The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-14
AUDITORIUM WILL NOT BE LOOAT.
ED FOR ONE WEEK.
After the Expiration Of That Time
Offers of Sites Will be Considered
and Acted pon-Board Of Fiji
teen Directors is Selected.
Initial Meeting Enthusi-
astic and Well Attend
ell and Every
Shareholder
Ready.

The auditorium was not located last
night. The share holders decided TO call
for bids through the newspapers the CON-
Ing week, and 10 take detiuite action upon
those bids next Tuesday evening.
Every business man who attended the
meeting last night was filed with enthu-
siasm and showed by his countenance
that be meant business.
The meeting was opened by a selection
from Neff's band, after which c. E. Potts
was chosen chairman aud Thomas q.
Fitch recording secretary. When Mr..
Potts took the chair he stated the history
OF the effort at procuring an auditorium
and the object of the meeting in the fol-
lowing words:
Something less than a year ago the
question of Wichita's erecting an audi
IOrium was discussed at considerable
length in the papers aud by the citizens
generally. The board Of trade appointed
an auditorium committee. Two or three
meetings were held, but the financial de-
preston setting in about that time the
work was temporarily suspended until a
few weeks ago the Wichita Council, No.
50, United Commercial Travellers associa-
prise by promptly subscribing $500
to the fund, which was hand
somely followed mp by equally large
subscriptions by Capt. Johu B. Carey and
others, until tonight q sum exceeding
$50, 600 has been secured. Wnile the big
hearted commercial travellers deserve the
highest praise for so admirably setting the
ball in motion, it remained for one OF our
hustling, enterprising citizens to follow mp
the work which he did unaded aud tie re-
suit is as stated. Too much praise.
think, cannot be bestowed on Mr.. Charles
w. Biting, to whom l refer, and now /
will ask him to step forward and explain
in detail the objects of this meeting"
&. w. Biting In response TO the invita-
tion of the chairman, stated that in his
calls on the citizens in the interest OF tine
auditorium building, he had met with
nothing but courteous treatment and
liberality which astonished him when he
considered the difficulties with which the
present stringency in the money market
had surrounded ali business men. "Tbe
sum OF IS, 600 has been subscribed" said
Mr.. Biting. every cent of which l am
certain will be paid. and all that now re-
mains is to select location for the pro-
posed building and proceed to build"
Charles NJ. Jones then moved that
committee of five be appointed to select a
board Of eleven directors. subject to the ap-
prOval of the stockholders, for the pur-
pose of selecting site and receiving bids.
An amendment to read Fifteen directors"
was accepted and the motion passed.
c. NJ. Jones, j. Mahan, j. B Carey, Fl.
L. Gordon aud G. w. Biting Were ap-
pointed on the committee to recommend
the members of the board.
The following names were reported for
the consideration of the ckholders aud
by them accepted: L. NJ. Cox. Z. E Beach,
Fred Richter, John MahaD, c. ". Carey,
W. S. Corbetr, G. E. Potts. G. w. Biting,
Thomas G. Fitch, c. NJ. Jones, w. A.
Smith, Jacob Eckert, Newton Garst, w.
j. Wilson and Frank Oliver.
j. j. Parks suggested as the name for
the association The Wichita Auditorium
association.
e. w. Biting moved that the capital
stock should be SO, ,000, which caused some
This discussion developed che
fact that perhaps the stone in the watch
build the building.
Mr.. Helm offered as a substitute that
the capital stock By s2,000 consisting OF
2, 900 snares of 81 each, sold at 50 premium.
IL was arried.
w. j. Wilson addressed the assembly
and suggested that the board OF directors
select the site for location.
&. w. Biting then took the floor and
stated that although Mr.. Wilson's idea
might appear to be good one. yet, he
thought in justice TO ali concerned it
would be better 10 refer the matter VI loca-
tion to the stockholders.
Wilson then moved that the secretary
be instructed TO advertise for BIDS, and
such propositi ons be referred back to the
stock holders at their meeting next Tues
day night, which was seconded by Mccall |.
The motion being Carried and no
further business awaiting attention, the
on motion Of A. z. Helm, ad-
journed.