The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-21
Nearly ZOO Collected by Conn
mittees This Morning.
SHIPMENTS ON WAY.
Carloads Of Flour, Meat, POta-
toes and Crackers Started.
North Topeka "FiOOd Suhefers''
Will Contribute to Fund.
Governor HOeh Reports Progress
of Work Throughout State.

From the present indications $1O,-
600 will be low estimate to place on
the donations made by the city of To-
peka to the afflicted state of California
These funds have been raised in va
rious ways, some OF it by personal so
licitation but a great part Of It has
come to the committee as voluntary
subscriptions, which have come from
every part of the city and range in
famounts from one dollar to five hun
bred.
This fund is being expended for food
material which is being shipped to
san Francisco as speedily as possible
and consigned to Governor Pardee for
the relief fund A car of meat was
shipped from Topeka last night and
car load of -four this morning, as
we'll as a car load Of potatoes which
were purchased by Treasurer J. r.
Mulvane at Eaton, Colo. and which
will be shipped from that point, saw
ing two days haul
Anticipating the fact that at least
$4,000 will be raised the committee
viii expend that sum Immediately and
start supplies for the stricken district
without waiting for the money to be
paid in by the contributors.
The committee of one hundred, IN
/ der the direction of J. B. Lariner, met
at the Commercial club rooms this
morning at 9 o'clock to perfect their
arrangements for campaign of the
city.
These committees are making a
thorough canvass of their respective
districts and their reports which were
filed with the secretary of the COM
mittee at noon today indicate the feel
/ ing of the people of the city Of To-
peka.
Permanent Headquarters Esta blished.
Arrangements were made for the
Offices for the committee at the Com
! mercial club rooms where members
may be reached at any hour Of the
/ day. These offices viii be main
tanned az long as the need for them
rigo or Chairman J. B. Larimer of the
local committee VIII be present to re-
ceive contributions and advise with the
4 other members
/ Twice each day the members of the
/ committee who are actively engaged
In the solicitation of funds will report
at this Office, at noon and again at
/ o'clock in the evening. The funds
collected on their rounds will be
turned over to MT Lerrigo who has
/ been selected as the treasurer for the
entire fund collected in the state.
The state committee consisting of
/ twenty members which was to have
met at the governors Office this morn
| ing met at the Commercial club
rooms shortly after the adjournment
of the local committee. This was
made necessary for the reason that
the state house is closed today on ac-
/ count of the death of the daughter of
! Secretary of State Burrow.
Had q HatfuI of Money.
No formal report of the funds col
/ lected by the committee was made and
/ Treasurer Mulvane in lieu of a report
said Il do not have much of an idea
of the sum which has been collected
and turned over to me, but there is a
hat full of checks and bills and there
must be several thousand dollars in the
collection I have been so busy attend
ing to other duties which have arisen
in connection with the collection of the
fund that really have not had time to
/ count the money received
Il purchased a car load of potatoes
at Eaton, Colo, yesterday and ordered
1t shipped directly from that point to
/ Governor Pardee. Besides getting
them cheaper than they could be pur-
chased in this city they are two days
nearer the scene of distress than if they
had been purchased here
Governor Hoch Makes Report.
Governor Hoch. who Is acting as
chairman of the state committee, an
nounced that responses are coming IN
1 from all portions of the state, some In
!
in the way of food stuff, much of which
has been shipped directly from the
points which have contributed them to
San Francisco. A contribution of
$1,000 was announced from the Com
mercial club at Newton, $3.50 from the
State Normal at Emporia and numer-
Gus smaller contributions from various
cities over the state Besides these
contributions Mcpherson and Greaf
Bend each wired that they had ship
ned a car load of -four
Every one seems to want to give
omething." said Governor Koch, land
the contributions are coming in al
forms and amounts and the express
sions which accompany them indicate
the feelings of the contributors, who
seem happy to be able to aid theil
neighbors who are in distress
f. w. Freeman, who had been in
/ structed to try and intercept two cars
/ of poultry and another of eggs which
San Francisco, reported that he had
not been able to locate them, but thai
the owners. Nye & Nissen, of Newton
/. had signifed their willingness to turr
them over to the relief committee as
soon as they can be located.
A dispatch from Usage county stated
. that the farmers of that county haC
loaded a car with corn meal which
would be shipped as soon as direc-
ton was received as to whom it Should
be consigned.
A change in the plans which were
contemplated yesterday have beer
made. and the 7. NJ. c. A. clock or
the front of the State Journal buildinE
viii not be used to indicate the sub
scriptions as they are received as tbs
contributions are coming in almos
every moment of the day
Carload OF Crackers from Topeka.
It is proposed to send a carload O
crackers directly from Topeka, as tia
presumption IS that there win b.
trouble in getting the Hour bakes
which has been shipped. A car o
fresh meat will probably be anon,
the contributions sent out from To,
peka Sunday.
4 A telegram was sent to Governs