The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-11-27
Let Our People Render
Prompt Assistance.
Address of the Committee.

Address of the Committee.
From the Commonwealth we
learn that meeting was held at
Topeka a few days ago to take
some steps TO furnish relief for
those in the newly settled coun-
ties whose crops were an entire
failure last season. At this meet
ing a committee was appointed,
which reported the following
which were adopted:
RcSolced, that this meeting of
citizens of Kansas now in Topeka,
does hereby constitute and ap-
point the following gentlemen as
committee, which shall be desig-
mated "The Kansas Central Relief
Committee" which shall have an
office in the city of Topeka, and
be charged with the duty of re-
ceiving and distributing contribu-
tions in aid of citizens of Kansas,
who have been brought to a desti-
tute condition by the grasshopper
plague of 1874: Lieut.. Governor
Slower, Morris county; Rev. F. S.
McCabe, OF. Welch, F. W. Giles,
Capt. Henry King, Hon VIM. Sims,
Shawnee county; 5. 4. Kelsey,
Reno county: A. L. Voorhees,.
Russell; Rev. VIM. c. Tenney,
Hon. John Frazer, Douglas; Hon.
JIG. Cusey, Miami; C. II. Lebold,
Dickinson; Jno. Geise, Saline; b.
III. McEckron, Mitchell county;
j. ii. Edwards, Ellis county; Rev.
Mr.. McCobas, of Davis county
Hon. John A. Martin, G. w.
Click, Atchison; Hon. NJ. j.
Morse, Rice; G.. A. Thompson,
Harvey; p. b. Plumb, Lyon; Hon.
NJ. NJ. Murdoch, Sedgwick; Hon.
j. Ii. Crichton. Labette; Hon.
VIM. Martindale, Greenwood;
Hou. Horace Cooper, Smith; f.
N. Morrill,, Brown; Nj. E. Hudson,
Gen. c. w. Blair, Bourbon; Judge
T. c. Sears, Franklin; Judge d. j.
Brewer, Lcavenworth; Hon. w. A.
Johnson, Anderson; Alfred Gray,
Wyandotte. =,
ReSOlced, That the said commit
tee, acting in concert with, and un-
der the approval of the governor
of Kansas, are hereby requested to
issue an address, especially design
ed for the information of citizens
of other states, which shall set
forth the degree of special dcstitu-
ton in this state, the relief that
has been provided for the same
and the mode designated by this
meeting for receiving and distribu.
ting such further aid as may be
contributed to that end.
Agreeably to adjournment
the committee met in the
Senate chamber at Topeka n
Thursday last, at 3 p. H., and was
organized by electing F. w. Giles
temporary chairman, and Rev. F
G. McCabc as temporary clerk.
The committee engaged in in.
formal conversation on the gener-
al business for which they assem-
bled.
On motion Of o. T. Wclch, the
committee proceeded to form q
permanent organization. The ell
ection was had by ballot, and the
following persons were chosen
Chairman, f. S. Slower; secretary
Henry King; treasurer, +. w
Giles. An executive committC
of nine persons was chosen as fol
lows: f. S. Slower, Hcny King, F.
w. Giles, o. I. WEIGH, +. 5. Nc
Cabe, ri. NJ. Murdoch, w. G. Ten.
ncy, ID. j. Brown, Thos. Murphy.
Hon. Thos. Murphy, was ap.
pointed member of the commit.
tee instead of JOAN. A. Martin, re-
signed. .
II. King and +. S. McCabe were
directed to prepare associated
press dispatch. Adjourned to
80 p. NJ.
The evening was largely spent
in discussing and arranging Il plan
of operations. The general con
clusion arrived at was that a promt
and aggressive movement should
be made to collect and intelligentIy
distribute means of relief, and thai
to that end an address to the pee
of Eastern Kansas and the eastern
states, setting forth the facts and
soliciting contributions from cor
porations, churches and societies
should be issued. A com
mittee consisting of Rev.
DIR. McCabe, Gen. John Fraser
and Hon. M. M. Murdoch was ap-
pointed to prepare such an ad-
dress, to be presented a. 8 O'Clock
next morning, to which hour the
committee adjourned.
ADDRESS To THE PEOPLE
The committee met on Friday
morning, and after consultation
adopted the following address to
the people;
Topeka, Nov. 90, 1874.
To the Citizens Of Kansas and
the People Of the Eastern States.
The Kansas Central Relief Com
mittee is organized chiefly to Sc
cure aid within our own state for
those of our citizens who are vic
tins of the grasshopper plague.
In order to the most successful dis
charge of their duty, the commit
tee issue this address, directed
especially to the residents of east
ern Kansas, and also to our friends
in the eastern states, from whom
communications are daily received
requesting authentic information
as to our condition.
The calamitOus destruction of
crops, which will make the wear
1874 memorable in the history oil
the northwest, has not spared the
state of Kansas. Although the
reports which have been widely
circulated over the country gross
~ exaggerate the amount of desti- |
ton in Kansas, yet information
received through the state board |
of agriculture and from other re-
liable sources, clearly shows that
the winter which has now fairly |
set in, finds many people in our
state, especially newly arrived pio-
neers in the frontier counties, des-
situte not only of fuel and suitable
for winter use, but also of
llenuate mnans fnr. Ito cnha;-