The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
All Classes to Join Cooperative
Canning Factories.
EmpIOyes to Form Clubs to
Purchase SO Shares.
NEED So, 900 TO OPEN PLANT
Rockers Of Scheme Order $1,000
Quart Cans.
Newton Chamber of Commerce
Investigating Topeka Plan.

Topeka working mon and women
will be given an opportunity to JOIN
the Chamber of Commerce IN its drive
against the high cost of living by es-
ia bIishing series OF canning factories
in neighborhoods adjacent to Topeka
for which capital of $4,000 is needed.
we'll known Topeka business men,
such as E. H. Crosby, c. S. Elliott anc
, William Macfarran are interested in
the project and will invest money IN
it. But the plan is to interest the EN-
ployes of business establishments In
the scheme.
retary of the Chamber of Commerce,
spent the day in calling at various es-
Establishments and interesting clerks
and workmen in the cooperative
scheme. The $4,000 will be raised by
the purchase of shares at $40 share
Mr.. Crosby and MIR. Kelley are endeaV-
oring to form clubs of ten employees
| in Topeka establishments, each en-
| ploye subscribing one dollar and APP
/ pointing zone of the ten as trustee.
Such a plan was explained to the en-
ployes of Crosby Brothers company
Saturday and twenty employees volun-
| teered dollar each and purchased
| two shares of stock.
Interest More People.
I'VE hope in this manner to adver-
| tise and interest thousands of people
| in the plan and get their cooperation
| in making the canning factories a sue
cess said Mr.. Kelley. I'VE didn't en-
deavor to call on the men today who
would buy five and six shares of stock
and spent our time explaining the
plan to heads of various departments
in Topeka Adjustments, who, in
turn, will interest the employees. AT
noon today we had sold $1,000 worth
of stock. or 100 shares
/ Small truck gardeners already are
| taking an interest in the work of the
Chamber of Commerce. One gardener
telephoned to the Chamber of Com
merce this morning and volunteered to
plant an acre of ground in vegeta bles
for canning and will plant three more
acres when he is assured that the
$4,000 necessary for establishing the
canneries is raised.
Men interested in the proposition
are so certain of its success that they
have taken the financial responsibility
for the purchase of 10000 quart cans
and have telegraphed to the manufac-
turer to ship that many tic Topeka.
Sell Goods Locally
i The canned goods will be placed in
the hands of Topeka grocers for sale
and will be sold to them at actual
cost. The grocers will be permitted
to make no more than a specified
I profit on the canned goods. For in
stance, it is estimated that canned to-
matoes at this time, not including
freight, which the local canncries will
not be forced to pay, cost 10 cents a
quart can while they are selling at Is
cents. That s cents difference in cost
and selling price will be sliced in two
parts to say the least under the plan
of the cooperative Topeka canneries
There is sufficient number of vege-
tables raised in Topeka to supply the
residents of the entire city with home
grown canned goods said Mr.. KEEL
ley.
Cooper Jackson. secretary of the
Newton Chamber of Commerce. is in
| Topeka looking into the proposition
| with a view of establishing similar
cannerieS at Newton