The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-24

the Commercial club and has the
hearty support of that organization
We expect to work in conjunction with
them.
"At Grand Rapids. Mich. three
years ago a meeting of the jobbers OF
try customers to the city and give
them a weeks entertainment. The
plan was carried through and six hum
dred Neutrality-suspicious. enjoyed the
following programme: Two days en-
tertainment at a carnival park, street
car and auto rides over the city. band
concerts. speaking and banquet. Inc
second year 1900 merchants from
outside the city were in attendance
and this year 1,S00 were there and the
entertainment is the talk of the coun-
try. Grand Rapids is located with
reference to Chicago. as Topeka is to
Kansas City, and is a much larger
city than Topeka. but we can dupli-
garden entertainment and pipe organ
recital for good measure for our
visitors and should do so. Shall we
adopt the Grand Rapids idea. as a
| score of other cities in the west have
done? If so, the thing to do is to
start the movement right now"
Robert Pierce Gives a Push.
Robt. Pierce was elected chairman
of the meeting. and in accepting
plan. 1 believe that it is the best
thing possible for Topeka, and 1t is
right in line with the plan of the Com
mercial club to have trade excur-
sion this summer. Topeka can play
| the mart of host to her country GUS
toners and then go and visit them in
| their homes. Topeka would get ac-
1 quainted all over the state, and the
state at large get acquainted with To-
| peka and the resources of the city and
1 hi
| city would be greatly benefited by
such an exchange of courtesies and
the ripening of distant business rela-
| lions into acquaintance and probable
| friendship. We will like to hear ex-
| pressions from all of you. / see Frank
P. MacLennan over at the 1ar taole
| and will ask him to start the discus
| sion Of the entertainment, ways ana
means and what we can do for the
| out of town customers of Topeka
jobbers and manufacturers
! Topeka's Wonderful Resources
Mr.. MacLennan said: ct think this
| idea an excellent one. In looking
| over these two long tables there are
two things that struck me very for
chilly: First. that most of the business
men gathered here this evening draw
the large part of their business from
the outside, and expend the revenue
| derived therefrom in what we con-
| slider the most beautiful home city in
| the country. and the best headquar-
| tiers for our several lines of business.
! / know in my own case that while we
claim large circulation in Topeka.
| assure you that the State Journals
| circulation outside of Topeka is very
much larger. While Mr.. Capper ad-
mits that he has a large circulation in
| Topeka. I am sure he will tell you
that his circulation outside of Topeka
| is much greater. / am confident that
| every wholesaler here will confirm the
statement that the biggest part of his
business is drawn from the outside; ;
draw the money from the outside and
spend it in the improvement and de-
velopment of greater Topeka.
THE other point that strikes me is
| that many of the older young men here
started on the lower rounds. Here be-
| fore me is Mr. Charles Wolff. About