The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-06
MUST GO TO WORK.
Bailey City Supplies and Tents
to Be Closed.

On July 10 or as soon afterward as
practicable the tents at Bailey City are
to be taken down and shipped back to
the military authorities at Fort Riley
from whom they were secured in June.
The hundred or so occupants are to be
forced out to seek quarters for them
selves.
Mayor Bergundthal has concluded
that the city has furnished shelter for
the North Topeka flood sufferers long
enough and that the people who have
taken advantage of the offer OF tents in
Bailey City are as able now to take care
of themselves as they will ever be. With
very few exceptions these families are
self supporting. The men have all the
work they want and the few who do
not want to work at all will be forced
to do it to keep alive. There are few
of this sort. Houses have been hard to
find in Topeka but the demand for them
has lesseped greatly SINCE people have
begun moving back into North Topeka
1t will probably work no very great
hardship on any of the occupants OF the
tent city to be compelled to move OUT
The distribution of furniture by POOR
Commissioner Hale at the court house
has also been stopped. Since he took
charge of that feature of the relief
work two weeks ago he has expended
almost the entire amount of the $1,000
set aside for his work by the relief COM
mittee. A large per cent of this furnl-
ture has gone to the farmers or the
county. Just outside the limits OF To-
peka on the east and north were iot
of gardeners who lost everything IN the
flood and have drawn heavily upon the
relief funds. The demand continues put
as the money has run out the supply
has ceased. In all. the rellef committee
has given away ABOUT *Ao'VVo WI III u
furniture.
The present outlook is for a suspen-
sion of all relief work of this sort but
in case the officials in charge ind lt I'M
zr-f1I of
continued. From now on it is desired
that the principal relief work shall pc
of a permanent nature; 10 help estao-
lish flood sufferers in homes or IN DUST
ness. 1t is such work as TINS that tne
members of the Charities association
and the Kansas Grain Dealers asSoela-
ton are DESTROYS of having undertaken
At the Commercial club rooms this
morning there was a meeting OF per-
sons engaged in relief work at different
points of the Kaw valley who are en-
deavoring to organize all the flood re-
lief work in the state. Having organ
lied it is their Intention TO issue d gen
eraI call for help from the people OF
Kansas At this meeting there We're
but half dozen persons. among them
Mr. Toothaker, of Argentine, and Two
or three men from small towns IN
shawnee county A call for this meet
ine was issued last week. Responses
were received from ten or twelve COM
noittees between IinwOod and Junction
CITY. in which it was requested that a
cali for aid be prepared and sent to
them for inspection. The proposition to
establish cooperation between all tno
relief committees was very generally
endorsed.
This action will be taken by the gath
erine this afternoon Before the call is
/ issued pains will be taken to prepare
| a reliable statement of conditions in all
| the flooded districts to be included in IL,
It is likely that the call will probably
not be sent out within ten days or two
weeks.