The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-27
WORKING FOR SANITARlUM.
Chairman Knapp Will Begin Soliciting
TODAY

j. NJ. Knapp chairman of the saEitari-
| UNI committee of the Chamber of Com
merce. will begin work today raising the
| 81. 900 for the Wichita branch of the Bat
| tie Creek Sanitarium. Last summer the
Chamber of Commerce agreed to give the
sanitarium 1000 on condition that the
company build a permanent home in this
city to cost at least $4,000. Arrange
ments have been made to begin work on
this building at an early date and the
money must be raised. The sanitarium
will be one of the features of Wichita
and the citizens must not let the matter
drop now, as it means an investment OF
large sums in Wichita within the next
few years and the establishment of one
of the largest sanitariums in the world
in this city.
The following letter was issued yes
terday:
I'VE desire to state TO the citizens that
there is future to the work represented
by the little plant the Battle Creek San
itarium branch located on North Market
street at No. 321. The Santa rum asso-
citation with its headquarters at the great
sanitarium at Battle Creek Mich. has
called upon its members in Kansas to
call a meeting of the executive board of
the state conference for the purpose of
cffectinS permanent state orgeniza ton,
under a charter to erect, own, control
and conduct sanitariums in Kansas AS
president Of the executive board. ] have
promised to appoint this meeting to be
held during the first days of March. AS
II VIII be necessary for us in the articles
of Incorporation 10 name certain defin-
lite and permanent headquarters it is a
question 10 be somewhat hastily studied
by said executive board and to be set;
tied before the general meeting for state
organization. We are free to saw that
the promise on the part of this city
through the Chamber of Commerce to
materially assist us in making the small
beginning which has been made was evil
dence to us of a real interest in the beau
tiful and pure principles which are pro-
mulgated in the Battle Creek sanitarium
and its branches. We wish to inform
you that it is the settled purpose of the
promoters Of this work in Kansas to es-
tablish and erect a permanent sanitarium
in Kansas within the next twelve months
which will he worth at the opening not
less than $4,000 and which will grow TO
large proportions in a comparatively
short time. Wichita should have this
institution in some one of its quiet sub
urbs. VIII the good will shown in the
promise Of last fall ne empha sized by
cheerfully meeting that promise? We
snail ne pleased TO receive this renewed
assurance Of the sincerity of your inter-
est in our principles. and thus the way
will be made clear for us to Incorporate
our state organization with Wichita IS
the center and headquarters of the same
anu We Will proceed in the early part of
the coming spring to arrange for a site
and prepare 10 erect permanent build |.
ings. We invite the candid considera ton
of the above propositions on he part of
the Chamber of Commerce and the citi-
zens Of the city and solicit your further
cooperation in the development of an in
stitution which will be a blessing TO hui
mainly and credit To our state and an
honor to your city
tSignedl &c NJ REYNOID
President of the Kansas Conference Ex-
ecutlve Board and Member of the Med
zeal Missionary Association of Amer
lea"