The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-11

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d to President E. p. Ripley.
, Fe should be it's headquarters The
| human organism is given Impulse and
| life from the heart. So. too. with a
| great railroad system; from its heart,
! the home of its offices and shops, flow
| out the current of it's life. What would
| the Santa Fe be without John Purcell
! and his 1000 men, whose incessant toll
| builds and reneWs the machinery that
moves its mighty burden? To them we
| lift the hat and bow the head, for la
Tor moves the world. What would the
| Santa F'e be without Hurley and Morse
and Copeland and Cornell and koontz'
| and their thousand associates. whose
| brain and energies under the direction
| of their leader, our guest tonight, guide
| and control whole. vast enterprises.
| Mr.. Ripley. We turn to you in graft
| tude for the great new shops that have
| added o much to the prosperity and
| wealth of our community. In return
| for which our citizens render sober. In
| telligent and loyal service.
There is but one thing mere We can
ask of you-Colonel Holiday was the
Father of the santa Fe. In his name
| we petition you to leave the smoky
city by the lake and. like the prodigal
son Of old. return to your father S
house to dwell among US. We will kill
-he fatted calf. We will meet you
at the depot with a brass band.
"One of our great naval officers pro-
posed this toast to our country:
"'Our country-in her intercourse
with foreign nations, may she always
be in the right; but our country, right
or wrong
GAS Topekans I ask that you drink
| this toast with me:
"'Our Santa Fen her intercourse
with others, may she always be in
the right; but our Santa Fe, right or
wrong.
Mr.. Borman's Speech.
Mr.. T. A. Borman. president % the
Continental Creamery company. was
/ lows on the Santa Fe's Big New
Buildings
'In course of construction at this
time on a site adjoining the site of
the present magnificent general Office
building, is fire-proof structure
costing in the neighborhood of quar-
ter of a million dollars. At this time
seven stories will be erected in
addition to a basement and sub
basement. The foundation and walls
! five additional stories contemplating
heretofore a building twelve stories
| high in addition to the basement and
sub-basement. Employed in the gen
eral offices there are at this time one
thousand people. These are housed
| in the present general Office building
and in some three or four other
| buildings on Kansas avenue OF
these one thousand employees four
hundred will occupy the present gen
eral office building and the remainder
will be accomm odated in the building
now under construction 1t will, be
noted, therefore. that the new build
ing upon its completion will provide
more than will be accommodated in
the building now occupied, giving you
an idea of the Importance of the new
structure compared with the present
| building.
| "The new shop offices. also in
course of construction. will accom-
modate three hundred men ane will
cost in the neighborhood of 100000.
In this building will be housed the
| Office of the general shops. These
are now located in various shop build
ings This building will be four
stories besides the basement.
I'm addition to the erection of these
! two new buildings the present general
/ Office building will be remodeled in
| it's interior and considerable sum of
| money will be spent in making it a
! modern convenient and efficient
! building for the accommodation of
new buildings will be Of most mod
ern design, fire-proof well ventilated
and heated and perfectly appointed.
| "Itisapparent that the Santa Fe will
|
spend in round numbers a half mil
| lion dollars.
| How many people realize just
what this means to this city?
First: 1t means that q large pro-
portion of this expenditure will go to
Topeka contractors. to Topeka day
| 1aborers. to Topeka merchants and to
| Topeka dealers in building materials.
The expenditure of half million dol
| lars in any town is a disbursement
which cannot help but be felt IN the
commerce of the town.
Second: This expenditure means
I that the Santa Fe has determined
| once for all upon the permanent 1oca-
| ton of its general Offices in Topeka.
This significance is more important to
Topeka than any other.
The permanent location of these
offices at Topeka signifies that these
offices can be operated more ad-
vantageously from the standpoint of
| efficiency and economy in Topeka than
in the larger cities. Efficiency is an
important factor in office operation.
| Efficiency involves not only efficient
employees. but such conditions and sur
! rounds as promote good morals.
| education, refinement. sobriety. and
| wholesome social conditions. Topeka
supplies each of these Living in a
clean town. town of good schools and
ichurches. among intelligent people.