The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17

CHOICE he said. Il would rather take
a subject that would allow me to re-
joice than one that requires serious
thinking to remedy conditions that are
not as they should be to work for the
best interests of the town.
There are several needs. but hey
may be divided into two general classes
There are the needs that can be rene
died by the individual efforts of the
factory men and there are the needs
that can be remedied only by the pub
lie at large. The first needs are only
understood by a close inspection of each
factory They may be either more
capital. better management or one
or more of a dozen other things.
Rev. F. L. Loveland, who made the
a decided hit He gave the business
men rap that went home.
There seems to be a sort of COM
placency here in Topeka. 1t is rep
resented by feeling that we are sort
of a cultured 400 in this empire of the
west. We're fishing, so to speak, and
using the kind of tackle that takes
cur fancy. Then we say, 'confound
you, why don't you buy our goods
excuse the expression.
Commercial Spirit Is Necessary.
THE probability is that there is too
much tradition in Topeka instead of
emotion. In my candid opinion the
great thing that is needed is a revi-
val of business emotion which will
make you realize that the west is the
coming empire. Topeka can become
great manufacturing city, if you get
the proper kind of spirit to grapple
with the opportunities.
Money making is the most ciViliz-
ed thing that the human race ever
engaged in. I am not at all alarmed
at the commercial spirit of the age.
1t is a thing that is necessary.
you'll not get what you want in
fv1s rrI,A
Factories must go after what they
want. A list of Topeka products
should be posted in every kitchen.
Il presume it was the addition to
the Methodist church that a former
speaker referred to when he spoke of
art glass windows. Now I'll have to
confess that I was not aware of the
existence of an art glass firm in To
peka. Other firms came after the
business Where was the Topeka
firm ? I'm not business man. but if
I were manufacturing something Id
see to it that the folks knew cf it."
Finds Surprise Visitors.
we found many surprising things
port for one of the divisions that Wis
tied industries in the course of the
day. Many of us did not know that
some of the factories we visited eX-
listed in Topeka" H. S. Putney made
the report for his squad.
Our eyes were opened by our visit
to the local commission houses said
Z. V. King. who made a report. I'VE
had no idea that they carry on such
a large business. ] have the To
peka made goods bug in my head
very hard today. If every housewife
would have a list of Topeka goods
hanging by her phone, there would
certainly be times when these goods
would have the preference" w H.
Davis made an enthusiastic report of
the things seen along one of the
routes taken.
THE only thing I regret was that
the day was not longer" said r. c.
a squad spokesman. Il
feel that this has been one of the
best days I have spent in Topeka
T. w. Reynolds and w. Fl. KEN
per also spoke briefly Secretary
Kelley stated that 4 good many of the
factories in the cily had been omit
ted in the tour on account of the fact
hat it was a physical impossiblity to
cover the entire ground. He limited
hat there is a possibility of another
excursion being arranged for the men
that will take in as many of these fac
-ories as possible. One hundred per-
od 1ta of he