The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-23
North Side News
OFFERED BIG JOB
Topeka Packer May Become
Manager of Eastern Concern.
r.. r. Baer Plans to Take Charge
of Buffalo Storage Company.

r. r. Baer, president of the Topeka
Packing company. has been offered
the managership of a chain of produce
plants, which if he accepts, will put
him at the head of an enterprise do
ing a business of s1,50o,0eo a year.
Mr. Baer admitted today that he was
considering the step, and that he
would shortly take a business trip n
the east with a view to closing the
contract.
Some time ago D. C. Knowlto1.
president, and Frank Wattels, director
of the Buffalo Cold Storage company,
of New York, were in Topeka They
are heavy stockholders in the Nation
al Poultry and Egg plants, and they
offered Mr.. Baer the position of mana
ger for this corporation The head
quarters of the company is at Atchi-
son where the biggest plant is located
Other branch plants operate at Par
sons, Kan, and Falls city, Neo; me
concerns are valued at $175,ooo, and
did a business of s1.50o,00 in 1916.
These with the local packing com
pany will give Baer control OF w.
900, 900 annual business.
Stay in Topeka.
Mr.. Baer intends to maintain his
present headquarters at Topeka Tor
the time being. Later the central To-
cation of the Atchison plant may
necessitate removal to that city The
Topeka Packing company, in which
Baer is the heaviest Stockholder, Will
not merge with the National Poultry
& Egg company. 1t will remain dis
tinct corporation, and will be under
the management of c. F. Baer. VINO
will come to Topeka from Abilene,
where he has been operating branch
Of the Topeka concern.
The Topeka eSta blishment is valued
at $4,000. and it is intended to put
improvements upon it to the extent OF
$1,000. The feeding facilities for poul-
try, and the cooling system for stor-
age purposes are to be enlarged NO
other change is to be made in the local
plant, and the change will not mater
tally affect its business L have only
accepted the managership of this other
concern" said Mr.. Baer, land have no
present intention of investing in it.
Personal and Social.
Erie Hansford will return to Louis
lana in a few days after recent trip
to that state, where he is making ar
rangements to maintain a winter
home.
G. B. Scott of north of town left for
Oklahoma today on business connected
with land.
W. H Nicholas of Shorey went to
Chicago today.
Will Griffith of Elmont was in the
city today.
II. G. Barrett of Granville drove in
this morning on business.
Mrs Harry Hall of SS1 North
Quincy street is i'll at Stormont hos
pital with pneumonia.
Ollie Kenneth, a former resident of
the north side and well known here,
died this morning at his home in
Wakarusa, where he has lived for sew
eral years. He has been i'll for some
months
Charles Wind, of north of town, has
returned from a trip to Oklahoma.
A. NJ. Petro, Druggist-Adv.
The K. and L. of S, No. 4, are at
tempting to interest the young people
of the order more Intimately in the
work of the organization by permitting
dancing after regular meeting every
other week. The dances are to be
, strictly confined to members. The
regular business is complete usually
/ by $50 o'clock, and it is thought that
1 the added interest of a dance after
ward can do no harm, and may help
a great deal The plan will probably
/ be tried at the Thursday night session,
January IS
| Dan Lands, A Hutcheson and Jim
Dillon, came to town from Kiro, this
morning.
Miss Esther Johnston of S25 North
/ Van Buren, street, who went to Bar
tlesville Okla, a few days ago, was
evening at Bartlesville. Mr.. Potter is
a former Topeka man and was en-
! gagged in the coal business here for
several years. Mrs. Potter is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
/ Johnston. They will make their home
! in Bartlesville. The marriage comes as
I a surprise to many Topeka friends of
the couple.
Nrlno IInDAIFTC, KECT