The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12
ON The UP GRADE
Commercial Club Talks of
Greater Topeka.
Annual Meeting Shows Develop
ment of City.
HOLIDAYS ADDRESS.
Calls Attention to the Railroads
Here and Planned.
Trial of Oiled Roads May Be
Made.

The annual meeting of the CONNER
cial club which took place in the
rooms of the Commercial club last
night was enthusiastic despite the fact
that the weather was somewhat in
clement and that the senatorial eau
Gus presented a strong counter attrac-
tion all of which tended to reduce the
attendance at the meeting. There
We're, however, about fifty members
present.
The keynote of the meeting, as of
most of the meetings of the CONNER
cial club. was the greater develo pment
of Topeka and the securing of rs, 900
people for Topeka by the time of the
Kansas Semicentennial which comes
in 1911 All of the speeches and ad-
! dresses of the evening kept this idea
in view at all times.
Two of the leading speakers of the
meeting were absent ]. E. Hurley
general manager of the Santa Fe, who
was to have addressed the meeting on
THE benefits of the new Santa Fe
shops to the city of Topeka was out
OF the city and accordingly was unable
TO be present. George A. Bailey, who
was to have spoken on Topeka as an
insurance Center" was detained from
the meeting on account of business
However, notwithstanding the absence
of these two speakers the meeting was
a success and the programme was
very enjoyable one. Judging from the
remarks made during the evening the
future of Topeka will be well cared for
and the year 1907 will be a banner
year for Topeka and its growth
since the administration of C. K.
Holiday commenced, the slogan of
the club has been to increase its men,
ried out in the meeting last night
The membership committee proposed
twelve new names for membership
last night, all of which were voted into
mem 6ershlp. The new members are:
/ e L. Copeland, treasurer A. T. & S.
/ F. Ry.; A. H. Hagan. manager Males
! tic theater; F. B. Simms, proprietor
Gem laundry; E. W. Hughes, furni-
ture; Topeka Tent and Awning Co.;
j. w. Neale, signs; John T. Price. the
Smoke House; Thos S. Young. D. D.,
pastor First Baptist church; the New
century Life Insurance company: w.
F.. Connelley, author; DR.. w T. Tay-
Tor; T. G. Kirkpatrick & Co
President Charles K. Holiday. be-
fore commencing his annual presi-
oents address,. made plea for a per-
manent home for the Commercial
| club He recommended a home with
all the equipments of an Elks' club
where all the men who are members
could get together for social meetings.
where the business men could get to-
gether at meal times, and where ade-
quate room might be had for enter
| tainments and the like. This. he said.
would fnstin a greater interest on the
part of the members and would get
| tnem better acquainted with each
other and in this manner would work
for the benefit of the Commercial club
and the city as well. This little speech
of President Holidays met with vip
orous applause on the part of the
members
In his presidents speech Mr. Holt
Gay recounted briefly the new enter
prises which have been added to To-
peka during the past year and also
rliaue pr0phecles for the future which
were well received on the part of the
audience His speech was as follows:
Mr.. Holidays Address.
one year ago today as president
OF this club, 1 congratulated the Off
GERS OF the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
to erect their new big shops in To-
peka. Today these mammoth shons
are being built. This is the one great
big thing that has happened as far as
1906. Se0i
again as president OF the CONNER
claI cluD want to thank the officers
OF the Great Santa Fe system-and
succeed me-eVer have occasion to
congratulate themselves and thank the
officers of this road for the continued
expansion OF their vast interests here.
until there is nothing in the country
IKE unto the greatness of the great
Santa F'e shops.
THE Union Pacific has finished the
Topeka & Northwestern road to
Onaga. and Onaga has been here TO
see us-likewise Mr. Harriman-and
the Union Pacific is now extending
the Onaga branch to Marysville-and
then we will see. Men like Mr. Harri-
man do not stop off in Topeka every
day and make speeches. Mr. Harri-
man came to Topeka because he want
ed to come, and he spoke at length a t
the reception given in his honor at
a RI OH 1,
speak and he likes Topeka and told
us so-and Topeka reciprocates and
wishes Mr.. Hartman all sorts of good
luck.
"The Council Grove road is again
an assured fact-it was from the
start. But let nobody in Topeka think
that this road, this connecting link.
this cutoff of the Emporia cutoff, is
going to drop into our laps for the
mere asking Topeka will be called
upon to contribute to this and three
other lines during the year 1907 and
Topeka will doubtless loyalty do her
duty by these new roads as she always
does.
There are great rumblings about
the Missouri Pacific-and as the Mis-
souri, Pacific has just borrowed a
that these things will soon beoin to
radiate from Topeka"
Major Anderson. the secretary of
the Commercial club. followed Presi-
dent Holiday with his annual report
as secretary of the club. His report
shows that the club has prospered in
every department during the past year
and that the club has expanded to
meet the growing needs Of the city.
His -~~ort showed in brief the prog
ress of the club during the past year
and also showed the financial standing
of the club at the present time:
Club Has Money Left
In the absence of w. W. Manspeaker.
the clubs treasurer, Major Anderson
read his annual report which is as fol-
lows:
Received from secretary $S,77539: paid
vouchers, S. 1896 "a: balance, $439 .05.