The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-10
PROMPT ACTION
Is Taken by the Auditorium
Association
To Push the Raising of Re-
mainder of the Fund
WITHOUT MORE DELAY
A Big Committee Appointed to
Get the Money.
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WITHOUTMORE DELAY
Sentiment Unanimous to Build
the Structure at Once.

Nine energetic members of the audi
torium association today started a can
vass of the city for subscriptions to the
auditorium fund.
Their work will cease only after every
citizen of Topeka, who is able to con-
tribute something toward the fund, has
been interviewed.
The committee that will solicit the
auditorium subscriptions is composed of
the following:
Mr.. E. H. Crosby, Mr.. Frank P. Mac
Lehman, Mr.. w. H. Davis, Mr.. Archie
NJ. Baird, Mr.. NJ. D. Henderson, Mr..
Charles s. Elliott, Mr.. James S. War
ner, Mr.. w. c. Stephenson and Mr.. H.
L. Shirer.
The committee was appointed at
the meeting of the auditorium associa-
ton last night. The meeting was held
at the close of the Commercial club
meeting, and many of the Commercial
club members of the association were
present.
Major Anderson, president of the as
sOciatiOn, called the members attention
to the fact that about all that could be
done by individual solicitation in the
matter of securing subscriptions, had
been done, and suggested that further
work in this direction be carried on by
a committee.
Mr.. Warner at once moved that a
committee of nine be appointed, and the
motion carried unanimously, the chair
Immediately naming the members.
In response to request from Major
Anderson. Mr. Frank P. MacLennan ex-
pressed his views on the solicitation of
subscriptions. He said:
1.-The appointment of this committee
is in my opinion, one of the most i'm
pOrtant moves made so far by the au-
ditorium association. 1 am on one of
the most prominent corners of Topeka,
and have not yet been approached by
anyone interested in the association Tor
a dollar of subscription to the auditOri-
UNI fund. think the proper thing is for
the committee to thoroughly canvass
the city for subscriptions l Will sub
scribe $50 to the fund.- with the under
standing that this amount will be
doubled so soon as any one who has
subscribed as much, or more, doubles
his subscription"
Major Anderson-We were afraid to
call on you; thought you had your shot
gun ready.
Mr.. c. S. Elliott, treasurer of the as
ISOLATION, added a check for like
amount from Major William Sims, re-
ceived by him yesterday.
Mr.. Otto Kuehne presented a supple
mental list of subscriptions amounting
to $135, received by him principally
among North Topeka residents this
week. The list is as follows:
Henry NJ. Steele, $25; Standard Oil
company, $25; American bank, S25; Vim
cent Kaczynski, $25; John Spear, SO;
Charles clearinghouse, IS; A. w. Boltz,
$40; H. c. Schweering, $40.
MI. ATCn16 M bdlIu Is d property
owner in North Topeka, and for this
reason is of course in favor of building
the auditorium in the City park. But
Mr.. Baird told the association last
night of other reasons why the people
of Topeka generally should favor the
City park as a site for the auditorium
"One hundred representative citizens
prOperty owners, business men and
Santa Fe shop men have come to me
during the last three weeks and asked
me if I thought the county would &C
cept city taxes from the people living
north of the pOStOfhce. There are peo-
pie in North Topeka, in Oakland and
west of Kansas avenue that are just as
much interested in the affairs of the
city as any other residents, and 1t may
we'll be understood now that the peo-
pie between Sixth and Eighth streets
can't run Topeka. city must grow in
every direction, and no one has the
right to say where the center of the city
should be If we get the idea now that
Topeka. must grow only in one direc-
tion it will have the effect of shutting
out a growth of several thousand in
ba bitants. If the City park is not now
a suitable location for the auditorium,
let the energetic citizens of Topeka get
together and make it suitable loca-
ton
The sale of auditorium buttons was re-
ferred to by Mr.. E. H. Crosby, who sug-
eested that the merchants or topeka
offer prizes for the greatest nuInper or
buttons sold. He said that in this way
a great many of the young people
would be interested in the button sales,
and stated that Crosby Bros. would
start the matter by offering a prize of
$40 to the person selling the greatest
number of buttons
The buttons sell for 81 each, and their
nOssessiOn will entitle the holder to free
admittance to two of the entertain
nents to be given after the completion
of the building. The association will
act on Mr. Crosby's suggestion.
Another suggestion about the sale of
the buttons was offered by Mr. Jas. S
Warner. He said that all Topeka bus
mess men should procure auditorium
buttons and insist on every commercial
salesman purchasing one before givin9
an order He said he had tried this
Milan and had succeeded in selling sew
eral buttons.
Mr.. E. H. Crosby adopted this plan
when the buttons were first placed on
sale I told every travelling man who
called at my store that he had to have
I a license in the form of an auditorium
/ button before he could do business with
me Not one of the men I have talked
! to so far refused to take a button, and
one Chicago salesman gave me check
! which he said he would distribute
! among other statesmen of the company.
/ Mr. R S. Brigham's resignation as
/ member of the Auditorium association
! was taken up at the melting last night,
| but by a unanimous vote was laid on
] the table Mr. Brigham is a hustler
/ and the association refused to dispense
! with his services. In stating his reaS-
ons for resigning Mr.. Brigham said:
| Il am heartily in favor of the audi
! torium, but for the next three months L
| will be very busy with my own business
/ and l don't feel that I have the time
! to devote to the work I rendered my
| resignation in good faith, because /
1 felt that if I remained in the associat-
| ion I would be more ornamental than
! useful. and don't believe I could ever