The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-19
ALMOST
ASSURED
Library Fund Nearly
Completed.
Generous Contributions From
Many Citizens. Amount
Will Soon be Raised.

The 50. 800 90 necessary to secure the
library contribution is almost in sight.
The list is now over the two thousand
mark with several yet to hear from and
there can be no doubt but that from
among them the required amount will
be raised The matter has been done so
promptly that there is a disposition on
the part of many to raise more than the
required amount, using the excess for
the purchase of suitable book cases OF
for fund for the replenishment of the
! library from time to time. The sub
scription paper was most generously
headed by the First National Bank and
the Crawford County State Bank with
donations of $500 each. This set the
pace and it was kept up by the wealthier
citizens of Denison until while at pres
ent the amount is not entirely pledged
there is no danger but that it will be
forthcoming When it is considered
that this offer has been before the peo-
pie but one week it will be seen that
Denison has lived up to its reputation
for public spiritedness and liberallty.
| Still better things seem to be in store
for Denison along the library line. 1t
is rumored that the members of the W
G.. T. T. are seriously contemplating
turning the Mckim hall over to the
trusteeship of the city. This would
mean the virtual ownership by the city
of property worth at least ten thou
sand dollars to be used as a free reading
room and library and for kindred public
purposes, There are but six members
of the W. c. I. U. at present and it is a
difficult task for them to maintain the
building as it should be. The property
under their charge has received the best
of care however 1t is in as good shape
today as when it was first completed
Cement walks have been laid and the
building is in every way credit to
Denison.
The recent donations have proven
that Denison is prepared to take an in
terest in its public library, and the
ladies who are planning only for the
general good of the people now feel that
it would be safe to turn the hall over to
the care of the city and for the city s
purposes.
Prof H. H. Savage is now in Sheldon
where he expects to meet the donor of
the one thousand dollars which prompt
ed this good work. 1t is perhaps more
;. than probable that in consideration OF
the promptness and generosity with
which the men OF Denison have fulfilled
the terms of his gift he will in
. crease his already extremely generous
/. offer Thus out of the initial gift OF
# 81. 900. Denison secure public
;. library worth four times that amount
q and to have as its own a building as
a suitable in every way as any library
: building in the state. 1t will be the
pride of Denison. 1t will have an in
fuence for good, stronger and better
than anything we could do in the way
of material improvement Let us seel
. first the uplifting of the intellectual
and moral status of our community an(
:. the other things will be added unto US
- This is why we say three cheers fo
Denison Three cheers for the gen
:. erous hearted man who made all thi
y possible, and three cheers for tn,
liberal, true hearted men of Denisol
=, who have so promptly responded to th'
\ call.
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