The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-23
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and so would hundreds of other
towns in the state but we don't want
to impose upon Topeka.
This is not banner day on the Of
fetal program of the Merchants week
the fore part of the day was used
In registering the visitors and shaking
their hands This afternoon large
number of the merchants are out at
the ball park yelling for Topeka IN
the Omaha series. This evening at
7-3O Marshalls band will give con-
cert on Kansas avenue just in front
of the Chamber of Commerce bulld-
ing. A band stand has been erected
in front of the building and the band
will play until 9 o'clock when the
visiting merchants will be taken TO
the top of the building where but-
fet luncheon will be served ana CT
CARS given away. This smoker is
given by the Commercial club in hon
or of the visitors. 1t doesn't make any
difference whether you smoke or not
the Commercial club wants to meet
every man from out of town and he
will be given the glad hand.
An Exhibition of Nerve.
One of the greatest exhibitions OF
nerve ever seen in Topeka came TO
light this morning when it was found
that seven or eight firms, both dry
goods and groceries from Kansas CITY
and ST. Joe came to Topeka with sam
pies. engaged sample rooms and are
u
merchants This came to light TINS
morning through one of the merchants
who asked a Topeka dry goods man
why they allowed such competition. Ii
is an injustice to the people of Topeka
who have put money and time Into this
Merchants Week enterprise to have
such a representative bunch of men
come up from the sister cities who are
richer and have far better and larger
trades The jobbers and manufacturers
A1,r I1l - q
of Kansas a good time and they are
not soliciting trade of any kind In
fact it is a hard matter to get an en-
tertainer to tell his business. This
Merchants Week is a "love feast" and
not a business proposition. The Mis-
souri, business men who come to To-
peka and conduct such a campaign
will not receive the patronage of the
visitors-instead they Will excite the
disgust and disfavor of the Kansas
merchants. This isn't a street fair or
a circus stand and there is no red
lemonade-it is all straightforward and
the merchants are here with their rail-
road tickets and a pleasant smile.
Out of the $50 merchants who have
registered from over the state at noon
today almost half of them run gen.
eral merchandise stores over the state.
The grocers take second prize, the
butchers next and then they string out
in the general order of stores in
smaller city. And every merchant is
happy-some of them even brought
their wives They all make their first
request-'fWhen does the ball game
commence this afternoon?" The Kan
sas merchants are baseball fans as we'll
as successful business men.
Several demonstrations are holding
forth in the main room of the Com
merciaI club Among them the pref
test and most attractive is the exhibit
ton by Washburnt college, Big pen
nantS and college colors decorate the
southwest corner of the room and on
big table is a series of illustrated
folders and circulars. The people of
Kansas contribute very literally to the
local college and they are Intensely in
terested in the booklets and bulletins.
Seeing Topeka Cars.
The program for tomorrow will be
the most elaborate during the festivi-
ties. The first attraction is one that
should not be missed by any of the
Kansas visitors. The Topeka street
railway will send throughout the city
trains of Seeing Topeka cars. The
first car will leave the tracks in front
of the Commercial club al S:15 Each
car will be provided with a we'll in
formed and well voiced 'fbarker'' or
'spieler' and he will explain both in
humor and earnest the many places
of interest over the city. The cars will
travel over every line in Topeka and
the street railway has SO miles of
Il dCaS III TIC CITY.
After the cars return the big mill
tary band in full uniform under the
direction of John Marshall will play
in front of the Commercial club build
ing. This band plays in the big band
stand at this place all day long. At
about 1880 warning will be given
to the crowds and the big exhibition
by the Topeka fire department will
take place.
The entire fire department will be
on review, starting from Eighth and
Quincy streets north with horses on
trot to Fifth street Then a detail of
companies will respond to an alarm
and run south on Quincy street to the
city hall where they will go through
q regular fire drill. For the benefit
said that Quincy street is the street
running parallel with Kansas avenue
on the east. Go directly east on the
first street running east and west from
the Commercial club and the whole
performance can be seen. The city
hall is at the corner of Seventh and
iQuincy-a half block south and one
block east from the Commercial club
building.
After the exhibition of the fire de-
partment all of the merchants should
adjourn at once to the Commercial
club rooms where they will exchange
coupon In their pass books for free
transportation to Vinewood and al
the aCCeSSOTleS- Inc trains fOI
lVinewood leave the corner of Kansas
avenue and Seventh street (hal1
block south of the Commercial clut
building at 1870 sharp. The time Of
all attractions should be remembered
and the merchants should not be late
After the big times and "higt
links" at Vinewood the cars will
leave for the baseball park from the
amusement park. When the cars ar
rive at the baseball park the coupon.
In the little pass books will be ex
changed for tickets and the Kansa!
merchants will see one of the hes
ball games of the season when To
peka and Omaha fight for third place
IN the Western league.
In the evening the big banquet a