The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-04
. IT IS A WINNER.
Movement Started by Topeka
Jobbers and Manufacturers
To EntertafnC Country Merchants
Here July Is, Is and II.
PROGRAM ARRANGED.
Parks, Auto Ride, Music Ban
quet, General Good Time.
Part Played by Fruit and Pro-
duce Men.
PROGRAM ARRANGED.

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Der OF men here engaged in this class
Of business than was supposed and that
they are hustiers Of the most approved
brand. possessing staying qualities as
we'll as progressive ideas. The meeting
last week at the Throop hotel was the
starter and yet at this time plans are
practically completed for the enter
tainment of out of town merchants here
on July 10, -16 and II in grand style.
At the meeting at the National roof
garden on Tuesday night of this week
there was a good attendance and
splendid interest in spite Of a driving
rain storm. At this meeting the job
bers and manufacturers of the city got
acquainted with each other and held
love feast as We'll as a meeting in the
interest of greater Topeka. The spir-
it of good fellowship displayed is most
important adjunct to the success of any
undertaking.
Considering the limited time at hand
| the work of the committees has been
remarkable, as the following pro-
| gramme will bear testimony:
Wednesday, July is.
Reception committees will meet the
visitors at all trains and escort them
| to hotels.
Free street car tickets will be issued
| to all invited guests.
A grand free entertainment all day
!
| fractions as tObOggan or figure eight,
carousel. circle swing, crazy house,
| Hale's tours, skating rink, gasoline
| launch and boating.
Plunge in the Y NJ. c. A. swimming
pool
Music at night.
| Thursday, July 16.
Marshalrs band will play on Kan
sas avenue at o'clock a. m.
| Pipe organ recital and chorus sing
| ing by the Modoc club at the audi
i torium at II o'clock a. m.
/ At 2 o'clock an automobile tour OF
/ Il a city will begin from the CONNER
: cial club rooms, and will include not
! only the business sections, but nu-
j merous parks, public buildings, sub
urbs, hospitals and residence streets.
| At $50 p. m. a grand banquet Will
be held on the roof garden OF the new
j National hotel. Music and vaudeville
between the courses. The National
1 roof garden is one of the best west Of
Chicago.
/ Friday. July II.
The reception committee will enter
tain the visitors individually and in
| groups in various ways and without
any Formally. Many places of inter
| est overlooked on the preceding days
will be visited on the last day Of the
meeting.
part in the movement to bring the
out of town merchants to Topeka
/ none have figured more prominently
/ than the fruit and produce men.
4 Whitteker Bros, Samuel E. LUX, An
| derson & Armstrong, Byron Willcutts
and Frank Cope have all been in the
/ front rank with the leaders of the
/ movement Their efforts are worthy
of especial mention, and In passing
it might be mentioned that each of
these men are members In ana dlrec-
tors of the Topeka Fruit and Produce
| Brokerage Co., new Topeka con-
Germ that does business on large
scale One Of the benefits to local
/ consumers from this new organization
is the fact that cars of fruit are now
shipped here direct-no reloading at
1 Kansas City, or any other point. They
/ come straight through from Arkansas.
/ California, Florida, Michigan and
New York state, and the result is the
fruit is fresh and firm when 1t is un-
/ loaded at this point. The new fnnova-
! large quantities. 1t is also probably
4 not generally known that the five fruit
and produce men above mentioned do
an aggregate business Of 100000
per year.
local jobbers and manufacturers to en-
terrain out OF town merchants mere
show them a good time. give them the
LAD hand. Introduce them to Topeka's
) resources and give them an idea Of
what we base our claims on to beins
the most beautiful city in the west IL
4 sure to bear great results. AS Mr.
Borman said the other night, no one
at the present time can figure on thu
) development Of the plan or on what
) broad and big scale 1t will finally bt
handled 1t has already resulted II
bringing many live wires to the from
, | IN Topeka affairs that were not here
} tofore known and appreciated as cit1
builders 1t will bring many other!
into the limelight. A better programme
already has been arranged than Crane
RAPIDS, Mich, the home of the plan
gave to $500 guests last month.
The time is short,-that only makes
, the work the harder. Returns are al
} | ready beginning to come In from tn
Invitations, and there is every indtca
ton of q larger crowd OF visitors her
than the most sangufne dared to mop
for at the beginning of the movement
And Topeka can deliver the goods whel
| the visitors arrive. The weather ma,
he hot. but that will only show ou
} shaded streets and wide, beautifu
} MARKINGS to a better advantage
The motive behind the plan is to In
| crease the volume of business between
| the capital city and the country mer
} chants of the state. 1t is bound t
succeed for the simple reason that
is practical and along the right lines
Il hospitality is the Oldest and most sue
/ cessful art in the world. 1t move
well entertained is city's friend al
ways.
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