The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-08

teen members present that some ac-
ton should be taken by congress on
currency legislation SO as to prevent II
possible any more financial furries
through the throes of which the coun-
try is now passing. This matter came
up on the reading of the following tele-
gram which was received yesterday
afternoon by Major Anderson:
I'VE have today wired the president
and secretary of the treasury urging
that currency legislation be first mat
ter considered at coming session or
congress. We earnestly suggest that
you wire them at once to the same
effect. Believe that prompt and con-
certed action will bring about legisla-
ton to prevent repetition of existing
conditions. Signed: Business Mems
club of Kansas City, Mo-; Business
Mems league of st. Louis and Chicago
Association of Commerce.
Major Anderson said that he had
communicated this telegram to the
bankers of the city but had heard no
word from them. 1t was decided to
have the officers of the club confer
with the members of the clearing h ouse
and frame up some telegram to the
federal authorities along the lines sug-
gested in the telegram received by the
club.
convention to be held in Wichita, No
vember 16, was read by Major Ander-
son. The club was invited to send dele
gates to the convention. Its purpose
is to combat federal appropriations for
improving waterways which never can
be made navigable for freight pur-
poses. The call stated that this was
dodge being worked by cities on rivers
for the purpose of compelling the rail-
roads to reduce their freight rates ana
that it would have disastrous effects on
inland communities because the rail-
roads would boost the rates to these
TlIo CO nc 70 a1ro a
stoned by their reduction to the river
cities. The matter was referred to the
officers of the club.
Ed. Hahn filed a report on the pro-
ceedings of the National Irrigation con-
gress, held at Sacramento, Cal. on
September 2-7, in a communication
which will be spread on the minutes o.
the club. He said in it that the state
authorities of Kansas should look to
the forestry, which should be beneficial
to Kansas. These delegates from kan
sas were appointed to committees: c.
M. Niquette, Garden City, credentials;
G. M. Weeks, Cimarron, permanent
organization and order of business; q.
L. Miller, Garden City, resolutions; I.
L. Diesem, Garden City, member ex-
peka, honorary state vice president,
and F. d. Hahn, Topeka, chairman
state delegation
Communications were read from the
Hampton Manufacturing company of
Kansas City Mo-, and the U. S. & N.
Leather company of Chicago, in which
they made known their wishes to locate
plants in this city or vicinity if suitable
were offered. Each concern
wanted a good cash bonus besides a
good tract of land for factory purposes.
One Of the bonuses asked was s125, 900
in cash. AS the Commercial club has
long since decided to refuse cash bon
uses to such concerns. no action was
taken on any of these communications
except to refer them to the secretary
with Instructions that he write the COR
respondents mice" letters stating the
clubs position in the matter.
At the request of the Chamber of
Commerce of Honolulu the club decided
to petition the Kansas congressional
delegation and the federal authorities
to act favorably on a proposition to inn
prove Pearl Harbor. which is near Hon.
olulu.
The matter of selecting delegates to
The TranSmiSsiSSippi Commercial con-
gress which is to be held at Muskogee
10 to % was taken up again.
Major Anderson said that the president
of the club had been directed to make
the appointments but thta he desired to
appoint those members who expressed
a desire to attend this most important
meeting of commercial bodies which is
held in the west. w. R. Jensen said
that he would be able to go and H. o.
thought that he might possibly
go.
w. F. Jensen was on the calendar to
give a talk on creamery matters. He |
said that he had not understood he was |
to make such talk aud asked that he |
be excused from doing so until some |
other meeting 50 that he could properly |
himself. His request was |
granted.
to membership in the club: b. H Pugh |
potato machinery; L. T. |
Price, druggist; Rosser Bros, drug |
gists; Nelson Manufacturing company, |
and machine shop; J. F. Spohn, |
cement blocks, coal, and |
Clad Hamilton lawyer.