The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

C. K. Holiday Says It VIII Be a
Reality In October.
Arrangements Completed to Pipe
Natural Gas by Excelsior Co.
% CENTS A THOUSAND.
Rate May BE as Low as Ten Cents
for Factories.
Commercial Club Takes In Many
New Members. ;.
5 CENTS A THOUSAND.

Charles K. Holiday, president of the
Topeka Commercial club and also of the
Excelsior Coke & Gas company, an
nounced to the Commercial club last
night that deal has been entered into
between the Excelsior Coke & Gas COM
pany and the Home Natural Gas COM
pany by which natural gas viii be sup
piled to the people of Topeka through
the mains owned by the Excelsior COM
pany. and that the rates will be rs cents
a rate for commercial purposes which
would make gas supplant coal in every
factory in Topeka. This probably means
rate of about 10 cents per 1000 feet
TT is all settled" said Mr.. Holiday.
Topeka will have natural gas by next
October. The pipe is now on the way,
and tomorrow we expect gas engineer
will be here to make the preliminary
arrangements. The Home Gas COM
pany has made an arrangement with
the Excelsior company which is salts
factory to all concerned, and the work
of supplying natural gas 20 this city is
ready to be commenced
What will the. Excelsior company do
about the work of constructing it's new
buildings for the manufacture of artiff-
cial gas?" was asked by a State Jour-
nal reporter.
"The work will go right ahead; the
buildings viii be constructed ard equip
ped
'.And allowed to stand idle?"
Yes, and allowed to stand idle"
The Excelsior company will also carry
out its plans for a general extension of
mains. The plan is to supply every part
of the city with natural gas.
The effect of cheap gas will be to
make a big reduction in the prices of
ChPan a
needs to make it the biggest rnanufac-
turing point of its size in the country.
Thank the Rock Island.
It was voted by the Commercial club
to have a committee appointed to draw
UP suitable resolutions thanking the
Rock Island for restoring the general
passenger office to Topeka, and express
ing the hope that the company will see
fit to also restore the general freight
offices, which were removed to Kansas
City some time ago. The Commercial
club some time ago sent to the Rock
Island a protest against the removal
but that was under the old regime
which started in to reform every thing
and it seemed to do no good
The transportation committee of the
club was not unnindful of the fact that
Kansas City is still making an effort
to have the order removing the office of
the general passenger agent to Topeka
rescinded, and they are sending letters
effect of the roar which is going up
from Kansas City. The Kansas City
Commercial club has sent a committee
to Chicago to present its side of the
case.
Many New Members.
At the meeting of the club last night,
another installment of new members
were received. The following is the list
admitted:
Daniel Leahey, contractor. No. SIG
Jefferson street: J. f. McKnaught,
transfer, No. 30 East Fourth street: A.
F. Lewis, agent Pacific Express COM
pany and Union Pacific railway; John
f. Switzer, attorney, room 80 Columbian
building; L. H. Stricken. principal To-
peka Business college; DR.. w. T. Tay-
Tor, No. 120 East Sixth street; Thos. l..
King, ticket agent A T. & s. F. Ry.;
s. NJ. Freshman, Topeka Pants COM
pany; Amos Longaker, contractor and
builder; L. G. Beal, real estate; w. C.
N. Carney, freight agent A. T. & S f.
Ry.; Anthony p. Wilson, Kansas COllec-
ton agency; F. A. Robinson, manager
Fox Typewriter company; Van Week q
Co, wall paper and paints; Felix &
Sons, Clothes Store for Men,
Cut Out Charity Crafts.
Having cut out advertising gratis,
the Commercial club last night voted
to cut out all the charity gratis. The
committee appointed to investigate the
Topeka Provident association made a
favorable report, and the club adopted
a. resolution by T. F. Carver making
the Provident association the official
dispenser of charity for the city.
Mr.. Carver explained at some length
the work of the Provident association.
He stated that the association has re-
Gently been Incorporated and has re-
ceived from Norris L. Gage a gift of
the Hamaker building at Fourth and
Jackson streets
The association furnishes a free kin
dergarten for poor children, thus al
lowing the mothers OF these chlldren
to go out to work during the day.
1.-The Commercial club" said Mr.
Carver, sshas recently adopted a plan
to cut out advertising gratis. This
Provident association affords an OPP
portunity to cut out all these charity
graft It enables a business man to
refer all appeals to the Provident as
ISOLATION, and stop giving indiscrini-
nately."
J. w. Robinson endorsed what Mr..
Carver had said and said that the
work which has been done bysMrs-
Thorpe has now been merged with
that of the Provident association he
told how he was worked" a few days
ago by the TitifuI story of an old lady
who wanted a suit of clothes for a
'sson'' who proved to be a fictitious
character.
Several other members expressed
themselves in sympathy with the
Provident association plan-
The following resolution was then
adopted:
club approves and endorses the pur-
poses and work of the Provident as
sociation of this city and commends il
as worthy the financial support of our
citizens. The club further recon-
mends that as far as possible all per
sonal solicitations for aid to destitute
persons be referred to the RroVloenl
aSsocia+ior and that donations be
made direct to that association in or,
der that the worthy poor may be re
lfeved and imposters prevented from
working gratis"
Factory for Lenses.