The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
TOOK NO ACTION.
North TOpekans Turn Atten-
tion to Improvements.

Saturday nights meeting of the North
Topeka Flood club was attended by about
100 persons. There was a disposition to
stop criticism and go to work for the up
building of North Topeka. Several well
before the gathering. No final action was
taken upon any proposition. but the club
authorized the president, T. NJ. Hanley, to
appoint two more committees. Both the
new committees will work to secure an
early commencement of work upon the
North Topeka car line. One will invest the
officials of the street car company and the
other the city council to see IL some force
can not be brought to bear upon the rail-
way people to hasten their activity.
There was apparent in the proceedings
of Saturday evenings meeting less of
disposition to criticise South Topeka and
the Commercial club than has been
shown in the two previous meetings of the
organization. Several speeches, the tenor
of which was TO get away from the incli-
nation to hold the Commercial club
sponsible for North Topekas troubles were
speeches was made by G. f. Kimban.
" hose remarks were in this strain. He
tered little what the Commercial club did
or what it failed to do. No doubt some
money. was unwisely expended; It was al
most inevitable in the hurry and excite
ment of the time. He said not much can
be accomplished by recrimination
In regard to the Topeka Railway COM
pany Mr. Kimball remarked: THE corpor-
ations like the city railway ought not 70 be
allowed to take advantage of our misfor-
duty bound to provide
For the first time the wisdom of the
board of education in announcing its In
tention of postponing work upon a new
school building in North Topeka was call
ed in question by DR.. .. p. Davis, who
regarded such delay uncallcd for and
detrimental to the interests of North To-
pela Such action. he declared, would have
4 depressing and injurious effect. The
moral support" said he. afforded by the
construction of a new school building just
now would be worth as much to North
Topeka as the entire cost of the construc-
ton. Not the board of education nor the
city council should fail to do all in its
power at this juncture to strengthen con-.
fidence in the future of the First ward.
nor should the city railway. which owes
its very existence TO the public. be per-
mitted to lessen this confidence by any
Sinking of its responsibilities. These
sentiments were applauded.
]. S. Morse laid much stress upon the
value of lawn and yard Improvement in
North Topeka by every resident. whether
owner or renter. The securing of fresh,
clean yards would do more toward restor-
ing the beauty of North Topeka than
most of the rebuilding and was matter
to which the club ought to devote special
The strongest. harmony talk was made
by DR.. L. A. Ryder, who urged forbear-
ance toward the people of South Topeka
and the Commercial club which has been
subjected &c. frequent attacks by North
Topekans who were dissatisfied with the
efforts of that organization to distribute
the funds it had accumulated He said
his idea was that the flood club ought not
to cultivate a. sentiment of anita gonism to-
ward the Commercial club.