The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-10
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/ phases of the city's growth and pro-
gress were made. and in these there
were some timely suggestions for the
welfare of the city,
President Mills cited the growth in
membership during the past few
weeks. I'VE now have over seven
hundred new members he said, land
before the month is over Mr.. Copeland
| assures US that there will be thou
sand. The running expenses of the
club can be kept down to $3.50 and
with the dues of a thousand members
coming in the club, there
is no reason why we should not have
enough funds on hand to help us a
| lot
| The first speaker of the evening was
| James A Troutman. Mr.. Troutman's
subject was "Topeka's Present Position
| in the Business World the Best Ever"
| Mr.. Troutman made several suggestions.
| which could be we'll followed. He
| thought the club should secure some
| wide awake man. who would be to the
| city and the club what F. D. Coburn
Is to Kansas. He asked the enlistment
| of the commercial travellers in helping
to advertise Kansas.
w. L. Gardner in his remarks on
| Civic Safety said the first thing in
promoting the safety Of the city would
/ be to extend a welcoming hand to all
l strangers and new residents making
work for Topeka right from the start.
4 A. B. Quinton told of the park sys-
TENS of the city. There are now nine
/ parks in Topeka" said Mr.. Quinton,
| land we need number of others. Over
in the Second ward where there are
more children than in any other ward
of the city, there is not a single park,
and the people of that ward want one.
i We are trying now to improve a site
which we have recently secured. We
a IN n
the parks. but I want a pair of storks
in one of them. One thing you never
see in the Topeka parks, is sign
Keep OF the Grass we do not believe
in limiting the fun of the children"
In this connection a request from Mr..
w. J. Richenbacher, who has offered a
new park cite to the city, for favorable
resolution from the Commercial club
was referred to the club committee on
parks.
i F. o. Morns was one of the interest
ing speakers of the evening" He was
asked to tell what the club could do
for the North side. Among the things
which he suggested was cooperation in
widening the channel of the Kaw; the
I extension of the street car lines to
Shorey, confidence needed in order to
get more residents to fill up the vacant
4 houses. Mr.. Morns bitterly scored the
real estate agents of the city who dis
couraged settlement on the North side.
The subject of advertising in small
programmes and the like came in for a
J good deal of discussion by ]. W. Rob-
inson and Sol Berkson. Both wanted
the club to make plans to perfect the
agreement and the organization among
advertisers which would stop the pres
ent leaks and increase the working eff
ficiency.
A communication was read from E.
To-
fact that the Knights of Pythias were
to hold state meeting in Garden City
in May, and urged the club to take
steps to secure this meeting for Topeka
a year hence.
In this connection President Mills
cited the fact that there would be two
big conventions held here in May to
which the club should pay especial at
tention-the music festival and the
Sunday school convention. The Sunday
school convention, he thought, would
bring $500 delegates to Topeka.
One timely suggestion which was
offered by Sol Berkson during the
progress of the meeting was the pro-
viding of a list of articles used in
every line of business, which were
, now purchased outside of Topeka
which could just as well be made
here. Mr.. Mills intimated that he
would appoint a committee to prepare
|
| Berkson.
DR.. ]. E. Minney called the clubs
attention to the fact that 5000
pounds of flour were imported by one
baker every month and wondered
why he couldn't find what he wanted
in Topeka. Mr.. Minney's aim was
to patronize home industry as much
| as possible.
Charles P. Adams, one of the clubs
1 a n
when he advised every member of the
club to be prepaid with facts and
fgurs to tell of Topeka's wealth and
resources at every opportunity: He
has asked the club that a series of
such data be compiled and distributed
among the members telling such
facts as the miles of paving. the miles
of street car lines. the number OF
various public buildings the num-
Der of men employed in different in
situations and the number of hos
pitfalls.
A report was read from Dean
| KAYE of his plan of identifying back
yards. There will be fifty such yards
t in competition. which will be super
vised by A. Reinsch of the park
board, who will furnish bulbs and
l necessary plants for the work. The
5 yards will be photographed before
L the plan is inaugurated and again just
before the prizes are offered. There
l will be three prizes of $50. $35
and SIS.
The club with a rising vote &C
cepted the painting of the battleshir
: Kansas, which was recently presented
: to the club by j. w. Going, and a
gentle hint was dropped that other
q presents of this kind from the mem
!, bers of the club would be appreciated
.
\ Judge S. H. Allen read request
: which he had received from the sec
t rotary of the second internationa
n peace conference which will be held
s in Chicago in July asking Topeka fol