The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-27
NEED OF ROOMS.
Topeka Faces Proposition OF
Caring for Visitors.
Destruction of Copeland Makes
Task a Serious One.
HOTELS AREa FILLED.
People Should Open Homes to
City's Guests.
State Bar Association and Kan
sas Day Club Bring Many.

With the passing of the Copeland
hotel and the advent of the Kansas
State Bar association which meets to-
day, the Kansas Day club banquet
Friday night, and the Kansas Editor
ial association which meets here next
Monday, the accomm odations for the
visiting lawyers. politicians and edi-
tors will be limited. Topeka is known
as a great convention city but with
one of her leading hostelries ruin,
things will be different for awhile.
The three leading hotels in Topeka
will not be able to care for the crowds
which will be in Topeka within the
next few days. The National hote! is
already taxed nearly to its capacity.
Ever since the legislature opened, the
National has been crowded Then
when the Copeland hotel fire came the
number of guests increased
The same conditions pertain 10 the
GIenwood This hotel while not far
enough up the street to catch much OF
the legislative crowd is sought by
travelling men, and this class is un-
usually heavy at this time of the year
when the merchants are making their
purchases of spring goods.
The Throop hotel isn't taxed quite
as heavily as the other taverns of the
city just now. The Throop is the
Headquarters for the Democrats of
Kansas and during this session of the
legislature the minority party is rep
resented by larger numbers than US
ual The Throop also has large
clientele of commercial men and al
though it is not what could be called
crowded it wouldn't take a very large
influx of guests to tax the capacity of
the house.
The private rooming houses haven't
many available rooms The cOnStitu-
ency of the different members of the
house and senate who are in Topeka
holding down jobs in either house have
about taken possession of this class OF
quarters
This puts Topeka up against an
emergency. Her reputation as a con-
vention town has never been disputed
among the different towns of kansas,
but it can't be sustained very long
with the present appalling conditions.
There is only one remedy, only one
way for Topeka to keep in the front
And that is for the citizens, every one
of them who has a spark of town pride
to throw open their homes to the Wis
itors The visitors will appreciate this
kind of hospitality, and the Topeka folk
will appreciate their guests. What bet
ter sort of guests could one ask than
the leading lawyers of the state, the
young budding politicians and older
ones who during the reign of the Re-
publican party have made Kansas his
tory. and lastly but not least, the edi-
tors of the state who are every day
moulding public opinion. If the editors
find Topeka hospitable in the face of
the present conditions, what better adj
vertising could the city want than the
approval of the public press.
The Commercial club has taken some
steps towards providing rooms for To-
peka guests from time to time and at
the present time the club has an avail
able list of rooms which can be secured
by the outsiders, but it is doubtful
whether enough rooms are now listed
to care for Topeka crowds.
Parties with available rooms to
rent with or without board, should
advertise the same under Rooms to
Rent in the State Journal columns,
where they may be read by those seek
ing quarters.