The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-26
C. s. Gleed Presides Oyer Col.
Holiday Monument Meeting.
Movement Embraces the Entire
Santa Fe System.
WORKING COMMITTEE.
appointment of Men to Have
Charge of Funds.
Include Prominent Business and
Professional Men.

AT meeting held last night in the
council chamber the sentiment was that
the raising of funds for the erection of
monument to the memory of the late
Col. Cyrus K. Holiday be commenced
at once. C. S. Gleed was chairman and
Edward Wilder secretary of the meet
ing
That a monument should be built in
memory OF the founder of the city and
the father of the Santa Fe railway is
not disputed by anyone, and the only
question for discussion is the manner
of raising the nece ssary funds and the
location OF the monument. The gen
eral idea seems to be that the money
should be raised by popular SubScrip-
ton and that the subscriptions should
not be confined to the city of Topeka
nor the state of Kansas, but the entire
length of the Santa Fe system should
be canvassed. AS Colonel Holiday was
the father and first president of the
road there will be many outside of To-
peka who will be glaid of an oppor-
tunity to contribute toward a lasting
monument to his memory. 1t was sug-
geSted that the monument be placed
in Holiday park, the small triangular
tract of land between Twelfth and Hun
toOn streets and Western avenue and
Taylor streets which was decided to the
city for park purposes by Colonel Hol-
nday. The park is small and far out
from the center of the city. 1t has been
suggested that a. better location can be
found in the state house grounds, and
that as Colonel Holiday was the one
person who was instrumental in bring
ing the state capital to the city that
the state house grounds would be a
more appropriate place for the monu-
ment.
In speaking of the location, j. S.
Warner said: 'It seems to me that
Holiday park is a good ways out, and
it does not seem to me that a monu-
ment so expensive should be built
there. Colonel Holiday was identified
with the state house and with the
Santa F'e railroad, and point between
the state house and the railroad offices
would seem to me to be an appropriate
place"
Col ]. w. F. Hughes said: make
this a monument erected by the people
of Topeka and of Kansas. Many per-
sons have told me that they will be
glad to contribute according to their
means Some of them live outside the
city. favor raising the money by
popular subscription. Colonel Holiday
was the one through whose endeaVors
the state house was brought here. I
| believe the state house grounds the
proper place for the monument"
Major 7. J. Anderson said: Colonel
| Holiday was pre- eminently a Topeka
man, but he was larger than the city
| and belonged to the state. 1t was his
efforts that made Topeka the capital
| city. No legislature would refuse per
/ mission for such a monument to be
placed in the state house grounds
| A committee was named to have
charge of the work of building mon
| umenC to Colonel Holiday. The COM
mittee will meet Friday night at 8
/ o'clock in the Commercial club rooms
to organize and commence the work.
| The following are the members of the
| committee: G. J. Drew, z. F. Ware T.
J. Anderson, D. A. Clements, z H.
Crosby, Sam Radges. c. S. Gleed, W. A
L. Thompson, F. P. MacLennan, Bishop
| Millspaugh, w. H. Rossington. Edward
| Wilder, A. NJ. Baird, J. K. Hudson, J.
F. McManus, Arthur Capper, Geo. w
Veale, Aaron P. Jetmore, A. S. John
son, F. 0. POpenoe, J. r. Mulvane, P.
| Eonebrake, William Sims, M Snat-
finger, VIM. Macferran, c. J. Devlin
Otto Kuehne, NJ. A. Low, Rev. Peter
Pearson, w. N. Hall, George W. Crane
Father F. M. Hayden, Rev. f. r
Henry, James B. Hayden, John Waters
John E. Frost, J. w. F. Hughes, J. S
Warner.