The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09


The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Commercial club will be
held tonight at the new club rooms IN
the Commerce building
The main purpose of the meeting
will be to enable the club to discuss
the feasibility of numerous SUGGESTIONS
which have been submitted by the
different members of the club. Presl-
dent Mills early in the week sent out
letters to the members OF the cruz
asking for suggestions as to organiza- ,
ton which in their estimation would
be most practicable in pushing To-
peka's interests. Mr.. Mills. president
of the club, and Charles P. Adams,
one of the secretaries, have spent con-
siderable time in going over the sug-
will be read before the club tonight.
The meeting tonight will be sort
of an informal affair, with special at
tention paid to getting all the mem
bers acquainted. 1t will be in the ma
ture of a smoker, as cigars will be
passed during the meeting. Every
member is requested to attend and he
will be welcomed and made to feel
at home.
An interesting programme of short
talks will be given. These talks VIII
all be informal, but all will contain
suggestions from men In different
lines of business which will be of in
terest to the club in general.
t. A. McNeal will be the first
speaker of the evening al. and ne will
of the club to the needs of the city.
using the subject Boosters" as a
vehicle.
James A. Treutman will speak on
the subject, "Topeka's Present Posi-
ton in the Business World: the Best
Ever
w. L. Gardner, an insurance agent,
will talk on "Civic Safety"
E. D. McKeever is slated for a few
remarks on "Civic improvements
A. B. Quinton will take for his sub
ject "Civic Beauty" and will likely
make use of his subject to express his
views on Topeka's parks. Mr. Quin-
ton is president of the board of park
commissioners.
Fred o. Morns, of the firm of Morns
&, Myers of North Topeka has con-
sented to speak on the subject, what
the Commercial Club Can Do for
North Topeka -
With this programme of short and
pertinent subjects and the suggestions
which will be read at the meeting, the
Commercial club officials expect to be
able to outline some definite plans of
work for advancing the interests of the
city.
Several members of the CONNER
cial club are considering proposition
which provides for the erection of a
hotel which will be built by SUBJ
scribed stock to be held by Topeka
business men. Nothing definite has
been done in the matter. but it is
| likely that the proposition will come
1 before the club in definite shape with
in short time-and that then some
steps will be taken
The proposition as it is being talked
up provides for the erection of a $780,
| 900 building upon some site to be
selected later. This amount is to be
raised by the business interests of the
| city. L. l.. Adams, district superin-
| tendent of the Metropolitan Life In
] surance company, is one of the bust
ness men of the city who is trying to
| create an interest in this project. Mr..
Adams thinks that there could easily
| be found 800 business men each OF
whom would be willing to subscribe
| $1,000 to the proposition.
The Hotel Robidoux in ST. Joseph
| which has been operated a short
! time, but which has been made a
great paying proposition, was built on
| such a plan as Mr.. Adams Suggests.
This is but one of the many new