The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-23
We LIKE YOU.
Topeka to Extend Hand to
Santa Fe Officials.
Will Be rendered a Banquet
Monday.
MANY WILL BE HERE.
Sixty five Officers of the Road
Coming.
Commercial Club Will Be in
Charge of Reception.

Sixty of the freight and passenger
traffic officials and the operating de-
partment of the Santa Fe railroad
together with the heads of their
respective departments, will meet
in Topeka Monday and Tuesday
for the purpose of discussing traffic
and operating problems and decide on
policies for the coming year.
At the same time time card meet
ing will be held for the purpose of
adopting schedules for the various
trains during the winter months.
The Topeka Commercial club will
make the occasion one in which to
tender the Santa Fe officials banquet
on the part of the shipping and busi-
ness interests of the city.
The sixty Santa Fe officials will be
given a banquet at the Copeland ho-
tel next Monday evening at 9 o'clock.
Many of the members of the CONNER
cial club will attend and it is planned
to cement the feeling of good will ex-
listing between the Santa Fe railroad
and the business men of the city at
that time.
The following Santa Fe officials will
attend the banquet:
Traffic Department.
w. B. Biddle, freight traffic man
ager of the Santa Fe system, of Chi
cago.
]. R. Koontz, general freight agent
of the Santa Fe, Topeka.
George Z. Nicholson, general pas
senger traffic manager of the Santa Fe
system, Chicago.
w. J. Black, general passenger agent
of the Santa Fe, Topeka.
F. H. Manter, assistant general
freight agent, Chicago.
F. c. Maegley, assistant general
freight agent, Chicago.
Eli Titus, general live stock agent,
Kansas City.
w. A. Combs. assistant general live
stock agent, Kansas City.
G. A. Aird, general agent, Chicago.
C. C. Dana, division freight agent,
Fort Madison
Geo. E. Roe. assistant general agent,
Kansas City.
Leavenworth, Kansas.
L. A. Miller. general agent, Atchison.
r. NJ Bachelor, general agent. st.
Joseph:
agent, Chanute, Kansas.
r. T. Merrick, division freight agent,
Topeka.
j. C. Burnett, division freight agent,
o. A. Brown, general agent. Wichita.
H. R. Teasdale, division freight
agent. Oklahoma City.
r. E. Torrington, division freight
c. A. Walker, division freight agent,
Dodge City.
c. H. Morehouse, division freight
agent, Denver.
c. E. Barrell, general agent, Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo.
w. o. Skinner. general agent,
Pueblo, Colo.
w. NJ. Smith, general agent, Trini-
dad, Colo.
w. R. Brown, division freight agent,
Ell PaSO. Texas.
B. f. Marsh, freight department,
Topeka.
Operating Department.
H. U. Nudge, general manager, To-
peka.
A E. Sweet, assistant general man
ager, Topeka.
H. B. Lautz, assistant to the general
manager, Topeka.
]. E. Hurley, general superintendent,
Topeka.
D. E. Cain, general superintendent,
La Junta, Colo.
C. E. Etter, assistant to the super
Topeka
c. r. Russell, division superintend-
ent, Chillicothe. Mo.
R. J. Parker, division superintend-
ent, Marceline. Mo.
H. w. Sharp, division superintend-
ent, Kansas City.
C. T. Mcclellan. division superin-
tendent, Topeka.
]. L. Barnes. division superintend-
ent, Chanute.
A Raymond, assistant superintend-
ent, Chanute.
F. c. Fox, division superintendent,
Newton.
H. A. Tice. division superintendent,
City.
George E. Aver, division Superin-
tendent, Dodge City.
T. J. Whisenand, division superin-
tendent, Wellington.
c. H. Brisco, division superintendent,
Pueblo.
]. F. McNally, division superintend-
ent, San Marciel.
G. H. Saunders, trainmaster, Chill
licothe.
T. H. Sears. trainmaster, Marceline.
E. A Austin, trainmaSter, Topeka.
j. C. Ramsey, trainmaster, Chanute.
J. C. Shaffer, trainmaster, Newton.
G.. c. Starkweather, trainmaster,
City.
L. U. Morris, trainmaster. Dodge
City.
j. P. Kurn, trainmaster, Pueblo.
w. E. Merrifield, trainmaster, Ration.
J. E. McMahon, trainmaster, Las
Vegas.
D. Coughlin, trainmaster, yelling
ton.
The officers of the Commercial club
have not had much time to prepare for
the entertainment of this party of the
Santa Fe officials. but every effort
which lies within the power of the off,
GERS is being put forth to entertain
them.
The railroads, and particularly the
Santa Fe. has recently made some ad- |
justments of freight rates for Topeka |
shippers which were found to be work |
ing a hardship on the city unjustly, !
and the local business men seem to be |
in a happy frame of mind in regard to
it, They expect upon the occasion of
the banquet next Monday night to let
this good feeling overflow.
The Santa Fe officials will be in the !