The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-09
THE new GLOBE.
Atchison Formally Dedicates Its Hand
some Newspaper Building.

The Atchison Globe formally dedi-
Gated last night for it's own use the
handsomest newspaper building in the
state. The occasion was made an
event in the history of the town. The
various rooms were decorated with
pots of palms, roses, chrysanthemums
and various ornamental plants which
had been sent to the Office. Davies
stringed orchestra furnished music.
| Mr.. Howe never had any sort of a
celebration without music. but this is
| the first occasion when he has drawn
upon the potted palm. The newspa-
per quarters are handsome enough
without floral decoration. The en-
bellishments simply added to the
was crowded with Atchison people in
their good clothes to pay their respects
to the editor who does so much for
their town, to the force which so ably
their appreciation of the new home of
the paper which has made Atchison
famous.
The building is modern in every re-
spect. 1t is of two stories and a
basement; has an architecture which
is individual and unique like the daily
it houses The plant is equipped with
modern machinery, the whole estab-
lishment in every department consti-
tuting complete concern to which
the people point with pride.
Without any apparent special effort,
the business men of the town con-
tributed nearly four thousand lines of
local for last evenings issue of the pa
per- This is paid for at the rate of
ten cents a line. 1t is no unusual
thing for the Globe to have nearly
kind in an issue. The Globes does not
often show the public the many bou-
quets it receives constantly from its
subscribers, who as rule are its warm
admirers and do not hesitate to fire.
quently express their appreciation
Many of the Atchison people, however
were anxious to read some of the let
tiers which had been sent to the Globe
seventh anniversary. The paper was
proud of them and made an execution
in giving them to the public. These
were letters, not of the formal sort,
put showing that the writer's really
read the paper and regarded it as a
marvel along newspaper lines
Letters were printed from such men
as Edward Box, editor of the Ladies'
Home Journal, Paul Morton, secretary
of the treasury. Lincoln Steffens, editor
or McClure's Magazine, hosts of KAN
sas friends, and from readers in widely
scattered portions of the United States,
expressing the interests of the sub
scriber in the paper, whether he lived
in Atchison, or a thousand miles from
the new printing office.
The two dominant points which stood
out at the dedication were the express
sions of the people that the Globe was
the exponent of the towns welfare and
progress and the appreciation the town
universally showed of that fact
AS merely one instance may be noted
the fact that when Mr. Howe came
down to his office one morning recently
he saw a huge billboard near his new
building placarded as follows:
First large picture of the editor;
next mammoth facsimile heading of
the Atchison Globe. dated Thursday,
December 8, with the first page in
large letters inscribed simply as fol-
lows: Atchison-Peace and Decency
Right Living-Corn Carnival-Atch-
ison-Atchison-G STATISTICAL
Mine ss-Music-Don't Worry
-Atchison-
Then in sentences many feet long
and letters inches high: "Atchison.
city and county, viii again endeavor to
express their appreciation of and their
loyalty to the Globe at its new home
on Thursday, December s, 1904. Tween
ty-seventh anniversary" At the bot
tom: Posted complimentary by H.
w. Ernst"
Atchison did this very thing in a
royal manner last night.
On the eleventh page will be found
an interesting article over Mr.. Howe,s
signature setting forth in his inirnit-
able way thoughts put to paper on the
occasion of the beginning of his TWEEN
weight year as the editor of the
Atchison Globe.