The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-12
The AUTO PARADE
1t Is Planned for Friday Noon
on Kansas Avenue.
In Honor First Meeting State
Auto Association Here.

| Arranged eight abreast, hundreds of
automobiles will slowly move forward
on Kansas avenue from Sixth to
! Eighth avenue in parade at the noon
hour Friday. All owners of autOmo-
biles in Topeka are requested to turn
out with their cars to make this the
greatest parade of the kind ever held
in Kansas. This will be the spectacu-
| lar feature of the first annual meeting
/ of the Kansas State Automobile asso-
citation, the initial session of which was
| held in the rooms of the Commercial
| club this morning.
Mayor Billiard makes the request
| that Kansas avenue be cleared from
Sixth to Eighth avenues from 11:45
O'Clock until the time the parade has
reached Eighth street, from which
point a motion picture will be taken
of the cavalcade by the Best Film
company of this city.
AT the request of the Kansas State
Automobile association and the Com
nercial club said Mayor Billiard to-
day, Il am asking the public to stay
off the two blocks on Kansas avenue
between Sixth and Eighth avenues at
the hour of the parade. II am in
formed that the moving picture of the
parade Will be sent all over the coun-
try with the Animated Weekly, and I
consider it for the good of the city
that the street be cleared. / expect to
have policemen on the street to assist
in every way the success of the pa
rade."
Motorists who enter the parade are
! requested to meet at the corner of
Harrison street and Sixth avenue at
1870 O'Clock.
In a few well chosen words Mayor
Billiard welcomed the delegates to the
auto convention held in the rooms of
the Commercial club. Secretary j. Will
Kelly, of the Commercial club, spoke
in behalf of the business interests of
the city. A response was made by
DR.. L. L. Uhls of Osawatomie. Other
talks were made by Arthur Capper
Robert Stone, D. M. Carr of Omaha
editor of The Motorist, the official or
gan of the Kansas Automobile asso-
citation, and W. S. Gearhart, state en-
gineer Charles w. Barnes, president
of the association, presided.
In all the addresses made the fact
that the present state good road laws
are entirely inadequate was emphasized.
The business of the session Thursday
morning will be to frame new laws
which it is hoped will be looked upon
favorably by the ext legislature. The
members of the association present ad-
journed at noon until Friday morning
at O'Clock.
Friday will be the big day of the
meeting. President c. w. Barnes has
received word that 80 cars will be here
from Lawrence, 80 from Atchison, 80
or so from Manhattan, and a number
from Leavenworth. Today there were
80 at the meeting, and as many more
in the state fair grounds who cut" the
initial session.
Among the out of town members of
the Kansas Automobile association
present We're:
DR.. L. L. Uhls, Osawatomie; George
Six, Lyons; D. E. Watkins, Kansas
City; J. G. Strong, Blue Rapids; Geo.
L. Beckner, Clay Center; A. E. Hawk
inson, Bigelow; M. A. Thompson, Blue
Rapids; R. ]. Grover. Arkansas City;
James G. Blaine, Pratt, Kan; A. S.
Hurley, LaCygne; B. F. TrackweH
Leavenworth; J. +. Olinger, Salina; E.
S. Wood, Leavenworth; d. M Carr,
editor The Motorist, Omaha; Homer
Meyers, Hutchinson. o. H. Wulfekuh-
Ter, Leavenworth; c. A. Larson lola;
II. H Taylor, Hutchinson; E. j. Fisher.
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