The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
Business Men to Get Merchants
Week Invitations.
Send Out Two Thousand Cards
to All Parts of Kansas.
SIXTY LOYAL FIRMS.
Boosters Are in JObbers' and
Manufacturers Body.
Big Aviation Meet Will Prove
Strong Drawing Card.

Invitations to Merchants Week" are
being printed, and will go out over the
state this week.
1t is expected that there will be at
least 1000 merchants of Kansas who
will take advantage of the hospitality
of Topekans. The aviation meet will
be the great drawing card this year
as each merchant will be given a free
admission ticket to the grounds.
Travelling men are doing nue. to
advertise the aviation affair and Mer-
chants Week, and they are also plan
ming to advertise the great Topeka
State Fair, in the same manner. The
Topeka Chapter of the United Com
mercial Travellers has gone SO far as
to offer assistance in spreading the
news of all the events, which have TO
do with the Kansas State Fair asso-
citation.
In respect to Merchants week. the
latest news is the decision made by
the officials of the association to utilize
both the lower floor of the Commerce
building and the Comm ercial CLUB
rooms as Merchants week headquar-
first floor will be utilized as the place
of registration. The big room Will pc
divided off into about 60 booths. 5x6
feet each. which will be presided over
business establishments represented in
the Jobbers and Manufacturers asso-
citation.
To Show Products.
Representatives of the various firms
occupying the booths will give the Wis
itors the glad hand and will explain in
detail the goods which they manufac-
ture or handle, but there will be no So
Letting of orders whatsoever.
All booths will be tastefully decor
ated, SO as to make good impression
upon the visitors. and some OF the
business men are anticipating to spare
no pains in making their respective
booth attractive.
1--WE are going to call on the mer-
chants said one of the members or
the decoration committee. land ask
each firm to do some decorating. we
will take orders for the amount of
bunting they will require and then we
will secure the bunting from the low
est bidder
ing printed in colors. bearing the
words. welcome Merchants" They
will be put up in conspicuous places
through the city and other features
will be introduced which will make 1t
impossible for a casual observer not
to know that there is something doing
in Topeka.
Association Members.
Here us a list of the membership OF
the Joobers and Manufacturers asso-
cation. which was completed today;
The Mid-Continent Mills. H b How
ard, Chesterfield hotel, Road Supply
and Metal company, National hotel
Capital City Bottling works, CRAWFORD
Amusement company, W. 6. Agard, j.
B. Billiard, Throop hotel, Coca-cola Bot
thing works, International Harvester
company of Topeka, w. o. Anderson
proprietor the A. A. Coz, B. Collins
Brokerage company. Samuel E Lux
Topeka Ice and Cold Storage company,
Central Paper company, Geo. Burghart,
Central National bank, Bank of To-
peka, R. T. Kriepe Cigar company,
Kraus & Sons, Chicago Lumber COM
pany, Topeka Railway company, the
German American bank, Arnold Drug
company, Topeka Tent and Awning
company, Hall Lithographtc company
A. b Whiting Paint and Glass com
rany, Topeka Packing company, Nc
Cord-Kistler Mercantile company. Jen-
sen Manufacturing company, seymour
Packing company, Continental Cream
ery company, Adams BROTHERS com
pany. Missouri and Kansas Telephone
company. w A. l. Thompson Hardware
company. Merchants National bank.
Byron Willcuts, Crane & Co. Whiteker
Brothers, Frank P M1cLenuan, Charles
Wolff Packing company Roser Cheese
company, McEntire Brothers, kaW Mill
ing company, William Schick Manufac-
turing company, Topeka Independent
Telephone company, the Shawnee Mill
ing company, the Inter-Ocean mills, the
state Savings bank, the Crosby Milling
company, Topeka Wooden Mills COM
pany and Western Wooden Mills com
pany. Charles S. Eagle, Topeka Pure
Mix company Otto Kuehne Preserving
company, E. Horn Planning Mill com
pany, Davis Mercantile company, and
Arthur Capper
Working for City.
This list include so of the most en-
terprising and loyal firms in Topeka
which are working for the general good
of the capital city. The members are
not only financing the merchants week
but are giving of their valuable time
towards helping with the arrangements
SC that it will be possible to make
good impression upon the visitors.
There has probably been no other
event in Topeka during the last few
years which has done so much to give
Topeka advertising of the right kind.
Merchants who have enjoyed the three
DAYS OF entertainment for the past -wo
years have gone back TO their respec-
tive towns and villages telling about
the royal manner in which they were
entertained and speaking a good worI
for the capital city every opportunity
1--bicb preSented itself