The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-09
Annual Meeting of Topeka Com
mercial Club Held.
OFFICERS REELECTED
John E. Frost Will Again Be at
the Helm.
His Annual Report Contains
Much of Interest.
How Topeka Has Developed in
Past Year.

The Santa Fe shop committee made
final report to the Commercial club last
night at the annual meeting of the or
ganization. The report embraced a
statement that the deals were finally
closed UP harmoniously to all parties
concerned, and with great saving to the
Commercial club over what was for a
time anticipated would be the cost The
following table is explanatory:
Aggregate asked by property owners
for the entire properties, $S5. .121.
Amount paid for the entire proper
Difference between the amount ask
ed and paid for properties, $11,0S5.
Amount realized by sale of houses
and buildings on the properties and
from the Santa Fe Railway company,
$1S,110.42.
Net cost of land, $55,925.S5.
Expenses incurred, $620.S5.
Balance left to be turned over to
Commercial club, $S6.45
Only $50, 900 of the bond issue Of $780,
900 were required to be sold.
The council committee that worked in
conjunction with the Commercial club
committee in closing up this deal was
composed of Councilmen Warner, Miller
Snattinger and Bergundthal. The Com
mercial club committee through whose
untiring efforts the realization of the
new Santa Fe shops was made posi-
BILE was composed of Willard Hall,
Jonathan Thomas, Frank MacLennan,
]. S. Warner. ]. D. Norton. w. W.
Webb, Homer c. Bowman, G. NJ Noble
and T. F. Carver
Contrary to established custom by
virtue of an unwritten law, all the old
officers of the Commercial club with
| the exception of vice president were re-
elected to serve the ensuing year. at the
meeting of the club last night The Of
| icers ares
President-John E. Frost.
Vice President-E. w. Poindexter.
Secretary-T. J. Anderson.
(Nv~cc mol n
The officers were selected by the
| board of directors chosen at the meet
| ing last night. The board of directors
| was nominated by a committee of f1ve
composed of James A. Troutman, M. D.
| Henderson, S. T. Howe. w. F. Weber,
| and--SNillis Edison. The board of direc-
| tors of the Comm club for the
John E. Frost, w. H Davis. T. F.
Carver, w. s. Bergundthal, NJ. ID; Hen
derson, d. 2. Paxton, E. w. Poindexter,
| John Sargent and ]. S. Warner.
The Topeka Drug company and E.
| w. Hughes were admitted as members
| of the Commercial club.
| The committee of the railway engi-
neers who are endeavoring to secure
the international convention of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
| for Topeka in 1904 appeared before the
club and the following committee was
named to cooperate with the railway
engineers committee in securing the
| convention: H. A. Auerbach, E. III.
| Crosby, Arthur Capper, j. A. Troutman
and c. L. Wood. The railway engineers
are assured they will have the earnest
! cooperation of the Commercial club In
| their endeavor to land the convention
The Commercial club will be repre-
| sented at the state convention on re-
| ciprocal relations with Mexico by four
| delegates. President Frost will an
nounce the appointment of delegates
this week.
| The committee on state and national
| legislation reported the following reso-
| luton which was unanimously adopted.
"Whereas, The ownership and control
| of the Hawaiian and the Philippine ISL
ands have greatly advanced the possi-
| bilities and commercial progress OF our
country. and with the construction OF
| the Nicaraguan canal will enable our
people to develop merchant marine
| and advance our trade with the Orient;
| and
| controlled the commerce of the seas by
| construction, ownership and control OF
| cable lines and canals; therefore be 1t
| Resolved, That the government cable
connecting the islands in the Pacific
| ocean is a commercial necessity and IS
| vital to our naval and military protec-
4 ton.
| HResolyed. That instead of voting
| large subsidies to provide concerns a1d
| in establishing such cable, the same
should be laid and owned and con
| the postoffice department at the least
possible expense to the people, and that
| the CorfSss bill now pending in congress
| commands our hearty approval, and IN
| our judgment should be speedily adopt
| ed"
| The report of D. ]. Greenwald treas
| rrer of the Commercial club, showed:
| Receipts for the year S25.OO
| Expenses for the year. ............ 2,S64-2S
| Balance on hand. ..........-... $56O.f1
! A 7. & S. F. Fund.
Balance So3z-O3
| Expenses. ...-..-... -.-............ ozV-1s
Total amount of cash on hand, $772-6l
The membership of the club now is
| 221 The report Of membership by the
secretary, Major T. j. Anderson.
4 shows:
Number of members Jan. Q, 1s01.... 2ot
| Admitted during the year...-.--.-.-- 81
Resigned, dues paid up.....-..-. IS
| Resigned while in arrears for
| dues. .-------.. ----..-...--.---
Dropped for non-payment Of
dues .------......
Dropped for non-payment OF
fees %
Present membership. 22l
A number of persons have Signffied