The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-21
Chamber of Commerce H2S Big
Program of Work.
New Hospital and Hotel Are
First Projects Mentioned.

Members of the Chamber of Com
merce have their work mapped out
for them. At the first meeting of the
board of directors, held Friday night.
there was approved the program of
work which has been arranged from
the suggestions offered et the group
meetings held during the past two
weeks.
The suggestions were classified into
three divisions; jobs to be undertaken
at once; Jobs to be discussed at the
forum meetings and more thoroly
considered before being attempted; (;
and jobs favored by a relatively small
number of the members. which will
receive attention when the Chamber
gets around to them.
Have Many Tasks.
The tasks set by the members for
themselves, for immediate attack, are:
Working for the erection of a new,
modern hotel; promoting the building
of new hotel which will provide for
the present needs of the city in that
line, and also look after the future;
supporting the projects of the city
planning commission; establishing one
or more rest rooms for the benefit of
Topekans and visitors on trading ex-
petitions; getting busy on the erec-
ton of a new city Jail; cooperating
with city, county and state official Is
for the improvement of existing hard
surfaced roads and the building of
new ones; working to make Topeka
the convention city of the state.
The reports which will be discussed
and planned for at the next forum
meetings include: a new union depot,
industrial development; better social
and trade relations with the rural
population of Shawnee county; better
street cars; new and modern the
ater; a new city auditorium; better
public health conditions; publicity for
Topeka; more homes for Topeka peo-
pie; trade extension to cover the trade
territory naturally tributary to- To-
peka; the extension of sewer, electric
light, and gas service, and the installa-
tion and enforcement of traffic regu-
lation and a better parking system.
In Their Turn.
In their turn, the members have
suggested taking up sidewalks and
paving; a white way lighting installa-
ton; more Sunday amusements, regu-
lation of smoke houses and pool
rooms; municipal airplane landing
field; booster trips into the state; bet
ter law enforcement; a community
chest for organized charity; get better
acquainted with the East Side; elini-
nate the $50 tax on insurance COM
panies; establish some means of secur-
ing employment for high school grad
yates; new public library; building
a community home for women; build
ing a new public swimming pool; Sc
curing a larger and better police force;
install better store fronts; build a new
Chamber of Commerce building; boost
a musical organizations; support
Washburn college; trade in Topeka.
Mclaughlin Makes Final Report.
j. H. Mclaughlin. who has been in
charge of the installation of the re-
organized Chamber. made his final
report to the directors Friday night,
and will leave tonight for Saginaw.
Mich. where he will install a Cham
Der which has just been reorganized
by the American City bureau.
Mclaughlin reported that the re-
vised list of members in the new
Chamber of Commerce shows 1860
names, after the elimination of dupli-
cations which slipped thru during the
heat of the campaign.
The next forum meeting, for all the
members of the Chamber, is to be
held June 1, it has been announced
by the forum committee.