The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-12

pie poxeS and all kinds of boxes. Ths
business is f1ourishing and there is Z
ready market for the product
The Wear Coal company has added
10 their plant at the foot of Var
Buren street the manufacture OF
cement building blocks. having blocks
fence posts, hitching posts. and otfeI
articles made out of cement. They re-
port their business is quite satisfac-
tory.
ufacturing company, located at 1O4
West Laurent street, started business
during the year. The capital stock
OF the company is $4,000, and they
report they are working to their full
1.-THE De War Lumber company
manufacturers and wholesale dealers
in walnut, oak and cottonwood lum-
Der There is a steady demand for
the products of the mill, and they are
contemplating adding a box factory.
The Auto-Fed Hay Press company
has established a plant at the corner
OF Tenth and Jefferson streets for the
They have made 100 machines during
the year, and find a ready market for
their product.
THE Smith Automobile company
has outgrown its present quarters and
is arranging to extend the plant. They
own some valuable patents, and the
Nerac1ty is fast coming into favor.
More than two hundred of these ma
F'alkiner, Aniba & Co., manufac-
turers of ElHot's portable and folding
window scaffo1d, is another new in
dustry started during the year.
New Buildings.
More buildings were erected in
1904 than for a number of years.
This is especially true of residences.
A number of costly modern residences
have been erected, and many modest
houses, mostly by Santa Fe shop and
factory employees.
''The Shawnee and Capital building
and loan companies have been a
prominent factor in home building in
Topeka
The new manual training school
and other public school buildings pro-
vided for last year are fast approach
ing completion, giving Topeka. school
facilities equal to any city of like
population in the land.
zone of the finest buildings erected
this year is the Carnegie library on
the Washburn campus am sure
that we are all proud of WashburR
college and congratulate them on this
addition to their group of fine build
ings.
ATarshaII's Band.
st am glad to state that the efforts
of our entertainment committee in
securing a fund for the purchase Of
new instruments has been successful.
suggest that the committee be in
viding a permanent maintenance fund
so that during the summer months
this band can give free open air con-
certs in different sections of the city
from band stands erected in small
parks located in North Topeka, Santa
Fe shop district, South Topeka and
Bethany college grounds. This would
naturally increase interest In our
small parks. Marshall's band is a
standing advertisement for the city,
and our citizens can well afford to
give it generous support.
1.-THE social functions OF the club during
the year were confined to the banquet
rendered the Commercial club of st. Jo-
seph as a, slight acknowledgements of the
ization during the flood of 1903; the ban
ouet rendered the traffic and operating of
ception given to the incoming and outgo-
ing governors and state officers On Mon
day evening. These functions seemed to
be successful and brought our business
men in closer touch with those who be-
friended US in our time of greatest need;
with the officials of our greatest railroad
interests and with the governor and state
officers whom we desire to feel that they
are fellow citizens of the capital OF the
state.
Semi-C Centennial.
zone of the most important events the
club has undertook during the past year
was the celebration of the fftieth ami
Nebraska bill by the president of the Uni
ted States. To the members of the gen
full issue their plans; to the City. Fedora
ton of Women's clubs without whose 10y
al labors the flower parade would not
make grateful ackno wledgments.
Thanks to Mr.. ChappeIIe.
THE fire in the building occupied by the
club August compelled the club to seek
temporary quarters. Mr.. ChappeIle very
rendered us the use of a room
for the secretary and a room for meetings
in the Copeland hotel On behalf of the
members of the club / extend to Mr..
our thanks for his generosity
and 1 am sure 1 voice the sentiment Of
the compliments of the season and wish
him a prosperous year
Some Things We Ought to Have.
1.-The amount of grain and produce han
died in this city shows conclusively that
we ought to have grain and produce
exchange organized at once. / need not
go into an extended argument in favor of
the proposition. All of our grain men and
millers understand the BENEFITS to be de-
rived from such an exchange in making
Topeka a grain and produce market. The
nliIlers, grain men and produce dealers
ize7 WIN not some of the members of
this club interview all parties interested
cation?
A State Oil Refinery.
''This club ought to put itself on record
as favoring a state oil refinery and urge
the members of the legislature from this
county to favor such a proposition. The
cost of piping crude oil is comparatively
and Topeka. ought to have
refinery because of the market for all the
products in this portion of the state. Our
committee on state legislation ought TO
investigate this matter thoroughly and
suggest such action as in their judgment
the club ought to take.
In General.
Men may honestly differ as to matters
DrunkardS