The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-11
WITH OPEN HAND.
What Kansas Gave to San Fran
cisco Relief.
amount Is About Thirty-iiEe
Thousand Dollars.
BUT THIS ISN'T ALL.
Many Cars of FoOdstuffs Have
Been Shipped.
Another Entire Train Nay Yet
Be Started.
BUT THIS ISN'T ALL.

As nearly as can be appropriated
at this time. Kansas has contributed
$685. in cash for San Francisco re
lief OF this S12638.56 has been ex-
pended for supplies which have been
shipped to Governor Pardee, who is
chairman of the relief committee in
California. There remains on deposit
to the credit of the committee sl4,-
e37.47, making a total of all money
received by Treasurer j. r. Mulvahe
S2L6l2.Os
1t is estimated that the lodges and
secret orders of the city and state
have sent from five to ten thousand
dollars directly to representatives Of
their orders in California, of which
the committee has no account
Besides the cash which has been
Contributed and sent directly to the
chairman of the Kansas state relief
committee. thousands of dollars have
been sent directly to the state of Cali
fornia. The record kept by Score
tary Stitt shows that fifty carloads
of -four. three of meat, two of pota-
toes and one each of eggs and corn
have been sent from various parts Of
the state directly to the California re-
q
contain nearly all of the contributions
from the various towns of the state
and is not accurate, for the reason
that many of the towns which sent
supplies direct have never reported TO
the central committee in this city
There is no doubt but Kansas to
date has shipped over one hundred
cars of foodstuffs to California which
have arrived there before this time
and in all probability have been dis
tributed by the relief committees TO
the devastated districts.
A committee of three, consisting OF
George P. Stitt, Mayor w. H. Davis,
and the treasurer of the committee,
J. R. AIulvane, was appointed at
meeting of the committee which was
held in the governors Office this
morning. and empowered to spend the
remainder of the cash in the treasury,
amounting to S14.973.47, for supplies
as are deemed suitable. 1t was sug-
gested and the committee instructed to
act on the suggestion that portion
of the funds in the treasury be ex-
pended in purchasing a train load of
provisions consisting of fifteen loads
Of flour and two of meat, and the re-
mainder in such a way as they may
deem advisable.
IS The committee viii inspect the
hooks of the treasurer and spend this
money in the counties from which the
donations were made where it is pos
sible to do so. The estimated cost of
the fifteen car loads Of flour is $4,000
and the two car loads Of meat $4,000,
which viii leave-a balance of some
thing like 81, 900 for the committee to
expend for drugs and such other com
modities as they may see fit to send
1t was suggested that this shipment
be made in one train and that the cars
be hammered showing that it is from
Kansas and is bearing another con
signment from the state to the Frisco
destitute. No cash has been sent to
California by the relief committee
but supplies have been purchased and
the contributions sent in this manner.
Those familiar with the conditions
existing in California and the prices
ordinarily asked for foodstuffs estimate
that Kansas contribution has been in
creased Is per cent in value by this
means. The freight on a carload Of
-four to San Francisco is something
like $500, which is saved to the com
mittees as this is donated by the rail-
road con panies which are hauling the
donations free of charge for the relief
fund.
The report shows that Kansas has
responded nobly to the appeal for ala
from the afflicted state" said Governor
Hoch who IS chairman of the commit
tee this morning. land [ Doubt if
there is a state IN the Union that has
made better showing than we have
Our action has been prompt and Of q
nature which insured the speediest re-