The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-29
UNDER HEADWAY.
The Work of Raising Money For
the Auditorium
Was Fairly Started at the
Meeting Last Night.
PLANS ARE REPORTED.
They Will Be Formally Adopt
ed Next Tuesday.
Then Only Pulling All Togeth-
er is Needed.

There will be a meeting of the Topeka
Auditorium association Tuesday after
noon when the report of the special
committee on plans will be made.
The committee held a meeting Friday
evening and formulated the report
which will be presented to the NEE ting
of the association. If the report of the
committee is adopted as it undoubtedly
will be, the work of raising funds will
be commenced in earnest.
The report is signed by Major Ander-
son, chairman of the committee, and
consists of three separate recommended
tions.
The first is that classified list of
names be made and appOrtiOned among
the members of the association and
business men for the purpose of having
a canvass of the prospective subscrib-
erS. It is proposed to appOrtiOn the
names on the list among their acquaint-
ances.
The second recommendation is to
adopt an official button with a cut of
the auditorium on its face and number
ed cOnSecutively.
The third recommendation is to have
midsummer fair at Garfield park or
some other suitable place.
All three plans can be worked to-
gether and the committee thinks that
after the resources available by the
first two methods have been exhausted
the fair may be used to raise the bal
ance that is necessary. 1t will require
but $4,000 which will be added to the
$4,000 from the coal hole fund. 1t
for a. permanent convention hall.
M. D. Henderson had plan for TAX
ing $40 notes for two years, payable in
Serni-annual inStallmentS of S2 The
question about the association being
able to dispose of such a miscellaneous
collection of paper to secure ready
money was raised.
L believe it could be dOne,' said Mr..
Henderson. THE moral risk in a case
of this kind would be less than in other
cases. The honor of the city would be
at stake and the people who gave the
notes would not let them default. Be
sides a payment of 81 every six months
would not be a hardship on any one. I
take the ground that the greater part
of the money for the Auditorium must
come from the middle class or the
working men. People with property or
money are slow to help along such an
enterprise
Mr.. Brigham thought the plan would
not be practicable because it will be
difficult to collect the notes and they
could not be negotiable for that reason.
No action was taken on the plan of
Mr.. Henderson.
Dr. Hamilton appeared before the
committee with the following PROPOSE
tions with reference to Hamilton hall:
Il will sell my property to the as
sociatiOn for 1000 or 1 will make a
hall rs by $50 feet for $4,000. with
stage at east end, with dressing rooms
on each side. Or I will put in galleries
so that the present hall will seat over
700 more for $5,000'
DR.. Hamilton propose that when pub
lie meetings are held the use of the hall
would be given free in the event that
the association spent either $4,000 or
$5 600 to enlarge the hall.
Otto Kuehne objected to the plan of
buying Hamilton hall. He thought that
a building better adapted for the pur-
pose of an auditorium might be built
for less money. He also thought that
the ventilation would not be satisfac-
tory.
DR.. Hamilton said that there were
four sides where windows might be
opened and the ventilation could not be
better.
Il admit" said Mr. Kuehne, that the
location is excellent and that there is a
broad paved street in front but it does
not seem to me that it would be a good
plan to try to raise such a large sum
of money to buy that hall or that it
would be a good thing to put $4,000 or
$40 900 into it to make it large enough.
DR.. Hamilton has a good hall and it
will be better after we have an auditor
ium The new building will not inter-
fere with him in the least, but will tend
to help him"
The question of location of the audi
torium was mentioned incidentally. Ma
jor Anderson said he feared it would be
difficult to raise money for a building
in the city park, but he said that he
saw no other way out. The park lOca-
tion must be adhered to in order to use
the coal hole fund unless some one
came forward and donated a good loca-
He said he considered it advisable to
set to work in earnest with the city
park in view as the location.
Persons who refuse to contribute
because the site is in the City park, -
should be asked how much they will
give if it is uptown and the amount
they state set down opposite their
names. Perhaps enough more can be
raised in this way to buy the site up
town which they so much desire.