The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-02
Merchants Week Promises t,
Eclipse All Others.
Everything Possible Done to
Make 1t q Success.
HANG OUT BANNERS.
Business Houses Will Be Deco
rated for Occasion.
Aviation Meet Adds to the
Interest.

Meet me in Topeka during Mer-
chants Week is now the saying of the
day among the merchants OF Kansas.
That they will be here in force for the
three days of festivities which COM
mence June is a certainty. Responses
are beginning to come in rapidly to the
invitation sent out by the Topeka job
bers' and Manufacturers association
asking the merchants to attend the
third annual merchants week event
More invitations personally directed
were sent out to the merchants OF Kan
sas than have probably ever been sent
city the size of Topeka" said President
Geo. w McEntire of the Jobbers'
and Manufacturers association today.
Everything possible is being done TO
| make the affair q success and we are
expecting big crowd"
City to Be Decorated.
Merchants along Kansas avenue have
agreed to decorate their places of busi-
ness with gay bunting and in one or
two instances have already commenced
the work Of adornmert- There will be
no difficulty on the part of a stranger
in the city in learning that there IS
something doing" in the capital city.
A large Welcome Merchants sign
viii be strung across Kansas avenue in
front Of the Commercial club, and a
bandstand is to be erected in front Of
that building.
Concerts by MarshalPs band in front
Of the merchants week headquarters
have always been one OF the pleasing
features Of the week OF festivities, and
large crowds of people gather to hear
the music OF the famous Topeka band
There may be other music during this
| gala time Word comes from Herring
ton that the enterprising Commercial
club which IS modelled after Topeka's
live organization viii be here in force
to boost that town and will probably
/ bring along a band
/ Travelling men who have come in
from various portions of the state to-
day say that the merchants say that
lthey are not going to miss Merchants
week even though they may be head
lover heels in work. but will pack up
their suit cases and come along.
Plans for Floor Space.
letter has been sent out by Presi-
dent McEntire to the members OF the
Jobbers and Manufacturers associa-
ton. which gives clear idea of the
plan for giving the members of the
organization space on the lower floor
of the Commerce building where they
will maintain miniature Offices
An equal amount of floor space will
be allotted TO each member applying
for same" reads the letter. the aIIot-
ment to be made BY chance. so as to
avoid all possibility of favoritiSm. A
card sign with the name of your con-
Germ upon II will all be in readiness
for you, so that you will have only to
send someone to take charge of this
office Of yours that has been provided
for you by our committee. and viii be
paid for out of the funds Of the asso-
citation.
LAS Mr. Merchant goes down the
aisle and registers. won't he say TO
himself that for q fact these Topeka
ts-t
tafnIy a wide-awake set of fellows
Then as he comes back down the aisle
again. with his coupon book of enter
tainment privileges in his pocket and
a mighty pleased feeling in his head
won't he be sure to see your sign and
I stop for a word of conversation with
your representative Then's your
! Echance-taIk little business-a-rang
for an hour when he shall go to your
wholesale house or factory. etc. etc
Have you notified your Kansas
saIesmen that they are to report in To-
peka for Tuesday and Wednesday Of
next week and that there will be the
hardest kind of work to be done dur
ing these two days II would certainly
look odd. to say the least II while To-
peka's jobbers and manufa cturers were
keeping open house any number of
their statesmen were out on the road
as usual In all probability. you will
have customers here from almost
say to one of these customers when he
comes and asks for your salesman for
his territory If that salesman is out in
this customers town or vicinity at that
very moment
| Space in the room was allotted at
noon today During aviation week
thousands Of people will throng the
city from out of town and the citizens
OF Topeka are asked to do their part
in providing accommodations for the
-s~z
! with the good impression Of the ability
OF the capital city to handle a crowd
, II is especially important that those
| who take advantage Of the three days
: bers and Manufacturers. association are
j | well cared for during their stay IT Tc-
reka- The Commercial club is making
| q list of those who can accommodate
visitors during aviation week and the
| secretary asks all Of those who are de-
sirous OF providing lodgings and board
for the strangers within our gates 70
let him know by mail Immediately.
The Program
Below is the complete program which
is in the hands Of the printers
TUESDAY JUNE :.
2:oo .. m to 500 p. m--Registration
I OF merchants at Commercial club.
RI OHeadcuarters)-
I $50 .. m--Band concert at pavilion
? il front of headquarters
: Sis p m---Great-Cafateria Lunch.
Vaudeville-C -Concert-Smoker at City
: Auditorium (AdrnissIon by ticket onIyl.
; WEDNESDAY, JUNE s.
SEQ a m--Band concert by MarshaIs
Military band at headquarters begins.
$50 a m--Ffrst Seeing Topeka
cars leave Commercial club Additional
, trains win leave every few minutes I'M
{ til $50 O'Clock
i 100 a m--Merchants' State meeting
/ At Representative hall capitol build
ing Address by J. E Foster state or