The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-12-21
THE new CLUB House.
Judge Benson's Idea as TO What Nay
Easily Be Done.
PRACTICAL AND PRACTICABLE PLAN.
Cenvert Yakima Club Int Com mer.
eiai Bedy-Jein Effort win MN.
tsry Companies and Pubiic LII
brary aud Build a club House.

~
ton made in your paper recently that our
Yakima club be converted into CONNER
cial club, with incidental social features,
has been approved by many members Of
the club and from suggestions made by
them | am induced To "stir up the matter
some more" Ny idea is that a Yakima
Commercial club could be operated SINH.
lar to the Tacoma Commercial club or
the Commercial club Of indianapolis,
Ind, each OF which have been Of meal.
culable benefit to their respective cities.
There is nothing more needed in Yakima
today than unity Of purpose and energy
properly directed.
We are fairly prosperous, both az city
and county, because we can't help being
30. No man or set OF men could stop our
prosperity II they should try. The flow
OF immigration is bound to continue.
North Yakima is now the undisputed
metropolis Of this valley from the source
to the mouth OF the river, but whether it
will be such fifteen years hence depends
largely upon the action OF its citizens
now. A short-sighted, narrow minded,
picayunish policy, together with inactiv-
ity, will cause no end Of trouble and will
fail to attract the class of citizens We
want, when other towns shall have
sprung up. as they are bound to, between
here and Kennewick. Now, nothing will
do moreto unity our townspeople than to
get everybody interested in and working
for common object. Let us suppose,
therefore, that this club-chauge should
be wrought or. If not practicable, that a
new one be formed. Suppose each new
member be charged $40 or SIS initiation
fee, every dollar OF which should 20 into
building fund with the object in view
OF club house free OF rent.
Now, the cavalry troop and infantry
company here are pulling together and
working for an armory hall, and the
ladies of the town are making commend
able efforts in behalf Of public library.
Let all join hands and erect structure
with the armory on the first floor, club
and library on the second floor.
The library would be splendid attri.
butte Of the club. The club secretary
could be the librarian and thus divide the
running expenses. The same economy
for lighting, heating and janitor service
could be realized. For such an object OF
public benefit we would be the recipients
of the gratuitous services Of architects by
offering comparatively small prize to
successful competitor. We should get a
h. cheaper than the regular price and
fsr5sas 1thsY donations. We need the
el'ts saeseto make The institution per-
asaaeEt The library and the armory
also. ao8 al can be under one roof better
shan ROT
| The military companies have devised
means for raising funds for the purpose,
so, 100, Of the library interests and sub
init that this club membership fee is an
entirely practicable scheme. One hun
dred new members would give $1,000 in a
building fund TO "stand off" the present
clubs furniture.
If twenty live men in the town OF
North Yakima will take hold in earnest
and act on committees and attend each
monthly meeting of the club, I claim
that fifty new names of good, helpful bus
| mess men can be added to the club list OF
members before March first. We now
have cur original and fifteen auxiliary
members. Let 81 a month be charged
the members for dues instead of 81 as
heretofore. Let the new organization go
into effect as near New Years day as
possible with a celebration mot a supper
and by January |, 1895, We can be in
our new Club House" and "Armory
Building" with club membership OF $50
to 200 resident members and perhaps 81