The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-02
TOPEKA GROWING
City Registration Books Tell a
Good Story.
Hundreds of New Residents Are
Registering.
TITUS SUMS 1T UP.
Shows From What Section of
State Topeka Draws.
Captain Titus Has Is, $50 Names
Expects $4,000.

That Topeka is enjoying a marvel
Gus growth and that the population
has increased most rapidly in the last
year is the discovery of G.. H. Titus,
city election commissioner, who is
now watching the new names on the
registration books.
Captain Titus states that the new
names on the books and the strangers
in Topeka who have lived here but a
few months promise to exceed all
previous records. In fact the regis
tration up to date has gone over the
Is, 900 mark and at the city election
last spring the entire registration was
but few hundred over this figure.
Commissioner Titus finds that Usage
county is contributing more people
than any other county in the state.
You would be surprised to know
how many registrations we have from
people who say they have just moved
to Topeka from some town in Usage
county. A majority of these people
come from Burlingame, Scranton,
Usage City, Carbonate, Lyndon,
Quenemo, Overlook and surround
ing territory
The election commissioner has
many registrations from former resi-
dents of Wabaunsee, Pottawatomie,
Jackson, Jefferson, Republic and
Cloud counties. There are new resi-
dents from practically every county in
the state but the above named have
sent an unusually large number to
the capital city
ct Is only natural that people
should come to Topeka, said Cap
tain Titus this afternoon. 81 find that
big majority of them come here to
| live after they have made enough in
other counties to last them the rest
of their lives. With every advantage
of large city, with amusements of
| all kinds, with her modern schools
and colleges, Topeka appeals to them
| like no other city in the state of
Kansas.
And we find after few questions
are asked that many of them come
here to place their children in the
public schools. Topeka is able to give
| a boy almost any education he wishes
even a technical and professional
training.
''Then of course we find scores OF
business. The business interests and
advantages keep in progress with the
home life benefits"
Last year the total registration was
1894. With two more weeks to reg
lister Commissioner Commissioner
Titus has placed 1880 names on the
books And the last two weeks OF
registration are the heaviest of all
Wednesday the first rush was reached.
At this time Sc people were registered
poets more. And so on through the
next two weeks the number will in
| crease.
This means that about $4,000 names
should be put on the city registration
books this spring. The voting popu-
lation according to the compilations
| of Captain Titus is $500. 1t is hardly
possible to get this vote out-regard-
less of the interest created by the city
campaign.
The women are registering in larger
numbers than was expected by the
city commissioner. The suffrage
movement has aroused them to some
extent and they have awakened to the
| fact that If they expect to make an
| impression before the voters of the
state they must take unusual action in
| city elections.
Then the campaign of Tom McNeal
for mayor has. drawn out scores OF
women registrations. Tom McNea1 is
| the ladies' man of the candidates fol-
mayor-unless it be that General
| Hughes is causing the usual stil
among the fair sex. Tom wins then
with his witty stories and the genera
with his southern chivalry and re-
| SDect.