The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
Commercial Club Out After an
Immigration Bureau.
Developments at Regular Meet
ing of Chairmen.
CLEAR OLD DEBT BY END YEAR
Advocates Implying Jail Until
Improvements Are Made.
Insisting That Missouri Pach1c
Change Train Schedules.

Aggressive steps will be taken dur
ing the next few months to make pos
sibIe the passage of a bill by the next
legislature providing for state immi-
grafton bureau. according to reports
made today noon at the Commercial
club by r. d. Blaine, chairman OF the
immigration committee, and j. Z.
Mohler. chairman of the agricultural
committee. These reports were pre-
scented at the regular monthly meeting
of committee chairmen.
George T. McDermott, chairman of
the municipal legislative committee,
advocated that all city ordinances pro,
viding for Jail sentences be revoked
until a Jail that is not shame to To-
peka is erected.
H. H. Pugh, chairman of the ways
and means committee. reported that
the Commercial club at this time is in
better financial condition than ever
before in its history. In fact, Mr..
Pugh announced that there would not
be a cent on the debit side of the
ledger by the end of this year.
An Animal Building.
| ]. B. Larimer. chairman of the
parks and Fairgrounds committee, an
nounced that his committee would adj
vocate during the year converting the
state fair grounds into municipal
park. In addition an appropriation
| LOT an amman Du1lQ1nS IN Gage park
would be urged and the committee will
get right behind a city forester pro-
| position.
F. l.. Lindamuth, chairman of the
transportation committee, reported
| that j. VIII Kelley secretary of the
club. and himself had been endeavor-
ing to improve the train service into
Topeka on the Missouri Pacific. Mr..
| Kelley had called upon Missouri Pa
cific officials in Kansas City in an en-
deavor to get an afternoon train out
instead of into Topeka.
1t developed that the Missouri Pa
cific has no turn table available for
this purpose However, it is believed
this difficulty will be overcome and a
| train will be brought into Topeka il ,
the morning from Garnett and other
points.
A Better State House.
Unless Hutchinson rides all over
Governor Capper and the Shawnee
county representatives in their home
town in the legislature next year. the
Commercial club will put over a $40,-
600 or $4,000 state house grounds and
repair proposition. outlined by Earl
/ Akers, chairman of national and state
Legislation committee.
H. s. Putney, chairman of roads and
public improvements outlined the
plan for hard surface roads, and urged
cooperation.
Back to immigration.
But the immigration project was
most generally discussed. w. w.
Webb, president of the club, and ].
Will Kelley, both told of the POSSIBLE
tiles lost by Kansas to other states
who have an immigration board. Mr..
! Webb described the state immigration
agents meeting immigrations at Ellis
Island, parceling them onto trains and
sending them to their states to become
! farmer-citizens. 1t is up to Kansas
with some of the most fertile land in
the country to make arrangements to
get some of these people, they de-
| clared
! Letters ascertaining just where rep
reSentatives and senators stand on this
proposition will be sent out by Mr..
Blaine after the fall election and con-
certed action on the proposition will
| be taken up with other Commercial
| bodies over the state.