The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-13

/ tions as viii properly protect the rights OF
| the city and all other parties interested
| PROVIDE TOPEKA BUTTONS.
| Secretary T. j. Anderson was author
| ized to contract for an adequate supply
| of Topeka buttons to be taken to Nor
| folk, Va, by the delegation of Topeka
| engineers who will attend the national
| association meeting of the Brotherhood
| of Locomotive Engineers. The buttons
| will bear a photograph of the leader of
! the engineers, p NJ. Arthur, and the
will be distributed in an effort to Sc
cure the next convention of that body
to Topeka.
In addition to the buttons the Com
mercial club will get up a pamphlet of
unique and attractive design filled with
fine haIf-tone pictures of places of in
terest about Topeka and statistics
showing the advantages of Topeka
above other cities
The book viii be made as attractive
as the printers art can make it, and
will be used for distribution at conven-
tions, etc.
NEW INDUSTRIES WOULD COME.
Major Anderson reported to the club
that he was in communication with
parties who wanted to establish the
following industries in Topeka:
A pressed brick plant.
Two fur and tanning companies.
New patent reduction flour mill.
A patent medicine factory to manu-
facture remedies for stock.
A ceiling and desk fan factory.
A sewing machine factory.
An automobile factory.
An automatic scale factory.
NEW STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM.
Major Anderson read a communica-
tion regarding the system of street
lighting in vogue in Flint, Michigan. In
that town iron arches are placed across
the street to support the are lights, and
it is said enhances the appearance of
the street. The matter was referred to
the Commercial club committee on
municipal legislation to investigate. If
the system of the Flint people is found
to be meritorius an effort will be made
to introduce the system in Topeka
THE YOUNG MAN OF TODAY
S B. Clapp of the Cudahy Packing
company read an excellent paper on the
subject of the young man of today as
compared with the young man twenty
years ago.
He urged business men not to dis
criminate in favor of feminine help to
the disadvantage of male help. He drew
sad pen picture of an actual case
where a young man was thrown out of
employment Just as he had acquired
family to support by the introduction
of a lady clerk who would work for
less wages.
Mr. CIapp urged equal pay for equal
work, whether it be furnished by either
man woman. ''Too many women
are occupying places that should be held
by men," he said. ''Woman's place, un-
der normal circumstances is in her
home and it will be a bright day for the
young man when employers all come to
the idea of giving preference to male
help
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED.
The following candidates for MEM
bership in the Commercial club were
unanimously elected: w. S. Kale,
grocer; c. b. Reed, dentist; The Strauss
Agency. real estate; NJ. Afron, clothier;
the Kansas Long Distance Telephone
and Telegraph company: Zercher &
Ludlum, books and stationery; c. F.
Foote, bond broker; A. G. Goodwin.
grain commission: John Ritchie. con-
tractor: Silas Rain, county commission
er: John Macdonald, editor Western
School Journal.