The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
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UTILITIES BODY

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sion control business affairs. Under
stand, 1 do not believe, this Kansas
association or any other is against
the establishment of a utilities corn
mission but we do want quicker action
and better laws"
Continuing the resolutions lauo 10
peka and it is declared that the tele-
phone men leave the city with the
most kindly feelings and thanks are
rendered the Topeka Commercial club
for the entertainment provided by it
during the convention.
Compliment Topeka.
Resolved" reads the resolution,
that after witnessing the ease with
which the city of Topeka has taken
care of the several large ORGANIZATIONS
meeting here at the same time with
us. we are more than ever of the opin-
ion it should hereafter be designated
as the model convention city of Kan
Sas."
w. H. Nelson of Smith Center, J.
A. Macdonald of LaHarpe and r. M
Clark of Pomona comprise the com
mittee which drew up the resolutions.
T. L. Youmans of Osawatomie was
elected president of the association
and J. D. Waters of Bonner Springs,
one of those disguised with the pub
lie utilities commission, the vice presl-
dent j. H Close of Topeka was re-
ISOLATION. The executive committee
comprises: G. NJ Stratton, Clay Cen
ter; B. w. Without, Logan; c. J.
Myers, Kansas City; c. H. Parker, Ell
dorado; C. A. Sloan, Pratt; w. P
Hemphill, Ottawa; A. ]. Stevens, Hia-
watha. The executive committee will
decide later on the next place of meet
ing.
Although commission control of
public utilities has been in effect in
Kansas and in many other western
states for several decades, it is only
within the last year that the procedure
in such case has been reasonably def
mite, according to a statement made
before the independent telephone men
this morning at the National hotel by
E. H. HOgueland of Topeka. "Deci-
sions of Courts and Commissions was
the subject of Mr.. Hogueland's adj
dress at the last session of the present
convention.
The convention closed this noon. It
has been the most largely attended
and most interesting in the history of
the association, ]. H. Close, secretary.
announced this morning. The total
registration has reached PSI. Off
GERS were elected the last thing before
adjournment.
Not only has the attendance and
program been out of the ordinary but
the exhibits have been better than
usual. The entire seventh floor of
the National hotel was given over for
exhibit purposes and a portion of the
sixth was occupied as well. Cigars
were given to the visitors by some of
the exhibiting companies, while pho
nographs played in nearly every room
to entertain those visiting the exhibits
and also for the purpose of drawing
as many inside as possible. Then, too,
the advent of telephone girls added
spice to the proceedings and more will
come next year.
E. H. Hogueland, the principal
speaker this morning, aided to a great
extent in drawing up the commission
bill under the Stubs administration
and has made a study of commission
rulings. not only in this state but in
many others. ever since. His remarks,
while technical to an outsider, were
interesting to telephone men because
they learned just where they're at" in
the eyes of court and utilities COM
mission.
Following Mr.. Hogueland's address,
Mrs. Alice Douglas opened up her in
structors' school, for telephone lassies
again. At 1890 o'clock f. B. Mac
Kinnon, third vice president of the
United States Independent Telephone
association, Washington, D. c., deliv-
cred an address