The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
SECT Acquainted" Special Starts
Wednesday Morning.
Topeka Business Men to Visit
FOrty-Six Towns.
FUN ARRANGED FOR TRIP
Elaborate Entertainment Is
Planned for the Visitors.
Towns of Northeastern Kansas
Give "GIad Hand.o

All aboard for the Get Acquainted
Special trade tripl At seven O'Clock
Wednesday morning fifty Topeka busi-
ness men and fifteen members of Mar
shalrs band leave on a special train
consisting of two standard Pullman
cars, one day coach and a baggage car,
for three-day trade extension ex-
cursion through northeastern Kansas.
Business and pleasure will be COM
bined. On account of a recent reduc-
tion in railway rates to Central
Branch" towns a new field has been
opened to Topeka tobbers and manu-
facturers and other business men. The
trip is purely a "get acquainted" af-
fair. Tons of novelties and advertising
matter of all kinds will be distributed
along the route by those who take the
trip. The Topekans will have personal
talks with the merchants of the forty
six towns that will be visited. Mar
shalPs band under the leadership of
j. w. Keller will furnish entertain
ment along the way and it should be
mentioned that numerous letters have
been received by ]. Will Kelley of the
Commercial club from prominent citi-
zens of northeastern Kansas towns
who are looking forward to hearing
the famous" band. The Santa Fe
Watch Co, is providing the latest type
of talking machine for the trip. This
will be used for the entertainment of
the ladies who visit the train while
the men are up town talking busi-
ness.
Provide Elaborate Entertainment
The towns at which the Get Ac-
quainted Special will stop will provide
elaborate entertainment for the men
from the capital city, particularly at
Blue Rapids and Concordia where all
night stops will be made. At Washing
ton, too, a particular effort will be
made to show" the Topekans a good
time.
The Commercial club has issued an
elaborate advertising booklet consisting
of thirty-two pages and containing
scores of attractive cuts of Topeka
business buildings, residences, churches,
etc. This will be distributed on the
trip. Hundreds of folders just issued
bearing a birds eye view of Topeka
and containing municipal informant ton
will be given out and a folder con-
tanning a list of the things made in
Topeka. The management of the Com
mercial club will provide a typewriter
for the newspaper men who take the
trip.
H. H. Pugh is the chairman of the
trade extension committee Of the
ing out the details of the trip.
Suggestions for Trip.
The following suggestions and spe-
cial program will be placed in the
hands of those who go on the trip:
where the stops will permit the
party with band will leave the train
and march up to the business district
of the city and meet the business men
in their own places of business, dis
tributing souvenirs and getting ac-
quainted with the people. The train
must keep schedule and every member
of the party is urgently requested to
see that no one lags behind at any
the time is too short to
leave the train the band will get out
of the train and play and few min
utes will be devoted to shaking hands
and getting acquainted with the peo-
pie at the station platform. If occa-
sion seems to warrant a short speech
will possibly be made by some rep
resentative of the party.
Special Program.
"Holton-Stop forty minutes; auto
ride; Sidney S. Linscott, chairman re-
ceptioR committee.
"Blue Rapids-Stop over night: