The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-21
OPTIONS WANTED ON SITE
APPLYING TO THE COMMITTEE
ON AUDITORIUM.
ALQr NEAR CAPITOL sQUARl is Offered
A keetifg Of the Committee to be Hello This
Afternoon a, 5 O'clock 10 the Mayors
QHica. Other BUSINESS Transact
ed by the Chamber .

The Chamber OF Commerce last night
reached three important conclusions N re-
gard 10 tine auditorium
wh2ns If lived up to. mean that the au-
ditpriIm will be b1..t. They are:
!. That the auditorium, if built at all.
must ba built by private enterprise III
the way of individual subscriptions, and
pot by tic cit--
2. That the auditorium question shall
pc divorced from that OF moving the
market house, or any hing else
2. That options wall at once be taken Oh
suitable SITES for the building and sub
sssiptioals for its purchase and the cree
tlen or the building be solicited.
10 this end meeting of the auditorium
committee Of the Chamber is called 70
insect this afternoon at ; O'clock in the
mayors office. Mr.. K. b Raney Is
chairman &C the committee
These conclusions were reached after
fusl discussion Of the situation last ligh2
by the members of the Chamber.
Mr.. -. I. Johnson was added 10 the
committee.
The question Of a site was discussed,
but no site was selected. The lot on the
corner of Wilmington and No gan stre:'ss,
near Capitol square, was offered for SIS
coo. This is for two fots--the corner lot,
ndfw owned by the First Baptist ch1rr /
teolored) and the Upchurch lot adjofnin :
It ON Wilmington street These together
would give q Wilmington street front c.
lilo feet and Morgan street front Ct
$50 feet But the price asked was con
sidered entirely too high especially as
the corner lot the larger Of the two.
being 60 by $50 feet, was bought only
two years ago by its present owners To-.
$1,000 The, price now asked for it is
$1,000 1t was for this reason tnat the
carrgpittee was directed TO take options o.
other sites
In aocordallce with n resolution adCptod
by the Chamber at a FORMER meeting N
regard to entertaining the members OF
the Legislature during their session here
in June, the president appointed the fed
lowing committee: MeSsrs. c. NJ. Bus
bee, J. D. Boishall, r L. Gray. \. 3
Rroughton, J. +. HIM. A. NJ. Powell, J
n Pcg1e and w. y. JONES.
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"A very encouraging talk in regard u
the Industrial and so, ial relations existing
ENdWeen the North and the South was
W1lHt DN MI. ~. "a. Ed~lIlhLI- HUN III
RRlelgh, but until recently a resident ci
Rhston. He was added TO the Committee
on MANUFACTURES.
On Recommendation of the executive
committee, the Chamber endorsed the
following bills now before Congress foI
aid:
l. A bill to appropriate S2CO,OO0 for the
Commercial Museum of Philadelphia and
the State Of PeInsy lvania, and which
now has the most complete organization
and machinery &C aiding IN extending the
commerce and manufacturing export
trade i'll this counrry. 1t needs addi-
tional money to extend and complete its
work, and has had bill introduced IN
Congress asking an appropriation Of
100000.
2 A biz asking certain changes IN the
law regarding the tenure of employ
Inent Of the officers and employees of the
Weather Bureau, and for improving its
efficiency.
] g. A resolution endorsing the movement
and effort to have the limited States
Government establish a national park in
Western North Carolina. The Appaia-
chan Park Association wishes members
and contributions TO the cause. Mem
bership is So.