The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-22
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TO co AFTER ROAD
Topeka Real Estate Men to Put
Topeka on Route.
Delegation of Boosters Will Be
Sent to Usage City.
ANTHONY Is HOPEFUL
Promises to Continue to Work
for Federal Highway.
Congressman Says Noon Edition
Shows Enterprise.
ANTHONY Is HOPEFUL

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ton and before adjournment II of them
had pledged themselves TO go with the
delegations from Lawrence Topeka,
| BGrIlngdEle and other points to Usage
| City December 1, where g meeting will
| be held to decide on the route of the
| Santa Te Trail road. The members of
! the association will work to have the
ocean to ocean road pass through To-
pelza.
Congressman D. r. Anthony attend
| ed at the meeting and made a talk in
support of good roads. Il am always
slad to have 4 chance to come to the
| Commercial club" said Mr.. Anthony.
| 1T gives me ins piration to see the live,
energetic spirit found among the To-
! peka business men.
In speaking on the topic that has
been assigned to one OF the members of
| this association for a future meeting,
What's the matter with Topeka?' 1
want to say that [ think Topeka is all
right.
Noon Edition Shows Spirit.
L saw two signs today that gave me
the impression that Topeka is a live
town. One was that l heard the news
boys crying the noon edition of the
State Journal, and tie other that I
found a goed bunch OF real estate men
you never find real estate men in
dead town.
"A hobby of mine has been the pro
posed military road between Leayen-
worth and TT Riley
Mr.. Anthony then described how af-
ter two days of debate mis- bill advo-
eating the building of this road was
finally killed by big men who believe
that not cent should be expended
within Il state for roads.
Il recommended the use of convict
labor III the building the road" con-
tinued the speaker These men had
influence enough to prevent my PROPOSE
ton from coming to a vote but l ex-
pect to keep hammering on it, and I
believe It will go through The road
will go through North Topeka and will
be a good thing for the city
Il think there is nothing more i'm
portant than for town to take up
the question of good roads. If you
can Put a town on the map for auto
traffic it VIII be mighty important
thing
Stubbs Favors Topeka Route.
"It will be of vast importance to the
city if we can land the ocean to ocean |
road said ". W. Webb Governor
Stubs said in speaking with me, |
Let the trail come through Topeka
and Lawrence, and let the other fell
lows have their good road, too
.'It is up to Topeka to decide
whether they will land the official
route or go down to Usage City to be
a side issue. L think we ought TO
work for it
w A. Neiswanger then asked if a
good road could not be built between
Lawrence and Topeka, and the discus
Must Act at Once.
". w. Webb: We've got to raise
some money or else get out and do
some work. There are good many
men right here who would be willing
to get out and work
n B Burge: You are not expect
ing men here to go out with a pick
and shovel, are you?'
w w. Webb: why not?'
Burge: Il bet five dollars Mr.. Mac
Lehman wouldn't get out and work"
Frank P. MacLennan: "I'n take
YOUR five. I'm a working man-Tm
not afraid to work"
Neiswanger: 81 hope the paper to
night will say that every member OF
the club volunteered to go to Usage
W. w. Webb: 1.-THE road to Topeka
from Lawrence is good now until you
strike the old California trail road and ]
then for six miles it is awful. For
ten miles out of Topeka it is as smooth
as this table That is the scenic route
and would always be good II little ,
gravel is used on it.
"If we can establish this route the {
road to Lake View Will be shortened
eight miles
A general discussion of routes to {
lawrence then followed
George w. Crane, a member of the {
lake View association, was then :
allied in and he said it was his opin- {
on that the organization would be
ylad to help to improve the road.
ut is important that we get good t
md short route to Lawrence, as mile
ee counts in the ocean to ocean road. t
The Big Springs route is the best /
row. l
II want to call your attention to E
ertain matter" said n. 3. Burge I
We have in Topeka newspaper that @
ssues a noon edition for two cents, t
nd surely every real estate man can a
fford to buy it. 1t shows enterprise. c
Ir. MacLennan is spending lot OF
money to keep this thing going. I've
10. Buy one of the elevator boy. c
.ook over the news at noon. It makes =
GU look like a business man any D
ray.'' c
richly.
Letters to Be Sent Out.
The following circular letter is being k
rinted to send to the business men n
n order to arouse their interest IN :
God roads and the Usage City trip: Il
"a rousing meeting was held at the "
club rooms Monday night -
november 20, at which meeting much n
interest was created in a general move "
tent for good roads through topeka h
here is q concentrated effort being Il
1ade all over the country from the Il
Atlantic to the Pacific to improve the fl
Dads and as you are no doubt aware 81
here is to be through the state Of
-ansas two trunk line roads one tot
e known as the Santa Fe Trail road. p
hitch travels from the Atlantic to the a.
'acific, the other the Golden Belt ~ ~
quite, which will go from Kansas City r
} Denver. It is our desire that both ce
T these roads should pass through in
opeka. sc
ION Friday. December /. there will
e a meeting held at Usage City at
hich time the route of the Santa Fre to
rail road will be determined from a