The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
Committee From the Topeka
Commercial Club
Will Ask County Commissioners
For a Loan.
$1,000 is REQUIRED
To Make Up Shawnee COunty's
Quota of the Fund.
1t VIII All Be Paid Back by
the State.

A committee from the Topeka Com
mercial club will this week ask the
board of county commissioners to make
loan of $1,000 to the Kansas Omaha
commission. This amount represents
Shawnee county's apportionment of the
fund now being raised from the differ
ent counties for the Kansas exhibit at
the Transmississippi exposition.
The committee was appointed at the
meeting of the Commercial club last
night and is composed of Mr.. Frank p
MacLennan, Mr.. Dell Keller, Mr.. H A.
Heath, Mr.. Arthur Capper, Mr.. G. A
Fellows and Mr. NJ. Heery. The mat
ter of securing the money was brought
up by Mayor Fellows at the request of
the commission, and he explained that
it would be simply in the shape of a
loan, as the next legislature would re-
imburse each county for the amount ad-
vanced-
Mr.. r. S. Brigham said that it was
impossible for anyone who had not Wis
tied Omaha recently to conceive what
a magnificent affair the Transmississip-
ii exposition would be. He said that
in his opinion the Commercial club
should do all in it's power to aid in max
ing a creditab1e exhibit.
On motion of Mr.. M D. Henderson,
the committee was appointed with in
structiOns to wait on the county COM
missiOners and endeavOr to have the
loan made at once. The appOrtionment
of the majority of the Kansas counties
as being supplied by the county commits
sioners.
Mr.. James Larimer, secretary of the
State Republican league, appeared be-
fore the club last night and asked that
the club furnish the hall and the serv-
ices of the Modoc club for the annual
convention of the league in this city on
May 26. On motion of Mr.. Davis, Sec
rotary Anderson was instructed to col
lect funds for securing the hall and the
Modoc club.
A proposition from the advertising
firm of Bauer & Burrows was read, Of
fering to get out book of over 100
pages, advertising Topeka The first 80
pages would be reserved for write up
of the city under the direction of the
Commercial club. and the remainder
would be devoted to special paid arti-
cleS on the resources of Topeka Five
thousand copies would be supplied the
club for SITS. A supplemental PROPOSE
ton was attached, stating that in the
event the club did not see fit to accept
the first proposition, 800 copies of the
book would be supplied free if the club
would indOrse the work. The matter
was referred to the committee on ad-
vertising.
1t was decided by the club last night
to allow the matter of presenting suit
able gift to the cruiser Topeka" to be
handled by the citizens committee,
formed at a meeting last week. This
committee consists of L. A. Strauss, H.
V. Albaugh, ]. H. Norton, w. E. Wi
koff, r. w Squires, c. c. Moore. J. F.
Ryan, Mrs. M. L. Hunter and Mrs w.
c. Crawford.
The question of a club banquet was
discussed last night and referred to the
house committee, with power to act.
The committee will ascertain how many
members will attend, and arrangements
will probably be made for a banquet
before the next meeting of the club, on
June s.
Mr.. r. S. Brigham, vice president, an
nounced committees on advertising and
immigration as follows:
Committee on Advertising-F.P Mac
Lehman, chairman; Dell Keizer, Arthur
Capper, c. P. Adams, H. A. Heath, Geo.
r. Harrison, ]. S. COe.
Committee on Immigration-E. H.
Crosby chairman; Oscar Bischoff, p. l.
Bonebrake, A. B. QuintOn, J. F. Lyle,
Geo Neal, L. S. DOlman, S. w. Downs,
J. B. Billiard, Peter Heinz.
The following new members We're
adopted:
John McAfee, Topeka wooden mill;
Warren & Potter, farm implements;
Hankla Bros. National hotel; Lester
D. watrous, Standard Oil company;
Geo. Stansfield, druggist; Cuthbert &
Sargent, contractors; J. w. F. Hughes, |
coal dealer; Excelsior Coke and Gas |
company, and Charles P. Adams, music |