The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-04
PLENTY or FOOD.
Supply of Relief Committee Is Not
Short.

The members of the Commercial club
relief committee say that Wednesday
and today have been two of the hardest
days for the committee since the begin
ming of the flood. Now that the major
ity Of the refugees of North Topeka
have been brought to this side of the
river the hardest part of the work has
fallen upon the shoulders of members
of the relief committee and the emer-
gency board of health The former is
busy furnishing food and sleeping quar-
fers for the hundreds of stricken people
and the Iatter's time is occupied with
looking after the sanitary conditions of
the different relief stations which is one
Of the most important parts of the re-
lief work.
A report was circulated yesterday to
the effect that Food for the refugees was
lacking but this is denied TIE relief
committee reports plenty Of food TO be
had and tais report is verified by the
piles Of food in the north and south en-
frances of the auditorium. 1t is stated
that even if the food contributions were
issued to the refugees faster than they
were received, which situation is not
thought to be at all probable. plenty of
money is to be had with which to buy
more. The grocery stores are said to
be we'll stocked with goods. William
Green a prominent grocer of this city,
said
..There IS no cause for alarm. Every
groceries and provisions, and they viii
be sold al the usual prices. When their
supply runs short they have two big
" hOlesale houses in Topeka to draw
from. 1 have no doubt that potatoes.
fruit and vegetables Will be higher this
summer because there viii be a small
er crop. but nobody is going to suffer
The members of the TelfSf committee
say that the main trouble 18th which
they are obliged to contend is finding
the whereabou and the needs of the
refugees. over LOCO are being cared for
at the public relief stations but this is
not thought to be one-third of the peo-
ple who are IN need of assistance.
Many of them were too proud to ask
for public aid when they were brought
over to this side of the river and in
stead OF going to the Auditorium and
registering their names so that thes
could be cared for at that place. they
spread out over the city and are shift
ing for themselves. Many are living in
barns or in rooms which their friends
have rented for them. and many have
been taken in by people who are hardly
able . take care of themselves Many
families under the impulse of the mo-
ment .ook in whole families and have
ROW run out of money themselves and
are compelled to call on the relief COM
mittee for help The relief committee
requests that all flood sufferers who
have not vet registered at the Audi
toriuna reSOrt there at once so that
they may be cared for in a systematic
wav-
The committee has undertaken the
enormous task of taking care of all of
the flood sufferers and they say that
they viii do so in spite of all other OBJ
stacles if the people viii only cooperate
with them in carrying on the work.
Nothing can be accomplished when ev-
erybody is pulling in a different d1ree-
ton and it is stated by the authorities
that friction which has 50 far existed.
has been the result of this action #
every one would comply with the rules
and regulations laid down by the COM
mittee the work would be carried on
without a hitch and much would be ac-
complished
The clothing of the flood sufferers IS
being accomplished without much trou-
bic to the committee. The people re-
sponded willingly to the call for con-
tributions and the result is that the
committee has been able to furnish
nearly all of the refugees with sufficient
clothing. Some certain classes Of cloth
ing are lacking, however. Captain H
NJ Philips. chairman Of the relief com
mittee. said last night that the cloth