The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-26
STAND BEHIND IT,
Commercial Club May Support
City Commission.
Leavenworth Men Will Tell of
Its Advantages.
THEY TALK 1T OVER
Municipal Legislation Commit
tee Discusses the Question.
Mayor Green Approves of the
Position Taken.
THEY TALK 1T OVER


Denlnd the plan for a commission form
OF government and a number of impor-
tant preparations will be made at the
meeting of the Commercial club June
IL AT meeting of the municipal leg
lsiation committee in the private lunch
room To-Day the secretary was instruct
ed to recommend that the Commercial
ciuD support the commission plan and
circulate petitions at once for the
special election to be held for this pur-
pose.
Albert T. Reid was instructed to OBJ
tain from Leavenworth two speakers
on this new form of municipal govern
ment and these speakers will be asked
to come to Topeka and deliver talks
before the Commercial club at their
next meeting. This will give the club
ample chance to think over the matter
seriously and act accordingly when it
is time for the petitions to be circu-
lated.
If the Commercial club decides to
stand behind the scheme-and there is
no chance in the world that they will
not-the petitions will be redrawn and
submitted to the people by the mem
bers of the Commercial club. These petit
tions-if they receive the right number
of signers will be sent to the mayor
for the purpose Of calling a special
election and about September 1 the
election will be called-if everything is
favorable.
Meanwhile the Commercial club will
have a number of prominent speakers
come to the city and deliver lectures on
the commission at the Auditorium.
These talks will be for the people as a
whole and will give them chance to
decide upon their vote. If they de-
eide favorably the election of a mayor
and four commissioners will be held in
April, 1910.
for the new form of city rule. Every
member of the committee today eX-
pressed the opinion that the whole
city was waiting for the new plan
and they would receive it with open
arms. But the Commercial club does
not desire any blind votes to be cast
and both sides of the question will be
presented directly. Mayor Green was
in attendance and he was of the
opinion mat the course taken by the
committee was in the right direction.
A committee composed of L. S.
Ferry, John Dawson and Clad Hamil-
ton was appointed by Chairman J. B.
Larimer to confer with City Attorney
T,alston on the legality of the petit
lions drawn up.
AT a meeting of the municipal adj
veftisfng commission today Chairman
MacLennan appointed three commit
tees to do systematic work in the
campaign OIL the COII1IIllSSlOn slOI lIl0
advertising of Topeka. A committee
of three was selected to have direct
charge of the newspaper advertising.
Mr.. MacLennan appointed Arthur
Capper, n. B. Burge who will CO.
operate with him on this committee.
Not only the regular newspaper adj
vertising will be selected but the real
estate dealers, transfer companies and
the like will be conferred with for the
purpose of securing the names of
visitors to the city and making them
at home.
The second committee will attend
to the billboard advertising. They
will have charge of the planning and
erection of billboardS at the Topeka
railroad stations and at such other
places as deemed advisable setting
forth thereon advertising concerning
Topeka. This committee will also
take up the matter of the elimination
of all things around Topeka that may
be termed as Objectionable advertis-
ing" The committee will consist of
E. H. Crosby, W. W. Webb and F. 8.
Savage.
The third committee will get out
the novelty advertising such as the
proposed sunf1ower. They will issue
under the direction of the commission
all booklets. pamphlets, circulars, etc.
and follow up" literature which may
be needed by the commission. They
are H. A. Auerbach, H. A. Heath and
Charles A. Moore.
Topeka is rapidly gaining a reputa-
ton over the country for her work in
the subduing of fake and wildcat adj
vertising schemes which die in such
short order in this city. Pueblo. Lin
coin, Kansas City, Kan. and Kansas
City, Mo.-all of them are following
the example of this city in the annihi-
latfng of fake advertisers. Too much
credit can not be given to the commit
tee of the Merchants association under
the Craftsmanship of Mr.. J. w. Robin
son. In their last meetings they have
turned down any eumber of advertis-
ing schemes which were brought to the
city with the intention of carrying
away a mint of money.
A short time ago a man came to To-
peka 9th the intention of getting out
a Topeka the Beautiful book. The
advertising committee mentioned de-
manded an explanation of his plans.
He told them that he wished to get out
a booklet sell advertising space in it
and sell it in the city. The committee
thought the matter over and laid down
these rules to him-he was to have all
of the photographs taken by Topeka
photographer the plates were to be
made in Topeka, the price per page of
advertising was not to exceed $25, the
accounts in the proposition were to be
audited by the committee and the
fakir was not to make over $1,000 in
that sum was to be turned over to the
Commercial club and the plates and
photographs were also to be used in
this manner.
The CRATER gave one sigh and said
he expected to make at least $1,000.
He grabbed his hat and left the COM
mittee-and the city-and also
$4,000. This is the way the COM
mittee does business and this is the
kind of action that has attracted the
attention of so many other cities
over the country They have sent
invitations to the chairman for
speeches and they have sent men
| here to take pointers on the work.
| O. M. Babcock of Atchison met with
| the committee today and took notes
| of the proceedings. He was more
| than pleased with the work of the
| Topeka Commercial club and the
speciaI committee.