The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-01
= Topeka's Commercial Organiza-
ton Has ROusing Session.
L. S. Ferry Installed as Presl-
dent Last Night.
BADDERS STEPS OUT.
]. Will Kelley Takes the Posi-
tion as Secretary.
Members Pledge Assistance TO
Help Boost Topeka.

The sentiment expressed at an en-
thusiastic meeting Of Commercla4 cluo
mem bers held Tuesday night was II
favcr OF bending every energy iowa 10
increasing the membership of tie or
ganization and making OF It the Hno
of all business interests II tne -
which would mean a create 1ope.S-',
: The meeting was the occasion OIL the
installation of L. S. Ferrp as president
of the club to succeed j. " Ill hel -..,, :
and J. Will Kelley as secretary 10 SUI
coed George S Badders, who expects
to go into business in Topeka ne
meeting was presided over by MI Nei-
THE club is in more prosperous
condition thau al any time IN ITS MS
tory both in regard to membership
and finances said the retiring secrS-
tarv Mr. Badders. In the one month
over two years and half that l nave
acted as secretary of the SolHaerclti
cllb have enjoyed being with you gem
tlemen, and [ appreciate the Ildiih'5A
in which you have stood by me- real
lie that without your hearty co-opela-
ti0n the club could not nave aeceo-ll-
plished what It has in this period
III you give Mr.. Kelley the same
support YOU have given me can 80
a bright future for the clup- n ens
past we have little more than held ol-
own as an organization, but tue tune
has now come for a broader ana bigger
Commercial club. While the rank ana
file NAV not realize to the fullest eX-
tent just what the club has done thS
organization accomplishes things
1T has been responsible for gettif's
two of the big industries we have n
Topeka, but that can't be given pIo-
ncity, although the members OF llie
hoard of directors know what 1 say IS
true. II the next few years can SEE
4 rosy future for the club
I'm answer to the hundred OF ques-
tions that have been asked me about
hr1E of
that 1 expect to remain IN IOpeka-
san going into business, and expect
", be 2 member of the Commercial cir
as long as there IS a Commercial club
l expect to boost for the club and To-
peka-'
AS the retiring president o. inns
Commercial club said J. VIII kelley,
II look back over the ten months n
which l have SER the CLUB win COLI
siuera Bile satisfaction. especially on ac =
count OF the altitude of the BUSINESS
men towards the club. In point OF ma
terial things that are visible the work
of the Commercial club may not az
near as being very great. but L say III
the three years have been IN Topeka
a change IN the feelings of the people
OF Topeka towards each other mas u Il
ken place and outside the town there
is the feeling that Topeka IS not en-
tirelv mercenary and is a good place
to go, has sprung up There was UNI
when there was SORT OF grudge Ieit
toward Topeka. The greatest thing
that has been accomplished mas pe@h
the eradication off all the i'll will.
Il think in the matter of the state
fair ToDeka stands d better chance II
Ne recognized than ever before De
We've this is bound to come, and feel
that it has been the Commercial CLUB
that has created this sentiment.
THE Commercial club has been criti-
cised-it is bound to be criticised. Some
people think that because the club has
not brought factories to Topeka that IS
an indication that the organization has
failed in its. purpose
IN Topeka there are many retired
farmers and others from the rural dis
tricts, and it is with difficulty that
they can be interested in industrial en-
terprises- Consequently, we have been
helpless in building up the industrial
side. as the club would have liked to
do Some plan must be devised where
by capitalists Will be induced to in
vest in industrial enterprises.
"Our city is a beautiful one, as beau
ty is generally considered, but the
ideally beautiful city-the most beau
tiful city of which / can conceive-is
one which gives employment and COM
fort to its citizens. 1t is more than
beautiful parks-it must be a city
where every man is boosting for all
the enterprises in which the town is
interested.
Can Do Much.
There arc no promises I'll make to
you as your new secretary I'm sure
that I the cooperation given in the
last three Years is continued and other
men not now members of the club are
frdEree to belong. that the CONNER
cial club can and will do many things