The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23

| All the stores are carrying extra forces
] of clerks today to handle the business.
An encouraging indication that big
things Will be accomplished in Topeka
in the next year is that unusual inter
est is being taken in the Commercial
club and its work at the present time,
and a plan of action is being mapped
out for the next few months. In the
last month there has been an increase
in the noon day attendance over the
| corresponding period of 1910.
Commercial Club Activities.
The club is confronted with some
proposition of extreme Importance. In
the first place the poor roads are star
ing the meenb ers in the face, and an
effort Will be made to improve the
highways III Shawnee county. Both
money and men will be required for the
task. One thousand men viii be wanted
to get out with pick and shovel on
goods reads day 1T is an easy
matter for he Commercial club MEM
parlors," says the Commercial Iub
Bulletin, and meet the farmers on
the thick carpets. This has been done.
What the business men now need Is
to go out in the country and meet the
ruralists on the muddy roads and near
the high culverts.'
Among the other important steps
which Will be taken will be a tour in
February By Secretary J. Will Kelley
for tho purpose of looking into manu-
featuring problems of various cities
with a view to devising a plan whereby
it Will be possible TO give aid to new
enterprises starting to do business in
Topeka
The thing of course that will occupy
the immeulate attention of the man
agement and workers of the club will
Ire the membership campaign the first
of the year.
Tracts in Pincllurst Selling.
In local realty circles business has
been fairly good in the last week, and
the prospects are bright for lively
spring trade
Al Pinehurst. west of the city. there
has been much activity. To date I
of the 81 divisions in this large tract
have been sold.
The contract for putting in 10000
square feet of concrete sidewalks has
been awarded to the Gilmore Con
in progress on the concrete entrances.
These entrances will consist of two
concrete posts. two feet in diameter
projecting upwards from which Will |
be smaller metallic posts to which will j
be attached gasoline vapor lamps of
> 900 candle power On West Sixth |
avenue there will be four entrances. |
on Washburn avenue two, and on West
Eighth avenue another two. The work |
in progress and in contemplation Will |
not be completed before July /
Suburban tracts are now not only |
popular in Topeka but all over the |
FOf the last year lleIt IDS
been a rapid sale of tracts in Garfield I
Place or the Taylor Tract where !
first flying machine meet was /
held a year ago last June
They Come to Topeka.
The transfer men report that a
number of families have moved to
Topeka in the last week. There are
indications that there will be an I'M
usual influx next spring-at least to
Judge from the amount of inquiry that
has been coming in from those who
want to learn more about the city
beautiful.
Here is an interesting piece of infor
nation from the Downs News relative
% prominent lumber man, H. H.
VVeIty who with his family will move
o Topeka in few months:
H H. Welty president of the Cen
raj Lumber company, and for the past
quarter of century one of Downs
foremost citizens, has sold his beauti-
Jul residence in Downs and with his
family Will move to Topeka carly next
summer as soon as the school year is
,losed.
THE announcement is made with Z
-egret, for the family has so long been
part of the social and material life
If the town that it seems very hard .
o be forced to give them up. Mr..
Veltv has always been one of the big
nen of the town and community. and ,
lis place will be very hard to fill :
the family has occupied such Z
N important part in the social and
eligious life OF the city their depar
ure will be a distinct loss.
The reason for the change is for
he purpose Of giving their children +
he very best opportunity for school :
ng. Miss Rebecca is already enrolled
t Washburn college in Topeka, and {
Donald will finish the high school /
curse with this term. Next year he
viii enter college and Mr.. and Mrs. :
velty have decided to make the {
hange in order that they might be
Nth them They Will either buy or
uild a residence in that city"
An Illustrated Booklet. I
i. NJ. Wood, the architect, has is s
ued q profusely illustrated 64-page /
ooklet entitled "A Plain Talk to {
chool Boards It gives suggestions
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