The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-12-17
AID MATTERS.
Important Action of the Central
Relief Committee.
Instructions From the Railroad.


Instructions From the Railroad
Last week The State Central Relic
Committee held meeting at which
much important business was trans
acted as the following extracts from
the minutes will show:
y molten was adopted directing the
purchase and immediate shipment of {;
lot OF corn, meat molasscs and other
articles, TO needy counties west, on
the Kansas Pacific railroad
The committc decided that il could
not ask railroads to transport goods
free TO persons in any counties eXcep;
where the counties themselves are I'M
able TO take care OF their own poor
! A communication was received from
Mr. Hadley, of Lawrence, recitimg the
nature and extent of the relief work
being down by the society of Friends,
and on motion, 1t was ordered that a
formal Endorsement of the committee
be given to the soliciting agents of
said society
The matter of the operations OF Dir.
II. III. Mitchell and others, represent
ling the so-called ST. Joseph relief So
ciety, was taken up, and a number of
letters concerning said Mitchell, writ
ten by prominent citizens of St Joseph
was read. The conclusions OF the com
lIittee in regard to this was that
Mitchell was Il party unworthy of pub
he confidence, and the secretary was
directed TO telegraph this conclusion
to the eastern press, and to caution
eastern people against confiding any
contributions for Kansas to Dr. Ii. II.
Mitchell or any of his agents.
1t was declared to be the Judgment
of the committee that not more than
Two persons from any one destitute
county should be sent east to solicit
aid, and the secretary was instructed
TO request the authorities of such
counties, through the Commonwealth.
not to ask for the appointment of more
then that number.
Rev. DR.. McCabe and Hon. o. T.
WEIGH were appointed committee to
udit bills and accounts.
+. ). SLOWER, Chairman.
III. KING, Secretary.
After the action of the com
mittec the A. r. & S. +. railroad
issued the following circular
dated December 10th, at the Topeka,
and signed by the general freight agent
1t will be seen that the above company
proposes 10 take charge of much that |
has heretofore been done be the com |
miitce and that they will look to the
and clerks of each |
for vouchers.
TOPEKA, Dec. 10th, 1874.
Until further notice, this Company
will furnish transppotion for supplies
for the relief of the desti-
ute and suffering people of Kansas, as
ollows:
LIST. All supplies consigned to the
Kansas State Central Relief Society
will be carried free TO Topeka.
2d. All supplies for general distribu-
ion, consigned to County Aid Socie-
les, whether through the State Cen
raj Committee or not. will be carried
rec, provided such county aid society
ave the endorsement of the County
Jerk and Commissioners filed i'll this
flee; or all such supplies consigned
o the County Clerk will be carried
rec, provided the County Clerk and I
'ounty Commissioners will constitute
committee TO distribute such sup
lies, and so arrange at this office. (
3D.. All supplies consigned to fani-
es either through the State Central
'cliet Socisty or direct, will be CARED {
zee, provided the consignees present I
, the agent certificate from their {
ownship Trustee or County Clerk ,
lat they are actually destitute.
Where delivery is made at the county
,at, the certificate of the County
Jerk will be required. o
18th. Supplies for the destitute are
nderstood to be provisions, produce Il
nd clothing for family use Grain in !.
n loads will be charged the reduced
rain rates, unless by special agree
ent. Coal rates have been reduced d
uch below cost, and it cannot be car
ed at any less than present tariff
9th. All persons appointed to 90 out
the state to solicit aid, having
,rtilicate from the County Clerk and
will be ticketed to
opeka at onc-half fair. and when
'ovidcd with credentials from the
ate Central Committee, endorsed by
e Governor, will be ticketed to Chi
go, 81. Louis, Quincy, Toledo, or
" point on the Kansas City, St Jo-
phi & Council Bluffs, st. Louis. Kan
5 City Il Northern, Missouri Pacific,
ansibal Il ST. Joseph, Chicago, Bur-
lgton & Quincy, Chicago, Rock Is
nd 4 Pacific. and Toledo, Wabash Il
-estern Railroads, at one half the reg
an fare.
II is the desire of this Company to car
free all supplies needed for those ac-
ally destitute, but not for those who
e able to pay. The Company will
ntinue to do this as long as protect
from imposition and no longer, and
is expected that all county and town.
ip officers and the different aid So
tiles will see the importance of this,
d use every means to coniine this te
&c transportation to the objects for
lich intended. ID
NJ. l.. SARGENT,
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