The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-18

ton. president Home NatlOnal Ddnk,
Arkansas City; H. E. Breckbiel, Peo-
pies State bank.
Notes of Meeting.
S. E. Cobb, W. H. WATSON, city
finance commissioner, j. c. Mohler,
secretary Of the state board of agri-
culture, J. Will Kelley, secretary of the
Topeka Commercial club and other
well known Topekans will speak late
this afternoon after the Kansas City
hearing is concluded One point to be
empha sized will be the loyalty of To-
peka people in investing in city and
state bonds and the little difficulty
that will be met with in disposing of
the bonds that must be sold in es-
tabIishing the banks. 1t will be shown
that a local market has been found for
every dollars worth of Topeka citys
bond floated in years.
Too much credit for the excellent
showing Of Topeka cannot be given to
S. e. Cobb, chairman of the farm loan
bank committee of the Topeka Com
mercial club. Mr.. Cobb has worked
day and night for the last few weeks
preparing the program carried cut to-
day without a hitch.
Representatives of commercial or
carnations from Waco apd Dallas.
Texas and Oklahoma City. We're pres
ent at the hearing, getting 1nforma-
ton relative to the nature of the testi-
mony offered and questions asked
None of them would state what dis
trict they wished to be included in.
It looks like the Kansas side of
Kansas City, Mo, isn't very popular
in Kansas when L. H. Wulfekuhler. a
Leavenworth banker. will come to To
peka for no other purpose than to AID
| in Topeka's fight for the bank. Leav-
enworth is just twenty-five miles from
the Kansas side Bankers from all
over the state are in Topeka today
Practically every bank in Topeka was
represented in the crowd in the court
room this morning.
Senator Price, of Emporia. Kansas
candidate for an appointment under
the new bill. was present at the meet
ing.
No Politics.
| Commissioner Norris made it plain
| at the start that political reasons
would not be considered. Topeka s
political claims based on her losing
the office of the United States district
! attorneys office and the United states
marshaPs office were not mentioned.
| MANY insisted that this should enter
| into the arguments presented to the
| board but Mr.. Cobb was firm in refus
| ing to entertain political discussion
| during the hearing.
Arrived Sunday.
Members of the board arrived Sun
| day in private car.
They were met by a committee COM
prising Morton Albaugh, Governor
! CAMPER. L. NJ. Penwell, j. c. Mohler,
A. A. GODDARD and Col. l.. NJ. Penwell.
and were escorted to the Country CLUB
Herbert L. Quick, of Virginia. MEM
Der of the board. professed hlmselr
golf enthusiast and with Governor
| Capper, John S. Dean and c. e. Mel :
ria m enioyed an afternoon on the golf
course charles E. Lobdell of Great
BEND. Kan, member of the board, and
, others visited in the club house. A
big dinner was served in the evening
after which the members OF the poarG
were driven to their private car where
| they spent the night
Dinner for Them
Among those present at the dinner
were. Charles E. Lobdell, of Great
! Bend: Herbert Quick. Berkeley
| Springs, w Va: Capt. w s A smith,
/ Stony CITY: George w. Norris. Unltesi
states farm loan commissioner. mem
! hers of the board: Frank P. MacLen-
nan, publisher Topeka State Journal:
| Gov. Arthur Capper. ]. viii keiley
| Morton Albaugh, Charles sawyer
/ Kansas City. chairman board of di-
rectors United States Reserve bank;
]. c. Mohler. John j. Egan' Punnelty
man for the board: Judge s II. Alien
c. B. Merriam. s. E. Cobb. John 5
Dean. Z. E Ames, A. A GODDARD. w
w. Webb. E. H Crosby. A P. Nc
Kovn. Charles Dillon and Claud De-
Baum, secretary of the board
Leave Tonight.
The board plans to leave Topeka
late tonight for Hutchinson where the
claims of that city will be heard to-
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