The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-16
PUSH, THAT'S ALL
How to Make Topeka a Bigger,
Better City.
Commercial Club Wide Awake to
the Situation.
TALK III ALL OVER.
VIII Look After DiscOuragfng
Clearing House Reports.
Help Make the Exposition a
Success.
To Extend a Helping Hand to
Industries.
TALK TT ALL OVER.

-@AONAE4 II L4lC OllDdIlSOn might sound
paradoxica1, Friday night was field day
with the Commercial club at its last
meeting Of 1905 for suggestions as to
now Topeka can be made bigger,
stronger and better next year.
The following were points brought
up by members who were present:
The taking of Topeka out of the
weekly clearing house report. or the
making of more complete and ac-
curate report of Topeka's clearances,
Cooperating with the school board
to raise the pay Of teachers.
The improvement of Topeka's parks.
Topeka's entire cooperation with
the state in making the exposition of
1911 a success.
The passage Of new city ordinance
relative to the determination of the
safety of buildings from fire, and the
appointment of a special inspector.
The plating of a location with free
joint switching tracks for the benefit Of
concerns that wish to establish them
selves in Topeka.
The organization of a Business Mems
Camp Of the Woodmen of the World of
1000 members for the purpose of
here from Omaha if removed as con-
templated.
The arrangements by Topeka manu-
1acturerS to set aside several Saturday
afternoons to receive visiting travelling
men, so as to get them to talk about
what Topeka is doing, when they are
out on the road.
Terming it negative Advertising r.
S. Brigham took occasion before the
Commercial club last night, when the
Tree-IOr-au opportunity was given for
members to say something about mat
ters in this city which. need attention,
to declare that either Topeka ought to
be taken out of the clearing house re-
port published in all the newspapers
by Bradstreet and Dun every Saturday,
or some measure ought to be taken
here in the city to issue a. more full
and complete statement than is regu-
larly sent out.
81 believe it best to take the name of
this city out all together said Mr..
Brigham. ''The clearing house reports
here have shown a decrease for the
past two years. I understand that not
all the banks of this city are members
of the clearance house association.
Wichita has been running ahead of To-
peka. I have noticed comparisons
made with cities completely out of To-
peka's class, as with Omaha, Buffalo
and Kansas City. The clearings of
Kansas City weekly amount to some
where in the neighborhoOd of $4,000
GOO, of Omaha about $10,00O,000 a
week, of Buffalo about six or eight mill
lion dollars. I don't believe that Kan
sas City and Omaha do a bigger busi-
ness than Buffalo. I-don't believe that
the clearing reports show the actual
standing OF the town. do not be-
lieve that Wichita can show better than
Topeka. Mr.. Devlin's failure naturally
cut into Topeka's standing to some ex-
tent. Topeka ought to get out of the
clearing house reports. Lincoln did
several years ago. There are several
towns bigger and more important than
Topeka which are not in. 1t is bad
advertisement"
President Holiday replied to Mr..
Brigham in this manner: "I question
whether it would be advisable to drop
them out. I think that next year we
will show some good healthy increases.
If we could get some of our clearing
house people to figure with more fren-
zied finance we might do as well as
Wichita
John E. Frost suggested the appoint
ment of q committee of five to go about
to all banks and other financial fnstitu-
tions which can legitimately be MEM
| bers and get them to join the clearance
association. In this way it is hoped to
raise the rating.
A communication was read from the
Wichita Commercial club caIline atten-
ton to the fact that the mayor of
Wichita has called a public meeting in
| october to discuss the railroad situa-
ton The purpose is to form a state
organization. After the communication
was read President Holiday said:
'.There seems to be some politics mixed
UP in this. We will let the transporta-
ton committee handle the matter and
make a report.
By letter President Norman Plass of
Washburn college suggested that the
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