The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-09
THEY'LL HUM NOW
Commercial Club Getting Ready
to Do Things.
Advertising Campaign ThatWill
Waken People Up.
LIGHT UP THE DOME.
Effort Will BE Made to Do This
mt Once.
Topeka Wants a Place on
Weather Map.
light UP THE DOME.

Is as one member of the organization
expressed it today, Things ought to
begin now to hum at the Commercial
club They have begun to hum as a
matter of fact An enthusiastic meet
irg of the advertising commission was
held at the noon hour and it was de-
cided to Begin immediately to arouse
enthusiasm for the pushing of a sys-
ternatic advertising campaign, the idea
being TO work for a record-breaking
crowd at the next meeting of the To-
peka Advertising club. a week from
Tuesday, when The best methods of
Icrnducting a campaign will be con-
sidered. Secretary George Badders has
been requested 10 gather together data
IN regard to what other cities are do
ing in the way of advertising and pre-
sent this information at this meeting,
and Marco Morrow will be asked to
speak on the subject of successful adj
vertisilg.
It is hof ed that it will be possible
to have the dome of the state house IL
Illuminated by the time of the big fair.
The governor has asked the state archi-
tect to draw up plans and estimates
for the lighting of the dome. Such H.
domination could be seen at a distance
of 20 miles and it would be a fine
means of advertising the city. At Den
yer the guided dome of the state house
is brilliantly lighted and makes a very
favorable impres sion upon visitors to
that city.
70. II. crosby said that while in the
east he looked up the weather and the
nearest he could come to ascertaining
the temperature at Topeka was to OBJ
serve the reports from Kansas City.
Wichita and Dodge City. but the CAPT
tai city was conSpicuously absent from,
the list. These are little things" OBJ
served Mr. Crosby, ''but they all count
ard help to advertise a city. Mr..
Crosby was asked to take up the mat
ter of having Topeka included as one
OF the regular stations with j. B. Jen-
nirgs, chief of the weather bureau.
H. A. Heath and NJ B. Burge hal
looked up the matter of the unsight'y
poles along Kansas avenue on the cas-
side of the thoroughfare and found that
the poles belonged to the Western
Union Co. Arthur Capper had taken Up
the question with the mayor and found
that there is no way in which thes5
poles can be removed elsewhere blu
that there is a movement on foot to
have each company paint their poles.
Mr. MacLennan suggested that If one
company would paint its poles red, an
other white and another blue We would
have a patriot effect-lo
w w. Webb pointed out that the
present city force is doing admirable
work in connection with the repairing
ing up with the deterioration of thc
pavements. 1t was suggested that a
larger force ought to be employed. Ar
thur Capper was asked to take the sub
ject up with the mayor.
The secretary of the club reported
that 5000 sunflower folders had been
disposed of, twenty-five hundred of
these going gratis to members and To
those who ought to be members, ana
the balance to business firms which
have secured from 100 to 500 folders to !
send to their customers. He also stated
that an additional 10000 copies of the
folder have been ordered. The mem
Ners of the committee today placed or
ders for LOO copies which they will dis |
tribute.
The members of the committee pres
ent were: N. B. Burge, H. A. Heath, |
F. S. Savage, Arthur Capper, w. W. |
Webb and Frank sMacLennan.