The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-13
READY To HELP
Commercial Club FayOrs Secur-
ing FAIR Grounds.
Endorses Plan of City Council
to Secure Lease.

Frank H. Foster was selected as
chairman of committee of the Com
| mercial club to cooperate with the
streets and walks committee of the city
| council in any negotiations that may
| be entered into with the county COM
| missioners relative to the requirement
of the fair grounds by the city for park
and fair purposes. The remaining
members of the committee of five are
! w. H. Loomis, George H. Matthews, J.
| ]. O'Rourke and z. B. Guild.
The subject of the state fair PROPOSE
| ton was last on the programme of the
matters to be taken into consideration
by the Commercial club. Councilman
Weber, who is also a member of the
|. Commercial club, was present and re-
| cited the result of the visit of the mem
bers of the streets and walks commit
| tee of the council with the county COM
missioners. Mr.. Weber is chairman OF
| that committee.
THE county commissioners are favor
| able to the plan, believe said Mr..
Weber. They. however, wanted to dis
cuss the matter among themselves and
definite answer will probably be re-
ceived from them Thursday at o'clock,
when the committee meets with them
again"
The Commercial club adopted reso-
luton endorsing any movement upon
grounds IF the city should get the
grounds said Mr.. Weber, "they would
undoubtedly be beautified and kept up
as a free park in connection with Cen
trail park, and could be used for fairs
and race meets at such times as some
thing of that kind was wanted At
other times the grounds could be left
open and admission to drive or walk
in the park would be free to anyone in
the city, or the country either"
Judge ]. G. Slonecker appeared be-
fore the club and gave a very lucid ex-
PLANTATION of the workings of the pres
ent bankruptcy laws of the country.
The Commercial club here is in receipt
of circular letter on the subject that
the NJ tional Association of Credit Men
are sending out by the thousands, for
an expression of opinion relative to the
continuance of the present national
bankruptcy law.
1t was urged that with certain amend
more just and satisfactory to the credit
men and to the honest debtors than any
of the national law is urged on the
grounds that it facilitates the collections
in all parts of the country by concerns
doing a credit business all over the Uni
The Commercial club adopted the fol-
Whereas, The operation of the present
factory p' features, has demonst H the
superior efficacy of a national law relat-
sonable amendment would serve to make
it a stable and useful instrument for the
Resolved, That the Topeka Commercial
club approves the effort to amend the
bill (now pending in congress), with any
addition that may help to prevent pref
erences. and authorizes the secretary to
answer the questions sent out by Judge
Ray in accordance with this resolution,
and to attach copy thereof to the an
swer."
President John E. Frost, H NJ Philips
and o. Holcomb, the committee to inves-
tigate the Cloughley automobile factory
able one and recommended Topeka e+ CAPT.
ing company and locating the factory
here The company will be organized for
manufactures will have charge of forming
the company. The committee includes
Robert Pierce, chairman; John F. Nc
Afee, T. A Beck. W. NJ. Forbes, Charles
Eagle, George P. McEntire, E. c. Arnold
William Moeser, M Snattinger w. w.
Gavitt, John E. Moon and J. E. Morris.
A miniature automatic weighing scale
was exhibition at the Commercial club
last night, They are manufactured by
fort is being made to interest Topeka
capital in the project to start a large
factory here for their manufacture. The
committee which has been investigating
the matter will report finally some time
during this month.
H, NJ. ,Hadley. architect, was admitted
to the club
The entertainment committee was in
structed to look after the entertainment
of the delegates to the Kansas State
Grange meeting here December 10, IL
and L.
A communication was read from NJ. o.
the United States bureau of agriculture.
giving encoura cement to the idea that the
South next year viii visit Topeka