The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15
Situation Considered at Meeting of
Directors and Committee Appointed
to Raise Money Still Needed.
ARSENAL SITE SALE TOMORROW
MAI. w. III. MILLER WILL RECEIVE
BIDS FOR THE PROPERTY.
MedfOrd h. Wilson, for Technical
School, VIII Probably Be the
Only Bidder.

Indianapolis members of the board of d.
rectors of the technical institute and sub
scribers to the fund for the purchase of the
arsenal site met last night at the CONNER
cial Club to discuss the final effort to Sc
cure the entire amount of s154,0O0 which is
needed to purchase the arsenal property.
The fund is now approximately $1,000
short The directors who are residents of
Indianapolis are Hugh III. Hanna, John II.
Holiday, the Rev. NJ. L. Haines, James R.
Carnahan and Sol c. Dickey.
The directors determined that the neces-
sary balance could be raised, and after
their individual meeting joined with a large
number of the subscribers to the arsenal
fund in discussing ways and means. All of
the Indianapolis directors have pledged
themselves for large amounts in the en-
dowment fund, which, ii was explained last
night, will be very large in comparison
with the amount needed to purchase the ar
senal property.
At the meeting Of the subscribers Major
w. j. Richards presided. w. d. Allison,
chairman of the Commercial Club commit
tee on $40 subscriptions reported that $3.50
had been secured in the six days canvass.
OF the News carriers fund of $3.50. all is
collected except a little more than 800, and
this unpaid portion is guaranteed. Elisha
Ravens suggested that 40 men could
be found who would contribute 500
each to make up the deficit, and he
would add 800 to the subscription he
had already made to assist this move
ment. Hugh II. Hanna made an earn
est appeal for prompt work on the part of
b. h. rx@s., ,lE
that the project might not fail. COM
mittee composed of Captain W. E. Hay
ward, Hugh III. Hanna, w. j. Richards. G..
a. Schnull and III. 2. WATSON was appoint
ed 10 make the final canvass for relief and
to direct public attention to the necessity,
and the following appeal, signed by the
committee, was issued:
FINAL APPEAL MADE.
To the people of Indianapolis:
Thirty-six hours yet remain in which the
citizens of Indianapolis may complete the
fund necessary to make the purchase on
Monday noon of the United States arsenal
grounds for the technical institute. The
total amount needed is sl54,OOO OF this
amount $4,000 is now in the possession of
the financial trustees appointed to repre-
sent the citizens of polis-Messrs
NJ. b. Wilson, John Perrin, Charles Latham
A. A. Barnes and Frank e. Gavin. Seven
teen thousand dollars yet remain to be
secured. We do not believe that this city,
which is TO profit so largely from this en-
terprise and from the establishment of the
army post which grows out of the sale
of the arsenal grounds, can afford to fail
now, or will, from a sense of overconfi-
dence or Indifference, lose this golden op-
portunity. We ask every patriotic citizen
who has not yet given all he can afford TO
give, and who believes in the future of our
city and its institutions, to help in this
emergency. Send your subscription at once
to the secretary of the Commercial Club
OF the persons whose names are UNDER
signed, or TO any of the newspaper offices
of the city. Ask your neighbor to help. The
trustees must have all the purchase money
before Monday noon. Let us show that
we are worthy citizens of mo mean city,