The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04
Our Topeka Letter.


The first weeks OF the legislative session at
Topeka this year will naturally draw to this
city large number of citizens from all parts
of the State. The Temperance State Con-
vention, Inaugural Ball and the Inaugural
ton OF the Governor al! occurring, as they
do, about the same date, will conduce to
make the opening of the session very mark
ed and the city OF Topeka very brilliant.
Our business houses, approaching the i'm
portancc Of the gathering Of representative
men and women from all sections of this
growing commonwealth, have made special
preparations for the demands that they natu-
rally would expect to be made upon them.
Those who visited this city two years ago,
at the last session of the Legislature, will be
surprised at the rapid development of this
city in almost every particular, and in no di.
rection is the development more marked than
in its mercantile interests in every branch.
But desire in this letter TO call special Mt
tention to the growing dry goods and carpet
house of Stevenson, Emery & Taft. They
came to Topeka for the express and avowed
purpose of centcring the retail dry goods and
is, to carry such an assortment in their line
and 1T such prices that it would be no longer
necessary for the citizens of this state to 60
beyond our borders to make their purchases.
How well they have succeeded is evidenced
by the fact that their sales are now aggregat.
ing quarter of million (s2o0,OO0) at retail
alone, and this business has been drawn
principally from local points and nearby
towns, while the State at large has been but
sparsely represented. and it is at this point
that desire to call the attention Of our read
ers who will visit Topeka the coming session,
to Investigate the claims of Stevenson, Emery
4 TAFT. as to their capabilities of meeting
the demands Of the citizens Of the State in
their special lines Of business.
Visitor who will make tour of the new
State House will notice the work done by
the carpet department of this firm, the beau
tiful carpets and the excellent workmanship
Of the borderings on the State treasurer's
aud State auditors suites Of rooms occupied
by the superintendent of public instruction
and the superintendent Of agriculture, the
Office Of the secretary of the state historical
society, the apartments Of the secretary OF
state and of the attorney general, all OF
which will show diversity Of style and
adaptation to The several apartments that
will be interesting.
This firm has just completed their contract
for furnishing the 'Hoor coverings" OF the
Copeland House, the new and elegant hotel
corner Of Kansas Avenue and Ninth street,
which IN all its appointments can not be ex.
celled by the hotels Of our larger cities.
The facts above stated they justly think Is
an evidence that the firm has the confidence
Of their fellow-townsmen and are capable Of
meeting all the demands that the people OF
the State may put upon them.
Anticipating large trade during the ses-
sion Of the Legislature, they have added
largely to their stocks in all their principal
departments, viz: Silks, dress goods, ladies'
shawis. cioaks asd wraps; hosiery and gloves,
table linen and house furnishings, and car
pets. These are all complete and at prices
that will meet any competition from whatev-
er source. would suggest that IL any one
has samples in their possession that have
been sent to them by any house out OF the
State to bring the same with them for COM
parisoa ~ = test Of merit and guide that
win Inspire confidence.