West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-02
Y, M, C.. A. BUILDINGS.
Millions to BE Spent For Headquar-
ters In the United States.

tiers In the United States.
Miss Mary B. Eaker has bequeathed
to the Dayton CO., Young Mems Chris
tan association her homestead, worth
100000, situated on one Of the best
business lots Of the city, and made the
association a residuary legatee. The
total gift will equal $15O,O00. Upon
this property will be erected building
to cost at least $250.O00. 1t will con-
tain besides the usual social and read
ing rooms, with the gymnasium, q
large natatorum, classrOOms for a
thousand students and hall seating
$500 for Saturday night pops" the
great nickel and penny entertainments
given by this association. Dormltorles
to accommodate 250 young men will
occupy the upper stories. The corner
stone of the Buffalo association build
ing was laid last week. The building
will cost 100000. George w. Perkins
Of New York subscribed $4,000 Of the
$4,000 needed to complete the build
ing as a memorial to his father, who
was the founder Of this association.
There are nearly hundred association
buildings to be erected throughout the
United States In the near future which
are now provided for. At thirty-three
railroad points buildings will be erect
ed to cost $4,000. Of this amount the
railroad companies have contributed
1851, 900, and the balance is raised by
railroad men and citizens. At least one
new building a week will be opened
during the next year. Newark, N. j.,
will soon have its two hundred and
seventy-five thousand dollar building
completed; New Haven, Conn, one
costing nearly $3OO,OOO; Scranton, Pa,
S26O,OO0. The Twenty-third Street
branch, New York, sold its building
for $4,000 and Is building new one
to cost as much. Philadelphia Central
has sold it's building for 100000 and
will erect another to cost fully $780,.
600, and 1t is probable that Pittsburg
will do the same. East Side, New York,
opens it's hundred thousand dollar
building soon. Edwin Bancroft Foote
has given $4,000 for an association
building for working boys at New Ha-
ven, Conn. Elmira, n. Y, has bought
the old Elmira Advertiser property for
$4,000 and raised that sum and $1,000
more to equip it in a few weeks. John
D. Rockefeller has given $4,000 for a
building at Brown university, and SoO,-
600 is being raised at Madison univer-
sity for a Y. NJ. G. A. building. The
Eastern District branch, Brooklyn, has
just raised $4,000.
The associations in these cities are ex-
pecting to erect buildings shortly: Toledo.
o., to cost $3.50, 900; Fall River, Mass
100000; Chester, Pa, $4,000; Roanoke
Va s22. 900; Asheville, N. c., $4,000; Little
Rock, Ark, $4,000; st. John, N. B., $780,
900; Catskili, N. Y, $25, 900; Columbia, Ga,
the gift Of Mr.. George Foster Peabody,
$4,000; Akron, O., 10000; Marietta, O., s2o,-
600: Johnstown, N. Y, $4,000; Lockport,
N. Y, $4,000; Wilkesbarre, Pa, $780, 600;
Harrisburg, Pa, $4,000; Davenport, Ia,
So. 900; Muscatine, Ia. $4,000; Portsmouth,
n. H., S35, 900; Oskaloosa, Ia, $35, 600; Ra-
venswood, ILL.,, $4,000; Lafayette, Ind,
So. 900; Chelsea, Mass, $4,000; Terre
Haute, Ind, has purchased the Terre
Haute club, worth $4,000.
TO this number might be added a
score more Of associations. Last year
the Sioux Indians in the Dakotas built
eighteen log buildings for Y. NJ. Q. A.
headquarters.