The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
1T WILL TAKE $4,000
For a Site and Auditorium Up
~ Town-Progress of the
Committee.

If any one wishes to make conditional
subscriptions to the auditorium fund,
the members of the association win take
them.
Major T ]. Anderson said today.
If any one tells me that he will give
a certain sum on condition that the
building is located up town, 1 Will take
his subscription and make such a no
tation on the slip and 1 believe that ev-
cry member of the association viii do
the same"
Edward Wilder said: 1T would be
foolish to suppose that the members of
the auditorium association could go out
and solicit funds for an up town site
for an auditorium when the city Ordl-
nance specifically says that it must be
built in the City park unless suitable
site is donated. The only thing we can
do, is to solicit subscriptions under the
ordinance but if a person should offer
to make a subscription on condition
that the building is to be placed up
town, I should certainly change the
blank and take his subscription
Mr. Wilder says that the auditorium
is not a real estate scheme in any sense
and that the members are actuated by
a disposition to do what is best for the
"Al the objections to the City park
said he, ''are evidently based on the
theory that the park is to remain as It
is unless the auditorium is Built. The
fact is that the park will be improved
whether the auditorium is built or not
The only thing that has caused a delay
is the construction of the new prldge
and some work will be done TINS year
The question of the cost of a building
I'D town is one that should be consld-
cred more than it has. A substantial
brick building, such as it would be nee
essary to build inside the fire limits,
would cost at least S35,000 and $4,000
for lots, would make total cost OF
$50, 600.
for an auditorium in Topeka? The au-
ditorium association has figured on
raising $4,000, but if it is possible to
raise $40 600 instead of $4,000, the build
ing can be located near Seventh ana
Quincy or Jackson streets
Nothing has yet occurred to change
the situation The ordinance speciheS
that the auditorium is to be built IN
City park unless some one comes for
ward with a site, but no one has yet ap-
peared and the work is going straight
ahead on the original lines.
Subscriptions coming IN now are coli-
ditional ones that are being made IN
North Topeka, and the park is named
as the location. About $13, 500 is in SlgnL
and there is about $4,000 more TO De
The members of the association who
are working in the interests or the CITY
and who have no personal interests 20
subserve, are already being abused ana
denorninated as men who have real es-
tate interests on lower Kansas avenue
but they are going right ahead. never
theless. 1t is always customary 70
abuse everybody who tries to do a good
thing for Topeka, even lady who
worked herself almost to death, to get
| up last falls Floral Festival. Inere mere
ought to be a lodge formed IN Topeka
cafied the ancient Order Of Snarlers-
The following subscriptions from
| North Topeka were reported today 80
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