The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-30
AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
Closing Exercises of the Ami
verSary.
Addresses by President Ripley
and Mr.. Walker.
Colonel Holiday Gives a Review OF
the Santa Fe's Progress.

In spite of the almost suffocating heat
the big tent at the fair grounds was
filed yesterday afternoon at the exer-
cises TO celebrate the Santa F'e Silver
Anniversary.
W. G. Garvey opened the meeting and
after the band had played and the Mo
docs had filled number he introduced
col. c. X Holiday, first president OF
the road
Col. Holiday briefly reviewed the
progress of the great railroad system
and the development of the west. He
said that he had not expected to talk.
President Ripley followed. He re-
ceived an ovation from the Santa Fe
men in the tent. Among other things
President Ripley said:
This is a time for congratulations,
but what of the future? 1t would be
too much to expect the sun shall al
ways shine just enough and not too
much. that the rain will be always
adjusted to the crops of particular
section. We are told that the rain falls
alike on the just and the unjust, but
as you all know it does not always fall
alike in Kansas.
Doubtless there will come again
times of dullness when the necessity
will be upon us of reducing train SER
vice and otherwise retrenching, but
with fair treatment on the part of the
public and the Intelligent cooperation
among ourselves the Atchison system
will never again, 1 believe, see such
dark days as it has in the past.
None have greater reason to be
prouder of their profession than the
railroad men of the United States, who
have made it possible to transport per-
sons and property over enormous dis
tances, not only with a comfort and
celebrity unknown elsewhere, but cheap
er than anywhere in the world
Aldace F. Walker was the next
speaker. He said:
We are all proud of the harmony
of action that exists among the officers
4 of
are conscious of an esprit du corps, a
touch of elbow that means much to us
Every department leans confidently
upon the other; every Official cOnSults
freely with the rest; and the operation
OF the road proceeds without friction
/ can but hope that this feeling which
is so noticeabl among our employees
also exists between US and our employ
Il am in contact with many of the
owners of our securities. I know thai
they fully appreciate the faithful work
that is being done along the line, and
that they are ready to stand by the eff
forts which are made to improve the
property in the direction of safe an6
comfortable labor and of prompt anG
adequate remuneration for every ser
vice rendered. 1 trust that all of us
who are employees will constantly re
member the interests of our employers
Unless returns for transportation ser
vice are adequate, their rights will bt
damaged beyond the hope of repara-
ton. If the property is burdened by
unequal and excessive taxation, the
burden in the end may reach youl
DOORS We are enlisted in a common
enterprise Let US stand together il
maintaining the record and the rights
OF our foster mother, the dear old Santa
Fee"
Treasurer Edward Wilder closed the
programme with short speech.
A pleasant feature of the exercises
was the singing of Mrs. L. L. Jester OF
Tyler, Texas.