Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1913 — MONTICELLO GAVE AID TO LOGANSPORT [ARTICLE]

MONTICELLO GAVE AID TO LOGANSPORT

City Contributed $250 and Others Pledged Totaled Equal Sum For Neighbor’s Aid. -r - ' . Monticello people came to the aid of its flood damaged neighbor, Logansport, with the fullness of spirit and at a public meeting held Thursday evening over SSOO was raised, $250 o i this amount being given by the city. Kentland raised S7OO and Goodland SSOO, aeeording to the Monticello Journal, the first copy of which since Monday reached The Republican this morning. Monticello was in worse shape than Rensselaer for getting news, as not even Chicago papers reached there until Thursday evening, when a bunch for the Monticello newsdealer was sent to Reynolds and taken across country to Monticello. They went like “wild Are ” It now looks very much as though the generosity of the people had exceeded the needs in the flooded districts and it seems that ’money is not St badly needed as was indicated it would be by the exaggerated early reports. Mayor George R. Durgan, of Lafayette, issued a statement which is very sensible, ip which he said: “In'my opinion it is very foolish to become hysterical at this time in the matter of giving money. Imposters are more numerous than real flood sufferers. I have no right to tell you to keep your money, but it is my desire to see that your sympathies are not unnecessarily drawn upon. Just keep cool! Keep cool! You will respond if necessity demands.” The statement is very timely. There has been a spontaneous rush to give succor and the cash is apt to fall into hands that will not properly apply it. A city near Indianapolis raised SI,OOO and telegraphed Adjutant-General McCoy to ask what to do with the money. He did not answer the telegram at onee but indicated that it was not necessary at this time. It develppes that the suffering was greatly exaggerated in even the worst hit towns and it is quite probable that in some sections conditions were not much worse than they were in the east part of Rensselaer. It might be well for the committee in charge of the money raised here to make very carful investigation as to the needs before sending the money away.