The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
PRESIDENT A. Z. sTILwELL

Before Mr. Stilwel1 leaves town it is
expected that permanent diplomatic re-
lations will have been established be-
tween this town and the Orient railroad.
Mr. Stiiwell indeed, appeared in mood
for establishing friendly relations with
anyone whom he might meet when he
left the train at the Union Paciflc sta
tion TODAY. The greeting between him.
self and Vice President q. Dickinson, on
one side and Mr.. Grimes and d. w.
Mulvane, acting in the capacity of re-
ception committee. was extremely corr
dial. When an exchange Of CnecAs ana
baggage had been effected Mr. Srilwell
and the others bundled themselves into
g hack and left
At the Topeka club plates for lunch
con were laid for Mr.. Stiiwell, Mr.. Dick
inson, MT. Grimes. d. W. Mulvane,
Frank p MacBennan. Arthur Capper,
f. w Freeman. W. A. L. Thompson,
Hiram Dillon. G. J. Lantry. f. l.. Van
degrift. John Parks. l.. H Mum and
e.. W. Merriam
At the Copeland this evening A1r
Grimes will be host at q supper in honor
the following persons have been invited
p Bonebrake, Herbert Hackney.
Frank farrell. @. w Parkhurst, D. w
Mulvane. a. II. Bates. J. r.. Mulvane.
Warren NJ. Crosby. Harold Chase. Toa b
Mulvane. DIT. w. S. Lindsay. Willard
Hail. T. J. Anderson, r. A. McNeal. Jno
T. Frost. r. II. Crosby Senator Burton.
q. c.. Sterile. DR. II. Fl. Keith. Otis L.
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Chas- Wolff
The visit of Mr.. stilweu to Tepeka
has been promised for several weeks
Its object. of course is to furnish an
opportunity to secure an understanding
between the mana cement of the rail-
road and the residents Of Topeka about
what may be expected IN the deyelou-
ment of the business of the Orient. That
railway is i'm operatiOn between Wich-
ita and Anthony in Kansas. and grading
and building is now being done for the
completion of the line to Kansas CITY
and in the other direction into the Ter
ritory As projected the main line of
the Orient viii lie south of Topeka 2s
or 20 miles. Tt has been announced
frequently that connecting branch ex
tending southeast from Topeka VIII he
come an important factor in Toneka
transportation but such announcements
have not come directly from the hieb
officials of the road. At this evening :
gathering II is expected that President
Stilwell viii make known the intentions
or the Orient MANAGEMENT in manner
Whlch VIII leave no further doubt aboul
them.
In his personal manner Mr. StilwelI
is very pleasant man to shake hands
Win His Introduction makes an oD-
portunity for laugh and a Joke and
ne is ready to be friends. He looks like
a man whom it would be easv to am
proach for an annual" Just now he
is not greatly annoyed by such appli-
cations but he Will be before so verv
many months. At the present time Mr..
Stilwell travels in the modest sty1e If
commercial man and in personal ap-
pearance he somewhat resembles one.
He is a large man Of light complexion
sandy hair and mustache His ma n
ner is assured but genial and he pos
sesses all the outward attractions of
good mixer. Later on when he has
taken to a private car and becomes. diff
hcult of access like other railroad mag
mates these things viii be worth re-
membering