The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-29
Railroad Officers Unqualifiedly
Endorse CattIemen's Jubilee.
Mr. w. J. Black Takes a Per-
sOnal Interest
IN THE NEW PROJECT
And Will Talk 1t Up With Live
Stock Agents.
Mr.. Macleod of the Rock
Island Railroad
Is Also Greatly Taken With
the Proposition.
In THE NEW PROJECT

Mr.. W. J. Black, general passenger
agent Of the Santa Fe, and Mr.. E. E
Macleod. assistant general passenger
agent Of the Rock Island, both heartily
indorse the proposition Of having a big
live stock convention and exhibition in
this city next fall.
Mr.. Black is interested in the pro-
posed plan to such an extent that he
VIII personally go to Kansas City and
interview the live stock agents Of the
different railroads in reference to it The
railroad live stock agents know every
cattIeman in the western states, and
they viii be the right sort Of people to
talk the matter up.
In discussing the matter today Mr..
Black said:
The first thing to do is to get an or
ganization Of business men in this city
and get 1t early so that the work Of
arranging the Festival can be COM
menced shortly after the first Of the
year The cattlemen of Kansas should
then be interested in the scheme, and
upon them should devOlve the entertain
ment of the Cattlemen from the different
states. There is no question that the
cattlemen OF all the western states will
attend the convention for it Will be an
opportunity to meet men in the same
line of business from all localities. =
low rate for the CatClsmen from all the
cattle states can be secured. and kan
sas can furnish the masses for the F'es-
tivaL
AS an attractive feature 7 suggest
IhaC big cattle roundup be arranged
Let the cowboys come in and show
what they can do in the way of roping
and rounding up cattle. This work Of
the cowboys makes one of the most in
rerestIng exhibitions 1 know of, and it
as something that three-fOurths of the
people never have the opportunity to
see think It would form one of the
p fr-r - TO- Il
ebratiOn- Other features should be pro-
vided in plenty so that the entertain
ment would be continuous and give the
visitors no chance for complaint If the
work is taken UP with energy the ceIe-
bratIOn- can be made one Of the biggest
things in the west"
Mr. Black suggests that the dates of
the celebration be arranged so that it
will not interfere with the rounding I'D
and branding Of the cattle in the fall
as just at such a time it would be al
most impossible for the cattlemen to
get away As soon as an orga niZation
is perfected he stands ready to person
ally see the live stock agents and in
terest them, and through them, the cat
tlemen. in the scheme
Like Nj Black Mr. MacI cod Is en-
thusiastic over the proposed celebration
The assistant general passenger agent
Of the Rock Island was up TO a short
time ago a resident of the east. and he
says that the live stock celebration
could be made so unique and attractive
that many eastern people would at
tend.
kansas IS one Of the biggest cattle
states in the Union said Mr. Macleod
today, and 7 think If the work is ia
ken up properly it can give the west
something that has never been seen be-
fore In such an exhibition there would
be opportunity for all kinds Of novel
features, and novel features are what
attracts the people I say, push the
scheme by all means, and let Kansas
ferent from anything ever gotten up in
the United States