The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
AS WITH ONE VOICE.
Topeka Merchants Unite in EX-
pressiOns of Satisfaction
Over the Result of the Trade
Excursion Yesterday.
Business Was Greatly Benefited and
it is the Unanimous Sentiment
That There Should be More
of the Same Kind.


Topeka merchants who pledged their
support in chartering the train over
the first trade excursion into this city
yesterday. With one or two exceptions,
all are in favor of making trade excur-
sions a permanent feature, and running
trains into Topeka from different points
regularly.
''From the standpoint of a business
man L consider the excursion yester-
day a good business investment" said
w. w. Mills of the firm of Mills, Ad-
ans & Co. today. We had good
trade all day from the time the train
arrived, and I think the majority of the
Topeka merchants felt a benefit from
it. L think the excursions will tend to
build up Topeka as a commercial
center, and believe they should be run
regularly
W. S. Furman to a reporter said: L
look on the first excursion as a success,
and believe that such excursions bene-
fit the merchants. 1 am in favor of
running trade excursions regularly.
Mr.. J. S. SprOat-I am well satisfied
over the first trade excursion. We
took a number of shipping orders for
towns between here and Emporia, be
sides selling considerable goods to the
people while in the store.
Mr.. L. 3. McClintock CIV. A. L.
Thompson Hardware CO.)-We had a
good trade yesterday among out OF
town people, and feel satisfied over the
first excursion. think the merchants
generally are in favor of running trade
excursions regularly.
Mr.. o. F. Sawyer (Topeka Cash Dry
Goods Co.)-Our trade yesterday was
materially increased by the excursion
and feel satisfied over it. Such things
always benefit the merchants, and I
think there is a general feeling of salts
faction today
Mr.. Robert Thompson (Thompson
BrOs-)-W had a very nice trade from
sion, and are satisfied with it a busi-
ness investment. 1 believe that trade
excursions will help to build UP the
town commercially.
Mr. Edward Henderson (KelIam Book
and Stationery CO)-We sold ccnsid-
cradle goods to out of town people who
came to Topeka on the excursion yes
terday, and are pleased with the expe-
beneficial to the merchants as yeSter-
days was, trade excursions VIII un-
doubtedly be made a permanent COM
mercial feature
Mr.. E. T. Lucas (in charge of the J.
NJ. Knight Furniture store. while the
excursion yesterday did not benefit us
as much perhaps as merchants with
other lines, still if the people get into
the habit of coming to Topeka to buy
their goods they will soon buy all class
es 1 think the people who came to
Topeka yesterday came principally to
buy dry goods and notions, but still we
had very nice trade and took several
orders for shipment. We feel satisfied
over the excursion, ana think others
should be run.
Mr.. John F. McMannus-I feel salts
fed with the excursion yesterday, and
am in favor of running others. We
did good business among the out of
town people.
Mr.. c. L. Scott CCremerie Restau-
ranO-Our trade yesterday showed a
material increase, and we are satisfied
with our business from the excursion
The majority Of out of town people
were ladies.
Mr. G E Glenn (The Fafr)-We had
11xr p
people VINO came up on the excursion,
and considering the day 1 consider it
surprising that the number was SO
large. If next Tuesday is pleasant we
will probably have a much larger
crowd on the second excursion. I feel
satisfied, and believe trade excursions
should be run into Topeka
Mr.. T. P. Culley-A large number of
out of town people called at the store
yesterday, and in smaller goods we had
a good trade. If the people are given
regularly they will buy the larger class
of goods as we'll as the smaller. [ be-
lieve the merchants are generally sat
isfied over the first trade excursion
Mr.. D. J. Greenwald-I am thoroughIv
satisfied with the excursion. A great
many of the eXcurSiOniStS visited our
store and went away with a bundle 1
think that if more trains are run that
the people viii find out more about it
and that each succeeding excursion will
bring more people.
and sold more than the people could
carry away. They left them to be sent
to them
NJ. F. Risby-We had a good trade
Women came in who could not carry
anything more ] hope we may have
these excursions often
J B .Hayden-Tt made no part :cular
difference in my business yesterday but
l am in favor Of having such excursions
and hope we will have more
Mr.. W. f. Swift-Our trade was per
fectly satisfactory and we felt the addi-
tiOnal trade brought to town by the
excursion l am in favor of more
Mr.. Abraham TrOup-I feel well
pleased with the outcome of the enter
prise We had good trade from out
OF town L am in favor of more
Theodore Snattinger-We did a good
business with the out of town people.
1t was a great success.
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