The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-19
CASH IS IN SIGHT.
I. d. C. A. Building Fund More
Than Completed.
Work Closes With q Hurrah Of
Success.
NO MORE OBSTACLES.
Everything Cleared Away by
Energy Of People.
Business Mem Gave Up Their
Duties to Help.
MORE OBSTACLES.

Duplicating In a manner the excite
ment and interest attaching to the
results of a political campaign the
SIS, 600 to furnish the z. NJ. G. A new
building was raised by a goodly mar
gin at the stroke of nine last night
A good natured crowd Allied the
rooms OF the 2. ID. c. A. Jostling each
other. pushing. showing In their eager
desire to hear the announcements of
the man with megephone as the fund
grew larger and larger. There was a
heartfelt cheer which echoed and re-
echoed through the building when the
news came that the fund had reached
S1s,TsA-87 and the campaign was de-
csared closed
The friends OF the association came
right royalty to the test on the last
day OF the campaign; they utilized tn e
telephone and contributed their dona-
tons, they rushed a letter enclosing a
pledge and some sent their pledges by
messengaE, while still others came in
personally to subscribe
The Bell Telephone company came
Ia with a very liberal donation OF $500;
three other pledges Of 800 were made
with SIX Of $50. These were all made
during the day.
The last day was the biggest and best
day OF the whole fifteen and $1s891,
nearly two thousand dollars. was sub
sSribed-khe record of the campaign
Two hundred and ten different per
sons contributed TO the success OF the
final day, directly. though there were
hundreds of others who had given sub
soriptlons previous to yesterday VINO
had as much reason to be congraIu-
lated upon the splendid attainment of
te7euty-four hours
One woman showed her interest IN a
valuable manner she cut out the
printed pledge which appeared in the
newspapers and with that pasted at the
top OF a subscription paper she mace
the rounds Of every house In her dock
and Harrison street between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth, twenty of them, and got
every one Of the occupants to sign for
one dollar. With the list OF names she
turned over the $40 to the secretary
Of the association
The fifteen days campaign for funds
met obstacles which seemed to be GER
tain of accomplishing It's defeat Inc
first pledges were made on April D,
when the real work commenced, the
campaign was pushed along with en-
couragement until thirteen days OF the
fifteen had elapsed. On April 18 the
business mems committee, consisting Of
about fifty OF the most prominent and
energetic business men OF the city sus-
pended all further work In behalf or
the fund and devoted their time to
raising the San Francisco relief fund
Almost an entire month therefore IN
terVened between the time when the
threads Of the campaign we're dropped
and on Wednesday Of this week when
they we're gathered together again and
woven into cord strong and Substan-
tial With all this intervening time
there was great fear that the public
had lost interest to such an extent in
the movement that 1t could not be sue
cessfully concluded in the two remain
ing days allotted
But the enthusiasm Of the business
men Yves contagious-the germs cir
cuiated about in the air and settled
down In fertile spots. Over $4,000
was raised IN those three last remain
ing days.
T'The best thing about this whole
campaign" said 3. L. Copeland, presi-
dent of the business mems committee,
seemed to me to be the way these
business men who are competitors,
many Of them strong competitors. laid
aside then diffeFences and worked for
the common good. Tt proved that
when 70 came to matter affecting hu-
Enanfty they would lay aside anything
and work for humanity. That's the
best thing about the whole business
an my opinion The campaign has
been q good thing for the town-it
brought Us together. It proves that
we can work together and pull for
the same thing, and pull successfully.
As tar as the railroad company is
con oernsd. II was greatly interested
and many of the officials contributed
literally
tits q victory for the business men
OF this city said George Lerrigo, sec
Es9RET OF the association, whose eyes