The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
COMING THIS Way
Commercial Club Receives Ap-
pIicatiOns For Enterprises.
Two New Colleges Are Proposed
For Topeka.
FACTORIES ALSO APPLY
Hay Stacker Company Asks For
3 Concession.
Options on Santa Fe Land
Have Been Secured.
FACTORIES ALSO APPLY

A Methodist college is yet in the reach
Of the city of Topeka Dr. s. A E,7nbree,
administrator of the VIII of Mrs. Chris
man, the wealthy Topeka widow who
died leaving the residue of her estate
to be used to found a Methodist college
IN Topeka, said before the members or
the Commercial club at a meeting in the
Commercial club rooms last night that
inasmuch as neither the Kansas nor the
South Kansas conference had passed
upon the matter yet that the report that
the Aethodists were not in favor Of es-
tabnshing the college in Topeka was alb
Eoiutely false.
4 was astonished when I heard, as I
did, he said, that Dr.. Fisk has been
forbidden to talk on the subject of
Methodist college for Topeka. I have
even been told that Topeka does not
want the college, Now. Topeka has not
been asked whether she does or does not
want the college, ard the matter has not
been considered By the Methodist con-
ference at all.
Mrs. Chrisman left the money in her
vii to es1a Olish q college in Topeka and
that so near TO the city as TO make Il
helpful to the mercantile interests Of the
city OF course it is hard to get at the
real worth of Mrs Chrisman's bequest
for il is mostly in real estate, but am
confident after consulting with men who
should know about such things, that her
property will furnish about Sl9O,OO0. Ihe
viii says that this shall be devoted 70
use in establishing a college in Topeka
If an equal sum be raised in the city OF
Topeka and elsewhere IN the state
one man who mas been liberal N his
donation to Baker university says that
he would rather give $4,000 for a col
lege in Topeka than to give $4,000 to
Baker, and he has promised to give
S5O.Oy0 towards establishing the college
p f--t7r -I~.,
100000 later on
The Kansas bodies Of the Methodist
church have not acted upon the queS-
ton There isn't region in the north
ern part of this continent so destitute
of zeal good college facilities as this
You must go five hundred miles west
to ind a good college. an equal number
Of niles east and to the poles either
norEh or south without finding a college
Of any standing
We have too many colleges living a
hand to mouth existence with not
furnish one good university Here IS
furnish one goon university. Here is
Wasnburn college with 275 students. No
room for any more. Baker with 600 stu
dents is packed from cellar to garret.
The demand for a college In this region
to accommodate 1000 students is plainly
apparent and hope that the CONNER
cial club will take some action to secure
this university for Topeka A college
should be located where TennesseetOwn
nov thrives- This beautiful part of the
city should be cleaned up. 1 am rot in
favor OF having a city that is main
tanned by one enterprise. We should
have many And this university Will
certainly prove a wonderful help to the
city"
The Commercial club meeting was
well attended last night and many mat
ters of interest to the city came up for
consideration The Commercial club has
expressed its willingness to work for the
establishment of the Methodist college
here. but is waiting until a proposition
is made to the club IN some form be-
fore taking the initial step in securing
the institution
A SWEDISH COLLEGE.
"A proposition was Put to fne club last
night BY Rev. Peter Person, speaking
for the Swedish citizens OF the city. 10
secure the proposed Swedish college to
Topeka
IT has been decided" said Rev. Pers-
son. that a college viii be erected some
where in the eastern or northern part of
Kansas and already the towns of Linds-
borg. Smith Center, Salina, Manhattan
and Mcpherson are endeavoring to Sc
cure it,
P. .. Anderson Of Enterprise wro re-
Gently struck it rich and made a fortune
in the Kl0ndike, VIII furnish the money
to build the college with 1t is estimated
that the college will cost about S50.no0
and VIII have an endowment fund Of
SIS. .6oy. The Swedish Mission Friends
the denomination under which the school
viii be conducted, is the second strong
states, and it is thoughts said T. W.
NygTen, that before this college is
erected it VIII turn out to be larger in
stitution than was at first Anticipated" /"
a committee composed Of ]. a. Trout
man. A. AhlStrDm and @. +. Fierson was
appointed by the club to confer with the
committee representing tha Mission
Friends and endeavor to locate the
school here. The matter viii come up
for final settlement in the Mission
Friends conference in the May meeting
A CASKET FACTORY
". s. Bird Of Boston. manufacturer
OF metallic caslSets, who has been en-
deaYorlng to locate in Topeka, has sue
cecded IN interesting Topeka capital ia
his enterprise and writes the CONNER
clal club that he viii come here soon to
c0Tplete the arrangements for the es-
adjustment of his factory.
COLORED WORkAiEN. COMPLAIN
\ complaint has been made b. the
cclored Worlmen II the city IN regard to
the alleged discrimination against col
ored labor in the Santa F. shops A
committee composed OF A l. Reddc n
Robert Stone and r. B. Nelch was an
pointed 70 confer with General Manager
H. T. Nudge in regard to the matter
and reported at the meeting last night
that Mr.. Nudge was not aware that they
were being Disseminated arafhst ana
that he had begun an investigation Of
the matter
USE TOPEKA MATERIAL.
General Purchasing Agent WI E.
Hodge OF the Santa Fe in writing to the
to give Topeka merchants an Opportu-
nifty to bid on the material used in the
new shOps said that Topeka merchants
vii. be given the preference in placing
all orders for material where the prices
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