The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-29
Threatening Weather Spoiled
Commercial Club Outing.
Attendance at YIneWOod Picnic
Was Not Large.
MEETING WAS HELD.
Routine Business Included Il.
n. G. Trade Day Arrangement.
People Will Be Invited TO Come
to Topeka.


The summer meeting of the Topeka
Commercial club, and the last one be-
fore the annual vacation, took place
in the pavilion at Vinewood park last
night The attendance was light due
to the cloudy skies which threatened
rain late in the afternoon and almost
all evening. Most of those who came
either brought basket dinners or took
their suppers at the cafe.
In order to bring people to the city
during the week of the encampment
of the National Guard, August Is to
"a, it was decided to appoint com
mittee to induce the merchants to
have special sales all during the week.
Excursions from neighbOring towns
will be run into the city. The reduced
prices and the presence of the Guard
in the city will, it is believed. be an
inducement for many people to come
to Topeka. Work Will be commenced
within a few days to materialize the
plans.
Upon the suggestion of DR.. Morri-
son, who occupied the presidents
chair in the absence of w. W. Mills,
special committee was appointed to
see if Topeka could not have a spe-
cial time set apart for itself at the
st. Louis worlds fair, and if some
plans might not be evolved for a
DEM nstration to advertise this city
1t was suggested that it would be best
to do this on Kansas Day, September
80, at which time many Kansas peo-
pie would be at the fair city. Major
Anderson will appoint a committee to
formulate report on the feasibility
of the plan.
The movement which is going over
the whole country to make the term
of the president six years, and but one
term, met endorsement last night at
the hands of the club, and a copy was
sent to the National Business Mems
league of Chicago, which organization
was initiative of the movement. The
arguments advanced are that frequent
elections cause business fluctuations,
make the market unsteady, and check
the beginning and growth of business
enterprises.
An effort was made to secure the
next meeting of the National Grain
Dealers association. President Cor
telyou, after corresponding with Sec
rotary Anderson, promised to lay the
matter before the directors, who meet
just before the annual gathering. A
special committee will be appointed
to personally take up the matter with
the directors and every effort will be
made to land the convention.
Inc transportation committee report
ed that it had requested the Kansas
Quarles bill, which is an act to further
define the powers of the interstate COM
merce commission.
The use of the club rooms was grant
ed to the Kansas Good Roads associa-
ton which will meet in Topeka August
and during the Democratic state
convention.
A letter of thanks from the Santa Fe
railroad was read for the courtesies ex-
tended to the Paul Morton party which
met the Commercial club recently to
discuss freight rates, and the columns
of The Earth" d Santa Fe monthly,
was offered to the use of the CONNER
cial club for the exploitation of To-
peka'S features. Major Anderson has
prepared the copy. An Introduction
was written by Margaret Hill McCarter.
Abundant illustrations were used The
articles will appear in the July issue.
A special committee of three was APP
pointed to confer with the Democratic
state central committee with reference
in August and assisting in sucn other
ways as are possible.
The often made statement of the Par
ker Amusement company that it wish
ed to remove its plant from Abilene,
came up before the meeting, but was
dropped summarily by the committee
upon the statement that Mr. Parker
has given out interviews at a number
of places over the state at which he
has had his show stating that ne would
like to go there and locate his business.
In the discussion it was remarked that
Mr.. Parker has frequently made that
statement before he exhibits his Pike
shows. Mr.. Anderson stated that Par
kers attorney will help all he can to
bring the show here if Mr. Parker de-
cides to move.
The following new members were ad-
mitted to membership: F. M. Stoves &
Sons, printers; James Ramsey, with To-
peka. Pure Milk company; A. B. Rose,
Rose Dry Goods company; Albert
,Scrinopski, FitweII Shoe company; J.
iR. Koontz, general freight agent, A T.
& S. f.; A. T. Pigg, proprietor Savoy
hotel; Geo. H. Jones, agent U. S. Ex-
press company; G. w. Snyder & Son,
loans and insurance; c. r. Guibor,
Capital Shirt factory.