this city. By writing direct letters
1 think we can get the desired results.
Mr.. VIM. HamiltOn-I move that the
chairman and secretary be so au-
thOriZed.
The motion carried unanimously and
Secretary Eealy will at once start the
work of selecting prominent and ener-
getic railroad men who will carry out
the plans of the committee.
The executive committee last night
formally accepted the offer of the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron company to place
display in the celebration parade. Mr..
Carney, chairman of the committee,
brought the matter up by ating that a
representative of the company had
called upon him in reference to placing
a display in the parade. He said:
Il was called upon this week by
representative of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company and he made PROPOSE
ton to place one or more floats in the
Santa Fee parade and bring a band
along from Colorado. Now, it's ques-
ton whether we want a foreign COM
pany in the celebration parade, be
cause we don't want to prejudice any
one. I think this matter should be
settled tonight"
Mr.. w. J. Healy-The Mount Carmel
Coal company is taking part with the
general office employees, and believe
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company
bears the same relation to the company
as does the Mount Carmel company.
Mr.. c. F. Cavert-I think the Colora-
do Fuel and Iron company is sufficient
ly identified with the company to take
part in the celebration, and move that
we accept the cOmpany'S offer to make
a display in the celebration parade.
The motion carried unanimously.
Mr.. c. F. Cavert-I am chairman of
a committee appointed to look after
to report that the Committee of Fiji
teen will furnish all the music neces-
Sary.
Mr.. VIM. Hamilton-In reference to
the engineers, I wish to say that we
held an enthusiastic meeting last SUM-
day, and committees were appointed to
cooperate with the trainmen and fire
men. We have not decided definitely
on our plans, but arrangements are
now under way, and L think some def
mite action will be taken al our next
meeting.
Mr.. ]. H. Griffith can say about
the same for the conductors. We have
taken this matter up with other divis-
ions on the road, and will know soon
just what we can do.
Mr.. c. F. Cavert-I believe that some
action should be taken by this COM
mittee in reference to establishing a
headquarters for the visiting railroad
men during the Festival week. The
Y. NJ. c. A. have rendered the use of
their rooms, but think we should have
a headquarters besides, where visiting
employees could receive any Informal
ton they wanted. The Curry building
has been suggested as a location for
headquarters, and 1 think that would
be a good place, because it is on the
ground floor. I really believe that a
headquarters should be maintained, and
move, Mr.. Chairman, that a committee
be appointed to look after this mat
ter.
Mr.. Cavert's motion carried and
Messrs. Cavert, Carrie and Hamilton
were appointed as a committee.
The executive committee then adj
journed to meet in two weeks.