The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-02

The Answers.
E. F. A. Reinisch. superintendent of
city parks-''This is the mildest win
ter 1 remember. Why, the robins are
here already. I hear them sing every
day at the park. The robins do not
later than March 1. Elm trees all
over town are budded. Some rose
bushes and ilacs at the park are bud
ding"
HalIeck Hill. oldest in service at the
city halt came to Topeka in 1856
and I can't remember of our ever hav-
ing a winter as mild this one. There
have been winters when we had much
mild weather. but not so continuously
as we have had this year"
department-"No, in my forty years
in Topeka have never known a win
ter to be so mild as this one. Why,
have a crimson rambler out to my
house that is almost ready to bud out.
But I was talking to an old timer the
other day who said he remembered
just about such a winter as this in the
early sos
Mrs. E. E. Roudebush. city clerk S
office, who has lived in Topeka since
1857 remember one winter that
was about as mild as this one. It was
either in 1909 or 1910. That winter
our honeysuckle vine stayed green all
winter. But it showed more. We had
great deal Of snow, but no really
cold weather.
w. A. Wolyerton, city sanitary in
spector-'Ive been here since 1878
and I'm sure this is the mildest winter
ever experienced.
w. S. Hancock, street commission
EFT have lived in Topeka twenty
years and I'M Kansas forty years. but
as we've had"
Frank Leech, chief of police-"I
have never seen a winter quite SO mild
as this in Topeka before, and I have
lived in the county for thirtyonine
johnson county, 1 think equaled this
one
c. B. White. United States commits
sioner-"Up until three years ago I
lived in Bourbon county since 1873
and do not think I ever saw a winter
so continually mild as this one. There
were warm days sometimes, but the
average temperatures were not SO
high
Speaker W. W. Harvey:-''There
isn't any question about this being a
wonderful winter. But beginning to-
morrow the legislature works for
nothing. And this season of spring
weather may have a disquieting effect
on members who are beginning to
think of things which need attention
at home"
Fred S. Robertson, United States
district attorney:-"Simply can't beat
it. Persons who spent money to go
to the winter watering places simply
lost money Kansas was the ideal
| summer resort spot last summer. But
the winter has put the state in the
ideal climate class"
Senator ]. NJ. Satterthwaite of But
Ter county:-"Yes, I remember a win
ter which was just as mild as this one.
| 1t was the winter of 1S77-78. But
there was a difference. During that
winter it was very wet and rainy.
| Warm rain after warm rain followed
each other. I don't remember ever
| experiencing such a fine winter
| Senator E. E. F'rizell of Pawnee
| county:-"Not in the half century
which have spent in Kansas has any
| legislature given the state such a fine
| winter. A Democratic legislature
couldn't have done much better. Per
haps some credit should go to the
| ladies in the house of representatives
Senator H. &c. Kyle of Dickinson
| county:-''Never. The winter of 1912
10 was just like this up to February
| 81, and then We had a real winter
which lasted clear up to May II