The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-07
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of the subscription list from that time un-
I'll 1t had reached 1886 in seventeen days.
There were two things decided on by
the Kansas City directory that were IN MS
judgment exceptionally wise. One was that
the shares of stock be fixed at 81 each. The
other that no contract should be let
until the money was on hand TO pay for It
The next step was the sale of buttons at
81 each. each good for one share OF stock,
which brought in $500 The first buttons
were auctioned and Nos. l and 43 brought
SI1 alone In December of that year the
committee selected ground 200 by 3l4 feet
for which $4,000 was paid in cash and
$4,000 in stock. Plans were asked ana
successful architect should receive, besides
the prize, 5000 in stock and $500 in cash
He said 1t was unwise TO contract for a mn
ished building. The contracts should be
awarded successfully.
MR.. ARMOURS CALF.
In October, 1885, the total subscriptions,
gathered by an intelligent canvass, amount
ed to sl67,065. and it became apparent that
more money was needed. 1t was then that
X. B. Armour gave his innocent white
faced Hereford calf Armour Rose. This
was seemingly useless thing, but they
added to this gift piano, and ANY old
thing" anyone would give and finally made
up large and valuable list of articles. for
free distribution, as he termed il. The COM
mittee sold 100000 tickets at % cents each,
emitting the purchaser to admission to a
concert at the hail and chance on the
articles. The tickets were all sold in ten
days Another lO0, 600 was disposed of in an
equally short time and the free distribu-
ton Melted $4,000. Then $50 young bust
ness men of Kansas City joined in a min
strel show, of which Mr.. Clendening was
the interiocutor, and, as the convention
building was under roof and more money
was needed. 1900 people attended and $500
was cleared.
On April 3, 1900, this building burned.
With the $4,000 insurance, a cash balance
of 5000 and subscriptions of $4,000 that
We're made within twenty-four hours the
directors announced that the second con-
vention hall would be rebuilt for the Demo-
cratic convention of July following, and
in ninety days and one hour the second
convention hall was done and he had the
word of Samuel E. Morss that no national
convention was ever so well cared for or so
conveniently. The building held 81 900 peo-
pie the day Bryan was nominated.
In canvassing for subscriptions he advised
that certain men be sent TO certain districts
and to allow no guilty man to escape. There
was one class he said that the canvassers
hunted to his hearth. This class was COM
posed of the men who had made their
money, retired and felt a loss of interest
in public affairs. Professional men, too,
were large element In the subscription
work. The right man should be sent to
the right place.
After your building is built" he con-
cluded, you will find it the greatest money
maker in the world not in stock dividends
for We have never paid a stock dividend,
and never intend to, but indirectly to the
business prosperity of the community. The
Kansas City horse show was a money
maker for every dry goods store in the city
alone. wish for indianapolis the greatest
success and that your coliseum will be
dear to you as Julie was to Richelieu.'
ENLIGHTENED SELFISHNESS.
Samuel E. Morss spoke on THE Attitude
of the Press" He said. paraphrasing Gree
leys phrase, that the way to build coli
scum was to build it. He said the coli
scum would be the result of the civic pride
or the enlightened selfishness of the people,
and by enlightened selfishness he meant
the men who could see further than the
ends of their noses. Indianapolis needs the
collSeum with the 1nterurban station, the
| first in the country, assured, the Indanapo-
| lis Southern adding new tributary Sec
ton to the city, the ,interurban system
which George +. McCulloch has developed,
| the new postoffice building, the technical
| school, the army post and the park and
| boulevard systems, Indianapolis was max
| ing great strides. 1t was necessary for
| place to be provided where the great and
| increasing industrial population should find
| its entertainment. The question must be
| standpoint, but from the standpoint of that
! which makes living better and contribute
to the artistic and educational development
| of the masses. AS for the press, il had
| been united all the great projects of the
city and would be united in this.
John r. Wilson. in a speech the theme
city cannot stand still. A citizen without
pride he said, Is like Undine without a
soul. Throw your hearts into the move
ment, said Mr.. Wilson, and 1t is bound to
| succeed.
John L. Feltman. representing union la
| bor said: THE toilers of this city will ex-
! tend a helping hand to you merchants and
manufacturers. The necessity for such a
| building this coliseum is apparent to
! the laboring man as well as to others. /
have one suggestion / wish to make-give
tunity to buy shore of stock, not only for
himself, but for each one of his, family"
| Mr.. Feltmans speech was received with a
demonstration of applause.
MCULLOCHS SIGNIFICANT TALK.
George F. McCulloch. president of the
Union Traction Company, responded to the
broad toast, 1.-The Entertainment of the
People of Indiana The theme of Mr. Nc
Culloch's speech was that indianapolis
owes not only her present prosperity, but
even her humblest beginning to the people
| of his address was his allusion to the bene-
| fits to the city of interurban traffic. "In a
very short time" he declared, 'Indianapo-
| lis will have tributary a population of not
less than one million, each individual of
which may be regarded as citizen
He allude dto the immense crowds which
| cam TO see Ben-Hur as an evidence OF
| the fact that indianapolis has passed out
| of old conditions into new. 1t was
the most striking evidence possible
that the accommodations of the
city are even now, insufficient State
| lustrate about clearly anything else
| the absolute necessity for building of the
! kind contemplated. Tomlinson Hall is not
| large enough to seat even the delegates to
| so large an assemblage, not to speak of the
| visitors. Indianapolis he declared, is more
| typicaly the capital city of Indiana than
| any other capital in the country. 1t is the
| geographical center, the center of finance,
| commerce, education, literature, medicine
| and score of other varied activities
| Indianapolis now has opportunity"
| said Mr.. McCulloch, ito develop a more
cordial relation with the people of the
State, relation which is perhaps neces-
sary. The federal government, the state
and the county have done well by you in
providing magnificent buildings, and it
should be your pride to do something for
yourselves. This is self-evident propo-
sition,i' Mr.. McCuloch concluded, cit must
| and shall be done. 1t is the opportunity
of Indianapolis 10 do something big to
| do something broad. 1t was said of Cecil
| Rhodes that he thought in continents AS
| to this thing you have your opportunity to
think in continents. Don't talk about it,
| raise the money"
Harry c. Adams who followed Mr. Nc
| Culloch, turned to Mr.. MCGOWAN and Mr..
| Clendening with this facetious remark:
The old phrase. We are from Missouri
| and you will have to show u.s., will have
MCGOWAN and Mr. Clendening. You are
| from Missouri and Won have shown