The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-08
SHOP IN Topeka
Teachers Break Buying Records
in Topeka Stores.
Merchants See No Slump fR
Convention Business.
WEATHER COMMERCIAL AID
Tutors Bought High-Heeled
Shoes, Suits and Hats.
Garry Home Loads of Silk
Hose ndsLuxurieS.
WEATHER COMMERCIAL AID

Topeka merchants are happy today
over the fact that the business during
the meeting of the Kansas State
Teachers association has been every
bit as flourishing as when teachers
came to Topeka from all over the
state, rather than from just the north
eastern section. The split of the
association convention into four parts.
meeting in four Kansas cities, rather
than in the state capital alone, has
made no apparent difference in the
amount of teacher patronage the To-
peka shops are accustomed to during
this annual event
This surprising fact is accounted for
IN various ways by the merchants.
The weather, always large factor in
winter time shopping, has been snappy
enough to drive the visitors into the
stores for warmer clothing. Many a
teacher bought that heavy coat which
she had waited to purchase until she
actually needed it." Then the teach
ers from Topeka's natural trade terri
tory have gathered here as always.
Crosby's In Record.
'Altho there may not be so many
teachers in Topeka during this con-
vention as in former years, Crosby
Brothers have had g record business
during this convention" said Earle c..
Williams manager of that store. this
morning. Our store has been packed
during the convention and we notice
no decrease in the amount of trade
during the convention
our business has been greater than
during former teachers conventions"
declared j B. Walker, business
manager of Pelletier's today. Il think
the weather is largely responsible.
During the last teachers convention
the weather was warm and teachers
We're not inclined to shop"
W. w. Whitney, general manager of
the Warreri NJ Crosby store, said there
had been no stump in his teachers
convention patronage in comparison
with former years. Teachers buy only
the hest of merchandise. Mr.. Whit
ney declared. and in addition to the
heavy sales in the ready-to-wear de-
partment. teachers had bought the
best of silks. silk hose. fine umbrellas,
and what might be called luXuries, as
VOL as necessities.
Cant. Arthur Mills. manager OF the
w. W Mills ready-to-w shop, re-
ports business as large as in previous
years. if not larger.
Mrs. :. Friedherg, of the Partisan,
stated that teachers had purchased
many of the hest quality garments In
their stock. They are the best of Gus
toner's she said. for they are quick
High Heels FnvoT-;cs.
High heeled shoes of still higher
quality have been purchased by teach
ers. according to A. r. Springer OF the
Payne shoe store. While many OF
them prefer a low-heeled shoe for
utility wear. they have bought their
.'tiressy'' shoes in Topeka and chose
the high heeled variety.
Our store can report a. fifty per
cent increase over normal business In
our women's department as result
of the teachers convention" H. A.
Auerbach of the Palace Clothing COM
pany reports IT notice no decrease
in comparison with former years"
Late fiction. as well as books of
pedagogical nature. have been among
the teachers purchases at Halls book
store ''In spite of the smaller con-
vention our business has been as large
as uausl," a. J. Crow, manager,
Teachers have bought the best of
hats and demand style as well as quail
ity." a leading milliner reports.
Eating Places PrOspered.
Eating places have had the greatest
strain on their capacity. ]. G. Vogt,
proprietor of the Cremerie restaurant.
declared that his business equalled
were broken. Teachers have paid
many large checks here and the
steak dinners have been more num-
erous than the sandwich-salad kind of
dinner" he said.
"Our business has been as good as
when teachers from all over the state
came here" J. E. Mcfarland of the
Tully-McFarland Stores told a journal
reporter 1--WE have had more trade
than we could handle
The consensus of opinion was thai
the teachers convention is the bes
yathering ever held in Kansas.