Kansas City journal., 1898-01-08
KANSAS EDITORS IN DOUBT.
HITCH IN THE ARRANGEMENTS EOR
THEIR PORT ARTHUR TRIP.
Pullman Company May Not BE Able tn
Furnish Cars on Date Fixed by
Committee-Meeting May
BE Declared on.

| Ihe meeting of the Kansas State Editorial
| Association. which was to have been held
IN Kansas City February I, and Q, may be
| called off. Editor II. A. Perkins. of the
Manhattan Nationalist. president of the
association. and ]. W. Morphy, editor of the
topeka Advocate and News. secretary,
We're IN Kansas City yesterday to complete
arrangements for the meeting. and for the
trip to Port Arthur planned for the edi-
tors. Al one time yesterday afternoon
Doth President Perkins and Secretary Nor
pny stated that the meeting would be de-
tareu tba osa on; ana the executive committee of
Ine association called to meet to fix an
other date and make different arrangements
lot; LOT .ne meeting. Later it was agreed that
action IN this matter would be delayed until
next week. and Messrs. Perkins and Nor
phy, who returned to their homes last
hend mendar WI, - epme T to Kansas City again on
Inc programme for the meeting and trim
OF the edltors had been arranged II called
Monday afternoon. February at S.sS
O'Clock at the hotel which should he see
,fe.eu ,f rs the headquarters of the associa-
ion. This meeting was to be in the nature
OF conference to arrange minor matters
aHectlnS the association and man out the
Mond,v 10 apsi0 De zone IN the regular meetings.
nave been held at 1:D o'clock in the Ports
mouth nmn building; Sixth and Minnesota ave
eullorS Were to have been formally vel
coined coined to the city on the Kansas side of the
was to have been held at . O'CLOCK at th
W S;.me place and papers read by Charles
w, w; l>,andis. OF the Osborne Farmer: I.y-
Ifipp. OF the BurlinCame Chronicle: II n
Iusk or the Parsons Sun; D. A. Valentine
the S Garnsft aS Esnier Eare anG TimsS " Trsg Of
ioiton Recorder. These papers were to
have Ib9 been discussed by thirty members of
been announced by the president 'es
Iuesday afternoon was to have been
lansas pent IN , Viewing the points of interest in
,ianis ,l stock yards. etc. and Tuesday even,
ns the editors Were to have become tbo
nainder OF Of hT,sas thn City, Mo. for the re-
,lub had invited them to dinner at oma
II heir me h noteis and to attend a reception in
tuesday night. Wednesday morninp tba,,
,e,e n[,.,. 70 nave met in the Commercial Club
orl oUIns ior the final session. at which offi-
t crs were to have been elected and
\ ednesday afternoon was to have benu
Pent IN viewing the CITY, the membarS 80
nr ne Ipssoeiation par, leaving Wednesday evening
Inc, Inc mitch in arrangements occurred no.
q :s1Se o in tne Puiiman company was in doubt
ors to 20 TO S PORT rqfhish ar,h ears for the ed
.;n XSd by the committee. The ears whicb
an ,nr,in, ne used used by the members of the COM
eturned to Kansas City January ao and G =;
as suggested if the Editorial AssociationS i ~
u ,an bad b,rrdge ha 10 go about four days earlier
eld mere for its use. but that ii would he
npracticable to keep them out of ser,;co
,r seven days. Messrs. Perkins and Mo-
~ said the date could not be chanred
>cept Dy the executive committee of the
,SoL,aslon. n,,id nc and that the time suggested
ouid be an inconvenient one for the edi-
rs rs, even II the change could be made
ney SAID they would declare the meefin,:
and call the executive committee focotRs
10 IN another date. 1t was finally agreed
e! shouid come to Kansas civ erriy,
Nt week for another conference AT wbicb
me the officials of the Pittsburg & C;uIs
INK an arrangement can be made WITH
~ y, admit OF the original programme of the