The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-08
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8. M. VaucIain Pleased With
Showing Made in Kansas.
Head of Baldwin Locomotive
Works Guest of Santa Fe.

The city of Topeka, the state of
| Kansas, and the Santa Fe railroad give
one the impression that they are rapid
ly getting back to normal, according
| to the views of Samuel NJ. Vauclain, OF
| Philadelphia, president OF the Bald
win Locomotive Works, who arrived
here this morning for a day OF visit
ing>and sight seeing.
THE ride thru the Kaw valley was
a revelation" II declared. IT did not
know so much beautiful scenery could
be found in what always has been de-
scribed as a prairie state.
| ut is refreshing to hear TopeKa
business men talk. They are filled
with optimism, and judging from all
have heard, their optimism is well
founded.
INV trip is to enable me to gather
first hand information about CUISINES 81 eIss
| sorb the ideas of leading business men,
and also spend few hours in the
santa Fe shops with my good FRIEND
| John Purcell. 80
1.-The reports get IN IopeKa 49, az
/ in tune with those receive IN otnsI
industrfal centers. There is no doubt
that the country is going forWaro
steadi1y. and it will continue to go
forward"
| Inncheon at Country Club.
4 santa Fee officials are in charge OF
the ARRANGEMENTS for Mr.. Vauclain'
visit. At the Country Club a iuncneon
was given at 1 o'clock this afternoon
under the direction of e. L. Copelano
and F. w. Thomas. The guests Were
bankers. mainly, and a few others IN
cindine Governor Allen, F. w. Free
man. F. NJ. Bonebrake, S. e. Cobp. r
lC Kaths, J. R. Burrow. j. II. Lee
William MacFerran, Walter Il. WILSON,
c. E. Elliott, Frank F. Mae MaeLen John
| Marco Morrow, w. X EtteF' Ioiii'
| Purcell and w. r. Smith.
| Mr.. Vauclain- spoke briefly at the
| luncheon to the general effect that tne
country is pulling itself together, tol-
scrihed as a very "peppy" speech.
The trip thru the shops will be
| taken late this afternoon. Mr.. Vau-
| claim made the acquaintance or MT
Purcell years ago when the later u
| signed the Santa Fe type of locomo-
tive, now manufactured extensively by
| the Baldwin company, and in general
use in the United States and abroad.
| A Public Meeting Tonight.
A public meeting for Mr.. VAUGHAN
will be held at the high school auol-
| torium at o'clock tonight. E. L.
| Copeland will preside Governor Al
len will introduce Mr.. Vauclain, VINO
will make a short talk. He will then
show a moving picture OF the BALDWIN
/ plant and its products.
Besides being president of the Bald
win Locomotive works, Mr.. Vaucla:n
also is a director of the Philadelphla
] National bank, the PhHadelph1a trust
| company and several other important
concerns. He was a strong f3etor in
the war, his work being divided be-
tween the big job of furnishing loco
| motives to meet transportation needs
/ of the United States. and the equally
big job of turning out engines to take
| care of the transportation needs OF
the allies. He was chairman of the
national production board. After the
war he entered vigorously into the
work of reconstruction.
Mr.. Vauclain, who is travelling west
ward over the Santa Fe in special
car is accompanied by Mrs. Vauclain
and his secretary, Miss Dorothy Styeri
Grafton Greenough, vice president OF
the Baldwin company; w. A. Garrett
| general manager. and Charles Riddell
manager of the company's Chicago
office.
The women in the party are being
entertained while here by Mrs. F. w
Thomas.