The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-14
ON EVE OF BATTLE
That Commercial Club Cam
paign win Open Monday.
VIII Continue Until There Are
1880 Club Members.

Pa1Sn Plduue0 ny TIC SOIuIuCEClAl CAOO
Win begin Monday morning at 3
O'clock. The enemy" consists of more
than-one thousand business and pro-
fessi6nal men who are not at the pres
ent time members OF the club. The
forces do not expect to lay down their
club has been swclled to fifteen hum
dred names As but approximately two
hundred and fifty men have actually
paid their dues for 1914 the night is des-
tined to be a strenuous one.
General Frank Curry is in command
Of the entire force. Colonel George
Godfrey Moore is at the head OF the
Army of the Long View and DIR. E.
s. Pettyjohn commander of the Army
of the Kaw.
View are: Harry Snyder. c. A. Kar-
Ian, c. H. Matthews H. H. Hall. p. %.
Spokesman, w. J.. Rickenbacher. Rich
ard Wilson. A. D. Birch. e. l.. Overton.
Majors of the Army Of the. Kaw: r.
Z. Bone. c. E. Eldridge. Charles Joslin'
=. C. Winters. r. J. White, Hugh I.
Fisher, c. E. Bascom.
Plan of Campaign.
Squads consisting Of eight or ten men
each under Majors Hugh T. Fisher and
G. r. Harries will do the work for the
Army of the Kaw Monday, while Colo
mel George Godfrey Moore and Major
A. D. Birch will command squads OF the
day. Colonel Pettyjohn's men will work
south Of Seventh street, and the vol
unteers under Colonel Moore will tight
in the territory north Of that division.
Each squad will be divided into two
working teams or committees.
The names OF prospective members
have been placed ON cards and the
cards have been grouped according 10
blocks. Each team will have certain
territory in which to work. A card has
- fYnG
which the Commercial club has accom-
plished in the last year. and these will
be used as ammunition by the indiv1d-
ual workers. Two hundred names OF
prospective members will be handed
out each day. -.
The army making the best record will
be rendered a line party at a local
theater.
Governor George H. Hodges was
asked to serve as a lieutenant on Harry
Snyder's Army Of the Long View team.
In a letter to Snyder he says: Il have
arranged to be in Dodge City at the
time inspecting the Soldiers Home.
Knowing your aggressiveness and APP
preciatinR your 'get-thereness.' 1 feel
assured that you will have no trouble.
even without the assistance OF this
common private"
What the Club Has Done.
Following are among the things ac-
complished by the Commercial club in
1913:
Raised fund of $4,000 to help and
encourage factories to locate in To-
peka.
Through this bureau saved many
thousands Of dollars for Topeka in
vestors by keeping out concerns that
went elsewhere and failed.
Entertained fifty conventions. at
tended by over $4,000 people who
spent from $3.50, 600 to 100000 in the
city.
Encouraged the Perfection Metal
Silo company, Topeka Oil company
and Southwestern Milling company to
locate here.
Helped secure the appropriations
for enlargement of state printing
plant.
Ran first manufacturers and job
bers trade train for three days adver-
Using Topeka made goods and Topeka
jobbers.
Assisted the social survey commit
tee to secure the social survey of the
city.
Raised the money for city plan sur
vey.
Distributed over $4,000 pieces of
literature advertising Topeka.
ChampiOned mOtor-vehicle tax law,
the fees from which go to maintain
good roads in the counties from which
the taxes are paid.
Secured from the county commits
sioners promise to designate county
roads, which will be the first roads
permanently improved.
Secured from the city commission
ers appropriation for the electric signs
at depots.
Organized welfare committee to in
vestigate manner Of distribution Of
charity and to help in advisory Way to
remedy present defects.