The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
The MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
TWO BIG THINGS
WORTH THElWoRK
BUSINESS MEN EXPRESS OPIN-
IONS OF AUDITORIUM PLAN.


but the Establishment of Strong
Home Insurance Company Also Is
Vital.
Two striking points are brought out
to-day in interviews with leading Min
neapolis business men as to the advis-
ability Of having strong home life
insurance company and the feasibil-
ity of the present plan for securing
an auditorium. The interviews show
it to be the belief@of these men that
home company is almost a neces-
sity to the financial welfare Of the
city, and that an auditorium will be
equally strong as a money-getter for
the city. One citizen goes SO far as
| to say that the insurance company Is
Of much more Importance to the city
than the auditorium. For that reason
he has taken out a policy. Another
says that the business men could we'll
afford, for the future returns, to go
down into their pockets for the money
to build the auditorium.
| A Great Musical State.
| Says J. F. Conklin, who for twenty
lyears managed Minneapolis theaters,
as assistant manager Of the Academy
l5of Music and manager Of the Grand
lopera-house:
II believe very few persons realize
the Importance of music hall In
Lefty of this size. I recall the time, a
good many years ago, when brought
the .Mapleson Opera company, with
! Gerster, Patti and the whole cast to
Minneapolis, and got them only be-
cause the floods at Cincinnati obliged
1.-THE company to make new bookings.
IT, e.. W.T. ID
dakota and the whole northwest ask
ling for seats. The number of people
Ewho would come to town to attend
these high class entertainments Is
so1nething wonderful. Minnesota is
a great musical state and persons who
%at TOT to t own oaee S year ar tS VIII
shopping at the same time. They are
getting so now that they, can afford to
go to Chicago for music. A theater
won't do the business. The city must
have something suitable for large con-
concerts, and meetings of different
kinds. We'd have more conventions
here if we had place to entertain
them. Having run theaters here for
twenty years know the importance
Of It: !. =, :, Sr7st
Igood as a large auditorium or a large
concert hall. Two hundred and fifty
business men of Minneapolis could
well afford to put their hands in, their
pockets to the tune Of $1,000 apiece.
to put up an auditorium that would be
a credit to the city, 72at&
Keeping Money at Home.
R. M. Chapman-I think Minneapo-
lis can support a first-class life fnsur-
ance company with, headquarters in
Minneapolis and keep some Of our
lrno@ I, 1r~f re- ft1icS
theory I myself have applied for a
policy in the Northwestern National
Life Insurance company. There is no.
reason In the world why a local life
insurance company should not be pro-
portionately as strong as the imported
4 article. The auditorium plan ought to
i go. thru and its erection will help
t the city, give boom to upper Nicollet,
and fill long-felt want for a music
hall in Minneapolis. -
Ir@J. U. .Barnes-In view Of the i'm
j nnense amount of life insurance pre-
nliums sent out Of the city to eastern
companies every year, it would seem
to be folly on the part Of our people
to let slip any plan which might result
in giving to this city a strong, relia
BILE life insurance company, so that at
least a reasonable part Of this immense
sum might be retained in the COM
munity. I can't see why a life insur-
ance company doing business on. the
old line plan, if well managed, should
not succeed in this city, If given a
reasonably good start. While I am
not thoroly posted as to the condition
of the Northwestern National Life
Insurance company it seems to me
that all the evidence goes to show that
it is in good condition, and If this is SO
it appears to me that if our citizens
will subscribe for this two millions in
surance, 1t should result in giving to
| tho nnaY1v Sl1ch a. Sn1aD6i "a NOVA fn
the front and such an excellent op-
pOrtunity to advertise, that it should
be a success and we should be given
the home company which we SO much
need. I think it is more important
that we have the home company than
the auditorium. That is the big side
of the proposition.
i A Magnet for Money.
G. .D.:Dayton-I thoroly approve of
the action Of T he urnal in
endeavOring to arouse interest in the
auditorium plan, and T also approve
!, all it has said in regard to the build
ing UP of a home life insurance. COM
: pany in our midst. Every. financial
institution that we can secure here
in Minneapolis which attracts money
, from the northwest surroundings, and
invests it's funds in our vicinity, will
be helpful I already had all the in
surance that I ever intended to carry,
but arranged at once, to take a pol
, icy in this company in order to help
& both the auditorium and the tnsur-
: ance company. TIL e Jour a de-
: serves great credit for its active inter-
est both in the auditorium and in en-
couraging the insurance company.
[ think the business men of the. city
ought to cooperate in both these ef-
forts.
George M. Gillette am greatly in
favor Of the auditorium project.
am in favor Of tt for two reasons
first, because the auditorium will sup
ply most pressing public need. and,
second, because believe the bust
ness which will incidentally be given
to a home insurance company will aid
in building up a most worthy institu-