The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-21
Scores Of Prominent Railwa,
Men to Topeka Today.
INSPECTION OF BIG SHOPS
President Ripley and vics
President Storey Coming.


The annual meeting Of stockholders
OF the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company tomorrow and the
complimentary di ner to Mr.. A. A.
Robinson by Santa Fe officials to-
night win bring to Topeka several
prominent officials from the Chicago
offices Of the company. including
President q. p. Ripley. Vice Presidents
w. B.. Storey, Edward Chambers and
w. E. Hodges, General Solicitor 0ardf-
ner Lathrop, freight Traffic Manager
F. b. Houghton. Chief Engineer C. F..
w. Felt and e. J. Engel assistant to
the president, who will arrive about
p. m. today. coming from Kansas
City by special train in order that they
may be here in time for the banquet.
Among the Santa Fe men who all
ready have arrived for the dinner are:
A. c. Jobes Of Kansas City, director:
]. s. Leeds. Chicago, manager Of the
refrigerator service; A. #. Robinson.
Chicago, bridge engineer: F. 8.
agent; Robert Dunlap, Chicago. gen.
eral attorney; w. O. Skinner. Pueblo,
division freight agent; w. H. Simpson.
Chicago, general advertising agent; F..
T. Treleaven. Chanute. division freight
agent; B. L. Williams, Colorado
Springs. general agent: J. r. Cotting-
ham. Oklahoma City. solicitor for
! Oklahoma; c. B. Strohm. Chicago,
superintendent Of transportation; Ed
ward Raymond. Newton, general su-
perintendent Of transportation, and A.
L. Glaxter, ArdmOre, conductor In
| the service of the Santa Te SO years.
Hero for Dinner.
| Among the railway men here for
the dinner-not with the Santa Fee
are n. U. Nudge, Chicago. president Of
| the Rock Island; A. Morse, Chicago,
chief engineer OF the Rock Island: w,
c. Nixon. st. Louis, receiver Of the
Frisco, and Avery Turner, Fort Worth,
Mr.. Turner formerly lived here and
was assistant general superintendent
| of the Santa Fe.
The complimentary. dinner to Nr.
Robinson will be served at $3.50
O'Clock this evening N sthe autiitrrfs,n1
Of the Elks' club. The hall has been
decorated for the occasion by experts
under the direction Of Mrs Lord. A
corps Of cooks and q dozen mattresses
from Fred Harvey houses are here to
serve the banquet, directed by Local
Manager butcher. Ray Halls orches-
ira will play during the evening.
Following the dinner there will be
a short program OF music and speech
making. E. L. Copeland will be
toastmaster, and talks will be made
by Director C. s. Gleed, Vice President
w. B. Storey Of Chicago, General
Howell Jones and General Solicitor
| Gardiner Lathrop Of Chicago. Gen.
eral Manager G.. w. Kouns is on the
program, but will not be able to re-
spond. owing to the illness Of Mrs.
Kouns in New York. Darwin Bradley
will sing two selections.
Just before the dinner there will be
a formal reception for Mr.. Robinson
and President Ripley in the library
of the Elks' club.
Inspection Of Shops.
The program tomorrow will consist
Of an inspection of the Santa Fe Ahope
by President Ripley. Vice President
panied by Superintendent N. J.
Drury; q trip through the general Of
1 flee buildings, and the stockholders
meeting at noon.
The meeting Of stockholders will be
Of short duration. The stock of the
10000 people who own the Santa Fe
will be voted by half q dozen men, and
the voting will require only q few min
utes However, under the bylaws the
polls must be kept open one hour
The only business to be transacted viii
be the ratification by majority vote Of
rectors and the executive committe<
taken since the last annual meeting
and the reelection Of e. p. Ripley Of
Chicago, Howell Jones of Topeka and
Henry s. Pritchett and Charles Steele
of New York to be directors. For sew.
! eral years John r.. Mulvane and p.
Bonebrake have oniciated as tellers q
Santa Fe annual meetings. They likely
will act in that capacity tomorrow.
The stockholders meeting will b,
held in the ONCE of e. l. Copeland
secretary and treasurer. w. n. Dfeh
! of New York. transfer agent. has beel
. here several days. checking the stock
. holders.
. After the meeting President RIPPLE.
|. and Vice President Storey will leav
: for an inspection trip over the Southerl
. Kansas division, arriving In Kansa
! City Saturday in time for Mr.. Ripley +
: address the Knife and Fork club.
General Superintendent r.. J. Parke
met President Ripley and party at For
Madison and win accompany them I
Topeka.
!. DEMOCRATS AT HoYT.