The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-29
BOOST FOR PARK.
Fourth Ward Citizens Present
Petition to City Officials.
Ask That Benefit District he
Created in This Ward.
A ROUSING MEETING.
Two Hours of Sound Talking
for the Good OF Topeka.
Major Anderson Takes Shot at
the Town Knockers.
A ROUSING MEETING.

Through the efforts of a committee
of fifteen live, patriotic and unselilsh
men. the Fourth ward park proposltloll
was given a big boost before the poaru
Of CITY commissioners this morning.
These men petitioned the city on pc
half of the progressive people OF the
Fourth ward, to create benent nls-
+-ict of that ward and purchase at once
tho T.akin and Farnsworth tracts LOT
the purpose of making beautiful north
end mark and setting the nucleus tor
bio boulevard system in Topeka.
The committee talked for two hours
before the city commissioners and prov
ed their sincerity in support OIL INC
good of the city. For the Coca OF To-
pekal' seemed to be the motto OF the
meeting and every speech and every
1,+terance sl,nported this slogan. A pc
tition containing 500 names was present
ed to the commissioners ana the mater
was filed with the proper commissioners
for immediate action.
If the sentiment exhibited this morn
ing nv the representative men VINO at
tended the park meeting has anything
TO do with the real pull behind TINS
narlx proposition it is but a question
of a short time until the park on the
I.aIsia and Farnsworth- tracts VIII De
a reality. Every man spoke loudly ana
earnestly despite the fact the purchase
of this park will cost the citizens OF the
Fourth ward many thousand dollars.
The opening argument was MADE by
Tom Doran. He talked enthusiastically
for 40 minutes and presented and an
swered every argument for and against
the new park. He touched up his facts
and figures with reference, here and
there. to the more beautiful features of
the proposed park.
1.-The north end has grown to be the
back yard of Topeka he said. All
this when we have Nature on our side
and when we have such a beautiful
tract for park purposes-a tract wooded
with elms, oaks and naples and thick
" sodded with grass. There is big
necessity for a park here-every even
ing the tract is filled with boys and
girls who have no other place to go.
There are hundreds of families here
who cannot afford to go to Vinewood
or Gage-a park near them would bring
happiness and health into their homes.
Nothing will make Topeka like beau
tiful parks and boulevards and here we
have a chance to start in the north
end-Start in place where 1t ism
necessary to plant trees and shrubbery
it is all there ready for care"
Mr.. Doran ended his logical speech by
taking a shot at the so-called knock
ers" who were working against the park
DTODOSlIlOn anu WHO were ACCUSING LlIll
of getting mice little fee Of $4,000 out
of the deal"
Mr.. Doran brought out also the fact
that the property to be obtained for
this park was assessed at $21, 500 and
the owners asked $41, 800. This subject
for a text was used by all of the speak
ers following.
Major AndersOn's Address.
Major Tom Anderson followed Mr..
Doran. Major Anderson had prepared
a little manuscript on the subjeet-and
in satire and logic-it was the hit of
the day. He took to task the organ
lied knockers in Topeka and traced
their growth up from the time a howl
was raised because it was proposed to
move the county seat from Tecumseh
to Topeka. His tracing of this subject
was right UP to date-it included the
cold attitude of a certain Topeka daily
paper in regards to the Fourth ward
park matter and included that paper in
the hammer brigade" The reference
was appreciated by all the representa-
tive business men present.
In ending Mr.. Anderson said:
I'VE hope the commissioners will
consider this project from a broad
gagged standpoint and pay no heed to
those who would stop the progress of
the city because it costs a dollar but
take the necessary steps to secure the
park. If in your wisdom you can de-
wise a better proposition you will have
the hearty support of the members of