The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-29

DEMAND REBATE CHECKS
Visitors Claim Transportation
Inducement Offered by Stores.
Town win Be Filled with
People Thursday.

The big summer trade campaign -.
ing carried on by the business men en1
with brisk shopping today. Az early a.
8 O'Clock out Of town shoppers began
coming to Topeka and calling for re-
bate checks. IS
Not only were out OF town snopger1
In evidence In the Topeka stores but
the residents Of the city are taking
advantage OF the bargains being of
fered. At practically every store TAX
ing part In the big campaign there
were large crowds OF out OF town peo-
pie and Topeka shoppers all day to-
day.
q. r. Harries. city passenger agent
Of the Union Pacific, said that more
shoppers than usual came to Topeka
this morning. The train from Mays
vile via Onaga, the motor car, was
filled to capacity and the regular pas
senger trains unloaded more people
than usual He estimated the num-
Der Of shoppers to be much greater
than the average daily number. A
steam train will be run to Marysville
tonight to bring the shoppers to To-
peka Thursday morning.
The ticket agents Of the Santa Fo
and Rock Island expect to be able to
ter shoppers nad bought tickets to re-
turn home. g
At the Palace Clothing company H.
A. Auerbach is out of town but those
u
claimed that the store was being well
patronixed and the number Of rebate
checks issued in larger than usual.
People Of the city also are buying lib
orally as are many strangers.
At the Mills store. Arthur Mills SAID
more rebate checks than usual have
been given out. He said that they look
for large crowd Thursday when the
out OF town people will take advantage
Of the opportunity to see the circus and
do their shopping at the same time.
Good Buying Today.
A. T. Johnston of the Warren n.
Crosby company said:
I'VE have noticed q material in
| crease in out Of town customers and
we are we'll pleased with the increase
of business The second annual bar
gain week will turn out big success"
Earl Williams Of the Crosby Broth
ers store said: -is'- s-ss
There have been many strangers
in our store today. brought here by
the bargain week. The increase has
been large and most of the visitors
are heavy purchasers"
The campaign il moving along
fine; said T; f. Paxton of the Paxton
Paxton department store, today.
I'VE are cutting prices and in many
departments selling below cost. Shop.
pers are already coming from out oe
town and ! look for q big trade for
the tn ss Esnmaaipins thsee days 81 the femf
Il have noticed a large number OF
out of town shoppers in the city to.
day." said r. C. Gibbs of the Gibbs
Clothing company. This II the time
OF the year when we are able to give
bargains better than at any other time.
There Is no doubt but what the bar
gain week will be q success. 1t Is q
great drawing card for the city,"
Railroads running into the city have
added extra equipment to all their
regular trains. Tomorrow the Union
Pacific and Rock Island will run spec
cial trains. Tho Rock Island will run
special train from Horton and one
from Manhattan. The Union Pacific
will run special train over the
Narysville branch instead of the mo-
tor. Prices in all lines of merchandi-.
are being slashed right and left. To-
peka merchants are giving Topeka ana
out-of-town shoppers bargains that
are proving to be attractive. =
The summer campaign that was held
last year by the Topeka merchants was
big success. With the prospects for
bumper crops and prosperity in All
parts of Kansas the merchants think
that this summers campaign win be 4
greater success than the one held last
year,
The Topeka Rebate association 4. rs
funding the fares of out-of-town shop