The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-19
THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

oAlCe commissioner Z. K. Holiday
I am convinced that the curfew ordi-
nance is a bad thing. I am in favor of
nothing that restricts the liberties of
the people. If it is argued that the or
dinance frightens children and keeps
them off the street it is only necessary
10 say that in the middle ages the
same method was practiced. If a man
old not believe with the reigning
cnufch and dared to say that he differ
ed from the members he was executed
and the people were afraid. There is
no doubt about that but no one would
argue now that the inquisition was
good thing. The sooner we get rid of
laws like the curfew law the better for
the people.
NJ Greenbaum of s. Barnum & Co
We have just put the electricians to
work in our store windows and we in
tend to make them as beautiful as pos
S1D1e- There can not be too much light
and every merchant on Kansas ave
nue. should have his windows illurnfna-
ted The whole length of Kansas ave-
nue. should be one blaze of light To-
peka people can not do too much to
make the Festival a success for upon
the success of that week will largely
depend the future Of entertainments in
Topeka. I have just given the bureau
OF public comfort my name and told
them that I could take care of some
all that we can to see that the people
who come here enjoy themselves.
J. B. Larimer-There is something
about gold besides its mere commodity
value that makes people want it. You
would rather have gold than silver.
When you go into a jeWelry store you
do not buy a silver ring or a piece of
silver JeWelry. You want gold. I feel
that way, but I cannot tell why I do.
cannot explain my Partially for gold
1t is the same with everyone. We are
like the Indians for we like red
blanket.
Poor Commissioner Hale-I have few
er people to look after than I had at
this time last year. I attribute it to
the fact that everything is so cheap.
l mad man work day on the court
house yard and gave him a dollars
worth of provisions from the county
store. He told me afterWard that that
supply of provisions lasted his family
week. It does not take much to keep
family now. The worst time for poor
people does not come until the frosts
begin to grow sharp. When a family
has no fuel and little clothing or food
cold weather means much to them. The
county stone quarrieS will be open this
winter and the WOrkmen will be sup
piled from the county store.
D. J. Greenwald Of the Committee of
Fifteen-The thing that is worrying me
now more than anything else in con-
nectfOn with the Festival is what we
will do with the people. From reports
I am receiving every day the indica-
tons are that almost every one is
coming. If the crowd is as large as is
now promised the question OF taking
care Of them becomes a serious one for
US all. A great many people have noti-
fed our department of public comfort
that they can take care of people but not
nearly enough. I am not at all alarmed
about the committee coming out even
but this other question does somewhat
stagger me.
Councilman c. H Nette1s-T have
been looking into this question of ra-
tios and am thoroughly satisfied that
there is nothing in it. If the ratio of
production were alone considered the
supply now produced is about in the
proportion of sixteen to one. The use
is the important thing and it matters
very little to the matter what the ratio
is.
County Commissioner T. P. Rodgers
We intend to have the trees in the
court house grounds considera bly, thin |
ned out. As they stand now the view
of the building is greatly obscured. I |
have seen people drive up and lean
away out of their buggies in efforts to
secure a look at the building. When
the trees are thinned out it will be pos
sible to see the building from the street. |
We may not take all the trees out that |
we intend to, now, but we will take |
care of them before the grounds are |
John G. Waters-I hear q great deal |
Of complaint about the Carnival but |
ton. I think myself that more ap- /
prOpriate and better design for a but |
ton could have been found The but /
tons of the Atchison Corn Carnival this |
year are very pretty. There is not so
much lettering on them but the design |
IS unique. I think that some of the OBJ |
iecttonS to our buttons are well found
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