The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-09
Will ADOPT a Plan of Campaign and
Set to Work with Zeal
at Once.
GEO. F. M'CULLoCH is CHAIRMAN
sUBCOMMITTEEs NAMED on PRESS
AND INCORPORATION.
The indianapolis Coliseum Company,
with s25O,OOO Capital, shares 81
Each, to he Incorporated.

Rapid progress was made yesterday after
noon in the advancement of the coliseum
project. During the day Chairman Bliss, of
the joint committee of the Merchants AS
ISOLATION and the Fall Festival Association.
determined the membership of the pro-
visional organization committee he was au-
thorized to appoint by the guests at Tues
day nights banquet. Mr.. Bliss found 1t ex-
pedient TO enlarge this committee slightly
before announcing il. The committee is the
executive organization of the project. The
men appointed by Chairman Bliss are:
Hugh ]. MCGOWAN, George F. McCulloch.
Fred NJ. Ayres. George A. Gay, III. p. Was
son, John j. Appel, l.. Strauss. Z. B. Mar
tindale. George w. Bliss. 1. s. Gordon. ]. c.
Schaf. Frank M. Murphy, DR.. r. c. Light,
Albert Lieber. Louis Hollweg. CORTLAND
Van Camp. III. III. Hanna. John L. Feltman.
w. B. Blair. w. NJ. Taylor. Evans Woollen,
George E. Hunt. s. P. Sheerin, j. E.
Roberts and William Scott.
After this committee was decided on
Mr.. Bliss notified the men who made the
subscriptions far reported to assemble
at the Commercial Club yesterday afternoon
to discuss the work in hand. He then an
nounced the committee. Over two-thirds
of them were present. The committee pro-
ceeded to organize by electing George f.
McCulloch, president of the Union Traction
Company. chairman. and George A. Gay.
vice chairman. John T. Sauter. secretary
of the Merchants Association, acted as sec
rotary.
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
The discussion among the members was
directly upon the plan of campaign to be
undertaken and necessity for entering at
once upon this work. The expressions were
enthusiastic in the belief that, with the
magnificent start secured, the remainder
may be secured without even the ordinary
delays. 1t was decided to organize as a
stock company, to be called the Indianap-
oils Coliseum Company, with s250000 capital.
the shares to have par value of 81 each.
Tho committee was careful to make the fact
plain that this stock is expected in the
course Of a short time to receive dividends,
and that the subscriptions to be taken by
scriptions for stock, that is to be made
just as valuable as the stock of any other
corporation and that will bring returns
upon the investment. To prepare the plans
mittee, composed of E. b. Martindale
Ferdinand Winter, John r. Wilson, r. o.
Hawkins and Evans Woollen. was ap-
pointed.
After a long discussion of the plan OF
campaign, for the committee appreciated
that its work must be done with energy
and intelligence. the subject was left to a
committee of three, composed OF Mr.. Bliss
Mr. Morss and Mr.. Ayres. This committee
met the Office of Mr.. Morss last night
to prepare its general plan, and 1t will re-
port to the executive committee this aft
ernoon at o'clock. when another meeting
will be held at the Commercial Club.
press committee composed of S. E
Morss. H. 9. New. H: U. Brown. F.. l.
Purdy and H. o. Thudium was named tc
provide for the publicity of the work.
COLISEUM MACHINERY.
It is expected that the machinery to exc
| cute the coliseum plan will not be completed
| for several days. BY the middle of nex
week it is expected that the community
| will be divided among subcommittee an6
| the work of personal appeal will be pu
| under way. At the outset the only though
| will be to secure stock subscriptions b,
/ personal appeal. For this reason there will
| be no serious consideration of plans tina
| are suggested for the quick raising o
i funds, such as large rattle eschemes, enter
/ tainments and the like, all of which ma!
| be intrinsically meritorious and perhaps
i capable of use later on, but which migh
/ be in conflict with the present work. Tn
| effort will be to procure subscriptions com
mensurate with the financial ability of tn
/ subscriber. So far no parsimony has beef
i shown, and the subscriptions made am
| others intimated are of the most generou
| character. Those prominent in the projec
say they find the public mind keenly aliv
| TO the purpose and possibilities of tn
| project. and that the subscription work viii
| be a revelation of the superb civic prid
possessed by the citizens The canvas
| will be general but systematic. The sub
| committees will have in mind the advic
| of Secretary Clendenning, of Kansas City
to "let no guilty man escape" Many en-
| thusiastic men who have not been publicl
| identified with the project have tendere
| their services on the subcommittee.
Two more subscriptions of 5000 eac
| were mooted yesterday, but as they ha
| not been authorized for public announce
ment the names of the subscribers wer
| not divulged. Enthusiastic members of tn
| committee named many men from whor
the public might reasonably expect sub
scriptions of this size for project so d
| rectly enhancing general progress.