The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-11

Resigned, dues paid ................. IL
Resigned, while in arrears for dues. 6
Dropped for non-payment of dues. 10
Dropped for non-payment of fees.
Total losses .-......-............. 80
Present membership -.--..-.......... 2O3
Net gain during the year -.-.......- 40
Not few of our members nave
dropped out, and others declined to join
because of no direct pecuniary benefit
to themselves.
This is. to say the least, a. rather
limited view for any man to take who
is interested in the growth and develop
ment of our beautiful city. Everybody
recognizes the Importance OF an organ
iZatiOn like this to not only make To-
peka a more desirable place in which
to live, for those who are already here,
but for that class of people who are
looking for just such a place as Topeka
ought to be, and Will be, If we all work
together in harmony. This is quite as
important as our business and material
interests, and we all concede that moth
ing but an aggressive organization like
this will enable us to properly protect
the manufacturing and jObbing eStab-
ishments already located here, as
against the more favored locations on
the Missouri river, but to foster and
build up our manufacturing, jobblng
and retail trade in every way possible
The expense of maintaining an organ
iZation like this would be very much
lightened, and its inuence vastly ex-
tended, if the men who have their dol
lars invested in Topeka would join the
Commercial club, and, by their counsel,
advice, and active cooperation assist,
in making Topeka the busiest, cleanest
and most enterpriSing city in the entire
western country.
T. J. ANDERSON, Secretary.
CLUB EXPENSES
Tt costs q tribe more than $3.50 a
month to run the Commercial club, ac-
I1-1l n
Popenoe, treasurer of the club, at the
annual meeting last evening. The value
of the club to the city is many times
this amOunt--in fact it cannot be esti-
mated Topeka would not be so attrac-
tive a place to live in if it were not for
the Commercial club. The treasurer's
report was as follows:
Balance Jan. /, 1899 .-.-..$ 1888
Fees and dues received. 2248.00
Received from U. S. gov
eminent account rental
DOuthitt tract. 5000
Southwestern Fuel Co.
booklets .--..--...-.-.. 44O
Total receipts ..........$2. 54s.ss
EXPENDITURES.
Secretary's salary 81 200 90
Rent of club room ..-..--....... $4,000
Printing and stationery. ...... 104.35
RoStage ...-.....-.-. -...---.-..S oz.OO
Light .................. 26.03
Janitor Observation-Disclosures. 1855
StenOgrapher Observation-Disclosures. 400
Telephone ....... ...........a 24O0
Collector .............. ..... 1000
Rent of typewriter .........-..-a 400
Insurance .... - 200
Democratic banquet ---....... 1881
Annual banquet deficit ......... 1000
teers ....e....... .............. 7o.55
Chairs for Dewey day, 1898...... ESQ
Collecting statistics. ...-.....- 1890
| Legislative expenses ......-.. 1000
| Bill paper for country circus. 37.75
Donation goth Kansas reception 10000
| Corn competition - 2.65
| Miscellaneous expenses ........ 1910
Balance Jan. 1. 1900. S29.O9
$2,549sS $2,54s. SO
Fees and dues unpaid ..........$ 1890
Entertainment fund .... 2,096. 13
| The extraordinary expenses
amounted to Observation-Disclosures. BILL
| Making the actual running ex-
| penses of the club for the
| year --..---..----. -------.-- 4,o0l -
| Average expenses per month"; 154.S1
| F. 0. POPENOE,
Treasurer.