The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-13
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
People Up in Arms Over Street
Railway Route.
Will Pass Up the Narrow Ave-
nue. OF Naples.
USED BY THEFARMERS.
Thoroughfare the Favorite One
For Drivers.
Missionary Alliance to Close
Sunday Night.
USED BY THEFARMERS.

The people of North Topeka are up
In arms over the recent move of the
Topeka Railway company in building
their short line out along the maca-
dam on st. John street Ever since
the street was macadamized and main
tanned in good condition by the city
and county it has become the main
thoroughfare from all districts north
of the city into the city.
st. John street is narrow. The
macadam is narrower. The street rail-
way company proposes to lay their
tracks down the middle of the street.
This leaves but a few feet on either
side for traffic. Rural traffic is nat
urally leary.. Farm wagons take up
more room than the average city
equipment. This means that the st.
John macaram. as far as its value to
rural traffic is concerned, Is ruined. 1t
may also jeopardize the row of giant
naples which are a feature of the
north side. The trees must be spared.
This drive is also invaluable to city
motor car pleasure seekers and horse
owners. But with a street car line
shouldering up the middle of the street
destroying the smoothness of the mac
adam and running in opposition TO
road traffic the st. John drive will
soon be deserted as a popular thor
oughfare.
It is not the fault of the street rail-
way company. Supervisor Patten is as
anxious to use some other route as the
people of North Topeka and the city
officials are that he should do so. The
street railroad franchise binds the
company to the original plans made
last spring In order to change their
franchise ordinance through the court
of the city commissioners.
Under the new city commission law
this could not be done without delay
and also a specific time for an express
sion from the people. The street rail-
way company and the city officials
agree that delay of this kind at this
time would not be advisable and the
original plans for the railway will be
carried out
Therefore there are no visible
chances for the people of the North
Side and the ruralists who trade in
Topeka to save this thoroughfare
which has been the pride Of this sec
ton of Topeka for so long a time. The
law is acting over the head of the peo-
pie. Arrangements might be made 10
run the railway line on the west side
of the beautiful row of naples in the
street.
When one finds several hundred
young people encamped in a small city
don't go about with faces elongated.
The chances are, also, even though
they have gathered to attend religious
meetings, there will be plenty OF. time
between sessions when jollity is the
order of the hour. This is the case at
Garfield park.
Delegates to the Young Peoples Al
lance and Women's Missionary society
assembly are enjoying camp life to
the fullest extent. Boating on Soldier
creek is proving most popular, and
then there are a hundred and one
other diversions in which the young
people are INDUCING.
Mrs. S. j. Gamertsfelder of Naper-
vile, ILL.,, editor of the Missionary
Messenger, is giving daily addresses
at the convention. In an address on
prayer she said: Prayer is a mighty
people for the building up of God S
kingdom on earth. The prayer of
faith will make us brave when we
meet difficulties.
'If progress is made forces are nee
essary. To the engine coal and water
for making steam are requisite; but
even with these the engine is lifeless
until given life by the fire.
$50 in our work prayer and money
are as necessary as are coal and water
to the engine, but as coal and water
must have the fire before there is any
force, so must we have the touch of
the Holy Spirit in our prayers and
gifts
Last night Rev. J. H. Tobias gave
the regular evening cermon.
This afternoon Governor w. r.
Stubs is on the program for his adj
dress. "Good citizenship and Bishop
S. P. Spreng delivered an intensely in
teresting lecture, "One Thousand Miles
by Rice Power" descriptive of jour-
new through the interior of China. The
0wrr5 80
vention was in attendance.
The convention will close Sunday
evening with a sermon by Rev. A.
Solt.
Below is the program for this even
ing and Sunday:
SUNDAY MORNING.
6:0O-Sunrise Prayer Meeting-Rev.
J. K. Young.
9:o0-Sunday School,. A. Werner,