The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-02

/ see that some Of the banks have given
500. There are some individuals con
nected with those banks that shoulc
give thar much. ] would be one o1
fifty people to give $1,000 and Will jois4
with a-y less mum Der in e1Et bu- a.5
tins an cunt. / viii send il Ely cuecS
for that amount today. We are called
uD0n to raise 900 for the roller Ot
have claimed that this is the best town
in the best state OF the union Nov IS
the time Tor us to prove it,"
GOV EkNCR BAILEY 5 SPEECH
Governor Bailey prefaced his remarks
by reading a dozen telesrans which he
had received. mostly from newspap per-.
Offering aid He then said:
This is not a temporary calamity. IL
win last al sumner. we should not
stand above accepting charity I shall
issue a proclamation this afternoon
asking help from the outside worl =.
Help is needed al along this river val
ley 1t is not limited to Topeka. Other
river valleys in other parts of the state
are in a similar distressing situation
Crops are ruined. and stock is de-
strcye1 Tho farmers can perEa ~.
raise a cr0o of forage this season. lst
the valleys, but they have no stock te
feed il to- ] believe that 7 would be uu-
true to the people ef this state if :.
turned away single dollar of assist
ance- 7 do not want this TO datraer
from anything which Mr. MaeI.ennal.
has said about the necessity Of Iargs
Contribution Ot Itle flfiff1e DG0Die-
WILL NOT DESERT NORTH
TODEA
Several prominent men from North
Topeka spoke emphatieally against the
to be deserted by large portion of its
population A. NJ Baird said
y want it understood that we are all
going back to North Topeka as soon as
this water gets out. People are not go
ing 80 move " onto the hills.
Il believe that we viii find that North
Topeka is not complete ruin, by any
means. Our buildings are nearly all
standing, and we are going 10 move
back into them Just as quickly as we
can. First ward viii be there Ions after
all Of the people in this room are all
dead"
]. 3. Belts spoke in a similar strain.
I'm goirg to live in North Topeka all
my life, and am going back there as
soon as 7 can to fix up my home. All
my property is over there, and 1 am in
formed that my house is still standing.
I do not expect to find it seriously Gam
aged, though of course the furniture
viii be ruined. I want to say that
win give $500 to help my old neighbors.
I don't know how much property l have
got left, but I have enough to give that
$500
1T was at this time that C. K. Holiday
made motion that Mr.. Belts 'contribu-
tion be rejected.
Otto Kuehne stated that he was not
in sympathy with the criticism which
has been heaped upon President Frost
and the Commercial club Tor refusing to
accept contributions He said that the
people Of North Topeka appreciate what
is being done for them. and expect to
90 to work and fix up their part Of
town as soon as they possibly can.
DR. NJ R Mitchell of North Topeka
spoke of the sanitary conditions which
are likely to prevail in North Topeka,
and complimented the work which the
Commercial club is doing.
Jonathan Thomas, proprietor of the
Thomas Lumber company. stated that
he had lost $4,000 by the flood and fire
in North Topeka, but expected to recov-
er about $4,000 in insurance He also
stated that he had lost probably SIS 600
from other damage during the flood. but
that he believed North Topeka will re-
cover from the disaster.