The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-13
SPENT MUCH HERE
Conservative Estimate Teachers
Spent Over 100000.
All the Merchants Report Heavy
Sales.
THEY WERE BIG DAYS
Some Stores Sold Over 900
Worth Of Goods.
Convention One of Best Ever
Held in Capital City.

| topeka merchants received, it is con-
servatively estimated, over quarter
of a million dollars from the state
| teachers who We're here last week
That the teachers who attended con-
vention last week proved their appre-
citation of Topeka's efforts to entertain
them is shown by the manner in which
| they patronized Topeka stores. Every
Topeka merchant interviewed reported
greatly increased business on the three
days the teachers were here. They
also declared the business was much
| better than last year when the teachers
were here. 1t is estimated that the
teachers left 100000 in Topeka. They
are liberal spenders. Many were here
four days.
Business was much better this
teachers convention than that of last
year." said w. W. Whitney, business
manager for Warren. NJ. Crosby Dry
Goods Co. Il cannot give figures just
now, but Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day were big days for us, and the sales.
which of course made greater by
teachers purchases, were even much
larger than the week of the teachers
convention last October"
w. w. Mills of the Mills Dry Goods
Co. said: Our sales this teachers
convention were at least 40 per cent
more than the sale for the convention
last year. We tried give the teachers
a good opportunity to make good pur-
chases and they appeared to appreciate
it
"While [ haven't the data at hand
as to the actual sales made Thursday,
Friday and saturday. when the teach
ers were here, the business was very
satisfactory, larger than usual for those
dates and even greater for the two or
three days the teachers were here last
October"
Mr.. E H Crosby of the big Crosby
Bros Dry Goods Co. said
J. c. Emahizer of the Emahizer &
Spielman company: I'VE were pleased
with the crowC.s.''
L. F. Clearinghouse of the CARING
house Realty Company: TT is the life
of the town to get such conventions
here as that held last week.
Robert Fullerton of Fullerton
Brothers: 1.-The teachers loaded up
with basketball goods"
W. I. Miller: THE teachers help in
like Topeka and tell others who
eventually come here and build
homes
George W. stansheld. the druggist:
TITS the best convention that comes to
town. We got good trade-the most
intelligent lot that comes to town.
W. A. Neiswanger of Wilson &
Neiswanger: while we received no
favorable comments made to US per-
sonally that through the advertising
Topeka will get our business will be
indirectly helped. A great many of
the teachers said that from a stand
point of beauty and a business stand
point the city has advanced, and the
biggest Improvement in their estima-
ton was the white way
Secretary Fl. L. Cook of the state
fair: This is one of the conventions
that's a great help to Topeka. The
teachers stay here long enough to see
the advantages of the city. Tt sa rep
resentative class of citizens
w. t. Reynolds of the Shawnee
agency: 1.-THE convention is a good
thing for Topeka
One ladies' suit and cloak dealer is
reported to have sold over seventy
five suits to women teachers. Many
teachers stocked UP on winter clothes.
THE teachers convention was a big
thing, said Mr.. Brelsford of the Payne
Shoe company today; "but what I want to
say is I am glad to notice the strides for
ward the State Journal has taken in the
last few weeks in giving Topeka a truly
metropolitan daily newspaper and the
pioneer in America in the daily colors
pages. 1t should be commended by all the
business men and citizens of Topeka, for
it is a big ad for the city. The noon edi-
ton and the daily color scheme are GER
tainly metropolitan ideas and should be
heartily endorsed" IN. B. Please pass
endorsements and resolutions for capital
but PAY OUR NEWSBOYS YOUR 2
CENTS FOR THE NOON PAPERS.l