Daily camera., 1898-03-16
BOULDER HAS lTl
The Mass Meeting of Citizens Determine to
~ Meet the Chautauqua's Demands.

The Mass Meeting OF Citizens Determine to
Meet the Chautauquas Demands.
The Chautauqua is assured. The de.
mand of the association from Boulder
was promised by most enthusiastic
meeting of citizens in the court house
last night. All that remains to be done
is to close the final details with Mr..
Hirshfeld and the institution will belong
to Boulder.
The meeting was called to order in the
district court room by President Henry
Fulton of the citizens committee. and
the report of the committee, detailing
the requirements of the association, was
presented. The requirements, as here
tofore stated in these columns, are a
100 acre tract near town and build
ings for the use OF the Chautauqua. The
report of the committee was accepted
with the following resolution:
That the report of the committee be
accepted as the sense of this mass meet
ing of citizens of Boulder; that we regard
the proposition of the Colorado Texas
Chautau3ua committee with favor and
pledge the citizens of Boulder to secure
such land and buildings as are contem,
plated in their demand for Boulder as
the site of location and request and in
struct the present committee on the part
Of the citizens of Boulder to take such
steps as may be necessary to secure the
proper funds by popular subscription, or
by subscription to stock in said enter
prise and ali other steps to secure Boul-
der as the site of the proposed Chautau.
qua society.
This resolution, as were all others,
was passed unanimously, after most en-
thuslastic addresses by many prominent
citizens. During the discussion it was
announced tina, Boulder's determination
to raise the money would close the mat.
ter and the committee was instructed to
transmit the following telegram to Mr..
Hirshfeld, who was in Denver awaiting
the action of the meeting:
Mr.. Hirsh6eld. Denver, Colo:-
At an enthusiastic meeting OF the citi.
zens of Boulder, filling the district court
room, tonight, resolution was unani-
mously adopted pledging the city to
raise funds to secure the Chautauqua ac-
cording to terms of your proposition and
constituting a committee to at once
effectuate this purpose.
HENRY FULTON, Chairman.
Mr.. Hirsb6eld was accordingly inform
ed last night and announced his intention
of coming to Boulder this morning. The
remainder of the meeting last night was
devoted todiscussion of ways and means.
1t was decided to enlarge the committee
to twenty-five members, and the new
members were elected as follows:
w. H. Allison, E. A. Austin, L. c. Pad
dock, Isaac Berlin, T. E. GlIler, G. L..
Harding, J. G. Trezise, Leo Vincent, J. S.
Switzer, w. w. Wolff, Geo. M. Mcclure,
w. V. Casey, James Cowie, N. d Nc.
Kenzie, Barney T. Mallon and Otto H.
Wangelin.
With a view to securing the cooper
alton of the city council resolution was
passed as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the city of Boulder, through
its city council, should appropriate a
liberal sum for the purpose of 'encour-
aging the location al Boulder of the
Texas-Colorado Chautauqua and that
the present mayor and council are re.
ques,ed to vote to contriou,e, on the part
of such city. such funds as may be avail
able; also, that the mayor be reques ed
! to call a special meeting at the earliest
practicable moment for the consider
alton of this matter.
The mass meeting then adjourned
subject to call by the committee, and the
committee went into executive session
Mr. Hirshfeld arrived today and spent
the morning in consultation with the
executive committee. The final close oi
the deal is set for Friday.
The executive committee has decided
to submit the matter of bond issue te
a vote and the site committee is nov
arranging the details concerning al
available sites.