The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
Fifty Business Men With Mar.
shall's Military Band.
Entertainment At STATIONS
Glad Hand From All Cities
Along the Route.
Sixteen Towns Visited by Trade
Trippers Today.

cial," all bedecked with banners, left
the Union Pacific station this morning
at 8:15 o'clock for a three-day trip
through rich territory in north
central Kansas. AS the train pulled
out Marshalrs band, which accom-
panied the fifty Topeka business men.
played a lively ragtime selection, and
a big crowd at the station cheered as
the train pulled out.
The day coach on the special was
ran the full length of the car. On
them was this inscription: Topeka
Get-cquainted Special Tons of
advertising literature and Topeka
souvenirs are being carried on the
train. This is the second annual trip
of the kind undertaken by the To-
peka Commercial club. Last year a
successful trip was operated over the
Central Branch OF the Missouri Pa
cific.
The equipment consists of two Pull
man coaches. a day coach and a bag
gage car. In all, hfty-six towns will
be visited. -.-.--. .-.
Plan Royal Entertainment.
Prominent business men in towns
on the route wrote to ]. Will Kelley.
club, promising the Topeka visitors a
cordial reception.
Individuals and firms that will be
represented on the trip include the
following: Beatrice (ContinentaD
Creamery company, H. H. Pugh and
Brothers (2); Charles P. Adams, To-
peka Oil company, M. r. Manley for
Topeka Pure Milk company; c. B.
Crosby for Crosby Brothers company;
T. J. Myers, William Schick company
CD. A. A. Mills and one other for
Grain company. l. M. Penwell. Sam
uel z. LUX, E. r. Strain, c. Il Buck
for Perfection Metal Silo company.
International Harvester company (2),
Kansas Independent Telephone COM
pany. represented by Fred Coulson;
Traffic associations; Charles L. Mitch
ell, manager of Crane & Co.; George
Hargreaves, w. o. Anderson, Lum-
bermen's Supply and Material COM
pany, H. F. Guthrie, Central Nation
al bank: Central Topeka Paper COM
ing the Western Union Telegraph
company: T. c. Whiteker. Charles
Wolff Jr.; r. r. Rollman Of the Sey-
mour Packing company; Roy Thomp-
son, George e. Clark, secretary Kan
sas State Fair association; ]. Thomas
OcI CO1lp pduy, II. II. OVeTIOn, -. -.
Petit. J: J. Cortell, w. S. Hobbs.
James Nelson, W. w. johnson, trav-
cling freight agent Union Pacific;
James Thomas, trainmaster: F. M.
Newland. c.. w. Weatherton and C.
F. Franklin of McEntire Co.; J. E.
Wilson and Alfred Hill of the Capt.
tai, C. w. Parker, Derby Grain Co..
L. H. Decklemeyer, conductor; L B.
Null, Topeka Pure Milk Co.; ]. B.
Billiard, A. A. Muller. Frank Snow,
State journal; Thomas Meyers, ]. G.
Brink, w. 0. Anderson, Fred Carlson.
Parts of two nights will be spent
at Beloit. A special meeting has been
arranged for the first night.
Train Schedule.
Following is the schedule of stops:
Manhattan, 9:45 to 1915; Ogdensburg.
1926 to 1916; Fort Riley, HOO to HIS;
Junction City, 1880 to 1890; Chapman,
1850 to 1:O5; Detroit. 1:15 to 1:25; Abb
lene, 1:40 to 2:10: Solomon. 2:35 to 2:5O;
Niles, $40 to 1920; Verdi. $3.50 to 3:40;
Bennington. $3.50 to 400; Minneapolis.
4:25 to 4:45; Delphos. Sis to $50:
Glasco. $50 to 500; Simpson. 6:15 to
6:25; Asherville, 6:35 to 6:45.
The special will arrive at Beloit at
6:55, where the equipment will be trans
ferred to the Missouri Pacific. Starting
at o'clock in the morning the special
will leave Beloit and run June 3 on the
following schedule:
Lenora, 500 to 1850: Edmond, 7:55 to
sos; Dens1nore, S:15 to S:25; Logan, $3.50
to 900; Big Bend, 1926 10 9:35; Glade.
$50 to 1000; Kfrwin, 1925 to 1895:
Cedar, HOO to 11:10; Gaylord. n:25 to
11:35; Harlan, 11:5O to 1900; Ports,
1915 to 1925; Downs, 12:45 to 1:45; Os-
borne, 2:10 to 2:3o; Bloomington, 2:45 to
2:55: Alton. s:15 to s:25; Woodston. s:45
to 3:55; Stockton, 4:15 to 4:45; Cawker
City, 6:10 to 6:D; Glen Elder, 6:35 to
6:45.
The special f. in viii arrive at Beloit
at 7:1O o'clock in the evening, where the
equipment will be transferred to the
Union Pacific. The train will leave Be-
lott at 800 o'clock in the morning of
June 4. The schedule of stops will be:
Salina, 500 to 500: Assaria, S:35 to S:45;
Bridgeport, S:55 to 9:05; Lindsborg, 9:20
to 9:35; Mcpherson, 1910 to 1:Ov.
At Mcpherson the eQus uscment will be
transferred to the Rock Island. The
schedule of stops will be:
Galva, 11:13 to u:23; Canton. 1855 to
1926, one hour being taken for dinner;
to 1:18; Tampa, 1:31 to Ia; Ramona.
1853 to 2:0s; Herington, 2:1S to S:25;
Latimer. 3:39 to 1851; White City, 4:O5
to 4:35: Dwight, 4:52 to SOP: Alta
Vista, 5:12 to 5:22: volland, 5:39 to $40;
Alma, 6:04 to 6:14; Mcfarland. 6:35 to
7:4o
One hour will be taken at Mcfarland
for supper and the special will arrive in
Topeka at $40 o'clock, June 4.
Trippers at Manhattan.
Manhattan, KAN, June 2.-The To-
peka "Get Acquainted" special arrived
in Manhattan at $3.50 this morning.
several minutes ahead of schedule.
The band and Topeka Commercial
club boosters left the train. formed =