The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06
WAS A GOOD THING
Merchants Pleased With Teach
ers' Meeting.
Unable to Wait Upon Visitors
in Some Stores.
BEST EVER IN CITY
More Benefit to Merchants Than
Any Other Convention.
Emphasizes the Need of Better
Hotel Facilities.

Now that the great gathering of
the teachers of the state is a thing
OF the past-the biggest affair of the
kind in the history of the State
Teachers association by a margin of
about 500 per cent-some facts in re-
gard to its benefits to the capital cit,
and the visitors themselves as gleanec
at random from various source.
might prove of interest
The congregating of vast throngs of
people from neighboring and remot,
towns and villages is always good for a
city, provided that that city can
adequately and Hospitality entertain
her guests so that a good and lasting
impression is made upon their minds
of the advantages which her residents
enjoy. AS the teachers boarded
trains last night and this morning
many were the expressions of en-
thusiasm in regard to the success of
the big meeting and the way in which
the people of Topeka successfully
handled the throngs-5.00O strong,
and the prevailing sentiment was that
they hoped individually that they
would be able to come again to To-
peka at the meeting next year.
Topeka is an educational center,
more money being spent here for
school purposes than almost any other
city of its size in the middle west,
cAO q Gel ldll SQuCdllOIldl anu re-
ligious atmosphere exists. There is
no wonder that the teachers are en-
abled to gain inspiration in this the
convention city, of the state. The
saying is that a pleased customer is
a good advertisement for any line of
goods.
1t might be said that a pleased
visitor is a good advertisement for
city.
From the standpoint of Topeka en-
thusiasts, and Topeka merchants es-
pecially, the meeting has been a ire
mated that the city is anywhere from
100000 to $4,000 the richer on ac-
count of the gathering just come to
close. Directly the real estate men
have not profited by the coming of
the teachers but they expect results
will come in an indirect way. On the
other hand the dispensers of dry
goods, shoes, mems furnishings, drugs.
and soda water. aside from many
other lines of goods were taxed to
their stores, and the hotel and
restaurant men did capacity bust
ness.
It's Good Thing.
Below are given the comments of
a number of prominent merchants and
others in regard to the teachers meet
ing:
E. H. Crosby of the Crosby Brothers
Dry Goods company: The trouble
has been in one or two of our de-
partments to get the people waited
upon. This meeting has been both
from an educational and business
standpoint the greatest success in
the history of the association.
The weather has been a lit
tie too warm from business
standnoint but delightful for the
teachers. The holding of the meet
ing at this time is far ahead of the
Christmas holidays. At that time the
stock is topsy-turvy, but now l. is In
prime condition, and the styles are
correct"
Warren M. Crosby Dry Goods COM
pany: at looks to US as though it
were a good deal better to have the
convention come now than IN the WIN
ter, In the ready to wear lines es-
peciaIly. the trade has been better
Than formerly. It is in the proper
season for these goods. We can see
now that the accommodations are
inadequate to care for such large
crowd in proper manner. we
should have thoroughly mooerh
hotel in the city"
Arthur Mills, of the Mills Dry Goods
company: "A5 far as the retail mer.
chants are concerned the state Ieacners
is the best convention we
have ever had. It now comes at a time
when the teachers can get lneir laii anu
winter outfits"
A. T. Waggener. druggist: 1--WE have
had hundreds of them in here. When
it was held during the holidays it didn't
help nv business at all. We have done
a. heavy soda water business
r. L. Price druggist: This IS the
real time to hold such a convention.
We had to turn the crowds away on
Thursday night"
dealer in soft drinks was doing such
a rushing business yesterday afternoon
that he became absentminded and for
got to be civil.
II. A. Auerbach. of the Palace Cloth
ing company: "It has been great. We
viii know what to expect next year.
Let them come"
r w. Marshall, of Robinson, Mar
shall & Co.: From the standpoint of
the merchant there is no doubt of its
being 6. better time of year than for
merry. 1 hope they will make it per-
manent. The stocks are now complete
and it is a pleasure to have people shop
and for them to shop. think the teach
ers' committee under H. w. Jones and
Superinterdent Fairchild are due much
credit, and credit is also due the Com
mercial club, for it has done much to
make the meeting a success. The presi-
dent of the organization, Mr.. Scott, has
been faithful N his attendance at COM
mittee meetings and thanks are due
him. Mr.. George w. Crane, who had
charge of the automobile squad put
forth .lntiring efforts in the interests
of the meeting"
IL. 49, 10, Cav