The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-21
VIII WOodmen of World Choose
Topeka or Detroit.
National Headquarters Means a
New $25O,OOO Building.
COMMITTEE WILL GO.
G. K. Holiday to Lead the Fight
for Location.
Other Prominent Topeka Men
viii Be on Hand.

Whether Topeka, Kan, or Detroit
Mich, gets the headquarters of the
Woodmen Of the World, viii be decided
on May at Omaha.
The following letter was received to-
day BY Nh. Wolff. sovereign clerk for
omaha. April 20.
N. Il. Woln, Esteemed Sovereign;
I received the State Journal Many
thanks. The executive council meets
the second Tuesday in May.
Sincerely, J. c.. ROOT
Sovereign Commander.
M Woln forwarded to the head
quarters of the order at Omaha a copy
Of the Topeka State Journal relating
the compromise effected between the
board OF county commissioners and the
Knights and Ladies of Security. The
latter order refused to have its emer-
gsnoy funds taxed claiming that they
were exempt under the law. The matA
ter was taken into court and Judge
Dana ruled in favor of the order The
commissioners appealed to the supreme
court OF Kansas, but before decision
could be had from that tribunal. the
commissioners submitted a plan to the
Knights and Ladies Of Security that
hereafter they gay on 900 a year,
which would make the annual tax on
the emergency fund less than $500 an
nually. The lodge at once agreed to
these TERMS and the commissioners IS
sued an open statement that the Wood
men Of the World would be accorded
the same treatment. At the same time
Judge Dana's decision still stands to
the effect that the fund is exempt. The
compromise with the Knights and La
dies of Security and the Dana decision
were both fully related in the State
Journal and copy Of the paper was
sent to J. C. Root These factors have
-,a1~,
so far as locating the headquarters is
concerned.
The Woodmen are removing from
Omaha for the reason that there they
must pay taxes on their emergency or
insurance funds. The supreme court
of that state denied their attempts to
get relief by law. So naturally the
order is now seeking some state where
they viii find the protection which
they desire. Michigan and Kansas are
the only two states in which the
Woodmen find such conditions as they
desire and it is in one Of these two
states that they will locate. The par
ucular towns are Topeka. and Detroit.
To which ever place they go, it viii
mean a s250,000 building, an in
creased population of 30e people. and
& big amount of money deposited in
the banks. The headquarters of this
lodge is a very desirable thing. The
order is a western affair and it is un-
derstood that the majority of the Of
hcers wish to stay IN the west. The
biggest membership Of the order is in
Texas. and the lodges there are de-
sirous of having the headquarters as
close as possible.
C. K Holiday. president of the
Commercial club will head a de1ega-
ton of TOpekans to Omaha on May g.
a { which time the matter Of location
viii be decided. A specially strong list
Of men from this city should 60 and
Mr.. Holiday will attempt to take
good representation. c. f. Foote. P
II. Coney N H. Wolff and L. NJ. Pen
we'll have already signided their in
tentiOn Of making the trip with Mr.
Holiday. A delegation of 20 or more
Of the strongest business men in the
city should be made up.
The Woodmen are not asking
bonus Of Topeka. They want to
know whether this city really wants
them and would like to have a mem
bershlD in this city of about 900 in
addition to the local lodges. They
want the business men of the city to
take a personal interest IN the matter
and a demonstration Of that will do a
whole lot towards getting the plum
ToCelza has a good chance and should
take advantage Of it. Everybody who
can make the trip should get in line
to present the best possible argument
in TOpeka's behalf