The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-13

the greeting of the Topeka Federation
of clubs and assuring you of their in
terest and cooperation in every enter
prise which makes for the progress and
development Of Topeka
JUDGE WOOD TALKS.
Judge J. G. Wood followed with a pa
per filed with incidents and experiences
relative to the founding of the various
wholesale and manufacturing indus
tries in Topeka. None OF the indus
tries which now boast a prosperous
patronage grew to the proportions they
have now attained without experience
ing hard struggles. The paper was full
of good suggestions. He said in part:
"A city to be prosperous must have
regular income, day by day, through
the four seasons. Crowds today and de-
serted streets tomorrow will not ad-
vance city's commercial growth, but
rather retard it. Unless an enterprise
has more in it than mere excitement OF
curiosity of a crowd it better not be
encouraged. The plea here is for ex-
plotting energy and moneys in behalf of
permanent enterprises. The initials
may be small but they grow and ex-
pand to commanding Importance.
The milling industry had a hard
road to travel in its inception. Thirty
years ago Shella barger & GriSWold
bought the Shawnee mills and SO grear
was the prejudice against home made
flour they were compelled to put a Mis-
souri, brand on their sacks in order to
command a certain trade in Topeka.
One well known woman in this city
never lost an opportunity to praise that
Missouri flour which she always used.
and to denounee Topeka flour. Her tenn
per can better be imagined than de-
scribed when it was revealed to her
that her faVorite flour was made in To-
peka. After the Shawnee come other
mills until now Topeka dours are
known and admired across the seas.
Even the flour metropolis of the north
west plunes itself upon Kansas wheat.
No complaint should come from Kan
sas so long as a single grain of Kansas
wheat is permitted export from the
borders of the state. Stop the exports
by milling the product of Kansas wheat
fields at home. This will stop the Min
neapolis millers from stealing the liv
cry of Kansas in which to serve their
own financial purposes. The constitu-
ton of the United States forbids any
retaliation between sovereign states
Speaking of advertising, the writer
is persuaded that a great deal of money
is wasted upon various schemes of adj
yertisers. An 'ad' hid away in any pub
LEGATION in book form is valueless. The
best advertising medium is the daily
or weekly newspaper, and local papers
should have the benefit and preference
A man with a scheme to 'write-up the
city and profusely illustrate with snap
shots should be given a wide berth.
Every citizen should patronize home
industry when possible so to do. 1t will
incline your fellow citizen to look you
up when in need of anything in your
line. You can well imagine the feel
ings of a merchant to see his neighbors
come from Kansas City ladened with
purchases and especially when he has
not stepped foot in his place of business
much less examined his stock as to
quality and prices. The writer is not
merchant but he will guarantee the
duplication of any Kansas City price
for the same goods