The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-24
EDITORS HERE.


office. But your limited time here
will not permit me to extend this list.
Il am citing these facts for the pur-
pose of your enlightenment and, If in
your own communities the people are
not doing so well by you as they are
in Kansas, go to it and find out the
reason why.
Il have. been selected. as you may
have observed, as one of the few edi 5
tors in Topeka and Kansas not held
in captivity by, or holding, a public
office, but still selling newspapers at
the same old corner.
Topeka newspapers have good
homes. The Topeka Capital has one
of the finest buildings and plants in
the country and the State Journal has
a plant and building equipped for the
prompt production of a daily newspa-
per. I am sure that if any of you de-
sire to visit the newspaper offices in
your brief stay here, instead of taking
an automobile ride, or, if you have
time, to do both, you will be well
coined by the Capital and the State
Journal at their respective buildings
two blocks away.
I'VE all trust that your entire jour-
ney will be one of pleasure and pro-
fit
c. w. Price, formerly Of Topeka,
was asked to respond to the welcomes.
Charlie Price Talks.
'aThe cordial and generous greeting
is appreciated on our pilgrimage to
the west" said Charles w. Price, pub
Usher of the Electrical Review of New
York. LAS your chairman has said,
was once a proud resident of this city.
1 captured my wife here and one of
my daughters who is with me on this
trip was born here"
In speaking before the second sec
ton of the Commercial club luncheon,
l.. j. Roundtrec of Georgetown, Texas,
vice president of the National Edi-
torial association, said: when 1 was
boy 1 didn't believe anything but
drought, sunflowers and grasshoppers
would be possible in Kansas. I am
impressed with the greatness of your
civilization. The greatest crop any
state can produce is its citizens. Kan
Sas is a great state and l am glad to
probation of the members of our
party for the courtesy extended by the
Kansas people"
Tom McNeaI gave one of his char
humorous talks. He
illustrated the greatness of Kansas
agriculturally by telling number of
good stories.
1--WE are delighted to have you with
u.s. he said. I'VE are sorry to have
you leave so soon, and we have many
things we believe you would be inter-
ested in seeing. We don't boast about
our state Uaughter). 1t keeps us busy
trying to keep up with the truth"
Visitors Are Pleased.
George SchlOSSer, secretary OF the
National Editorial association, who
was with the second division, was de-
lighted with the progress that has
been made in Topeka in twenty years.
Schlosser who lives in Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, attended a convention
in Topeka twenty years ago. There
has been a wonderful change in TWEEN
ty years." he said in speaking to
State Journal reporter. 1T is fine
city with an air of general prosperity.
like your broad streets"
W. P. Nisbett, editor of the Michi-
gan Bulletin, published at Big Rapids,
was pleased with the capital city,. He
stated that the combination of the
western travel and the adverse wealth.
er conditions has been hard on the
summer resort business in Michigan
this summer.
The automobile trips over the city
were made on schedule time. There
were plenty of cars to accommodate
the visitors.
J. Will Kelley, secretary of the
Commercial club, procured the prom
Use of the autos for the occasion.
George Godfrey Moore had charge
of the seeing Topeka trips. The
tour committee was composed of
George Godfrey Moore, Charles w.
Barnes, w. W.. Webb, George w.
Stansfield and H. S. Putney.
Secretary Kelley expressed the ap-
probation of the officers of the club
for the assistance that was given in
the entertainment of the visitors.
Some of Those in the Party.
Among the better known newspa-
per men and women who were To- |
peka visitors today were Benjamin B.
Herbert of Chicago, editor of the Ma
tional Printer Journalist and founder |
of the editorial association; E. F.
Kemp, of Chicago, editor of the Pro-
prietary Record, and his wife; Frank |
Roderous and his wife, of the Lum- |
tn
mund Sheerer, of Chicago, and Will |
lard G. Carpenter, New York, of the |
Carpenter-Sheerer Advertising COM
pany; r. NJ. and H. T. Lamade, of
Grit" Williamsport, Pa; Mr.. and |
Mrs. Louis p. eastman and Leonard |
Post; Virginia King Frye, Of the |
League of American Pen Women, |
d. C.; J. G. Oswoid. i
American Printer, New York; F. E.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Ingham, Mr.. |
Harry Ingham and Miss Ingham, of
the DeS MoineS Register and Leader;
H. NJ. Blaine, School of Journalism,
Baton Rouge, La; Sam Harden, sec
rotary of Texas Press association, and
wife, Hutchinson, Tex; J. B. Mans
field, American Contractor, Chicago;
Addie Farrar, Chicago News; Maude
Oliver, Chicago Herald; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles C. Overton, Journal, Brook
yn. N. Y; Charles w. Price, Chicago.
editor of Electrical Review, and his
Mrs. Gray Price Crowley
and Miss Leonice Price; George
SchlosSer, Daily Press, Sioux Falls, S.
D., secretary of the National Editorial
association, his wife, daughter, Miss
Hazel Schlosser, and one son; Miss
Marian Tufts, National Alfalfa Jour
nal, Sioux Falls; Charles Lederer, car
toonist on the Chicago Herald, and |
Mrs. Lederer, and many others equal
y well known.
The Kansas editors and their fam
lies included Miss L. L. Aldrich and
Miss Book of the Cawker City Record; |
w. w. DERRICK of the Gridley Light,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Papes, Mulvane;
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Byron Caine, Belle
RlainR News: M Z, Her1air