The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14
Will Be Pleasure and Business
on Trade Trip.
Interest Is Shown in "Get-Ac-
quainted Special"
THREE DAYS OF FUN JUNE 25-7
Towns Are Planning Enter
tainment for TOpekans.
They Are Looking Forward to
Hearing Marshall's Band.

The Topeka business men Will Kill
two birds with one stone on the trade
extension trip through forty-six cities
and towns in northeastern Kansas
June 25-27. That is they will be able to
combine business with pleasure.
The towns all along the line are max
ing preparations for the entertainment
of the men from the capital city. They
have written to J. Will Kelley, secre-
tary of the Commercial club, that they
will be ''tickled to pieces" to meet the
Topekans and that they are looking
forward with eagerness to hearing
MarshalPs famous" band in concert.
Particularly elaborate are the prepar-
ations being made by the people of
Blue Rapids and Concordia for the en-
tertainment of the members of the
Get Acquainted Special party. Night
stops will be made at these towns.
OF the trip Secretary Kelley said to-
day This is the first Lig trade exten-
sion trip promoted by Topeka business
men, In view of the fact that the job
bers and manufac cturers of Topeka are
holding no Merchants week this year
it is essential that they keep their in
terests before the people who would
naturally buy from the concerns in this
city.
Big Trip Next Year?
This trip is an experiment. By reas-
on of the change in freight rates in the
territory that will be covered this is
an excellent field for such trip. If the
excursion is highly successful a trip
may be planned for next year that will
be on a more pretentious scale.
1--WE have made arrangements to
carry fifty men aside from the mem
bers of Marshall's band who will be
taken. Every manufacturer and jobber
should get behind t, trip There will
be three davs of business and pleasure
combined. There is room for just a
few more persons on the trip"
The following are extracts from let
ters received by Secretary Kelley from
prominent men of towns along the
route
c. W. Moser. secretary Commercial
club, Blue Rapids, Kan: IF you are
willing to postpone your supper until
O'Clock we will use the hour from
to for a ride about the town and to
one of our plaster mills.
while you are eating-from to
$50 or until you get enough-our To-
cal band will play in the park in front
of the hotel. After supper the band
stand will be turned over to the great
Marshall's band. which the entire
community will be delighted to hear.
"Our business houses will remain
open until O'Clock for such hurried
calls as any of you wish to make on
our business men at their places of
business
"The opera house will be open for
such general meeting. as may be de-
sired and at as early an hour as it can
be reached. We will have little to say
more than to tell you we are glad to
see you and that we have the best
town in northern kansas, so the tlme |
will be yours
John Stewart secretary Concordia |
Commercial club: "1f you could ar |
range to get here before dark we
would be very glad to give you an au- |
tomobile ride over our town. After |
supper the Brown Grand theater will
be thrown open and you can there |
meet the business men and citizens in
general
No Rag Time for Him.
Ernest w. Bender. Valley Falls: |
will spread the news of your coming |
would like a good solid musical piece
by MarshalIs band-not rag time, |
skyrocket, acrobatic flam- m-doodle.''
R. J. Keefer, manager Interstate hotel, |
Ireenleaf: 81 have yours Of the 7th |
at hand. Will take care of your party |
n fine shape and will have the mer- /
chants here meet your honorable body |!
f possible. Rest assured that the SER |
vice and cuisine will be the best our /
county can afford.
Walter E. Hill, proprietor of the |
Albion hotel, Blue Rapids: II will be
glad to entertain you at supper and |
breakfast on June 25 and 26.''
Plan Auto Ride.
E. T. Fraker. secretary Washington |
club: For fear that my
ormer letter miscarried, will add that |
We expect to have cars enough to show |
Tour crowd over the city, the weather |
and will arrange SO you
an meet all the business men and |
citizens I am editor of the Republi- |
an Register and am giving you news
lote this week. Kindly keep me ad- /
Used as to the trip
L. D. Slocum, city clerk, Corning and |
editor Gazette: Yours at hand re- |
yarding get acquainted special We /
ire pleased you will be here with us I
or "a minutes. We have bandstand |
IN four corners one block from the /
depot and would be pleased to have the !
,amous band occupy it for 20 or 80 .