The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-14

Civic Club to Meet Tonight at
Fire Station.
Will Discuss Matters of Interest
to First Ward.
TALK MARKET PLACE.
G. E. Jordan and Others Favor
Such Establishment.
Say Market Would Benefit Mer-
chants and Farmers.
TALK MARKET PLACE.

The Civic club will meet tonight at
1880 o'clock over the fire station No.
1. This is according to Fred Morns,
president of the club. who has is
sued cards to the members of the
body calling the meeting Several
things of interest to the First ward
will be discussed. Among them
it Is probable that the proposed salt
industry north of town and other
general improvements for the First
ward will be taken up.
As an improvement for North To-
peka c. E. Jordan and others are sug-
costing that a market place, similar
to that in Kansas City be established
in the First ward. The idea is TO
have a sort Of a clearing house" for
the farmers north of town who
handle garden produce.
Il think the plan of erecting a
market in the First ward is one
which should be given serious con-
sideration. in view Of the splendid
garden country with which we are
morning. AT present I have no
definite plan in mind as to the loca-
ton or arrangement for such
market, but I think it should be ar
ranged as conveniently and as located
as centrally as possible.
with such arrangements the
market would furnish a kind of
clearing house for the farmers who
raise garden produce. The merchants
could buy from them there as we'll as
other people.
And, speaking of gardens, I have
never seen a finer garden country
than that IN our immediate vicinity
L. J. Thompson. a negro. formerly
employed by Charles Gerteisen at the
Junction depot. now station agent at
General Cepeda, Mexico, is home on
a vacation. He is visiting with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Thomas.
on North Jefferson street
General Cepeda. named after
Mexican general, is station some
distance north of the City of Mexico.
At the former place Mr. Thompson
has three men under him Much of
the correspondence of the station is
carried on in Spanish Mr. Thomp-
son has a remarkable knowledge of
the language. speaking and writing
and reading it
While hunting recently in the
vicinity of Steamboat Springs, in
northwest Colorado. David Page
visited a farm of a Swiss immigrant
by the name Of Gabioux. and yester-
day Mr. Page described to a visitor
the method by which the Swiss irri-
gated his farm:
Il was hunting near Steamboat
Springs along with Mr.. E z. Forbes
said Mr.. Page. 81 had heard about
who had a farm of 40 acres near
our camp and often kept travellers
over night at his place. When we
came to his home he seemed glad to
see us The farm is in an out Of the
way locality and perhaps he seldom
saw strangers.
His own dwelling was two
roomed log house. fitted up very com
fortably on the inside We slept in a
kind of a shed, but the structure was
also finely equipped with every con-
venience imaginable. I think that
building was put up for the accom-
mediation of transients.
In the morning the man of the
place showed US over his farm and
explained his method of irrigation.
He had come there from Switzerland
about thirteen years ago and had
arranged irrigation bitches on his
farm He obtained the water for this
purpose from d stream which flowed
through his place and through his
barn yard.
During the winter he would pile
the manure in the barn lots near the
stream About the first of July he
would have men open the irrigation
bitches so that the water would flow
over his land. Then he would stand
IN the barn yard and shovel the
manure in the stream In this way
the fertilizer was deposited in layers
all over his fields.
THE method was productive of
good results Mr.. Gabioux raised
principally oats and barley. He told
pounds to the bushel and eighty-fve
bushels to the acre. The samples of
the grain he showed US were of the