The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
TWO DAYS OR 81
That Is Ultimatum of Good
Roads Days Promoters.
All Workers Will Report With
Picks and ShOvelS.

State officials, business men and
others will don overalls next Wednes-
day and Thursday-good roads days
and with pick and shovel will work on
| the Shawnee county highways side by
side with day laborers. The road work
will be general throughout the entire
! state.
The high up officials from the state
/ house, who viii participate in the road
activities, include Arthur Capper, gov
ernor, ]. L. Botl<in, secretary of state
and S. n. Hawkes., assistant attorney
general.
There will be an army of workers
on the Shawnee county roads. Although
many will leave their office work to
show their loyalty, majority of the
business men approached have pre-
/ ferred to pay for a substitute. why
/ l wouldn't last an hour" commented
/ one Topeka business man this after
noon. MY hands would be one big
mass of blisters in no time" Two dol
lars day is the price that the labor
ers will receive for their services
Those interested in the road work
may either send in their money, or fur
nish the man. In case the latter plan
is adopted the 1abOrer should report at
the Topeka Commercial club for duty.
The reports received by Albert
Nagel, colonel for Topeka show that
the workers in the business district
have been getting results.
A meeting of local captains and
ernoon at the Commercial club quar-
tiers at which time plans were made
for the road work next Wednesday
and Thursday. Walter j. Arnold is
general for Shawnee county.
The following is a list of state house
men who have been persuaded by w.
P. Montgomery to either work them
selves or furnish substitutes: w. F.
Benson, S. n. Hawkes., c. 1. Martin,
Carl w. Moore, Cliff Stratton, J. T.
Botkin. P NJ. Sessions, ]. s. Rogers
H. B. Marsh, ]. S Rogers, Wylie
w. Cook, Charles d. Makepeace, w. E.
H. Souders, S N. Blossom. Carey J.
Wilson, Charles H. Sessions, w. P.
Montgomery. f. C. Winters enlisted
these men: E. G. Winters, Geo NJ
hotel; Kansas Auto School, S. Freid
berg, Ell Ulamperl. E. b. kellar
turned in the following names: E. B.
Kcllam, Percy S Walker, L. G. Ire
James c. Wilson.
T. c. Whitteker-O. E. Wright,
Robert Billiard, William A. Dyal, Theo-
dore Mueller, Whitteker Bros 1.-TWO
son, r. r. Rolman, Kiln ga man K Mil
Ter Cigar Co, Samuel Il. Lux, Geo.
Christopher, A. L. Stone.
C A. HARLAN and DR.. F. J. Ernest,
working the district on Kansas ave
nue. between Tenth and Eighth streets,
have secured the following names of
men who either will work or pay
man to work: c. A Harlan W. G
Hindman, J. K. Jones, w K. Kientz,
]. c. Wolcott, William Green & Son,
FULLY e Mcfarland. Edwin McKeever.
z. V. King, c. n. Mertz, w. S. Lindsay,
F. II. Shaeffer, Art Hargis. E. Johns.
Southwick Auto company, w. J. Lewis
Jones & Birch, DR.. F. j. Ernest. |
George Reuter-, L. A. Bowman, c. M. |
Hill, He. Lang. w. H. lines & Co,
Topeka Auto Tire and Vulcanizing !
company, ]. r. Schmitz, the Tire shop, |
Eclipse Tire company, Dr. George |
V. Allen.
Among the other early volunteers
are NJ. B. Sage, Richland; o. K. Sws we, |
David Bowie. John A. Peck, McEntire
Brothers, c. G. Blakely, w. w. Webb,
DIR. j. N Beasly, r. D. Montgomery.
DR.. J. A Crabb. w. H. Kemper, W. T.
Dawson, F S. Crane, w. H. Havekott,
Berryton; Cyrus Guthrie, L. c. Cor
wine and F. NJ. Drake.
The following firms will furnish
teams; c. c. BOoher, W. Q. Ander-
son, Whiteker Brothers, Merchants
Transfer company and J. T. Williams.
The Tire Shop offered an auto for hat
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