The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-06
Kansas Editors We're Pleased
With Santa Fe Banquet.
Fill Their Editorial Columns
With Praise of Feast.
GREATEST RAILWAY,
This Seems to Be Opinion of
SunflOwer Scribes.
Other Items of General Inter-
est in Traffic World.

From the editorial comment given by
the Kansas newspapers over the state
following the State Editorial conven-
ton in Topeka last week, the Santa Fe
| is receiving the lions share of compli-
| ments for the 'buffet-luncheon they gave
to the editors. last Tuesday noon.
A review of the country weeklieS of
last week-and very few of the edi-
tors had time to get home and write
much for their paperS-reveals a big
wave of favorable comment going over
Kansas toward the Santa Fe railroad
| as a result Of their entertainment of
the editors. A few editors with the
customary crouch that fills their col
umns complain of the Santa Fe party"
saying that it was an advertising
scheme and was a funny action after
the howl made over decreased freight
rates-but these editors admitted that
they ate just as much, smoked just as
| much and had just as good time as
anyone at the luncheon.
Below will be found few clippings
from the Kansas weeklies of last week.
Next week will be the big week for
comment on the editorial convention
and the comments up to date are graft
flying to the Santa Fe oficials-they
feel that they carried out their desire
to show the editors a good time while
in the city.
Nearly every editor ropes Frank Jar
reH into the editorial columns of their
paper and insists that it was through
it was SO highly successful. Very rev
editors in Kansas are not acquainted
with that genial publicity agent, Franks
farrell, and he has done much in at
tracing favor to the Santa Fe from
the Kansas press and from Kansas
people.
A glance through the clippings be-
low (and most of them are "cut doWn')
will show the hit made by the offi-
Gals of the Santa F'e in their buffet
Iuncheon-and will show also that the
Kansas editors unite in the declara-
ton that the Santa Fe is the great |
est railroad in the world.
Garden City Telegram: The finest en-
tertainment of it's kind the state has
even seen or will see for years to come /
was the luncheon rendered by the
Santa Fe to those attending the edl-
toriaI association meeting Tuesday.
This luncheon was magnificent thing. |
1t was due to the inspiration of j. r. |
Koontz, general freight agent; to j. /
F. FARRELL, publicity agent; to the CO.
operative assistance rendered them by |
all the officials: and to the culinary
genius of the Fred Harvey system.
The luncheon was of the buffet order.
After the luncheon there was short
talks These were all good, but es-
pecially those of F. Dumont Smith and
J. H. Allen. Every dollar, every mo-
ment's effort, every worry, put fortn
by the road and it's officers on this
occasion was judiciously expended, for
there is not a newspaper man VINO
was there who doesn't know that the
roads splendid entertainment was a
courtesy well meant for the pleasure
and qualification Of it's friends, the
state writer's.
Medicine Lodge Cresset: If the
way to a mans heart is through his
stomach then the Atchison,. Topeka
& Santa F'e Railway company is en-
arfg n
Der of Kansans. The luncheon served
by the Santa Fe was the incest thing
of the kind ever given IN the state.
The decorations were artistic, the Fred
Harvey service was as nice as 1t is
nossible to serve in this country, many
of US country editors tickling our
palates with viands such as we never
tasted before and probably VIII never
taste again. The entertainment was
hearty and courteous and altogether
the event was a credit to the state, the
Santa Fe and the city of Topeka. OF
course different people Will view TINS
"feed'' from different angles. The
ultra insurgents papers will tnsurge
about it. But the fact remains that no
one else is under obligations to the
company for the affair, the cltlzens OF
Toneka should give the Santa Fe
vote of thanks for the splendid enter
tainment of their guests. 1t was good
to be there.
Railway company certainly entertain
ed the editors of the State Editorial as
ISOLATION in fine style TUESDAY Inc
luncheon was acknowledge TO nave
been the SWEETEST thing Of the kind
ever pulled off in the state. 1t is with
some degree of class pride we observe
that the entire occasion and its sue
cessful management was due to the
thoughtfulness and ability of an ex-
newspaper man, Frank farrell, who
owned the HoltOn Signal several years;
though one of the editors who wittily
responded to the address OF welcome,
observed that it was a big drop from
a free pass to a free lunch, which
shows that however much the editors
appreciated the courtesy of the present
publicity agent, their hearts were with
Colonel Savage who in the days of the
dear dead past (and pass) smilingly
dispensed courtesy of different
brand.
Onaga Herald: This was the best at
tended and most successful meeting
ever held by the association The edi-
tors were royalty entertained by the
citizens of Topeka and the Santa F'e
Railway company entertained the pen
ell pushers with one OF the most elaDo-
rate banquets ever spread in Topeka
Time and space will not allow us to
go into details, but we will say that 1t
was certainly good to be there"
CantoH 1liol- Aopeho cblio eiio 'e.ASe1
Fe Railroad company did themselves
proud in entertaining the association |
1t was one of the best meetings the |
association ever held.
Soldier Clipper: The new Santa Fse |
office building in Topeka will be thir-
teen stories high, the tallest skyscrap-
per in Kansas. But the interest of the
Kansas editors at present is not in the
height of the building but in the buffet |
luncheon the Santa Fe gave. Our
own Col. Frank farrell conceived the
idea of the Santa F'e entertaining the |
editors and the officials of the road |
jumped at the plan. They told Col |
Frank to plan the entertainment and |
not to worry about the matter of ex-