The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-29
Topeka Entertaining Big Santa
Fe Heads Today.
Men En- Route to Chicago for
President Ripley Dinner.
SPENT MORNING ON THE LINKS
Country Club Resort Chosen to
Take Advantage of Weather.
Topeka Officials Leave Tonight
for Executive Banquet.

! Topeka is entertaining today sew
eral prominent Santa Fe officials IRON
all parts of the system, including three
T general managers and other railroad
men of note. These men stopped in
| Topeka while en- route to Chicago 70
attend the birthday dinner for Pre- 1
dent E. P. Ripley at the Blackstone
hotel Saturday. President Ripley Will
/ be 10 years old at the time.
Among the out of town oflclS%ls
who arrived here this morning are A
/ G. Wells of Los Angeles, general man
aaer of the Coast lines; /. L. Hubbard.
! Los Angeles, general superintendent
| F. G. Pettibone, Galveston. vice presi-
dent and general manager OF the GuIi'
Colorado & Santa Fee railway: w. T.
MaXson. general superintendent; r. 4.
Fox. Amarillo, general manager of the
western lines; T. H. Sears, general su-
perintendent; f. NJ. Bisbee, AInarlllc
chief engineer of the western lines. IL
w. Harris, Los Angeles, chief engineer
of the coast lines, and ]. L. Hershey
of Galveston, general freight agent OF
the Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe rail-
way.
These men spent this morning on
the links OF the Country club ptayjnS
golf They forgot business and rall-
road troubles and devoted theif
thoughts to the more pleasant 9ccul'G-
ton of making long drives anu S'"u
.'approa aches"
The three visiting general managers
will be in the special train leaving 20
peka late this afternoon carrying
guests to the Ripley banquet At Ran
sas CITY this special will pick up Z. r
Swinney, president Of the First Ma
Itional bank: A c. Jobes. director;
n. r Morrow, solicitor Cor Missouri
and Ford Harvey of the famous Hfr-
Vey house system
TODckanS as Guests
The following officials from Topeka
will attend the dinner: E. H. Bun
nell. auditor of disbursements; j. e.
Burnett. assistant general freight
agent: f. L. Copeland, secretary and
treasurer; J. NJ. Cornell, general pas
senger agent; E. T. Cartilage, tax COM
missioner; NJ. J. Drury, superintendent
of shops: Charles S. Gleed, director;
Isaiah HAS, commissioner of safety
A. A Hurd, special counsel; M. H.
Haig. mechanical engineer; Harry
Hobson, signal supervisor: Howell
Jores a director; l. NJ. Jones, super
intendent of telegraph; j. F. FARRELL,
publicity agent; J. r. Koontz, general
freight agent; c. w. kouns, general
manager: ]. P. Raster, chief surgeon;
II. B. LautZ, assistant to the general
manager; r. G Merrick, assistant gen =
eral freight agent; j. F. Mitchell,
ticket auditor; ]. H. McGoff, mechan-
ical superintendent; j. NJ. Meade, en-
aineer of the eastern lines; j. w. Now
ers car accountant; Schuyler C.
Nichols assistant ticket auditor; IL U
Pribble, general claim agent; r. j.
Parker, general superintendent; H Il
Ray, general purchasing agent; G. T.
Rex, manager of treating plants; w.
w Strickland, freight auditor; w r.
Smith, solicitor for Kansas; t. 5.
Stevens, signal engineer; j. F. Scott
of the treasury department; E. j.
Sha kesha fit, assistant general paSsen-
ger agent; Frank w. Thomas, super
visor of apprentices; A. o. Wellman,
assistant treasurer; P. Walsh, general
baggage agent; o. J. Wood, assistant
attorney Rev. Bernard Kelly and +.
l. Bonebrake.