The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-27
NEARLY $4,000
met TOPEKANS
Three Days Trade Train Trip
Has Been a Success.
"Get Acquainted SpeciaP' Due
in Topeka Tonight.
CLAY CENTER WAS WAITING
Committee introduced Trippers
to Business Men.
Nineteen Towns Visited by
Hand Shakers Today.
RECEPTION AT CONCORDlA
Visitors Then Were Given Cool
Motor Car Drive.
Trip on a Much Larger Scale
Next Year.
Committee Introduced Trippers
to Business Men.
Nineteen Towns Visited by
Hand Shakers Today.
RECEPTION At CONCORDIA
Visitors Then Were Given Cool
Motor Car Drive.
Trip on a Much Larger Scale
Next Year.

TOpeka's Hosts Today.
Morning-C1ay Center, Green. Leon
ardsville, Garrison, Olsburg, Fostorla'
Blaine.
vensvilIe, Soldier. Circleville, Holton,
Drake, Larkinburg, Arlington, valley
Falls, Rock Creek, Merlden;
Home at 7:1O this evening
This evening shortly after o'clock
the Topeka "Get-Acquainted Special
returns after a three days trip In
northeastern Kansas, covering fifty
towns in a recently opened trade ter
ritory tributary to the business inter-
ests of this city. 1t is estimated that
the Topekans have been received by
crowds tOtaling nearly 25'OOO on
tour through towns that reach the
$4,000 mark total. In scores OF VII
lages. towns and small cities along the
trip the Topeka boosters nave peen
entertained by farmers who drove to
welcome the capital city representa-
tives in automobiles.
The trip has been a success. The
enthusiasm displayed by the hosts to-
ton given the trade trippers on their
first two days out. On the return
trip today several towns were visited
the second time while the hand shak-
ers renewed their former acquaintance
with a short ten-minute stop and TWO
selections by MarshalPS band.
Word received from business men,
tobbers and manufacturers on the trip
Indicates that the new territory prom
ises to be a rich vein for the Industrial
benefit of the capital city. Further
more, the trippers found thousands of
friends and supporters OF Topeka
persons who always have made this
city their shopping headquarters when
the home merchants were unable to
supply their wants. And Secretary
Cook of the state fair reports a tre-
K
in this section of the State-deSpite
the fact that several senators and rep
resentatives in the legislature from
this territory supported fair at an
other Kansas city-deep into the
southwestern corner of the states
center of population.
Next year the trade boosters prom
Use to cover larger territory and
provide even more entertainment for
the benefit of the crowds that meet
them at the station. Here are a few
comments made by representatives on
the train today:
J. VIII Kelley: The success of
the trip has exceeded expectations"
Connors of Crosby Brothers: 1.-The
trip from a business standpoint has
been a fine thing-and next year we
are going to take at least 25 pieces
of MarshalPs band"
cellent advertising medium for To-
peka."
H. D. DrfscolI, traffic bureau com
missioner: Il have found that To-
peka has made a big gain in bust
less in the last six months along the
Central Branch territory-the gain
has been several hundred per cent
This trip will be a great impetus to
the business
Ralph Rollman of Seymour Pack
ing company: Next year we will
have to repeat this performance-only
on a much larger SCALE
Clay Center's Welcome.
Clay Center. Kan, June 27.-Clay
Center, the largest city the To-
peka Get Acquainted Special sched- |
ule, made good her threat to show the |
trade trippers a good time this morn !
ing Mayor Smith and President |
Starr of the commercial club headed |
the entertainment of the Topekans. At |
the station the train was met by sew /
eral hundred citizens and a parade |
to the htoel, where breakfast was /
served. Later the visitors were taken |
around the city in an automobile tour |
and the Topekans were introduced to |
the business men of the town.
The Dispatch said of today's well
come:
we are right glad to see you.
Step into the automobile and ride up
town. Breakfast is awaiting you at |
the Bonham and Commercial hotels |
w Hen you nave your IaSI you /
will find number of your friends /
at the hostelry entrance waiting to |
take you riding about the city or to |
direct you to those business houses at /
which you may particularly care to |
visit. We are entirely at your ser
vice, these representative citizens hav-
ing been selected especially to de-
vote their time to you: Mayor Muir
ray NJ. Smith, Eugene Starr, Hy. w.
Stackpole, W. P. Anthony. Geo. w.
Hanna, F. O. Oberg, Alfred Held,
Sumner NJ. Vincent, John Lawrence,
$ w. Engler, Otis d. Swenson, c. w.
Westling, S n. Dudley, Werner V. AL
qulst and J. H. Kerby-
In case you care to remember it, !
the population of Clay Center is 4,0OS,
with a big addition taken in since
March l. 1t has a splendid munich
pal water and lighting system. 1t
mas eighteen churches. four great
a park system second to
none and a children's playground.
Clay Center is the home of the
t1untress Park Chautauqua, popu-
lar organization managed entirely by