The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-28
HOW WE SNUBBED THEM.
Merchants From Oklahoma City Shab-
billy Treated.
TOPEKA NOT NAKED UP YET.

Efforts TO Stir the SIugSishness and
Scrape or the Moss VIII Have TO BE
Renewed-A Course of Heroic Treat
ncut Necessary.
1t is safe to say that the Commercial
club of Oklahoma City will not be anx-
ious to pay Topeka a second visit. Their
treatment was almost in the nature of
snub. They were met at the depot by
one man, Charles s. Elliott, though
committee of five had been requested to
be at the depot when they arrived. MIR.
Elliott did as we'll as he could and he
piloted them to the National where they
were assigned to rooms.
A great many invitations had been
sent to the business men of the city re-
Questiug them to be present at a meeting
10 be held at the hotel at 1880 in the
evening Al the appointed hour there
was single man there, and abont eight
o'clock there were a half-dozeu others
present
The Oklahoma people sat in the hotel
office in a bewildered sort of way, look
ing as if they expected something to
happen, and the few Topeka people in
the hotel stood at the clerks desk and
waited to have the visitors brought to
them.
Mr.. Hankla had a parlor ready for the
reception to be held, but when it was
found that so few of the Topeka business
men came the meeting was abandoned
and the gas turned out.
Then two Topeka men came forward
and made themselves the heroes of the
occasion. They were Samuel 7. Howe
and Charles S. Elliott. at is evident to
any one" said Mr.. Howe, shat some sort
of entertainment should be rendered
these visitors"
"Why not take them to the band con-
cert?" suggested NJ. Elliott
"The very thing" said Mr.. Howe.
Several of the more impatient mem
bers of the delegation had already gone
to the concert on their own hook when
they found that nothing was to happen,
and more were getting ready to go when
Mr.. Elliott said he would go to the opera
house to see whether seatsE could be Sc
cured.
He returned with the information that
only standing room could be had, but
about fifteen of the delegation said they
would GO any how and they did. Of
course they were delighted with the con-
cert and the whole entertainment was in
the nature of surprise to them. If the
Topeka people had made provisions to
entertain the entire delegation at
the concert, they would have left To-
peka with a splendid impression of the
city.
When the members of the Oklahoma
delegation sat waiting in the hotel Of
fee after supper. there were many re-
marks made which revealed their disap-
pointment.
Have they any business men in this
town, anyway" 81 wonder what they
have been as we'll if We had not stopped
at ALL" These were some of the ex-
pressions heard in the hotel office.
The Oklahoma delegation was made
mp of a pleasant agreeable lot of gentle
men. They included business men of
every line and they are trying to let
people know that there is an important
place in the universe by the name of
Oklahoma City and they will doubtless
succeed.
There was only one ex- Topeka man in
the delegation, John Wand, who has a
drug store in Oklahoma City as he used
to have in Topeka. He says he is doing
well and there was not a man in the del
egation who did not say that Oklahoma
was a garden and the very center of its
attractiveness was Oklahoma City. They
did not want to talk of anything else
but they were not given much of an
opportunity to talk about anything at all.
The president of the club and leader
OF the deleg ration is C. G. Jones, who is
miller, and also a man who is looking
out for the best interests of his CITY.
Following are the members of the
party: C g. Jones. Ed. Overholser, S.
II. Miller, E. ]. Streeter o. s Lee. n
g. Beard, o. A. Mitscher, John Wand.
F. G. Finuerty, W. J. Dunn. G. w. r.
Chinn. George Sohiberg, NJ. c. MiIluer
Rev DR.. Griffith Gum, Henry VIII. f.
w. Williamson, A NJ. Debolt, John A
Stott, J. E. Portice, NJ Eickoff, J. P. Nc
kinnis, General Henry G. Thomas. J. M.
johnson, Art Bennett, DR.. F. S Peck
George Wallace. Charles Anderson, DR..
W. Il. Barr, c. w. Bliler, c. Marcellus. S
s, Price, c. H. Cook, c. T. johnson and
d. C. Lewis.
The delegation left early this morning
Ior Kansas City, where they are to be en-
tertained with banquet. A similar en-
SeElalnment is to be given them at ST.