The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
ADVERTISE CITY! OUTSIDERS PAY IT
Chamber of Commerce Mostly
In to Value Publicity Nonresidents.
Would Make Made in Topeka" Out S125OOO So
Nationally Famous. Year, They Give $4,000.
THERE ARE 100 PLANTS HERE DOES NOT MEAN DSL0YALTY
Are the Life of Out OF State Indirect Heirs Re-
City's Industry. spOnsible for Funds
HOminy Factory of Oppor- One Payment Recently From
tunties It Is Said. Two France Residents
Chamber of Commerce Waking
Up to Value Publicity. =
Would Make "Made in Topeka"
Mark Nationally Famous.
THERE ARE 100 PLANTS HERE
Food Products Are the Life of
City's Industry.
HOminy Factory One of 0ppOr-
tunitieS, 1t Is Said.

Altho few Topeka citizens are aware
of the fact perhaps thru lack of in
terest or curiosity. Topeka has a total
of 120 manufacturing and industrial
plants, all going, money-making con-
Germs, established on a firm financial
basis, located on a converging line of
all the great western railways turnout
the finest trade territory in Kansas.
Altho no exact figures are obtain
able, the total valuation of the plants
would be far up in the millions Sew
eral individual plants are close to the
million mark, some past that figure.
The Chamber of Commerce has
come to the realization recently that
the facts might be put into definite
shape and used as Topeka advertising
propaganda in newspapers and thru
establishment of a house organ to be
used to disseminate information, as is
done by practically every progressive
Chamber OF Commerce in the United
States.
Waking Up 10 Advertising.
Topeka is waking up to the value of
advertising for a city in the same
manner that the state Of Kansas is
waking up to the absolute necessity
OF advertising, not only to draw citi-
zens to the state but to hold those who
are already here. The trend is evil
denced by recent efforts to interest
politicians in the establishment of a
state publicity bureau. Canada proved
the efficiency of a publicity program
by the fact that 1900 persons have
tracted by Canada's expression of the
good things it had to offer
No other city in Kansas leads To-
peka in printing There are plants
in Topeka that can turn out any kind
of printing job desired. There are
includes pamphlets. books. stationery,
blank books circulars dithographing
and book binding.
Farm Products Life of City.
Food products, however. are prac-
tcally the life of trade in Topeka.
Located in the center of the heaviest
food producing belt in the state, it is
natural the work should follow that
channel. Future efforts in a business
way will tend to increased production
along that line.
Grain products lead the field. To-
pel1a plants prepare cereals and feeds,
they grind and mix feed. others han
die flour and wheat products. Large
quantities of flour are milled. 1t is
shipped to all parts of the United
states. Several large bakeries carry
the work Of service a step farther.
They take the flour and bake great
Quantities of bread and pastries.N The
service of the bakery has become SO
widespread that it is most unusual now
to find a woman who bakes her own
bread.
salad dressings vinegar, soft drink
beverages. Carbonated drinks are also
fca lures OF production. which. while
rot classed among the leading indus
tries here, are large enough to be given
consideration.
Why Not n Hominy Plant?
Situated as Topeka is in the great
corn belt, it is unusual that there is no
plant in the city producing hominy-
Perhaps hominy is u food not used So
much in Kansas as in other parts of
the United States. Still a demand
could be created for it. turnout the
trade district II such a plant were To-
Gated here, c. Of c. officials point out
There is a possibility that a local grain
product plant may establish homlny
plant in n short time. Since the state
is almost entirely devoted to agricul-
ture. business men feel that future in
dustry should tend to develop all
channels Of trade open thru utiliza-
ton Of the resources of the state.
Aside from the food manufacturing
actualities. there are other plants that
make cigars. brick and steel products.
shirts and suits. ice. furniture, drugs,
and toilet articles, hog cholera serum,
auto tops, baskets and fruit packages,
seals, stamps, stencils, aeroplanes,
lenses, rugs, tents and canvas goods,
and packed beef and pork
Creamery Business Big.
Topeka is particularly well located
for Il canning plant. The territory
supplies large quantities of small vege-
tabIes and fruits in season that might
be canned. The establishment of a
canning plant in Topeka would mean
boosting the truck gardening feature
10 a large extent, business men assert.
Truck gardening is not nearly so ex-
tensive around Topeka, it is said. as
would be expected from the size of
the city.
Creamery facilities in Topeka. more
adequate than in any other western
city. take care of a large part of the
raw product of the state of Kansas.
Railroad facility to Topeka have made
this possible and profitable Finished
products are shipped out of Topeka to
practically every state in the nation.
In the last few years Topeka has
watched the growth of poultry and
egg establishments located here. The
increase in business has been almost
phenomenal. Railroad service again
has helped to increase the possibili-
ties of this business. Buyers for local
establishments cover all parts of the
state. The market for the products is
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