The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-11
FINISH WALKS.
Commercial Club Urges Compile
tiOn of State House Pavement.
Has Been Allowed to Stand In
completed for Years.

Resolutions were passed by the Com
merciaI club of Topeka last night urg-
ing that an estimate be furnished to
the next legislature for the completion
state house grounds. The resolution
was as follows:
Whereas An organized effort is be-
ing made to put the city In suitable
array for the celebration of the semi
centennial in 1904, and
Whereas. The lawn in the state
house park, in the heart of the city, is
being damaged by pedestrians because
of the unfinished state of the walks and
driveways: therefore
Resolved, That Geo. E. Cole, auditor
of state. be and he is hereby respect
fully requested to include in his eSti-
mate for the state house grounds a
sufficient sum to properly surface the
walks and driveways."
The resolutions were passed unan1-
mousiy. The members of the Com
mercial club feel that there has been
delay enough in completing the walks
and drives about the state house grounds
and that the work should be completed
soon as possible
Admitted to membership in the club
last evening were James McCabe, city
engineer; Joseph Bromich, boiler manu-
facturer and EmahiZer & Mills, furni-
ture dealers.
The report of the work of securing
the corn and wheat region bulletin serv-
ice through the weather bureau wa&
made and adopted.
c. P. Bolmar made report of the
meeting of the Trans Mississippi con-
gress. to which meeting he was sent
the representative of the Topeka
Commercial club and the county COM
missioners of Shawnee county
John Moon, secretary of the manu-
featuring committee of the club, re-
ported that efforts were being made to
secure a big plant from one of the
western Kansas cities The plant is te
tSa md I<, =
Topeka if suitable inducement may be
made The final report will be made a,
the next meeting.
A communication from the chamber
of commerce of the city of Skagway
Alaska, was read. The citizens Of
Alaska want representation in con-
gress and also want more attention
paid to the development of the country
telegraph and telephone lines They also
want the money collected in licenses il
Alaska spent in the country. Resolu
lions are being sent to every board OIL
trade in the country for passage g
copy of which is to be sent to congress
The resolution was referred to com
1nittee for investigation before it viii
be presented to the club for passage.
The Commercial club is in correspond
ence with DR.. C. E. Wood, of lola whs
wants to remove his sanitarium from
that point to Topeka It was referred
to committee
SCAliiii Was T6dQ from III
Philadelphia commercial museum, Ii
which an invitation was extended to thu
Commercial club to have delegates at
tend a meeting that is to be held il
october for the purpose of taking meas
ures for the further extension of the ex
port trade business of the United States
Major I. j. Anderson. who will atten.
the G. A r: reunion in Washington
was delegated to attend the meeting.
The Commercial club has a communi
cation from the Chas. L. Moore Grant,
company, the company composed o
Topeka and Rock Island railway me-
who will place the granite from Granite
Okla. on the market, regarding tn
matter of a concession in tax matter
II the plant of the company is locates
IN Topeka This matter was referre
to a committee