The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-24
Special Trains Bearing 400 of
Them Arrive at Midday.
Fred Vandegrift and Bill Cur
tfs in Charge of One.
SECOND MADE UP At K. C.
Under Direction of Frank Jar
relI and II. A. WOIcOtt.
Commercial Club Entertains; {;
Luncheon and Auto Ride.

The first special train carrying two
hundred editors from Chicago and the
east, arriving in Topeka at noon to-
day, is en- route to the National Edi-
torial association meeting in Los An
ge1es. The special from Kansas City
arrived about twenty minutes later.
These trains are travelling over the
Santa Fe.
F. L. Vandegrift of Chicago. former
Topeka newspaper man and now edi-
tor of Earth, and w. J. Curtis of TOpe-
ka, district passenger agent, repre-
sets the Santa Fe on the first special.
This train is from Chicago. j. F. Jar
rell of Topeka, publicity agent, and
T. A. Wolcott of Kansas City, travel
ing passenger agent, are in charge of
the second special, which was made
up at Kansas City this morning. A
third special train will be added at
LaJunta, Col Harry Howland, adver-
tising agent, of Topeka also accom-
panieS the editors west.
Upon the arrival of the first group
of editors, automobiles were at the
station to take them directly to the
Commercial club for buffet lunch
con. The machines then returned to
the depot to take the second trainload
of editors on an automobile trip until
1915 o'clock; thence the party going
to the Commercial club for the lunch
con, the first editors taking the sight
seeing trip. Both specials left for
the west at 2 and 2:2O o'clock.
Commercial Club Program.
Charles 5. Elliott. president of the
Commercial; club. who was master of
ceremonies at the luncheonS served
the viSitorS-in two sectionS-stated
that the best way that he knew of ex-
business men was to read the inscrip-
ton on a huge banner stretched along
the side OF the wall: 'Hully Gee.
But we're glad you are here
II want to say said President Ell
liott.-"that cur hearts beat just as true
as though we were in our new marble
nall which we expect to have within
three years"
The speaker enumerated features of
interest in Topeka. He told of the
packing house, the largest creamery,
the largest poultry establishment, the
publishing houses with their even
'fifty-seven varieties of publications,
and the evening paper which he said
lis the brightest, Spiciest, and prob
ably most profitable evening publica-
tion in a town of our size
President Elliott closed by asking
Mr.. MacLennan to welcome the
guests.
Frank P. Mac Lehman, in extending
a welcome to the editors, said:
I'VE are glad you honored Topeka
with a stop-over on your way to the
coast. If your stay had been longer,
it goes without saying that our well
come would have been stronger. AS
it is. we feel sure that two hours in
Topeka will prove more enjoyable
than as many days in some other
places.
You are in what we admit is the
garden spot of the world. Kansas
not only blossoms as rose but bulges
like the well filled Golfers of her
banks.
You know the story which our
press and publicity agents have given
you for free reading notices: that
Kansas raised last year twice as much
whe-.t as any other state in the union,
and we got almost twice as many cents
per bushel for it as we usually secure.
This is one of the states of the union
where the high cost of living does not
terrify. 1t is one of those things
which, along with our abundant
mers to buy automobiles and the rest
of them to purchase Fords.
You come to a state which honors
men and is honored by
them.
kansas has more editors holding
public office and fewer in the jails
and prisons than any other state in
the union. If the crying demand for
of statesmen continues, it is altogether
likely that the state will have fewer
editors in the newspaper offices than
any other state in the union.
In proof of which I want to re-
mind you, my friend and cOntempor-
ary, Arthur Capper, is now governor
of the state and is not working very
much just now at the job of printing.
/ am sure that he greatly regrets he
was unable to welcome you here to-
day, but long-ago promise took him
out of town today. Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Morgan is the editor of the
Hutchinson News. The treasurer of
the state, Earl Akers, runs the Staf-
ford County Republican. The auditor
of state is the editor of the Dodge
City Globe. Charles Sessions. well
known newspaper man. recently gave
up the office of secretary of state to
become the private secretary of the
governor. Former Governor Hoch,
of the Marion Record, is a member of
the board of control. Tom McNeal,
of the Mail and Breeze, is on the text
book commission. Jay House, mayor
of Topeka, is one of the editors of the
Topeka Capital Topeka's chief of po-
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