The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-11

appearance than stores in any city with
in 500 miles of Topeka. This city is a
delightful place to shop in. The people
of Kansas and evenseut of Kansas de-.
light in doing their shopping in this
city and too much cannot be made of
the movement to beautifX Kansas ave-
nue. in every way possible and by MAX
ing it especially attractive by electrici-
ty at night.
THE idea of rebating to out of town
buyers is splendid one and should be
kept up 1t will be the entering wedge
that will eventually give to Topeka an
immense amount of cash trade that now
goes elsewhere.
Gas as a fuel for factories in this
city has not met the expectations of
this club and I wish to impress upon
the club the necessity of their looking
into the matter If the Kansas Nat
ural Gas company cannot guarantee
this city ten cent gas for factories with
out liability of shutoff every other day,
Topeka must simply go to work and
find gas. What Topeka wants and must
have is cheap power. Our beautiful
high sky, Italian climate and fine lawns
will not do it all.
New Factories in Topeka.
I'm 1907 the cost of business build
ing and factories in Topeka is given
miscellaneous buildings at $651,3O6,
and the following new industries have
been established during the year:
1.-The Western X-Ray Manufacture
East Sixth avenue. E. c. Jerman.
manager. X-Ray machines. cabinets.
etc, are manufactured.
"The Topeka Novelty works. Lo-
Gated in large two story and basement
building, 426 Jefferson street. The
company manufactures pressed steel
vegetable s1icers, peelers, pie pans,
cake pans, etc.
1.-The Adams Automatic Ball Bear
ing gate is being manufactured at
1904 North Kansas avenue.
1.-The Topeka Canning company. To-
Gated at corner Chase street and Sar-
dou avenue.
Brooks steel Filing Case company
have completed their fine plant, cor
ner of Seventh and Holiday. They
have many advance orders and viii
certainly do business.
1.-THE Topeka Garbage Can COM
psny. Pay Baird, manufacturers
location PIG West Sixth avenue
Health Ray Lense company, man.
ufactuers the best spectacle lenses on
the market. Have splendid plant
with their own special machinery, To-
Gated at $50 Monroe street.
'The Topeka Alfalfa Milling COM
pany, 119 North Quincy street, manu-
features alfalfa meal. The capacity OF
the plant 1 X tons per hour.
''The Kansas Strenolith company
street This company fnanufacturs
high grade of street and sidewalk
paving, curbing, foundations. cisterns.
Cement Block Factory, located at
507 East Fourth street. Manufactures
fine quality of cement blocks, plain
and decorated. suitable for all classes
Of building. C. A. Bowersfield and A.
w Spohn proprietors.
Topeka Asphalt plant, located east
on Kansas avenuefi south of the river
front Manufacture the higest grade
of rp to date asphalt and is filling up
the holes in the streets, much to the
delight of business men and property
owners.
The b. H. Pugh company, manu-
facturers of potato machinery, located
at 305 Kansas avenue. The factory is
now open for business and has adj
vance orders for several thousand dol
lars worth of machines
1.-The Jensen Manufacturing com
pany. corner Eighth and Holiday
streets has added an additional story
to their splendid factory building and
are erecting an additional building to
the north of their present building for
wood working. This company has
also taken over the Lewis Tuttle COM
pany, manufacturers of seed cleaner.
"The Smith Automobile company
has practically doubled its plant and
when running in full force employs
some 500 men in night and day shifts.