The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
WON'T GIVE IT UP
Commercial Club Witty Again
for Sisters Hospital.
Not Discouraged By the Appar-
ent Failure.
WANT A STATE FAIR.
Organization Will Continue the
Agitation.
W. L. Taylor Fails to "Spring"
His Surprise.

/ The surprise which w. L. Taylor
I had promised to spring at the meeting
of the Commercial club last night did
not materialize as he had failed to
get word which he was expecting from
eastern parties. The evening, how
| ever, was given over to railroad talk
| with w. L. Taylor as chief spokesman.
| II feel,'' said Mr.. Taylor, that the line
| north to Willis is practically assured
| as Lamprecht Brothers & Co., who are
! financing the Topeka & Southwestern,
| have Signified their Willingness to
finance the line If we can show them
| that it can be made a money maker,
and there is no doubt that we can do
| that"
| of a committee of five appointed from
| the Commercial club to secure funds
for the purchase of the johnston prop
erty for site for a Sisters hospital,
reported that it would be impossible TO
raise the required amount $500 by
Saturday night when the option OF the
property expires.
1--WE have worked early and late on
the proposition" said Mr.. Penwell. and
all we could raise was about $2,5OO
and $1,000 of this was donation from
one of the owners of the property ana
made conditionally. We need the hos
that 1 don't see how we are going to
get it, for 1 don't think that the sum
asked can be raised from among the
business men of the city.
think possibly that if a larger commit
tee should be appointed that there is
chance that the money could be raised
in the city if the canvass was mace
general and to include the residential
Il am not in favor of letting this
matter drop said DR.. W. T. Taylor'
s'for almost daily the need of an instl-
tuition of this kind is seen and think
that we ought to devise some plan SO
that it will be located in Topeka. II
there is no other way to secure IL !
think that the members of the clup
should go down in their own pockets
and donate the funds required. LOT
one am willing to do it.
"Why is it that this site is speclhed
bv the sisters in their proposition to
the Commercial club" said B. F. /
Pankey. There are dozen OF oe-
sirable sites in the city which can pc
secured for half the sum asked TOT me
Johnston property" There was no
answer to this question and Mr.. Fan
kew continued: There is a tract or
land southwest of the city owned by
Washburn college ana II seems 70 ny
that that institution should pc WiIlIng
to sell or donate enough of 1t Tor a
site for the hospital
President Holiday said that he
would see the owners OF the properly
and see if they would not extend the
option for another week and that II
he was successful that he would ap-
point another and larger committee 10
make an attempt to raise the tunds.
In the meantime the sisters In Kan
sas City will be communicated with to
see If they will accept any other site
than the johnson property. II
For the first time in the history OF
the Commercial club North Topeka
was represented by an auxiliary or
ganization known as the North To-
peka Civic club with Fred O. Morns
as president. This organization has
done wonders in North Topeka this
sprine. and the indications are that it
will be one of the strong feeders 70
he Commercial club in the future 1t
was partially through the efforts or
his club that the city council the first
IF the week voted to pave North Kan
,as avenue to Garfield park.
w. L. Davis, as the representative
of the Mathews-Davfs Motor company
IF Kansas City, submitted PROPOSE
ion to the club for the location of
l S2OOO.OOO car manufacturing plant
n Topeka providing that the city
would furnish a forty acre site and
subscribe for $250,000 worth of stock.
The question of the best method to
pursue to get the board of county
to recede from their
not to make levy FOR
| state fair was discussed and plans
.nough suggested to carry the point
f plans alone will do it. Petitions
will be circulated in the city and
throughout the county for signatures :
skiing the county board to make a
wo mill levy as authorized by the last .
legislature.
A number of these petitions have
1een circulated among the business
men of the city and those who have | :
lad the matter in charge have found |
practically no opposition to the COM
nissioners making the levy.
The following names were added to
he membership roll of the club: Pax Z
on & Paxton, department store; c. H. :
<utz. teacher; F. w. Swearingen, !
eweler; w. c. Stenger, violin maker; J
Hiss M L. Adds. jeweler and engrav l
r: Mrs. NJ L. Field, hair goods: J. c. !
photo supplies; G. F. Miller. I
cal estate; c. z. Jordan, councilman
first ward: Fitzgerald & Lannan,
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