Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-21
kansas Relief Circular.

1t is now a conceded and alarming fact,
that Immediate aid must be extended to
many thousands in Kansas, or that they
must perish-PERIsH BY STARVATION
TO facilitate the efforts for relief, we ask
the citizens Of every school district in the
Western States to organize Relief Committees
land at the various stations on the railroads
appoint agents., to solicit and receive mon
ey, flour, wheat, corn, meal, beans, bacon,
dried beef, dried fruit, clothing material for
clothing, ETC., etc.
Arrangements have been made with the
various railroads for transportation at re-
duced rates, when consigned to s. c.
Pomeroy, Atehison, and Marked "Kansas
Relief"
As q general rule, it is best to sell grain
I-partculariy corn-donated at distance,
and repurchase and mill at Mendoza, or 9TH
er stations on the G. b. & O. r. r.
All moneys collected in the Northwest
should be sent to DR.. John Evans, No. So
Clark Street, Chicago, for the payment of
freights and purchase of sacks, produce, ETC.,
who will receipt for the same, and pay it
over to the Territorial officers.
| All articles shipped to Kansas should be
in sacks, boxes or barrels flour in SO tb
sacks preferredD as they cannot be taken in
bulk across the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers.
| Wheat, corn, garden seeds, &C., should be
stored for forwarding in the spring.
All packages designed for the relief of
par ticuiar persons or communities, may be
SO marked but money for the payment of
lreights must be forwarded or such packa-
ges will be distributed by the Executive
Committee.
cd, ofol 10 A..
and procure clothing.
In places where box can be made ur,
it should be dire cted to IS G. Pomeroy,
Atchison," or "James L. Mcdowell, Mayor
of Leavenworth, :, and marked "For Relief
of Kansas" and forwarded hy the American
Express Company, who have kindly agreed
to forward the same free of charge, Bun
dies of clothing not packed in boxes should
,, be sent to the Shipping Agent, Kansas Re-
lief, No. 204 Lake Street, Chicago.
i There is general organization for the
: equitable distribution of the relief through
, Territorial, County and Township Commit
tees. 1t will thus be seen that no fears need
be entertained that contributions sent through
this channel will tail of reaching the needy.
i w. F. NJ. Army will attend to all matters
pertaining to the shipment, purchase and
milling of produce etc, all his time at diff
ferent points upon the railroads for that
purpose
Agents and Committees, and all persons
engaged in obtaining relief, are desired to
s furnish the undersigned with report of
] their proceedings and amount of contribu-
2 | TONS to be forwarded to the Executive Com
, mittee at Atchinson, and for publication.
We trust that the wants of the suffering in
: Kansas will receive the prompt and earnest
d attention of the humane in the West-that
q out Of their abundance they will early sup
n ply the urgent wants of the destitute there.
! Contributions cannot be. TOO LIBERAL nor made
i too soon, This Committee will be continued
D during the winter; Or as long as the necessi-
{ ty requires.
D CAUTION. - Beware of imposition from
6 unauth0rised and irresponsible agents
: Further information in regard to shipping
+ and other matters pertaining to the relief,
may be had by ADDRESSING either the under
e signed, at ". II. Rice & Co.'s Bank, &c
Il Clark Street, Chicago. P. O. Box 1866.
F. n. BLAKE,
y Member of the X. R. Com. ~ .,
J. W. F. NJ. Army, .-.-~.ss,
General Shipping Agent.