The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-11
The plant is located at the corner of

The plant is located at the corner of
Tenth and Jefferson street.
''The Topeka Box & Barrel Manu-
featuring company have added new
buildings to their plant, corner of
Sixth and Adams street. Their build,
fngS occupy every inch of space owned
by this company and the company is
now covering the whole surrounding
territory including Sixth avenue un-
der the viaduct, the Missouri Pacific
right of way and all the other vacant
land in the surrounding country. The
company does an immense business
and has several subsidiary plants
throughout Kansas.
THE Southwestern Furniture
Manufacturing company, la Jackson
street have more than doubled their
buildings and capacity during the
present year. They manufacture the
very highest grade of office furniture,
bank furnishings, desks, etc, and are
doing an immense business.
THE William Schick company,
manufacturers of mattresses, lounges,
couches, ETC., have added new build
ings to their plant, corner Second and
Jackson streets, doubling the capacity
of the plant.
'sThe Curator Mills of North To-
peka, reorganized under the name of
the Kaw Milling company, are now III
full operation. adding materially 10
dustry.
Other Things in Prospect.
aThe sum of $2,779 was raised by
a committee appointed by this club
and turned over to the Sisters of Char
ity for payment on the hospital site.
1 am pleased to note that the site has
been paid for and the taxes pa1d and
that active work on the building will
commence. ia the spring. These are
some of the things that have been ac-
complished during the year just ended
For the year 1908 we have in pros
road ties by the Union Pacific Rail-
road company. The plant is to be
located in the First ward.
1.-The Santa Fe, Railway company
has already let contracts Ior addition
al buildings to their mammoth shops
aggregating something like 100000.
THE Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific railway is now establishing dis
trict auditing department in this city
which will employ about so men.
1.-The number of building permits
issued for the year 1907 were 544. The
approximate cost of buildings given in
said permits were $A233, 1872, which
exceeds the value of the buildings
erected in 1906 by almost half mil
lion dollars.
His Final Farewell.
"And now gentlemen, farewell. Life
is too short to even attempt to emu
merate what the Commercial club has
done in season and out of season for
Topeka during the past twelve months.
Our pathway has not been strewn
with roses. our hopes and ambitions
have often been frustrated. but we
have kept on and on prodding and
hoping and stirring and working even
when apparent defeat has stared US
in the face and many time nave we
~, -i.af<, n or
regarded our work as futile. This
club commands high place among
the commercial clubs of the country
1t is the one great factor in the up
building of Topeka and will ever so
remain Those of you who have been
active in committee work and have
given your time and energy for the
good of the city I wish to thank you
personally and also On behalf OF the
members of the club. l bespeak for
the incoming president the same
courtesy and good will that have also
met my efforts for the upbuilding Of
Topeka during my three terms of Of
fee just brought to a close.
w. T. Jensen, president of the Con
tinental Creamery company, Which
has had more or less trouble with the
railroads and express companies on
account of the prices charges for the
transportation Of the products of the
creamery, presented the following
resolution which was adopted:
Resolved by the Commercial club
of Topeka, Kan, that we believe there
is a decided weakness in the present
Interstate commerce law. whereby
railroads can advance rates without
first gaining the consen: of the Inter-
state Commerce commission. Recent
ly we have had before US two attempts
to raise interstate rates. both of
which affect Kansas industries very
materially; namely the attempt of
railroads to increase transportation
charges on cream from 40 to 120 per
cent over the old schedule, and also
an attempt to increase the freight
rates on lumber from the Pacific
coast about % per cent.
"Both the creamery interest and
the lumber interest have in the past,
been encouraged by the railroads, but
the increase proposed would affect
these interests very much and almost
destroy them. In sef-defense the
creamery interest and the lumber in
terest at a great expense to them
selves. had to bring action in the fed
eral court of the United States and
secured a restraining order. prevent
ing tho railroads from increasing the
cream rates and the lumber rates un-
til hearing can be had before the In
terstate Comme commission
THE acts establishing an Interstate
Commerce commission should be SO
amended as to provide hearing by
interested parties before the Interstate
Commerce commission before an in