The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-08-20
A CALL FOR AN AID MEETING.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Aug. IS. 1893.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. IS, 1893.
! To the Honorable u ard of County Commissioners
| of Scdgwick County Kansas:
GENTLEMEN-It is "A we'll known fact
that owing to a failure of crops in western
! Kansas. Il number of the farmers in many
counties of that section are without seed
grain and have no means with which to
purchase the same. In view of this fact Ii
| is deemed advisable to call upon the peo-
pie who are more fortunate for donations
| 10 be used in relieving this distress. Gov
eruor Leweiling has requested the board
of railroad commissioners 10 take charge
of the collection and distribution of such
contributions as may De prompted by the
generosity of the good people or our state.
| This board has decided TO request the
prompt and hearty cooperation OF the
| board of county commissioners, together
| with the county clerk, IN each county
whose citizeus are supposed to be able to
contrj butte to this fund.
| You are, therefore, earnestly requested
TO call a mass meeting Of the people OF
your county to be held at the county
| seat on Saturday at 2 O'clock p. M, Aug.
26, for the purposes herein set forth. 1t is
suggested that it, for any reason the
county officers above designated cannot
or will not serve, committee be appointed
by this mass meeting to take their places,
and that the meeting or the committee
appoint one man in each township as
solicitor The details of collecting the aid
can be arranged at this mass meeting or
by the committee.
Contributions of wheat and corn will be
acceptable. These donations will be kept
at the county seat towns until directions
are given by the board of railroad COM
missioners what to do with them. The
distribution of the same will be placed
with the county commissioners and clerk
of the various counties in need. Blank
! receipts will be provided SO that every
person contributing anything and every
one through whose bands anything passes
Will get receipt. The man receiving aid
will be required TO sign II receipt for the
amount. This receipt will contain a state
ment that he needs it and is unable to
purchase the same within his own means.
The board of railroad commissioners
will use every effort and precation to see
that each dollar and each bushel of wheat
is properly accounted for and equitably
distributed.
Some of the railroads of this state have
kindly offered to transport all such con-
tributions free of Charge. and all the
roads will, no doubt, do the same thing
when requested.
You are earnestly urged to take hold of
| this matter at once as the time Is limited.
emembering that 'He gives twice who
gives quickly"
You Will please reply to This at your
earliest convenience giving the name and
postoffice address of the person who may
| be designated to correspond with the
board. Respectfully submitted, by the
board of Railroad Commissioners,
NJ. d. HENDERSON,
Secretary.
The board of commissioners Of Sedg-
wick county, who received the above yes
terday held meeting in the afternoon and
resolved that a public meeting should be
called for and held In the court house next
Saturday at 2 o'clock p. M, requesting Mr.
Garvin, the county clerk, to give notice. .of
the same through the papers, earnestly in
viting the farmers of the county and the
business men of the city to be present to
advise and take action. Remember the
meeting at 2 o'clock next Saturday.