The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-12
WHAT A CHANGE.
Few State Officers Take Long
Trips Now.
Of Course Anti Pass Law Isn't
Responsible.
HAVEN'T TIME TO GO.
Press of State Affairs Keeps
Them Near Home.
Excelsior Springs Has Become
FavOrite Resort.

Excelsior Springs is going to be
wonderfully popular place this year as
summer resort for state officers. Nearly
all state officers who feel the need of
rest from their arduous duties will go
to Excelsior Springs to get it.
AS a corollary to this proposition, it
may be announced with equal certainty
that there will not be as many long va
cation trips made this year usual by
state officers. The abolition of the in
terstate free railroad pass is RESPONSE
BILE.
Heretofore, it has been the regular
thing for every state officer to take a
summer jaunt to California. Florida, or
New York. Some of them nave put in
a few months fishing in Canadian wa
ters. and others have fished in the gulf
of Galveston, or struggled with the
massive tuna in southern California
waters. But long excursion was the
regular thing. 1t was as cheap to travel
as 1T was to stay at home.
This year some of the state officers
took trip to League Island and other
eastern points to witness the presenta-
ton of the silver service to the battle
ship Kansas. The state paid $1,000
toward the expenses of the party, and
most of the excursionists got off with
comparatively small additional personal
expense. Hence the disposition among
state excursion to answer the purpose
of a summer vacation.
State superintendent Z. 7, Fairchild,
who didn't go on this excursion, is now
in Los Angeles to attend the meeting
of the National Educational association.
This is a trip of which the expense is
paid by the state.
Governor HOch will be so busy travel
ing about filling Chautauqua lecture
dates that he will not find time for any
pure and unadulterated recreation. He
will get plenty of travelling, but it will
all be on business.
Secretary of State Denton says he
can't afford to take any more vaca-
| tion than he has had already, except
for an occasional trip to his home in
| Attica, which will be largely of a busi-
ness nature.
Attorney General jackson. State
Auditor Nation. and State Treasurer
l.TuHey will all stay pretty closely in
Topeka, aside from short trips to
various points in the state. 1t is still
possible for state officers to get trans
portation inside of Kansas.
Charles Barnes, superintendent OF
| insurance. who was not included in
| the battleship excursion, says he
hasn't time to take a vacation trip.
His newspaper and his official duties
keep him busy.
John Q. Royce, state bank commits
sioner, goes up to his home in Phil
lipsburg at frequent intervals, but he
has no plans for any vacation expedf-
tons
F. d. Coburn, secretary of agricul-
ture, who has some original ideas
about vacations and who takes very
few of them except when his health
absolutely demands it, is now absent
from town, and is supposed to be at
Excelsior Springs. That is where he
usually goes. Mr.. Coburn never tells
much about where he is going when
he starts off to take a rest.
The supreme court justices, too.
have very modest tastes about sum-
mer vacations this year. Justice
Henry F. Mason is about the only one
who has thus far announced any ex-
tended trip. He has gone to Wiscon-
son. Justice Clark Smith will spend
the summer at Cawker City, and JUS
tice Graves at Emporia. Justices
Porter and Burch will "recreate'' at
Excelsior Springs, and Chief Justice
Johnston will do the same.
And all because of the passing OF
the pasSi