The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-23
Plans Under Way to Have One
in Topeka.
] 0bbers and Manufacturers to
Talk 1t Over.
TO BANQUET TONIGHT,
Representatives of Well Known
Firms Will Be at Throop.
There the Plans for Future
Will Be Discussed.

Inc JopDeTS ana large mdnu1dC-
turers of Topeka who do business with
Kansas merchants will meet at the
Throop hotel this evening at O'Clock
for a dinner which promises to bring
into existence an association which
will place the wholesalers of this city
and their country customers on more
intimate terms. The meeting to be
held this evening while preliminary
one, promises we'll, as fifty reserva-
tions have been made for representa-
tives of Topeka wholesalers and
manufacturing institutions.
This organization is not being
formed for the purpose of opposing in
any way the work of the Commercial
club but for the purpose of centraliz-
ing and solidifying the wholesale in
terests of Topeka jobbers. Each year
a few country merchants come to To-
peka to visit the jobbers of whom they
purchase their supplies but only a few
Of them ever come to the city except
ing on other business.
1t is probable that the meeting
which will be held this evening will
result in the formation of a Whole
sale Dealers association such as exists
in nearly every manufacturing city in
Tie OHlIeu States. IncSe dSSOC1d-
lions have proven successes in almost
every instance and the means of in
creasing the trade of the members be-
sides being of great benefit to the
country merchants.
The plans contemplate merchants
week to be held annually when in
vitations will be extended to the coun-
try merchants to visit the city either
as individuals or as a body and during
the time that they are in Topeka they
VIII be entertained by the members of
the association. Ali Of the whole
salers of Topeka have not been seen.
but all who have been notified of the
meeting have expressed their approval
of the plans and the liberal responses
to the invitations to be present this
evening indicate the success Of the
affair.
Similar organizations now in exist
ence have proven wonderfully success
full from every viewpoint and the
meeting to be held this evening cannot
help but prove of great benefit alike
to wholesalers and patrons. A banquet
Will be held annually and invitations to
the affair will be sent to the merchants
of the state. The week will be turned
over to the visitors and they will be
given the freedom of the city under the
guiding hands of the members Of the
Wholesale Dealers association.
Entertainment of various kinds will
NC oil diiSC0p lilpS " Tic NdIl-
Gus points of interest about the city.
Bands will furnish music free of charge
to the visitors and they will receive the
best that the city affords while they
are the guests of the association. The
benefits to be derived of such an or
and the meeting to be held this even
ing will probably result in a perman-
ent organization.
Those Who VIII Be There.
The following firms will be represent
ed at the dinner this evening:
The L. Beard Dry Goods Co, Arth-
ur L. Beard.
Arnold Drug company. Wholesale
Drugs, E. c.. Arnold.
Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile Co.,
w. H. Davis.
Continental Creamery Co.. T. A.
s. E. Lux Produce Commission
S. E. Lux, c. B. Laid.
Cope & Co., Wholesale Fruits,
Frank Cope.
The Anderson-Armstro Co,
Fruits. w. o. Anderson. T.
E. Armstrong.
whiteker Brothers. Wholesale
Fruits, T. C. Whiteker, G. P. White
ker.
w. A. L. Armstrong Hardware Co..
W. A. L. Thompson. J. G. Bauer.
Chas. Wolff Packing Co. Chas. Wolff
and e. w. Lawrence.
McCord Kistler Mercantile Co., v.
B. Kistler.
McEntire Bros. Spring Bed and
Mattress Mfrs, Geo. P. McEntfre. r.
y. McEntire.
Chicago Lumber Co., Robt. Pierce.
Central Sash and Door Co., w. w.
Southwestern Furniture Mig. Co.,
r. B. Nelson.
Topeka Cold Storage Ice and Fuel
Co., v. Kaczynski-
Seymour Packing Co.. Geo. c. Bow
man.
Topeka Fruit and Produce Broker
age Co, B. Collins.
w. r. Smith and Son. Wholesale
Fish, Oysters. Etc. c. c. Smith.
Willcuts Fruit and Produce Com
mission House, Byron Willcuts.
Jensen Mfg. Co.. Geo. A. Clark.
o. Krauss and Sons, Wholesale
Smith Automobile Co, Anton Smith,
william Schick Manufacturing Co..
Mattresses. springs, etc., VIM. Schick.
]. G. Stoneback.
r. T. Kreipe Cigar Co. r. T. Kreipe.
A. B. Whiting Wholesale Paint &
Glass Co, H. L. Whiting.
Crane & Co. Manufacturing station
ers. r. S. Crane. Chas. L. Mitchell
The Hall Lithographing Co., H. L.
Hall.
Otto Kuehne Preserving Co.. Otto
Kuehne.
Adams Brothers. manufacturing sta
TONERS, c. P. Adams, G. d. Adams.
Shawnee Milling Co., ]. K. Bair.
Topeka Paper Co.. wholesale paper.