The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
LAST DAY OF
TRADE SPECIAL !
Topeka sGet-Acquainted' Train
Win Be Home Tonight.
Receptions All Along the Pros
porous Route Today.
YOU OUGHT'ER SEE THE CROPS
Kansas Never Looked or Felt
Better in Her Life.

0ett6f IN hef LlIes
Estimated That $4,000 Persons
! Met Train First Two Days.
Salina. Kan. June 4.-It IL estimated
by Topekans on the '0et Acquainteds
special that 1900 persons turned out
to welcome the capital city business
men on the first two days Of the trip.
By tonight it IL believed that fully So
900 will have greeted the glad hand vis-
itors.
Herington . Good Town.
Herington. Kan. June 4.-When the
Topeka ''get-acquainted'' special ar
rived in Herington this afternoon there
were several automobiles at the depot.
Among those at the train were r. T.
Giltner. secretary Of the Commercial
club. and Mayor Rooms The visitors
were taken through the town In the
automobiles. The visitors spent con-
siderable time in the stores OF Hering-
ton merchants.
The trade trippers were taken also 10
the city park-considered one Of the
most beautiful natural parks in the
state. Water from the famous sprinnn
here was used in christening the battle
ship Kansas" Herington Is called the
tri-county market place Of Dickinson.
Marion and Morris counties. It IL Rock
Island Kansas and Ell Paso division
headquarters and has a population Of
1000 persons
Ramona Grain Display.
Ramona, KAN. June 4.-The fea-
ture at Ramona was a big display OF
grain at the station when the Topeka
trade tr1ppers arrived this afternoon.
The display was given by Sondergard
and Beck. 1t included wheat, rye,
! oats and other grains. The wheat
averaged five feet in length and the
rye five and one-half feet. Ramona
is in the northern part of Marion
county.
Tampa's Men Out.
| Tampa, Kan, Juno l.-There were
$50 people at the train to greet the
Topeka special. Contrary to the usual
custom along the route. there were
only three women. Tampa IL sf&u-
| Durham Grain Center.
| Durham, Kan. June &C. w. Jones,
mayor, was the official representative Of
Durham to greet the Topeka visitors.
| Durham is in the " heat belt, and there
| are two elevators insthe city.
There was quite q crowd at the sta
tion. The Canton Durham baseball
| were among the people there. C. e.
Bascom. city passenger agent of the
Rock Island at Topeka, was with the
train at this point.
Motor Ride At Canton.
Canton, KAN, June 4.-There were
! Fl motor cars at the depot this morn
ing when the Topeka trade tripperu
arrived. The visitors were taken
| through the town in machines and to
| the outskirts. The Commercial club
| received the visitors in q cordial
manner.
Joe Champlin, president of the club,
was out of the city, but r. X. Fretx,
editor of the Canton Pilot and secre-
tary of the club, took charge along
with L. r. Gephart, a prominent bank
| ton.
An excellent dinner was served at
the Commercial hotel After dinner,
Marshalrs band played in front of the
hotel and Senator Brewer and others
made political speeches. The trip
pers were taken to the depot in auto
mobiles.
Galva Came Back.
Galva. Kan. June 4-The Topeka spec
ial pulled into Galva late this morning
and was met at the depot by a large
crowd of citizens, headed by Mayor Ellis
Griffith and Town Marshal J. n. Bunne1l.
They distributed local advertising Htera-
ture to the Topekans.
Reception IT 6allna.
| Salina, Kan, June 4.-One Of the
best receptions on the trip was given
| to the Topeka visitors at Salina. C.. 8.
Jamison, secretary of the chamber of
commerce., was at the depot to meet
the train. The chamber of commerco
presented the visitors with cigars at
the Clayton hotel where breakfast
was had. The Studebaker auto garage
gave the visitors Is cars to tour the
city, In addition to machines used By
other people. The auto ride took the
visitors over Saline avenue. which II
three miles long, ending at Kansas
Wesleyan university.
/ The special will wind up the trip to-
| night after going over the Union Pa
cific and Rock Island railways through
one Of the best EARNING regions in the
country. The trade trippers found
forty automobiles awaiting them at Be-
| lott last night The visitors were taken
through the city in the cars and dined
heartily. After supper a band concert
was given by Marshalrs band.
| Thousands Of people have seen tho
trade special In nearly every town.
large and small. the majority Of the
| population turned out to welcome the
/ Topeka boosters. 1t il q far more
| successful trip than the one made last
year, according to the travellers aboard.
| In all counties that the special has
Travelled. the visiting business men
found that the crops have never been
better. 1914 will be q banner year; a1
least the farmers at Chapman. Miles,
Solomon. Minneapolis, Lenora, KirWin,
Portis and all other towns along the
route have said SO. And from the views
of the fields that the Topekans OBJ
tanned from the car windows, it looks
as II the farmers smile will bear fruft.
Wheat in many fields wss shoulder
high, Corn. which failed in Kansas -
some extent last year, = growing bettng
/ than ever before. Alfalfa VIII prU6u6o
i mflliona Of bushels In fhin paxf af f&o