The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-26
HOW TO BUILD
THAT HALL.
An Idea to Sell Ten Cent Shares
in Tt
AS Bricks" is Offered as Sug-
gestiOn.
MORE BUSINESS MEN
Talk on the Necessity of the
Auditorium.
MORE BUSINESS MEN
Sweet Tempered Contemporary
Talks of Our Chicken Coop"

Today has been by far the best in re-
gard to the discussion of the proba bill
ties of Topeka securing an auditorium.
There is more interest manifested among
business, professional and other citizens
than probably at any other time since
the agitation of the question COM
menced.
The business men are talking of the
matter in their stores, the professional
men in their offices. and the citizens in
general upon the street. And when the
question is taken up in this manner
there can be but little doubt, if any, that
the hall will be built before many months
elapse.
c. c. Baker, president of the city
street railway company, said:
t'Some time ago there was talk of
erecting a building so that Topeka might
have musical and other attractions. 1t
was argued that such thing was pos
sible, and not only would serve to divert
the constantly flowing stream of lovers
of such attractions to Kansas City, but
would be good thing for the city.
Nov if we had a good big auditorium,
properly built, well located and we'll
managed, all this would come about, and
we would get people from the surround
ing towns here, who now go to Kansas
City. | am sure if this move we're made
the railways would give rate equal to,
if not better than, they grant to these
excursions. The thing is worth trying,
anyway.
"The question of location is a secon-
dairy matter. That can be decided upon
after the plans are made for the secur-
ing of the hall, what kind of a one it is
m a a
admirable locations in the city and the
thing to do is to first decide that we are
tc have the building I agree with
what Mr. Davis said in
the JOURNAL last night the
subject, that it must result from pull
enterprise and generosity of spirit and
not from a desire of financial REIN burse-
ment to the parties who erect the build
ing. That is why should like to see the
city take hand in the matter and help
build the hall"
J. B. Bartholomew said: "There Is life
and public spirit in this city, enough ]
believe to build a hall that all Kansas
will be proud of, and come to see.
81 want to see the auditorium, and ex-
pect to before long. AS to location, I do
not think there could be better place
than the northeast corner of Seventh and
Jackson streets. I think these lots can
be secured at a low price, and would fur
QlSn an &QmlraD Die site.
THE JOURNAL has done a great deal so
far for the proposed hall, and I say, keep
the work up. Something is bound to re-
suit from it,"
There is a difference of opinion as to
whether the coal hole appropriation
couldbe diverted from its original in
tended use, aud used in building a hall.
great many citizens believe it could,
and would like to see it put to such use,
but the authorities do not think it p oss:
BILE. Yet there is feeling that the matter
should be looked into and if the money
can be used for the auditorium, it should
be done.
As one merchant said today: "Every-
body is talking of the hall. aud the only
thing necessary now, is a capitalization
of this sentiment, and a uniformity of
ideas"
The vixenish Evening Journal at the
neighboring little town of Lawrence
keeps up its fings at Topeka. It is just
as we'll to read what it says:
'Topeka has had rude awakening in
the matter of conventions. In the past
the city has gobbled all, and taken them
as a matter of course. But the Kansas
kicking proclivities have developed to
such a degree that Topeka has at last
come TO realize that the "fellers" are not
willing to accept what is sold without
regard to price or quality. She is get
tlng nuSLl6 on nerS6lT, ana Is really
trying to do something"
The Journal says in another place:
"Some time ago the city of Topeka ap-
propriated $4,000 to sink a coal hole.
By some miscarriage of enterprise, the
whole amount was not expended, and
now whenever anything comes up for
which money is needed, the papers rush
in TO ask that the balance of the coal
hole money be used. The latest is for
the erection of an auditorium, the city
realizing that unless it gives conventions
something better to meet in than
chicken coop they will quit coming
there"
The STATE JOURNAL suggests a way in
which the money for the auditorium
might be raised. Let it be ascertained
exactly how much the building is to cost
Then let large number of tickets be
issued, each one supposed to represent a
4'brick" in the new auditorium. The
"bricks'' or tickets could be sold for 10
cents apiece. Those who could afford it
might take 100 bricks or so bricks, while
every man, woman aud child in the city
could contribute 10 cents or more In
this way our great hall would belong to
the whole city and public pride in it be
awakened as in no other way.
The expense could be made to bear
more equally on the whole population
whom il is to benefit as a whole.
To Close On Good Friday.
NEW YORK, March 26.-The New
York stock exchange will be closed on
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