The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-09
PUBLIC SPIRIT
Of the Right Sort Manifested by
Distinguished Citizen.
Mr.. Otto Kuehne Will, by His
Own Efforts,
RAISE AT LEAST $4,000
For the Auditorium Among His
Acquaintances.
Threatened InjunctiOns Can't
Brighten the People.

How is this for a start toward the
auditorium? Otto Kuehne, the well
known manufacturer and one of the
leading German citizens of the city
says he will raise So, 600 toward the aud
itorium fund and has already $500
pledged from members of the Turner
society.
Mr.. Kuehne proposes to start the
auditorium ball a rolling by donating
1000 bottles of ketchup to the cause. He
will offer these to grocers free and will
request them to sell them without eX-
acting any profit so that the net pro-
ceedS of the sale will go directly into
the auditorium fund. This will give
$3.50 to the auditorium as Mr.. Kuehne'S 5
donation. The retail grOcers of Topeka
proved themselves progressive and up
to date in the part they took in the
Pure Food show and there is no doubt
that they will heartily second Mr..
Kuehne in anything he undertakes for
the good of Topeka.
A few men who share Mr. Kuehne's
enthusiasm will give the city of Topeka
the much needed auditorium before the
grumblerS know that it has been done.
The car of progress will run over them
and leave them in such stupOr that
they will never be able to frighten
away anything in the future.
The members OF the Topeka CONNER
cial club and among them Mr.. Kuehne,
never doubted that the auditorium
would be built. If legal jugglery and
underhanded work would tie up the
coal hole money we will build it any
how, is the sentiment.
L am not afraid that the auditorium
will be defeated" said Mr.. Kuehne to
a Journal reporter. In fact 1 am sat
isfied that it will be built and in the
City park. That is the place for it and
believe that the people now think so,
too. 1t is the first step toward the i'm
provement of the part of the city in the
neighbOrhoOd of the City park. The
city has neglected the park for years
and it is time that something is being
done.
every one I saw and 1 know how the
people feel about it. I know that 1 can
Will not go up town at all. I will do ell
my work right here ana let other people
take care of the uptown part.
'PeoDle win give to this who would not
feel like giving to the Fail Festival be-
$500 and there are others know who Will
give, good % round. sun sums The auditorium
There are other members Of the Com
mercial club who are as enthusiastic as
MI Kuehne and at the meeting next
Wednesday evening plans will be pre-
sented to carry the work to completion.
Secretary G. 8. Elliott faVorS making
an organization similar to the Pure Food
associa ton and composed of representa-
tives from various organizations in the
city to be called the Auditorium asso-
charge of the work and be the parent
would work
G. P. Adams who made an enviable re-
cord as secretary and manager of the
Pure Food show proposes the organiza-
ton of a stock company with 12OO shares
to be sold at so each The company
would be given the use of the building
for the first year in which to hold en-
tertainments and Mr.. Adams figures that
it would earn enough in that time to re-
pay the stockholders for their stock and
also probably pay interest on the invest
ment.
In this way the man who bought two or
making. contribution but that there is
a probability that he would get his money
back and that the investment would pay.