The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
HOCH TO CITIES.
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Governor Guest Of Honor at
Municipal Banquet.
Tells Delegates What a Nice
Place To Topeka.
ENJOY GOOD THINGS.
An Elaborate Spread for the
Visiting Delegations.
Some Reforms That Kansas
Cities Demand.
ENJOY GOOD THINGS.

This morning the members Of the
Municipal league visited the two legis-
Iative bodies and some preliminary
work was done along the line of Sc
curing a favorable attitude of the
committees of the two bodies on the
measures at stake which are liable to
effect the interests of the cities of the
state.
Aside from this informal pro-
! gramme nothing had been arranged
and the members of the league re-
! turned to their homes this noon. The
| street car ride over the city under the
circumstances could not be availed or
| and in lieu a. tender of thanks was
| extended for the invitation.
In reality therefore the end of the
| convention came with the banquet at
| the Throop hotel given last night by
the city officials and the business men
of Topeka
The banquet was an entire success.
About sixty-five guests were seated at
the tables in the ordinary when Gov
ernor Hochs arrival was finally an
nounced.
The table decorations were in keep
| ing with the occasion. Carnations
and ferns were used with red can
delabra placed at intervals Favors
The menu was all that could be de-
sired and one of the best that has
ever been served at the ThrooD- one
of the unique features was the nam
ing of the dishes after the prominent
members of the league While coffee
and cigars were being served Mayor
Bergundtha1 introduced Councilman
G. K Holiday as POSTMASTER for the
evening.
Twelve gentlemen responded to
toasts, the theme of which related in
particular to municipal subjects. Gov
ernor Hoch gave the opening toast:
The Vestibule to Paradise-Topeka."
He said during his remarks Il am
here tonight as an editor and not as a
governor. I have not come here to
talk, l have come here to eat The
town 7 came from is Paradise. How
ever, I said the other night that this
is a beautiful city, q splendid city, the
cleaneSt, Soberest. prettiest, best town
of it's size in the United States, and I
meant every word said. I am proud
not only that you have commercial
and political city but that you are
striving after a high plane of
aesth etics."
Senator Noftzger's Stepping Stone.
Senator Noftzger who was called
on. said: ''I am not a member of the
Municipal league. 1 had a brilliant
start in municipal affair, however, but
it was nipped in the bud. I had the
distinguished honor once of being
elected city marshal of my town.
held that office for twelve week. when
I was elected state senator. That was
city organizations of the state are a
partial failure because they have too
many officials. Unless you have an
arrangement by which the mayor and
two or three councilmen run the town
the management is failure"
Others who were called upon in the
course of the evening were L. A. H.
Street of Fort Scott Dr. G. W. ALA
Winfield, Chas Spencer of Topeka, J.
B. Penny of Chanute, Mayor Halloren
of Ottawa, w. A. S. Bird, Senator
Stewart of Sedgwick, Gen. ]. w. r.
Hughes. Senator Martin and Roy
Buchanan.
The banquet was entirely informal,
and the dress suit was in allegiance |
One tuxedo was the nearest ap-
En- gineer McCabe a close second, were |
the only ones to lend dignity by reason |
of Prince Alberts. Most of the men /
present were business men, and wore |
their business suits.
Those who were present were the |
councilmen and city officials of To- |
peka, the visiting delegates, several of /
the business men of the city, Governor |
Hoch and the members of the two leg
Islative committees of the cities of the |
first and second class.
To Meet in Fort Scott.
At an adjourned session last night |
Fort Scott was selected as the next
place of the league on a /
pressing invitation from the delegates
present from that city. In addition to
this officers for the ensuing year were
elected. They are as follows: Presi-
dent, l.. H. Allen, OF Fort Scott; first
vice president, A. l.. H. Street, Fort !
Scott; second vice president. w. o. ]
Johnson, Winfield; third vice presi-
dent. Earl Blake, Wichita; secretary
and treasurer, w A. 8 Bird, Topeka. |
The incumbency of the president is
something uncertain rs yet, owing to /
the provisions of city elections Under
the procedure of the league the mayor |
of the town to which the convention
goes is selected as president. If the |
present mayor stays IN, the Office of
president of the league will also linger
with him, otherwise II will go to the |
next elected mayor, whoever that may |
be.
J. B. Penny, of Chanute, who is /
member of the city council of that /
place and in attendance at the Munich |
pal League, has given some very inter |
esting statements regarding the natural |
gas plant owned by the city at that |
place. The gas wells owned by the |
city were purchased for 81, 500, they are |
now bringing returns into the city the |
same amount as a 6 per cent interest |
on an investment of 100000. In the |
past year 81, 900 of electric light bonds |
and ST. 900 of waterworks bonds have |
been paid off by the city without any
extra additional expense in the way of /
taxation to the citizens of that town. |
The wells are bringing in, in the way |
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