New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-12
Lecompt0n, Kan, Dec.

ADyICEYro CONTRIBUTORS TO KANSAS RELIEF.
The following circular, issued by the Kansas
Central Relief Committee, contains certain advice III
relation to sending clothing money to the relief OF tina
sufferers by the famine in Kansas which has not been
published before:
Rooms OF THE KANSAS CENTRAL RELIEF COMMITTEE,
TOPEKA, Dec. rs, 1914 )
In answer to numerous inquiries and for the general
information of the public tue following statements are
the articles most needed for the relief the desti
tue people OF our State are: CLOTHING Ior women Sn9
Children boots aud shoes; meats and Dreadstun5; bed
coverings beans hOminy onions, potatoes, In0iisses.
dried irut, vinegar. tea, coffee ana sLeeu corn AZ 10
requested that -four and meal be put no IN y-hve
or fifty pound sacks aud that vegetables Dc sent III Dar
Supplies for general distribution should be sent to
E. 5. Slower Chairman Kansas Central Relief commit.
tee, Topeka aud supplies for particular Iocaltc- souo
he sent OF tue said S.0yer HoQuS 80 eohs-s"cu
Will 10 transported Owe a.. the principal ralro4us oI
tue country free of charge. ,-..,.
g. Goods sent to this Committee for particular ndivid
uals will be promptly forwarded to thor drstinatlon:
but IN such cases the railroads reserve te sht 10 col
ect freight IL they have reason TO believe tlat the con-
In making shipments the contents OF all packages
should be marked thereon and also the names OF tne
shippers the end thar each package may be ldent9u
ami properly accounted for shipping receipts should
always DE sent win notices OF shipments 10 Tue
tary OF this Committee. The receipt o. notices OF snip
ments and the arrivals OF goods WIZ De promptly ac-
knowledged and contributors will be Informed as par
cuIarly practicable of the disposition made OF ther
s. All special directions OF donors the dstribu-
ton OF the supplies winch they send, Will be carefully
States choose send agent with their Contributions
to personally supernend the distribution thereof, all
possible assistance in the performance OF his task WAL
be CheerfullY extended. .
G. IL il preferred that all funds be sent direct 10 the
Hon. +. W. Giles, Treasurer of this Committee. az
Topeka; anu that, a general rule, all supplies Va
shipped direct to the Hon h. B. StOYer, Chairman, at
topeka. Notices OF forwarding OF funds or supplies
should be ~ the Secretary or tnls Commit
-,
T. This Committee cannot undertake 20 guarantee the
free TRANSPORTATION ana proper distribution OF goods
shipped otherwise than as directed N this CIRCULAR
In where goods are shipped 10 udlyldulls or
communities i'll any other than really needy cou'
ties OF the State matter OF freight charges NIL rost
entirely with the roads, though Such snip
meus be made to or In care OF this COMMITTEE.
g. Supplies coming to this Committee are distributed
through the agents OF the county relief societies or he
constituted authorities of the counties For obvious
re asOns the Committee cannot snip 10 township Or
village societies. but will endcdv0r TO secure an tqui-
table division county supplies among the various
sections each county. according to their needs.
TO- Parties IN other States may maze cOntflDu.
tons 10 travelling solicitors specially requested 10
forward prompt notifications thereof to the Secretary
OF TINS Committee.
H. This Committee publishes weekly statements In
detail OF FUNDS and supplies received ana distributed
and where contributions not thus puDcy ackupWl-
edged within REASONABLE. time, the contributors ars
requeste notify the Committee OF such OMISSION
that be corrected explained BY order OF mo
Executive Committee. l.. ). SLOWER, Cnairman'
HENRY KING, secretary.