The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-28
MONDAY The DAY
Motorcycle Exhibition Week
Will Open Then.
Irwin Keller Is New Head To.
peka POp.POp Club.
FARMERS WILL BUY AUTOS
Jefferson County Man Says
They'll Invest This Year.
Shipments of 1915 Auto Models
Are Expected Soon.

Motorcycle Exhibition Week" will
open at Topeka Monday. open House
will be the order Of things at the local
stores trat handle pop-pop machines
end supplies. There will be the latest
models of ma chimes and accessories on
display ard special demonstrations Will
be made by experts. The idea which
originated with Topeka man, M. E.
Harding, is meeting with approval In
other cities and special display weeks
will be arranged elsewhere.
The commercial value of the motorcy-
Gle will be particularly emphasized
next week at the Topeka shops. These
machines are becoming more and more
a factor in the commercial world.
The side car is nothing new, but ono
of the local firms will have on display
!. side car that is said to be different.
1t is so flexible that even though the
motorcycle should be in rut and the
side car wheel on the highest part OF
the road 10th motorcycle and side car
will be in perpendicular relation to the
earth. The car may be detached BY re-
moving a hut and a pin.
The local dealers will arranz e their
respective displays so that their shops
will present an attractive appearance.
The firms who are back of the exhibit
ion week are: The j. c. Harding C )In-
pany. Central Cycle company. the
Shawnee Cycle company and the Ex-
celsior Cycle company.
Motorcycle Men Elect Officers.
The new officers Of the Topeka Motor
cycle club are: President, Irwin Keller;
H Schneider.
A number of new members have been
taken in and it is expected that the or
ganization will have an active season. A
meeting was held Friday night at the
scheduled as soon as the weather becomes
little more settled. Runs organized on
m ne e Of the ne CLUB S Wiii be held occa
sionally in the meantime.
Farmers Will Buy Autos.
1.-The, farmers in Jefferson county and
spring" said L. r. Trip. REQ subagent
at Meriden, land a large per cent Of them
expect to purchase automobiles. The
there are a large. class Of farmers who
had the money to Withstand 1t. 1 believe
that !, 1914 will be the biggest year among
dealers in the country districts"
Mr.. Trip. says that the outlook for
good. The farm owners appear happy
and and, cheerful and many Of them have al
With Old Sol coming back on his job at
the middle OF the week, motorcyciists be
the Of FEW Sads ire
creased with each shining day and the
pop pop men are beaming with antic-
pations of sales in the near future.
One day Of wind followed by a day of
sun dried the country roads and by
as they were before the snow.
The latest model Hupmobile, black and
red wheels. has just arrived in Topeka
and is on display for demonstration by
the local dealer, o. s. Perkins, 11S West
Fifth street.
1t will not be long before the 1915 auto
mobiles make their appearance Accord
in Topeka. the 1915 Stafford will arrive
April IS. That will probably be the first
next years model to come to Topeka.
J. r. johnson, Oakland dealer in To-
peka. unloaded a carload of Oakland
Light Skies this week.
E. ]. Sparkling has recently opened up an
American Underslung agency at 113 East
Seventh street. Sparkling has Under
slung roadster demonstration, red and
wine colored car. which has attracted
some attention this week.
TINS week. Monday. Ray Drennon went
to Hoyt on his motorcycle. He found
the roads in an almost imapassable condi-
ton. due to the fact that the last snow
drffted badly along these highways.
e. c. Clearinghouse mail carrier on
Route No. 5, Is now using his motor