The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-12
BELvOIR SOUGHT.
Seventh Day AdEentists Want
Famous Mansion.
They Would Use 1t for a
Sanitarium.
WANT CITY TO BUY.
Proposition Is Submitted TO
Commercial Club.
Organization Will Encourage
Proposed Frankfort Line.

A proposition was laid before the To-
peka Commercial club at it's meeting
last night by c. McReynolds, a prom
inent Seventh Day Adventist of Topeka,
by which the establishment of a sani-
tarium patterned after the famous in
stitution at Battle Creek, Michigan,
may be secured for Topeka The re-
quest is that the city buy the valuable
John D. Knox home and ten acres of
the estate in Potwin and donate it for
the use of the sanitarium. The pur-
chase can not be made for less than
$40, 600.
Mr.. McReynolds is president of the
Kansas Medical Missionary and Benev-
olent association, an organization of the
Seventh Day Adventist church. The
Battle Creek institution is managed
under he International Medical Mission
airy association and a branch sanitar-
ium has been in operation in Nebraska
for nine years under the management
of subordinate organization similar to
the one which proposes to establish a
sanitarium here. The same methods of
treatment as those used in Battle
Creek would be used here and ply
sicians and nurses trained at Battle
Creek would be employed in Topeka
Shredded wheat biscuit and a number
of other well known health foods
were originated at Battle Creek That
institution was for many years unique
in it's methods of treatment but its sue
cess has caused it to be patterned after
elsewhere. Very little, if any, medi-
cine is given patients. Chronic diseases,
of which a great part of the business or
Battle Creek consists, are cured with
ma ge, electric and hydropath1c treat
ment combined with diet upon 1oods
prepared in the institution.
Seven hundred patients were being
treated at one time at Battle Creek
during the past year." said Mr.. NC
Reynolds last night. In Nebraska the
branch sanitarium has grown from a
fotr-room hospital into a building OF
112 rooms during its existence or nine
years. If similar branch We're start
equally rapid. We would establish our
food manufacturing department to
meet the demands of our institution
and to supply the adjacent markets
Battle Creek sanitarium. 1t will cost
us about $4,000 to equip our institution
after we have secured the building.
The Knox property is in an ideal loca-
ton, situated upon an eminence at the
edge of town. 1t could not be better
adapted for our use. We have investi-
gated the possibilities of its purchase
and find that it can be secured at
a definite proposition from Mr.. Knox.
but believe that it's cost would be
about $4,000. Unless this city will pro-
vide us with quarters for our estab-
lishment we shall be Obliged to go
elsewhere. as we can get assistance
from other Kansas towns.
WE'LL FOR FRANKFORT ROAD.
The proposed railroad construction
northwest from Topeka to Frankfort
on the Missouri Pacific, is now in
position to receive more serious con-
sideration than it has been given at
any time in the past. 1t is believed
that when a route has been determined
and a right of way secured and sur
veyed the project will be taken up by
the Missouri Pacific railroad and the
line built by that company. This hope
Waggener of Atchison and Frank
Doster of Topeka, attorneys for the
Missouri Pacific, have advised the or
ganization of construction company
and have asked to become members
of it.
Mr.. Waggener has already taken up
the matter with George Gould, owner Of
the Missouri Pacific, and has recon-
speediest way of securing the building
of railroad. This state of affairs was
laid before the club by Secretary r. j.
Anderson Upon motion the committee
on transportation was instructed to cali
a general meeting of representatives
from the towns between Topeka and
Frankfort for the purpose of organizing
a construction company. Several pre-
hminary meetings have been held at
Frankfort, Havensville and Westmore-
land and there will be an immediate re-
Spouse to the call for meeting to or
ganize.
TO GET PRESIDENTS ANSWER.
AS soon as the Kansas delegation in
washington gets through with it's
pickering over the judgeship dispute
they will be requested to wait upon
ont ~ 10 y.ex7 10 ,xrf
ton for his presence at the celebration
of the semi-centennial of the organiZa-
ton of Kansas territory. which will be
held here in May, 1904. IT is feared that
busy to come to Topeka It was con-
cluded to be inopportune to approach
the president just now so that it may
be several weeks before an answer is
secured from him. At the time the in
vitation was given him a year ago he
expressed his hope that he might be
able to respond in person.
Other arrangements for the Semi
Centennial have been placed in the
hands of a committee.
A report was made by W. J. Richen-
hacher upon the prospects for the es-
adjustment of canning factory here
He said he was assured of the field for
such an enterprise and stated that there
was considerable encouragement for
the subscription of stock in the factory
company. 1t is believed that the in
Stitution can be made ready for bus1-
ness by May l, 1904.
An amendment to the constitution of
the COMMERCIAL club was adopted last
night without opposition. Tt relates to
the election of directors and provides
that nominations for the office shall be
made by a special committee of nine
and shall be posted in the club rooms
ten days before the annual meeting
Other nominations may be made by
any fifteen persons who shall display
their choice in a similarrnanner at least
five days hafare t'se e1ectioa.
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