The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-13
BOOM 1T.

The Business Advantage to Indianapolis In a
New Y. NJ. G. A. Building.
Indianapolis News.
In the presentation of the Y. NJ G. A. enter.
prise at the Board of Trade meeting Yesterday
there was, among many pointsin all the speeches,
this in Mr.. Halford's worth development:
IF build this structure it will give an advertise
ment worth than ten times that amount Of money
to the business interests of Indianapolis We need TO
come up out Of the fog and know place better to
tart than with a T. NJ c. A. building"
Nothing would better advertise the town in the
light way than such a thing at this time
Because of business missortunes, which time and
again have occurred here. the country has often
oil late heard the name Indianapolis" in connec
ton herewith. Let it now hear ii in connec-
ton with the announcement that it has given
$50. for snch purpose as this. ''They can't
be very badly winged there" will be the univers
sal comment; they are able to give 1885, 900 ia
build Y. M. G. A. building" and the fact that
such an enterprise is not a business investment
but o contribution out of hand, open and above
money getting and purely sign of plenitude
of profits would be powerful aid to the city in
every way.
When this country was struggling with the
dangers OF war, and other countries were coolly
counting its chance of life or death, and general.
ly with a malignant bias that gave death the
benefit of the doubt, Congress came ND with the
cnlpper proposition to appropriate millions to
finish the dome of the Capitol building at Wash.
lngton. The moral effect of this little procedure
was immense. The world said "see here these
people ought 20 know their own condition better
than we, and behold, instead of this war taking
all their time and energy, and means, they have
sufficient to spare to go in the most matter.of-
fact fashion prosecuting ordinary public works.
Now, rs we said, the name of indianapolis has
been spoken often of late in connection with
some bushes loss The country does not know,
as We know, that this city is souno
at the core: is doing business
in proportion far above the general average; liz
pushing its trade aud manufacture everywhere.
and increasing them; is making money and
growing in population constantly. The old
town is sound as rock; as healthy as it is hand,
some, ard is just beginning to enter upon the
solid realization of its steadfast purposes.
With the completion of the State Capitol
building and the city hall; the speedy beginning
and prosecution of splendid Union railway
station, we trust; the transformation of the
present government junk shop here at the
arsenal into a barracks for hundreds Of troops;
the improvement of our parks; the steady build.
ing up of waste places with comfortable homes
which our great system of building associations
is pushing forward steadily; the constant
growth OF the thriving suburbs that like a cir.
clet of gems add luster and value to the center
with such progress as this, which is the constant
daily development of the city, it's future was
never brighter. Now. nothing would make
these facts better known to the country at large
than the speedy accumulation of the 1886, 900,
which snail erect a creditable Y. NJ G. A. hall.
Boom it.