The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-11
HELP TOPEKA.
Commercial Club VIII Try to
Make Auditorium Pay.
City is in the Field For All Con-
EentiOns.
PAY FOR THE CHAIRS.
Entertainments Will Be Pro-
Vided For That Purpose.
The Opening Week Melted Only
SS4O.8I.
PAY FOR THE CHAIRS.

How to keep the Auditorium profta-
bly, occupied was the most important
question before the Commercial club,
last night
We must not take a back seat now"
said Major Anderson. we want to hus-
tie after a lot of these state and nation
al conventions for Topeka, house them
in the Auditorium. and bring a lot of
people to town.
The committee on Auditorium opening
was continued after a report of its work
had been submitted, to carry out plans
it has on hand for giving an Indian
dance and entertainment. The report
states that the committee is still Of the
opinion that the opening would have
been q financial success had the weather
been favorable or even moderately 50.
Following the detailed statement of re-
celpts and expenditures, which show a
balance of SS40-S1, and the cost of the
=, fz3 chairs TO have been 50, 80. S. the
committee makes a number OF recon-
mendatiOnS as follows.
w e desire to recommend to the club
that some action be taken in the way of
trying TO secure from the city council
the exclusive right 10 the use of the
Auditorium for entertainments for pay
until the amount necessary 10 Iiquidate
the seat debt is secured. There are MANY
good reasons for this 1t win not do TO
nire out the Auditorium for every use
that may be desired regardless Of
whether or not il conflicts with the
rights of the owners of the opera houses
and other private property built for the
purpose of renting for said purposes and
on which there is forced taxation Nor
does 1t seem right that the chairs should
be Freely used for every purpose for
Whlen they are requested until some
means are in sight for paying for them
w nile it would be right for the Com
nerciaI club to use the Auditorium for
the purpose OF raising money TO pay for
its seating, it might not be right for + h.
council 10 rent it for profit for a similar
purpose, because of the liability of con-
nictlng with the rights of others.
We recommend that a committee be
appointed to devise ways and means for
paying Tor the chairs. And for this pur-
pose 10 lnatlgurate proper entertain
ments such as a Home Product shov{
an extensive festival horse show or
otner device for raising money
Iaese RECOMMENDATIONS were adopted
along with the report and President
Holman viii appoint a committee to
confer with the council on the subject
also a ways and means committee
II was suggested that an annual mus
zeal FESTIVAL be given in Topeka in the
spring, as there is nothing of the kind
now going on in the eastern part of the
state President Holman thought that
with the right place for il now at hand
ana Dy making the OratoriO chorus into
permanent organization as a base on
Wnlch TO depend. it would be a success
ana bring thousands of people here. This
% ne
committee on entertainment
Presentation of medals to the FTyvel,
tletn Kansas boys Of Topeka and shaw
nee county, matter that has been
iong delayed. was brought to the attsa
tion OF the Commercial club The med
ais are all ready for delivery bur il is
desired that d grand public presentation
De arranged in the Auditorium q ~
Coulter presented the matter
In Topeka and Shawnee county there
Sle ABOUT AVO OF the twentieth Kansas
5oys: other towns in the state have
distributed their medals. while cornpss71N-
a has been waiting. Individual mem
Ders have solicited the G. A r. COM
nittee for their medals, but were re
quested 10 wait until suitable time
When demonstration worthy of the
event could be arranged. The Com
mercial club viii undertake the work.
ana the matter was placed in the hands
of the old Twentieth Kansas entertain
menI committee for arrangement
CORRECT THE CENSUS.
An effort viii be made to secure a
census remuneration by a committee
appointed by the club to press the mat
ter upon our representative in CONGRESS-
Correction of the injustice sufrered nv
Topeka in the recent enurnera ton was
brought TO a focus by garbIed state
nent published in the St. Louis Post
Dispatch Of October z. The offensive
paragraph reads:
Only five cities in the United States
above 10000 inhabitants fell off during
the last ten years These are Omaha
and Lincoln. Neb-: Sioux CITY Ia To-
peka, Kas-, and Albany the capital of
New York
Topeka, Of course. did not show a
falling of, but an increase according to
the census OF S.39 per cent
Inc club concluded the only way to
get relief from such broadcast 1nisstate-
ments would be a recount to secure |
which pressure must be brought to (
bear on the national legislators. Score |
tary Anderson was delegated to pay the |
clubs respects TO the Post Dispatch in |
refutation of its attack upon Topeka
l. D. McKinley's suggestion regarding I
marks of respect to the late Col c. h
Holiday was referred to the Holiday
Monument association Among the sug- !
gesIions voiced We're that Western ave D
nue. be given the name. or that the
boulevard alongside the state capitol 4
be named Holiday Place
To secure q place for the meeting of |
the United states circuit court a COM /
mlI1ee consisting of ]. b I.arimer. T F. I
Carver Robert Stone. P I. BOnebrake |
and ). T. Howe was appointed The |
senate chamber Will be asked for.
1he galveston relief fund committee !
submitted its final report. The total /
cash collections fully expended, /
amounted to sS65.25
A few subscriptions remaining f1npaid 4
the Santa F'e shop report was not ready. /
or presented. The proposition to locate /
a match factory here was placed in the /
hands Of the trade extension committee
Currte Bros, who removed their feed /
and windmill factory here from Man
haitian, were reported fully esta blished Z
and doing a big business. The payment I
of the $500 promised for defraying in /
part their removal expenses was ordered |
made.
The detailed statement of the Auditor \
ium receipts and disbursements is here /
Statement OF tickets taken at the door:
Matinee .--.---..--. -740
CompiimentarieS .. Alb
1881. .025c each sls.75 |
Ministries .......... 2,541
Complimentaries 459
20S2. .a51c each S1,0H.00 |