The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-23
LET US RALLY
Around the Flag of the Com
mercial Club
For the Purpose of Building
the Auditorium.
WE MUST RAISE $12,5OO
If the Big Subscriptions Are
Not Forthcoming,
Topeka All Together Will Raise
the Money
ACTING IN CONCERT
AS in the Fall Festival Last
Summer.
Topeka is Bound to Win in Any
ACTING IN CONCERT
AS in the Fall Festival Last
Summer.
Topeka is Bound to Win in Any
thing it Undertakes.

The citizens of Topeka are face to
face with a proposition to raise $12, 500
to make the first payment on the audi
torium and we confidently believe they
viii rise to the emergency.
In good times a few years ago Topeka
could have raised and would have
raised thrice this amount in a few
days: but now every one considers the
prospects of the future when he gives.
But such is the public spirit in Topeka
that there is little doubt the money will
be forthcoming.
All eyes are turned toward the Com
mercial club, for that organization rep
resents the interests OF Topeka which
stand for advancement and progress.
The auditorium fund can be secured
only through an organization The
work must be systematized for a desul-
tory hap-hazard way of working never
accomplishes anything.
Two methods of raising money are
now proposed. One is to have the Com
mercial club take charge and appoint
subcommittee to follow out the Vari-
Gus lines of work The other is for an
auditorium committee of live young
men who have the interests of the city
a heart and who will devise means of
raising the funds necessary.
The Commercial club has the first
opportunity for the first suggestions
formally made to the council were
through that organization.
Many of the Commercial club mem
bers are anxious to have the work of
raising the money commence without
delay and they are in favor of the
Commercial club doing the pushing R
ii. Brigham, one CT the members of the
Commercial club, insists that the club
owes it to the city to push the audito-
rum project and see that the necessary
ro raj Nv
other. He said today:
Ih1s is the golden opportunity of the
Commercial club. The club can now
demonstrate it's usefulness Many peo-
pie say that the club is not ACCOMPLISH
ing anything and some of the members
are not satisfied with the work of the
organization, but we now have an op-
Dortunity to do something and | for
one am in favor of improving the occa-
sion.
There is no time to lose We should
get to work right away The first
thing to be done is to organize to see
that the proposition is carried at the
election. I do not believe there is any
danger of defeat, but we must not let
the thing go by default The Com
mercial club should make it it's busi-
ness to look after this, for it is in di-
rect line with it's duty
"A great deal of money can be raised
by subscriptions 1 believe there are
SO men N Topeka who will give 800
L
will be one of them. That will make
a good start for the fund and other
subscriptions can be taken. Some
people can give more.
After all the funds possible have been
raised by subscription some means can
be devised to raise the rest of the
money. The club can decide what
means shall be employed, but some
Commercial club to take hold Of this
matter right away and push it with a
Will, for 1 know that with the proper
kind of work the necessary funds can
be raised without much trouble"
D. j. Greenwald, another member of
the Commercial club and also mem
Der of the Committee of Fifteen, sug-
gested some time ago that q large part
ol the necessary funds may be raised
by big fair, and he will suggest this
plan to the Commercial club
Mr- Greenwald also thinks the Com
mercial club should take hold of the
project and push it to realization Il
am in favor of the club taking hold of
this business" said Mr.. Greenwald to-
day Il believe that the money can
be raised in even these hard times. I
believe the Commercial club is the
right organization to take hold of the
project"
A meeting of the Commercial club
has been called for tomorrow evening
for the purpose of discussing the prop
osition. The club will then take Off
cial action and decide what will be
done.
Some of the members of the club
think that the council has taken too
much OF the power away from the or
ganization that must raise the balance
of the money, but the council will ratify
any reasonable action concerning the
details Of the project There is not a
single member of the council who
wishes to stand in the way of the au-
ditOrium.
This is chance for some public
spirited citizen to perpetuate his name
by making a large donation to the au-
dltorium- 1t is the hour for a public
gested that sons uaaf+bv aai+i, A'|'o ei+iuer
would come forward with a donation OF
$4,000 TO the auditorium and the build
lnS Will be named for him. VIII such
a man arise?
All the young men of Topeka are also
called on to put their shoulders to the
wheel in this matter. Let Young To
peka" rally and "Old Topeka" will dc
its share.