The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-29
Is Watching Topeka's Cam
paign for Hotel-KimbalI.
Business Manager Addresses
Stock Statesmen at Noon.
TOTAL is 591 SHARES TODAY
Teams More Than Double Rec
ord Set on First Day.
Webb's Battalion Again Leads
AlI-Sen 127 Shares.

I keener interest than you Know or
James Kimball, business manager for
the state, told the stock-selling teams
of the Topeka Hotel company, at the
luncheon at noon today.
'It is Topeka's business and duty
to provide suitable and adequate ho-
tel facilities for the people who come
here"
Kimball declared that the proper
administration of the business of the
state will in the future require more
and more people to come to the capi-
tai of Kansas for personal contact
with the state government. People
of standing in Kansas are going to
come to Topeka in the future in
greater numbers than ever BEFORE"
| Kimball declared.
Topeka Has Competition.
Topeka, Notwithstanding the fact
that it is the capital of the state, is
going to meet with more and more
competition in the matter of securing
conventions and state meetings. Kim
ball declared, and more adequate ho-
| tel equipment is going to be a decided
| factor in favor of the city which pos
SesseS it.
| business men of the city was stressed
by the speaker.
1.-The better your hotel facilities, the
more representatives of foreign COM
munities are coming to your city, to
the direct advantage of every business
man in the city," he said.
1.-THE hotels of a city are its show
windows, and the merchants and resi-
dents of the city should take the same
interest and pride in them, that the
lretailer takes in the window in which
his wares are displayed" Kimball
urged.
Sell 336 Shares Today.
boosted to 591 when the reports were
made at noon, and the teams are con-
tinuing their work this afternoon. OF
| this number, 255 were sold yesterday,
and 336 today. Preferred stock sold
amounts to $40 shares altogether. and
of the common stock, which is not be-
| ing pushed with the same vigQr that is
being used on the preferred. stock,
there have been sold twenty-one
shares.
| Report by Teams.
The report by teams today was as
follows:
! Major r. R. Baer's battalion
! Capt J. f. Rosebrough, 13 shares preferred.
Capt. o. IL. White, 10 shares preferred.
| Capt J. L. Hersh, "A shares preferred, 8
shares common.
| Capt. w. A. Murray, shares preferred.
Battalion total, So shares preferred. L.
| shares common.
Major GuiIford Dudley's battalion
Capt. w. L. Dean, II shares preferred, /
| share common.
Capt J. II. Burrow, Jr., shares pre-
Capt. NJ. B. Gourley, So shares preferred.
Battalion total sc shares preferred, share
Major Robert Fullerton's battalion
| Capt. L. c. Gibbs, 10 shares preferred.
Capt. Z. V. King, 10 shares preferred
| Capt. F. c. Poole, 2S shares preferred.
| Capt. W. T. Dawson, shares preferred.
Capt. c. D. Spickerman, share preferred.
Battalion total, 53 shares preferred.
Major w. W. Webb's battalion
! Capt. Holmes Meade, 16 shares preferred.
Capt. George W. Stansfield. 81 shares pre-
Capt. W. A. Buck, o shares preferred.
Capt. W. B. Gasche, 6 shares preferred.
! Capt. Harry Endlich, Il shares preferred.
Capt. f. 2. Smithmeyer, 20 shares pre-
ferred, 1 share common.
Battalion total 127 shares preferred, share
Major Glenn Bybees battalion, 1 share
preferred.
Webbs Battalion. Leads Again.
Major Webb's battalion again held
the battalion record for the day, and
held the flag which has been offered
each day to the leading battalion by
talon was also awarded the 100 share
block which was subscribed Monday
by the Bank Savings Life Insurance
company. and which was to be award
ed to the leading battalion today.
The high team today was the one
Guilford Dudley's battalion, whicr
scored with the sale of sixty-three
shares of preferred stock.
Special Meeting Tonight.
Following the luncheon today, card.
bearing the names of 500 more pros
poets were issued to the workers from
which they are to make selections.
There will be a short special meet
ing tonight at the Chamber of Com
merce for the majors and captains o
teams, at which they will report the
progress they have made this after
noon.
Chamber of Commerce members
selling stock in the Topeka Hote
company. left their headquarters al
the offices of the Chamber this morn
ing with undiminished pep for the
second day of the campaign. Tht
sales Tuesday totaled 10000 before
the day was done.
This morning the prospect list!
were revised and some prospects re
assigned. At a meeting of the di
rectorS held Monday night, 1t was de
cided to declare an open season or
the firms which had been withheld
from the list of possible purchasers Of
common stock, and to let the sales
men solicit them for the sale of the
preferred stock, If they wish to pur
chase It. 1t is up to the statesmen
they recognize. to dispose of the $3.50
0o0 in preferred stock before the rea
, sale of the common stock begins.
Majors and Captains Meet.
/ All the majors and team captains
and some of the lieutenants, were a
the meeting this morning, which wa
devoted solely to a discussion of tn
days business. o. B. Cutler, genera
chairman, was in charge of the meet
ing, and shortly after 9 o'clock tn
teams were again on the street a
work.
Many of the workers have encoun
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