The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-04
'EKA JOBBERS AND WHOLESALERS WELCOME YOU
IT IS A WINNER.
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Samuel E. Lux.

samuel e. Lux.
Much Of the hard work necessary to
make merchants week a success has
been done by Mr.. Samuel E. Lux,
wholesale dealer in fruits, vegetables
and produce, 21O Kansas avenue Mr..
Lux is chairman Of the entertainment
committee, and through his efforts mer-
chants attending the gala week will
be entertained in a way that will make
them remember Topeka for years to
come. Mr.. LUX invites all visitors to
call on him at his place of business,
and wants to show them the magni-
tude of his business over a half mil
lion dollars worth of fruits. vegetables
and produce is shipped from his place
each year, and in addition he enjoys an
extensive city business.
The Topeka Paper Company.
Mr.. Chas. H. Samson. proprietor of
Jackson street. invites all out Of town
merchants to make their headquarters
and do their corresponding from his
office. Stamps and stationery will be
furnished and in every way efforts will
be made to make them comfortable. A
visit through the house of this concern
would prove valuable to all visitors as
it is one Of the largest Of its kind in
the west. This concern also operates q
large box factory. the only one in To-
ptkd, anu samson wants all VlSl-
tors to visit his business while in the
city.
AndersOn-Armstron Company.
The firm of Anderson-Armstrong
wholesale fruits and produce, 206-208
K Kansas avenue, are one of the real big
commission houses in the west. They
occupy double store building of seven
floors. operate eight double express
wagons. travel eleven statesmen and
do an annual business of about $500.
Their principal business is done in Kan
sas and Oklahoma, although they ship
extensively to Colorado and Nebraska.
They buy only in car quantities and
make a speciality of first grade Kaw
valley potatoes. They operate large
orchard at Horatio, Arkansas, and con-
troll many others in the vicinity of To-
peka. An addition which has recently
been added to their business Is the
candy department which is now one
of the largest in Kansas. doing
wholesale business exclusively. In
speaking of the growth of the fruit and
produce business in Topeka Mr.. w. y.
Anderson said: There is no fruit CEN
ter in the country that has made such
remarkable progress as has Topeka
Fifteen years ago the aggregate daily
business of all the local commission
men would not average over $500 per
day. All produce and fruits was bought
in small quantities through Kansas
City and local dealers could only get
the pickings left by Kansas City houses.
Today the average business OF the COM
mission men of Topeka will average
from $1,000 to $1,000, and with the sig
nature Of Topeka Fruit & Produce
Brokerage company the business In To-
peka will about double"
w. w. Wheeler Hardware Co.
Out of town visitors in Topeka
- inf 70
tail store of the w. w. Wheeler Hard
ware company, 706 Kansas avenue
Mr. w. w. Wheeler is one of the live
wires in the local business world and
since coming to Topeka has built up
one of the most fiourishing retail
stores in Kansas. He Is a believer in
advertising and some OF his publicity
methods are very unique. Just now
he is conducting a clock guessing con-
test and although the deal has been
on only one day his store has peen
visited by hundreds of people eager
to register their guesses. In addition
to the retail department wholesale
business Is conducted and 1t is MI
wheeler's intention to make this de-
partment of his business one of the
best in the middle west.
George Burghart.
A visit to Topeka would be i'm
complete without taking in the whole
sale and retail stores of Mr.. George
Burghart, manufacturer OF the cele-
brated cigars, Aurora 10 cents and
Favorite cents. His retail store Is
located at the corner of Eighth street
and Kansas avenue and Mr.. Burghart
extends an invitation to all visitors
Merchants week to make his store
their headquarters. There Is perhaps
no better advertised cigars in the
west, than those of his manufacture,
10 hardly q town In this ter
ritory where they are not the leading
sellers.
McEntire Bros.
One of the show places of Topeka
is the manufacturing plant of Nc
Entire Bros, 219-229 Quincy street.
makers and dealers in mattresses,
springs, iron beds, couches and porch
swings. To the furniture dealers
throughout Kansas this firm is we'll
known, and many of them are per-
sonally acquainted with the rapid
growth and success they have ex-
perienced. A department of their
business that is extremely popular just
at this season Of the year is that of
their porch swings. This swing has
had a remarkable sale so far this sum-
mer, and is considered by those who
know to be the best porch swing
made. McEntire Bros. extend an in
vitation to all out of town merchants
to visit their plant while in Topeka
Merchants week.
Seymour & Company.
The firm of Seymour & Co., located
at Crane street and Kansas avenue,
are the largest dealers of poultry and
eggs in the world. Their products are
sold in every civilized country and on
the recent trip of the United States
battleships the sailors were served
\ chiCkanS from Sav-
mour & Co., purchased from Kansas
merchants. Every out of town mer-
chant who visits Topeka during mer-
chants week is invited to inspect their