The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-12
Topeka Commercial Club Holds
First Fall Session.
Rev. Mr. SheIdOn's Address the
Leading Feature.
PLANS FOR PROGRESS.
New Enterprises Seeking a Lo-
cation Here.
Pointed Resolutions About At
tack on President.

The address on Municipal Affairs. .
by Rev Charles NJ Sheldon, was the
feature Of the first fall meeting of the
Topeka Commercial club, Wednesday
evening" This able production from
the pen of the famous writer and
taller is treated elsewhere in this issue
The attempt upon President McKin-
ley's life at Buffalo last week by an
anarchist was made the subject of the
following special resolution. adopted
by unanimous vote:
The members of the Topeka Com
mercial club. after days of deep sorrow
and anxiety, express their great joy
over the rapid Improvement OF Presl-
dent Mckinley, and fervently hope for
his complete and early recovery We
abhor and condemn the murderOus as
sault made upon him, and urge the
adoption OF measures which shall drive
out from this republic all those who
teach anarchy and disseminate doc
trines such as have inspired the at
tempted assassination of the nation >
chief executive"
"a communication was read from
George @. Parsons who has patents on
a new device IN the field Of wind en-
gines. in which he asks for the COO err
alton and assistance of the COmmerc al
club in the esta blishment of a factory
here for the manufacture of his wind
mills.
The matter was referred to a special
committee appointed by President
John E. Frost It includes John F.
Moon, Charles Eagle and James Z.
Smith.
Mr. Parsons explained in his com
municatiOn that he had patents on
number of improvements, and had 9th
ers pending. which viii completely rev
olutionize the wind engine industry
One of the most important features
OF his arrangement Is the device where
by a shaft connected up with the wind
engine Will have a continuous mOtlOH
instead of running jerk by jerk This
is entirely new and is an Improvement
long sought for. The AermOter people
of Chicago have been figuring with Mr..
Parsons for the manufacture OF ms
mill, but he explained he would rather
remain in Topeka and thereby help
build up one of the most beautiful
not sufficient capital to erect a. plant
for the manufacture of the wind en-
gines, and consequently asks the as
sistance of the Commercial club in
floating a stock company.
The invitation of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, requesting the at
tendance Of the members of the Co r
mercial clubs at the unwilling exercises
of the tablet in commemoration of the
spot where the first house was erected
in Topeka was accepted.
The time set for the unwilling Of the
tablet is Thursday afternoon, Septem-
Der 10, at $3.50 o'clock, at the new five
story building erected by Joab Null
vane opposite the Rock Island depot at
First and Kansas avenue
The programme of the afternoon has
not yet been announced 1t viii be
completed and given out at the end of
the week James A Troutman will
make the principal address OF the af-
ternoon-
In this connection it may be added
that it is the desire that the attendance
of the old settlers be as large as posi-
BILE. Owing to the great number ana
the difficulty in seeking out and direct
ing invitations to each a general invi-
tation is extended through the papers
The Mcleod brothers of Marietta,
Kan, attended the meeting and sub
mitted a proposition for the formation
Of a stock company with capital stock
Of 100000, $4,000 paid up, for the man
ufacture of the Mcleod automatic
scale.
The McLeods have been manufactur-
ing an automatic scale for use in ele-
vators for nearly seven years. They
have not the facilities for making the
scales in large patches and consequent
ly are unable to supply the demand for
them. Provided the company is to be
formed, they ask for half the capital
stock. The management of the COM
pany will be left entirely with a board
of directors.
The AcLeods spoke for several min
utes last night. They admitted a, profit
of about $50 on each set of scales sold
If the output is ten a day. which he
claims is q conservative estimate. it
may be seen at once the profits run into
big money.
The matter was referred to a special
committee composed of 0. A. Holcomb.
s. T Howe. Geo. w Matthews. P u.
Griggs, c. D. Skinner, and w. F. Rip
ley.
The proposition made the Commercial
club by Frank Foster relative to bring
ing Creseeus. the champion trotter, Joe
Patchen and other noted horses here
for an exhibition race for purses about
November l, was referred to the COM
mittee on entertainment. 1t is planned
to spend about $500 in advertising the
event and secure 1-3 rates for the
round trip on the railroads from any
point in Kansas.
The following applicants for member
ship We're admitted to the club.
Ruchey Stacker Co. "A. IT. Pigg. Fifth
Avenue hotel Jason K Jones. paints,
oils glass; Fl. b. Howard. Golden Rule
works; Charles H. Trap, rub
bers. stamps, seals, etc; James NJ.
Padgett. coupon publisher. N. H. Loom
is attorney; Z. Horn. planning mill
J. c. Darling. seals and stamp goods;
Chas. L. Gregg, accident insurance.
The question of assisting nanufactur-
ing industries through the bill being
prepared by the state tax commission
and amending the cooperative laws of
the state was to have been discussed by
James A. TrOutnan- He was called out !
of town at the last minute and the sub /
ject viii be taken up at the next meet
ing
Temperatures of Large Cities.
Chicago. Sept 12.-7 a. m tempera-