The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-12

Garfield avenue: J.. c. ~Samuelson, agent
Topeka Wooden mill: Frank Hobart,
druggist. The H. r. Reisman Advertis-
ing agency; A. NJ. Harvey, lawyer
Norman Plass, president Washburn col
lege, G. c. Clemens, lawyer; Alex.
Crone, real estate; H. " Nation,
Travellers Insurance company; A N
Bazzeile, L~eavenworth Soap company;
W. Il. Williams. real estate; F. c. Hop
per, with Hall Lithographing company;
James Ramsey, contractor; Austin &
Hungate, lawyers; F. r Jordan, cleo
tricaI construction. F. Q. Bowen. county
treaSurer-eleet. O. krauss & Son.
wholesale leather and findings; Wood &
Dickinson, real estate and loans: NJ.
Council. contractor; W. J. Rickenbach-
er. real estate and investments Frank
J. Brown, cal estate and nanci
agent. George H. Whitcomb. lawyer, H.
o. Hebb, grocer; Z. L Hopkins, archi-
tect; Horsheld & stump. meat market;
F. ". S~wearingen- jeweler.
ELECT RAILROAD BOARD.
That the movement to make the board
of railroad commissioners elective is a
popular one with the commercial inter
ests of the state WAS shown by the ac-
ton of TIC elub in endorsing a resolu-
tion now before the state senate. The
resolution was written by senator Har-
~ Mcmillan aud is now in the hands
OF a committee. A resolution prepared
adopted as follows:
T the President of the Commercial
Club.
y committee on transportation re-
speetfully submit the following resolu-
ton n recommend that it be adopted.
WM. GREEN, Chairman.
Resolved, That John T. CLANCY,
senator, John 3. Sims. J. B.. Retts. A
l. Williams, Jr., representatives in the
state legislature of Shawnee county, be
requested to support by work ana vote
the bill now before the legislature, in
troduced by Senator Mcmillan and pro-
Viding that members of the board Of
railroad commissioners be elected by a
popular vote of the people"
IMPROVE WEST SIXTH.
In regard to the project of complet-
ing the pavement of the West Sixth
avenue roae, the following resolution
was adopted:
Be it resolved by the Commercial
club of the city of Topeka that it is in
favor of matchmaking West Sixth ave
nue. and that it believes that the i'm
provement Of the same viii be of great
general benefit to the city. and it earn
estly requests the mayor and council OF
the city of Topeka, with the assistance
to be received from citizens n the
county commissioners, to improve said
street by understanding the same. pay
ing such part of the cost thereof as may
be necessary out of the general inn
provement fund, and thus making a
continuous pavement from the city to
Gage park"
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
On the motion of George w. Crane
the Commercial club adopted a resolu-
ton for the disposition of money thai
may hereafter be received by the clut
through the activity of the entertain
ment committee. In the future tht
money received from this source vii
be placed in the clubs treasury subjee'
to the order Of that committee Tn
members of the COMMITTEES who hacked
uE the spectacular performance of III
obstruction of Pompeii last fall lost cen
siderable money in making up the guar
arfee under which the show was Sc
cured. The action OF the club was in
tended to prevent the recurrence of tn
embarrassment which followed the de
parture OF the Pain show last all.
FOR two months the Commercial clul
has suspended the initiation fees an
mas succeeded in bringing in a larg
nEmber of new members. Last nigh
the club decided to suspend the inItia
toy fee for another thirty days.