The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-03
WARM FRIENDS
For Hal. Neiswanger's Proposed
Auditorium For Topeka
Are Found Among Business
Men and Citizens.
MIR. SAMUEL T.. HOWE
Has Plans and Pictures of
Ocean Grove Auditorium
On Which the Topeka Building
May Be Modelled.
WHEN 1T is FINISHED
Nine. NOrdica, the Gifted Sing
er, May Dedicate 1t.
The Question BrOached to Her
Last Week.
Has Plans and Pictures of
Ocean Grove Auditorium
On Which the Topeka Building
May Be Modelled.
WHEN 1T is FINISHED
Mme. NOrdica, the Gifted Sing
er, May Dedicate 1t.
The Question BrOached to Her
Last Week.

Hal w. Neiswanger is still working
on his plan to build auditorium and
he is meeting with much encourage
ment He will have the matter in shape
to be presented to the Commercial club
when it meets next Wednesday even
ing.
Mr. Neiswanger and Samuel T. Howe
who is also member of the CONNER
cial club, have been studying the plan
of the auditorium at Ocean Grove, N.
J., which is built to accommodate 49,
900 people.
When Mr.. Howe was at Ocean Grove
last summer the acoustic properties of
the big hall greatly impressed him. He
says that person in the fartheSt linn
its of the room has no difficulty in
nearing what is said, and he thinks
that the Topeka auditorium should be
built on the same plan.
Mr.. Howe brought with him cuts of
the building which will be submitted to
the Commercial club when Mr.. Neis-
wanger presents his plan next Wednes-
day evening Mr. Howe believes that
Topeka should have an auditorium,
like every one else who is interested in
the welfare of the city.
L have not thought of the matter re-
Gently" said Mr. Howe, but my mind
has long been made up that something
must be done in this direction. If Mr..
Neiswanger'S plan is feasible, and do
not intend to say that it is motif should
be pushed.
1.-The city must have an auditorium
soon. We have been too long without
the proper accommodations for large
gatherings. and whoever takes hold of
the matter viii receive the support of
Z a large nufnber of our citizens -
Mr.. Neiswanger said to a Journal re-
porter: Il will have my plan in shape
to be presented to the Commercial club
at the next meeting. 1 am still work
ing on the project and 1 am still salts
fed that it will go through.
THE only thing necessary will be to
find a sale for the bonds. They should
be taken right here at home. There re
enough public spirited men in Topeka
to see the project through. With the
support of the people behind it 1 am
certain that Topeka will secure an aud
itorium this year.
]. S. Collins who knows how to push
things is studying Mr.. NeiSWanger' s
plan. He says that if it will give Tope-
ka what is needed he will do all he can
to help the thing along.
Topeka has been in need of an audi
torium for long time" said Mr.. Col
| Inns. THE people should rise in their
might and secure one. L am satisfied
that if they can see the matter in their
proper light they will help out
IF the bonds can be sold under Mr..
| Neiswanger's plan that is the only
| thing necessary. 1 have not yet made
| up my mind whether that can be done
They should be sold at home and to
home people. There is not much money
| in the country for investment but there
| may be enough to secure WHAT'S needed
| in this line. This plan is new to me and
1 do not know that 1 fully understand
| it,
The comments of the people who live
| in other portions of the state should
| rouse the people of Topeka to the neces-
stiles of the hour.
| The following is taken from the Fort
| Scott Monitor:
Topeka is INDUCING in it's biennial
| talk about an auditorium. The capital
| city will not build a decent hall for the
| accommodation of large meetings until
| such gatherings refuse to go there on
| that account"
| 1t Is a very unkind comment, and is
| not true to a great extent, but it exag-
| gerates an opinion that is held in a
| modified form in Kansas
| Topeka has already lost conventions
| because there was not a proper building
| large enough to accommodate the
| crowds, and it will lose more unless
| something is done soon.
| Mr.. Neiswanger should receive all the
| encouragement possible, and if his plan
| will give Topeka the right kind of an
| auditorium it should be built with the
| least possible delay.
1t may be violating no confidence to
! say that Nine. Nordica the singer, was
| asked on Topeka'S behalf upon the oc-
| casiOn of her visit to Kansas City last
week, if she would sing at the dedica-
| ton of the new auditorium in Topeka
| Nine. NOrdica promised to take the
! I1nd0r serious consideration