The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20
Commercial Club Open House
for Good Roads Meeting.
Motorists, Farmers and Others
VIII Attend in January.
ROADS ARE NOW IN BAD SHAPE
Shawnee County Farmers Write
Merchants to That Effect,
Other Items Of Interest to Mo.
florists and Pop-Pop Riders.

An open house" all-day good roads
conference will be held at the Com
mercia1 club quarters soon after the
Christmas holidays. Farmers OF
Shawnee county, motorists. the county
ested will be invited to attend. Various
questions relative to the betterment OF
the roads in the county will be dis
cussc1 at the meeting which will be
called by the good roads committee Of
Stansfield.
The good roads agitation in Kanss
in the last few years has worked won
ders on the public highways. but there
is much room for Improvement. In
fact several of. the Topeka merchants
have recently received letters from
farmers living adjacent to Topeka
saying that the roads have been in
such bad shape as to be utterly inn
passa ble The Commercial club de-
sires to ascertain the facts In the case.
The meeting will be informal in
nature and those present will be called
upon to freely express ,ss their views on
Members OF the good roads COM
mittee of the Commercial club are:
George w. StAEsfield, chairman; J. r.
Burrow, H. S. Putney. J. G: Campbell.
william nna. G9r Ssr1.. w w. n Web II re w.
dent Of the Kansas State Automobile
association; e. b. Kellam, Frank
sou.hwick. o. E. walker. stanley
Meclicott. Harry B. Wright. F. E.
Nipps and w. G. Tandy.
New Automobile Company.
new company, which IL being
formed by r. X. Wilson and which will
be Incorporated for $4,000, will take
over the repair, storage, and supply
business OF the Kansas Motor Car COM
pany at 526 Quincy street. The Arm
ukAk 4w%R NJ
Enger motor cars and local agent for
the Velie motor cars and trucks. A
branch house will be established at
Hutchinson and possibly one at Wich-
ita. Local agents will be appointed In
almost every county Of the state.
The Enger cars are comparatively
new in Topeka, having been sold here
since last June only. The records In
the office Of the secretary OF state show
that fourteen Of the cars are in service
in Kansas.
Stock will be issued by the new firm
in small denominations and stockhold-
ers will receive special benefits when
purchasing automobiles or supplies.
The building now occupied by the com.
pany IL being remodeled and cement
moor put in. Among those interested In
the new Arm are: r. K. Wilson OF To-
peka, J. T. Kirkman Of Los Angeles
and E. H. Hogueland, T. ]. Botkin ana
L. E. Montgomery Of Topeka
The Atchison. Topeka d santa re
railway has just received six Elwe!l-
Parker electric trucks for the freight
depot at Kansas City. MO.
A new plan has just been adopted by
the National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce for the placing OF cars In the
auto shows at New York. Chicago and
BOSTON next year Hitherto, auto man
ufacturers had to draw for places In
the shows, but now the companies nav
ing the largest output In dollars Will pe
given first choice in the shows. me
Ford or Packard will be awarded nrst
choice among the gasoline cars ana the
Detroit among the electrtcs.
runis Cunningham. formerly en-
ployed by the Topeka Auto 4 vulcan
oct In the shawnee Tire q Repair
company ana has charge OF the repair
work there.
william I. Alstead Joined the pop
pop' men this week by purchasing
fwo-speed-twin Harley-Davidson.
A H. LINDSEY of Granville pur-
chased a twin cylinder Indian this
week.
Fred Langley made q business trip
To Usage City in his auto this Week.
He reports that the roads were muddy
and almost impossible In some dis
tricts.
A. l., Stone Of the Stone Produce
company has purchased q Studebaker
Six.
A. e. Kerns, Of st. Marys, has been
made subagent for the Studebaker au-
tomobile for that city.
Several autos which will serve an
Christmas surprises have arrived In the
Getty. A number OF persons will awaken
Christmas morning to find q new tour
ing car az q present from father" The
greatest secrecy has been observed IN
keeping news Of the purchase OF the
autos from the ears OF the persons con-
cerned.
The first big show Of the country to
be devoted exclusively to motorcycles
was held at st. Louis this week. Eight
makes of machines were exhibited at
the show.
Motor IRE equipment showed its SUI
periority over horse drawn apparatus