The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-19
General Remodeling and Build
ing Plan of Business Men.
Commercial Club Would Make
City Travellers Headquarters.
TO ERECT BIG HOTEL.
Following Announcement Other
improvements Have Inception.
Other Items OF General Inter-
est to Kansas Readers.

Herington, Kan, Aug. 19-Herlng-
ton-the travelling mans nome. 1hlS
is the ambition of the Harrington COM
mercial club and the Business Men
association. And when they nave
completed plans their ambitions VIII
be realized, as the trap has been set
TO please the hundreds of Kansas
Knights of the Grip who would hnd
it convenient to make their headquar-
tiers in this city.
With the completion of a $4,000
hotel before the snow flies, hotel
that will cater to the wishes and needs
of the travelling statesmen who DO
Kansas. Harrington expects to draw
within her city limits bulk OF the
men travelling for wholesale houses.
Not only does Harrington expect to put
forth this drawing card with success,
but through this medium the city is
looking forward to general remod-
cling and rebuilding of the business
section-a fall cleanup that VIII
amount ., an additional $135,OOO In
city real estate.
Through the influence of an or
ganization of the travelling men OF
Kansas, the Commercial club OF this
city was prompted to solicit the con-
struction of a large hotel-a motel tnat
would be built to accommodate the
neeQS Oh LHG LIdNSlAh5 F0PAANs
result was a formation of plans ana
in a short time ground will be broken
for a 75-room hotel.
Harrington is a natural gathering
place for the Kansas travelling pup
lie. 1t is the center division point of
ates to the southwest, il the great
California country; to the south, IN
the Kansas and Oklahoma fields; to
the north and west. covering the rich
ness of central Kansas, and to the
east to Kansas City. The main lines
of the Missouri Pacific run east and
west.
This means that Harrington is the
center of all the Kansas fields. A
travelling man can take train from
this city at any time of the day or
night to any part of Kansas, Okla
homa, Texas. Colorado or Nebraska.
The cities of any Importance in this
part of the state are situated too far
away from the regular lay-over work
of a salesman to warrant them as
competitive bidders for the place
The commercial and booster organi-
cations of this city did not realize the
natural advantages of Harrington over
other cities along the salesman lines
until they were reminded of this fact
by the travelling mems Organization
and immediate action was taken. The
wholesale houses expressed regret that
this city could not accommodate their
agents lover Sunday" with the pres
ent hotel facilities and this added to
the preliminary plans of the Com
mercial club.
The last move was made when a
number of wholesale houses of To-
peka established branch distributing
divisions in this city. This reused the
Commercial club to action and they
commenced their plans for a big mod
ern fire-proof hotel in the heart of
the business section of the city and
in easy access to the railway stations
In order to promote the improve
ment of the business section of Her.
ington, the business men of the city
gathered together the other day and
pledged that in case this hotel was
built their property would be i'm
proved. new buildings would be con-
structed and a general overhauling
and remodeling of the business dis
trict would take place.
The suggestion was taken up with