The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-12

hands OF the ofhcers in charge of the
departments at Chicago. The effect of
the organization should be to better
control the points of contact
Il want to say that the employees
of the Rock Island railroad have the
same regard for Mr.. Nudge that the
people of Topeka have"
Mr.. Sebastian at Home.
John Sebastian told of the great work
the Rock Island system is doing in ed
ucating the people along its lines to
undertake scientific farming He spoke
of the campaign which is about to start
in western Kansas. "A great deal of
educating has to be done in western
Kansas" said he.
Il want to say i want to move out
to Topeka myself, as I am an old resi-
dent of this town. 1 know we've lots
of friends in Topeka. We believe there
is no town in which We are more well
GOMEZ
we differ in certain lines of policy"
said H. Cover, but 1 believe the gen.
eraI feeling on the part of the public
is to deal fairly with the railroads.
think that the people should be in
formed of all the facts
Must Be Statesmen.
The last speaker on the regular pro-
gram was E. B. PIERCE. Il believe that
the regulation of transportation in this
country is absolutely essential he
said. THE railroads have in a large
measure been taken out of business.
When you talk to a traffic man that
traffic man must talk to you as
statesman and a patriot-you have
compelled him to by the laws you have
put on the statute books. The result
is that we find ourselves in a peculiar
position where the railroad is governed
by law. The law department has grown
into an important part of the system,
because you have SO many statutes
that it takes experts, men of trained
mind, to interpret the laws. They are
SO conflicting we can't operate under
them.
MY opinion is that this question will
never be solved until we get one auth
GRITTY to take in hand the proper regu-
lation of the railroads. Should there
not be some central authority to regu-
late all the rates and practices?"
''As a member of the Commercial
club" said E. w. kouns, general man
ager of the Santa Eel am glad to
contribute my mite in showing the es
TEEN which the citizens of Topeka hold
towards these men,
Those Who Attended.
Those present at the Nudge BANQUET
F. o. Melcher, John Sebastian, H.
Cover, c. o. Huber, E. M. Stephen,
L. C. Seward, E. B. PIERCE; from To-
peka-A. E. Sweet, NJ. A. Low, Paul
E. Walker, James A. Stewart, P. 1.
Bonebrake. F. P. MacLennan, E. L.
- well, D. w III nelly, AIlIluI OdpPSI,
J. r. Burrow, E. H. Crosby, George A.
Clark, W. T. Crosby, w. 1. Miller,
Charles P. Adams. Scott Hopkins, H.
A. Spielman. N. B. Burge, R. d. Blaine.
Sam Lux, w. c. Cartridge, H. Fleisch-
man, R. G. Merrick. E. L. Copeland.
NJ. Hamilton, J. R. kcontz, c. w.
Kouns, c. F. w. Felt, M. Brown, S.
c. Nichols, Horace L. Hall, w. P.
Hemphill. H. M. Harris, w. c. stephen
G. P. Whiteker, " r. Parkhurst, w.
H. West, W. A. Neiswanger. E. A. Tir-
rill, William Connors. F. S. Crane, w.
H. Eastman. S. E. Cobb, w. S. Lind
say, E. e. Ames, E. P. Jordan, G. L.
Clearinghouse, r. B. Parker. DR.. r. S.
]. Ritz E. H. Heath, William Green,
George w. Hackney, ]. B. Billiard, H.
Clarkson. J. E. Grtest, James Nelson,
H. c. Cosand, A. X. Brandt, r. r.
Bragg, George S. Badders John r.
Mulvane, c. E. Gault, Guy Gardner,
J. c. Emahizer, c. E. Heartburg, L. G.
Thorpe. S. c. Petit, c. W. Hanchette,
c. G. Blakely, w. c Glenn, J G. Stone
back, William Schick, George P. Nc
Entire. Charles S. Elliott, e. c. Arnold.
iC. P. Bolmar, John Purcell, T. E.
Sabin. J. Anderson, E. W. Thomp-
son, J. G. Bauer, Carr Taylor, J. w.
Butts, E. F. Strain, Charles H. Chand-
Ter, S. o. Gilliland, D. ]. Hathaway. j.
Chubb. E. S. Pettyjohn, John B. Nc
Kee. w. H. Metzdorf. c. w. Mitchner,
S. w. Mullinix, Luther Burns. c: G.
Adams, E w. Cline, j. B. Smalley,
Thomas M Lillard, J. E. Gossett, j.
D. Gossett, Charles Yost. w. S. Phil
lips Justin E. Brown. z. w. Rankin,
L. S. Ferry. F. NJ. Bonebrake, E S.
Clark, ]. A. Troutman. c. F. Spencer,
George w Crane, c. e. Hawley, T. c.
whiteker, w. D. c. Smith. H. o. Gar
vey, w. A. McCarter, c. D. Skinner
IC. f. Inman. D. T. Hammatt. Otto
Kuehne, c. A. Magaw. T. F. Doran,
IT, M Meade C. J. Skinner. E: B.
SewelI, Jr., H H. Hunt G.. B. Hether-
ington, f, L. Whitney, W. w. Gavitt,
and G.. w. Rourke, Herington; John
6. Dean. Marion; c. 1. Kerr Herring
ton; F. J. Shubert. Kansas City: A. I.
Miller, Belleville; G. o. Combs, Hutch
inson.