Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-11
THE LAS VEGAS Y. M. C. A.
CONTRACTING A CHEAPER PLANT
THAN AT PRESENT PLANNED
is FALSE ECONOMY.
Cost of Maintaining a Poorly Equipped
Building Little Less than that for
More Desirable institution.

1t is thought by some that the Las
Vegas Y. NJ. G. A. Is undertaking TOO
large things. Surely there should be
no complaint against the association
il il plants In This city building with
modern appointments and equipment
adequate TO an all-round association
work. II is not the inter.,ion Of the
association directors TO buid larger
than the citys support will bear them
out in doing. That they are planning
largely is no reason for any one to
withhold his encouragement and sup
port.
II is also thought by some that Las
Vegas cannot maintain an association
in as extensive a plant as is being
planned 1t is with the knowledge
that it is the poorly equipped associa-
tions that fail of maintenance that
the Las Vegas directors are planning
facilities to give young men such
privileges as will not fail to hold a
strong membership through the years
to come. The dormitories could be
left out of the scheme, to the asocia-
tion's annual loss of at least $l,250.
The result would be that this much of
| the money for running expenses
would have to be made up from some
other source The double bowling al
leys and swimming pool might be dis
carded-to the loss of many member
ships at $40 per annum per capita.
This would cheaper the structure, but
who says il would be economy? 1t
costs about as much to run poorly
equipped plant as a good one. mas
much as by extending the canvass for
| funds 10 all classes of the city and
without distress TO any one. 1t is found
that the associations plan for its ad-
mirable building can be carried out,
who has an objection to offer? 1t is
! the very fact Of the association s
plans offering to the young men OF
the city just the privileges they de
sire that is leading them to subscribe
SO literally as they are doing. The
question that Is now hefors ..e people
I OF Las Vegas Is, what are rfie wcifsru'
do people of the city going to do to
help the young men to help themselves
toward those things which make for
right living!
The Secret Of II.
To measure the possibilities Of the
Young Mems Christian association
| by sizing it up against any ordinary
club, or, in fact, any existing institu
ton, is to take a false measurement
Of It. The marvellous monetary sup
port that is everywhere coming TO the
Y. M. C. A. Is because of its practical
workings In the lines Of young men
! The best thing for young man Il
to help himself An enterprise that
he puts some of himself into he viii
get something out Of The associa
tion's policy Is to furnish him right
things to do and keep him at them
or let him keep himself at them be
cause he likes to do them To real
the best results II is only necessary t
supplement his efforts to the exten
that he may not be able to help him
self The young man reared In thu
lap Of luxury is very apt to prove
a weakling Strength of manhoot
comes through overcoming Difficult,
ties. The seal Of success is very Otter
placed very discernably upon boy
yonng in years, In that they demon
strate their ability to do things. Tha
great reason that some young mel
have better opportunities In life thar
others opening TO them is because
men who must delegate their bust
ness largely to others see In them th'
elements Of self-contr0l and the powel
to master circumstances that environ
them. There is no limit to the hell
that young man may have who help
himself. The fact that the association
helps young men to help themselves
rs the secret Of the liberal support th'
association so freely receives from th'
ablest men, OF the whole country. Thil
is why that great plow company o
South Bend, Ind, offered to purchase
for the Y. M. G. A. magnificent aban
oned club building at cost OF $3.50,
900, and why at the same time th'
Studebaker Bros. offered to build ant
bestow upon the association q modern
ly appointed building at the cost o
100000, which latter gift was accept
ed. This is why Boston Is now plan
ming the construction Of number 0
association buildings at cost Of sev
cral millions of dollars, and this Il
| why the Las Vegas association will
accomplish its plans while few mel
are saying It can not be done.
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