The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-31
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
Pertinent Question and Answers
Given and Gathered Today by
State journal Reporters.
THE ANSWERS.
TODAY's QUESTION.
What is Topeka's greatest need at
the present time?

THE ANSWERS.
w. A. Smith, New England build
ing.-"A readjustment of wages and
prices to something like equality.
| have here a plumbers bill which calls
for So for about thirty minutes work.
That means the same as fifteen dozen
eggs: it means that the farmer must
produce thirty dozen eggs or their
equivalent in other farm produce to
pay the wages of a plumber for one
hour. How are people going to build
new homes or keep their present ones
ir. repair at that rate? Conditions like
this are strangling business every
dav.''
DR.. H. L. Clark, county coroner
"a new mayor"
Mayor Corwfne.-"Can't you get
| along without quoting me on that sub
ject? Well, then, the city planning
board is my idea of Topeka's greatest
need. or Topeka PLAN Also at the
| earliest possible moment the compile
ton of the filtration system at the wa
ter plant so the city can have pure wa
ter and plenty of it."
Miss Charlotte Harkins. public
health tuberculosis nurse-"MoreIhan
| anything else Topeka needs to have its
! larry Pleasant Alley and Little Mexico.
| From the filth and disease in those
| parts of town come much of the dis
ease we have to fight especially tuber-
culosis. Topeka should go into Little
Mexico with a sanitation organization
/ help keep the city clean. They need
| health rules even more than they need
general American education. Why
Mexicans are now selling insanitary
foodstuffs to white people!"
Fire Chief Joseph Hanlon-'Topeka
needs the coming system provided for
| by the city planning commission. If
we had a Zoning system building per-
mits could be issued more discrimin-
| ately. For instance. if we had the zon-
! ing system, We could forbid a gasoline
| station being erected near a valuable
| place Of business or residence. The
! coming system would lessen fire haz-
ards considerably"
DR.. Earle G. Browne, city health Of
| ficer-''Topeka's greatest need today
| is modern city hospital for all con-
| tagious diseases. The hospital is a
| great need for two reasons. First, it
| would cut down the numbers of cases
/ by eliminating contacts. Second, it
| would mean an economic saving be-
/ cause when a case is taken to the con-
/ tagious disease hospital the wage earn
ers may live at home and the family S
financial condition would not be inter-
fered with.
/ Ben S. Paulen, state oil inspector
| ''Topeka's greatest need is building ac-
| tivity. A new hotel-the first great
| need-and large number of new and
moderate priced residences or apart
ments would mean more for this town
! than any one other thing"
L. J. Pettijohn, secretary of state
Every one recognizes Topeka's great
; est need. 1t is a hotel. A modern,
fireproof hotel would do more for the
town than any Improvement that
| could be secured this year"
i Walter E. Wilson, state bank COM
! missioner.-"You can guess Topeka's
need with your eyes shut or in the
dark. Every one who comes to town
talks about it. Every one who lives
here has it impressed upon them every
day in the year. It's a new hotel-a
real, modern, city class. fireproof hotel
that will lift Topeka into the AA1
! class right away