The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
WHY NOT EAT?
That Is the Question Now Be-
fore Commercial Club.
Revival of Annual Banquet in
Contemplation.
HAVE AN EDITORS DAY
Club Would Help Exposition
Entertain Newspaper Men.
Resolutions Favoring Beet Su-
gar Industry Adopted.
HAVE AN EDITORS DAl

years ago
The plan was brought to the atten-
ton of the members of the club by
Major T. j. Anderson and met with
general favor.
If we give this banquet" said Ed
ward Wilder, I'VE must invite as our
guests a lot of people to enjoy it with
US and help out with the festivities
When a family gives a big spread or
q banquet they always ask in some of
their neighbors to share it with them
They do not prepare banquet for
themselves. They have their regular
meals each day and give something ex-
traordinary for the enterta lnment OF
their friends.
AS 1 see it, our Commercial club
may be said to occupy about the same
place in the business world as the
family in the social world. OF course
we are not family, but we meet to-
gether to discuss our business PROPOSE
tions, and it occurs to me that the
invitation of a nun Der of people from
other cities to come here and share our
banquet will result in encouraging a
good feeling to exist between the peo-
pie of the state and ourselves that can
be secured in no other way. The ban
quet without doubt would be made
more enjoyable to ourselves by adding
a number of out of town people to the
list
The Commercial club is back of the
terest in its affairs. For this reason
the suggestion was made that the Com
mercial club invite the editors of the
state to the banquet and entertain them
one day at the Midwinter exposition.
When the. exposition was projected it
was decided to set aside one day as
editors day, and ask all the editors
of the state to attend, and furnish them
entertainment. At that time it was
believed the state convention could be
brought here, but owing to perman-
ami no ant r. fFn fn1
sociation this could not be effected.
For this reason the plan of asking the
editors to attend a banquet and the
exposition here is a happy suggestion.
It will probably do more than any other
one thing to bring the people of the
state into closer touch.
Whereas the beet sugar industry has
reached a state of development in this
country which demonstrates its success
and feasibility as comm odity in
American markets, and
Whereas the success attained thus
far is attributable largely to the fact
that congress levied a duty upon i'm
ported sugar that placed all countries
on an equal footing a competitor
with domestic manufacturers for Amer
lean trade, and
sas, in the opinion of experts, are eSpe-
cially adapted to the production of
sugar beets and our farmers are be-
coming interested in the subject and
contemplated within the state: there
fore be it
Resolved. That we are opposed to the
removal or any essential modification
OF the duty upon sugar i'm posed by the
F1fty-ffth congress and we respectful
~ request Senators Harris and Burton
and the representatives from Kansas
and especially Charles Curtis of this
district to use their votes and influence
to prevent such removal or modifica-
ton
BY the adoption of the foregoing res
olution the Commercial club takes a
stand for Kansas and Kansas indus
tries The culture of the sugar beet is
only an infant industry in Kansas, but
under favorable circumstances, it
gives promise OF becoming a gigantic
one.
Secretary Anderson of the CONNER
cial club was instructed to communi-
cate with the secretaries of the other
Commercial clubs of the state and en-
oeaVor to secure the passage of similar
resolutions by each club. They are to
be forwarded to Washington.
An Acknowledgement of the letter of
sympathy sent by the Commercial club
to Mrs Mckinley during the late presi-
dents illness was received. 1t reads:
Mrs. Mckinley acknowledges with
grateful appreciation the tender ex-
preston of sympathy extended to her
in her sorrow. September, 1901. Can
ton, Ohio
The Commercial club placed itself on
record as in favor of the movement for
better Interstate commerce laws.
through amendments to the present law
proposed by the Interstate Commerce
Law convention
The communication from the rivers
and harbors congress asking for the
endorsement of the Commercial club
10 the plan for the improvement of the
rivers and harbors of the United States
was referred to the committee on ma
eional affairs.
A resolution favoring government
ownership and control of a Pacific ca
bic and urging congress to pass bill
creating a fund to build it with was
adopted by the club.
The preliminary efforts to secure a
tannery and glove factory, for Topeka |
nave been made. William Topp of
build western factory next year and
Topeka is looked upon favorably Sec
rotary Anderson is in correspondence |
with him and anticipates a visit from
him in the spring.
The firm of Kelly & Kelly, bond bro
kerS, was admitted as members of the |
club.
w. F. Weber announced that the COM
mittee of the Commercial club ap- |
pointed to confer with the committee |
of the city council relative to the fair
grounds proposition, should meet with |
the committee of the council Friday
afternoon to prepare offer to make |
to the county commissioners for the fair /
grounds. Il have learned he said |
that the county commissioners are |
waiting to receive. rather than make a
proposition concerning the matter"
H NJ Philips made a speech in an |
effort to awaken the members of the |
club from the lethargy into which he /
said 1t appeared they had fallen I'VE /
have" said he. two of the best oppor- |
tunities ever presented to this club, it |