The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-19
THE AUDITORIUM.
Remarkable Success of Committee
A Fine Building Assured.

The subscriptions to the auditorium
are coming in nicely. Today the special
committee held its first meeting since
it started to solicit subscriptions on
the south side. The results of the meet
ing were highly gratifying, although
there is at least a weeks additional
work in the matter of looking after
subscriptions which were in a certain
state Of suspense. This is due to the
necessary formal action on the part of
companies and corporations.
A complete detailed compilation of
the actual subscriptions taken will be
ready for publication early next
week. Meanwhile a footing has been
made which shows that $1O.114 have
been raised, in addition to the coal hole
fund and the site.
These figures to an extent of only
$95O.0O are based on an estimate. The
other figures are actual That is to
say, the number of buttons sold cannot
be exactly stated at the present time
ana consequently an estimate which is
considered safe, $950.O0 is made.
Inc total subscriptions independent
of the site and the 100000 coal fund
money may be summarized as follows:
Miscellaneous subscriptions. s., 264
Food snow fund Observation-Disclosures. 900
Buttons sold. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
Total ...........s1O,114
Strange as it may appear out of all
t eds remarkable subscription only
$26O5O is made with the stipulation that
the site shall be up town.
Ihere are a number of liberal sub
scrlbers who, while saying that they
should prefer an up town site, are I'M
Wiling to kill the project by making
that stipulation to their contribution.
a NUMBER of business men have also
told the soliciting committee that they
were subscribing more on condition
that the City park is to be the site,
thinking it is there or nowhere.
me feeHng on this whole auditorium
subject is rapidly crystalizing to an al
most universal sentiment that we must
and will have the auditorium, that there
is no site available now excepting that
OF the City park and it is a question of
having no auditorium or putting it in
the park.
A great many people who were origi-
nally opposed to the park begin to see
that there are a great many advant-
ages even in that particular site.
However Topeka people may disagree
on this site question it is apparent that
an overwhelming majority of the people
Will accept the City park site and make
the best of it Furthermore, the senti-
ment which says I'VE must build up
town or not at aH'' is rapidly dying out
The up town site advocates see that
they are not even agreed as to which
one OF many numerous up town sites
they would desire if they had the large
amount of money necessary to procure
such a site.
One of the most generous statements
made to the soliciting committee will
pear publication. 1t was from the
Hankla Brothers, proprietors of the Ma
tionaI hotel. They said, we contribute
our 500 to the auditorium without any
conditions. If the auditorium associa-
ton lind it necessary to build the audi
forum in North Topeka, in the City
park. or in South Topeka our subscrip-
ton is good just the same
ThiS is the kind of sentiment which
will do wonders for Topeka whether in
building an auditorium or doing any,
thing else necessary to the existence of
a large and desirable city at this point
A hne auditorium, creditable in every
way ono cheap shed or makeshfft) is
going to be constructed in Topeka this
season.
This is official.
The people who have doubted this or
who have been holding back from one
cause or another may paste this item
in their hats. They might just as well
jump into the band wagon now, and
ride, as to remain on the fence and
watch the procession go by, or hang on
the rear and be dragged along with the
auditorium chariot, now getting into
real motion.
There will be more of this story next
week and everybody ought to get in
good humOr over the auditorium and
rejoice over it's SUCCESSIVE more the
merrier.