The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
Trip Was Practical Success as q
Trade Getter.
WARM RECEPTIONS ALL POINTS
Visited 46 Towns in Topeka
Trade Territory.
MarshalPs Band Boys Worthy
Special Mention.

Inc IOpeka Get AcQua1nted' trip
which terminated with a parade from
the Santa Fe depot to the National
hotel at 1880 o'clock Friday night. was
adjudged an unqualified success by
those who participated. 1t accom-
plished two things. Topeka business
interests were brought to the notice
of the people of northeastern Kansas
in a personal manner, and a new spirit
of frier lship was created among the
Topeka jobbers and manufacturers
and other business men on the tour
1t is the general sentiment that trade
with the 46 towns visited will be ma
terialIy increased as a result of the
trip. In fact at may points along the
Central Branch of the Missouri Pacific
business has already been boosted to a
marked degree through the reduction
of the railroad rates a few months
ago.
Those who were skeptical at the
start as to the practical value of a trip
of this kind are now the ones who
are talking the most enthusiastically
about the organization of another trip
next year on a more comprehensive
scale. There were some who pre-
viously advocated another merchants
week. entertainme ent in reference to
the trade trip. 1t was suggested by
members of the party that the trade
as the Colorado line; that Kansas is
Topeka's field for business.
We'll Received Everywhere.
The reception received at the hands
of the people of northeastern Kansas
was enthusiastic. At some points prac-
tically the entire population was at the
station to greet the Topekans. doz-
en- automobile tours were arranged for
the visitors and the entertainment pro-
vided at Blue Rapids and Concordia
where night stops were made was par
ticularly elaborate. Washington should
be particularly mentioned as one of the
live towns that put forth particular ef-
fort to entertain the men from the
Capital City. There were thirty motor
cars at the station awaiting the spe-
cial-more than was necessary to ac-
commod odate the party. There was
pleasant surprise at Clyde. The Off
cia1 entertainment program which was
previously made out by J. Will Kelley,
secretary of the Commercial club. did
not include an auto ride at this place.
1t was one of a number of pleasant
surprises to which the TOpekans were
treated. The visitors will remember
their visit to Frankfort with pleasure
There an automobile ride around the
town was provided. F. NJ. Hartman,
editor of the Frankfort Daily Index.
was given a special serenade by the
band, and he gave the Topekans
hearty welcome. He expects to at
Havensville was the only station where
the Topeka boosters were met by a
band.
At Soldier the first stop after din
ner on Friday, an automobile ride had
been planned but did not materialize.
The intentions were good and a large
number of the four hundred people
of the town were at the station when
the special pulled in. c. P. Smith, a
merchant and A. F. Wilson of the
nF IN
ception committee. The editor of the
Soldier Clipper is B. L. Nickel
Did Not Stop at CircleviIIe.
A crowd of perhaps two hundred
persons were awaiting the arrival OF
the train at Circleville. A ten minute
stop was booked through an error on
the schedule. The train was late and
the train went by the station without
This was the one unfortu-
nate incident of the trip as many OF
the persons waiting at the station had
come in from the country. From Hol-
ton where there was nobody at the
station on account of the previous stop
of the train an apology was phoned
to Circleville for not making seconA
stop.
No stop was made at Drake where
there was not a representation to meet
the train. The majority of the men
of Larkinburg, a town of fifty. popula-
ton, were hard at work in the ada
cent fields. The crowd was composed
mainly of women and children. ]. F.
Nevins, who runs a general store, was
there. Nearly all of the one hundred
and fifty people of Arlington were at
the station. Ralph Bates of the State
Bank of Arlington was one of those
who gave the glad hand" to the
boosters.
Rock Creek Was Glad to See Them.
The reception at Rock Creek was
cordial. This town boasts of a new
school building, the materials for
W hich were furnished by Topeka deal
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