The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-05-05

the first year would manifestly be
unfair to- the company as they would
have no money with which to fit up
their gymnasium, lockers, shower
bath, reading room, or to pay for
lights and fuel, therefore it has been
arranged and will be provided for
in the bylaws Of the incorporation,
that if necessary the entire proceeds
of the first year outside of the state
rental, shall be applied in fitting up
the building in first class shape and
that each year thereafter all the state
rental and rs per cent Of the net pro-
ceeds shall be applied on the inter-
est and indebtedness until paid in
full, thus leaving rs per cent of the
net proceeds each year. for the run
ming expenses of the company.
The stockholders will have the en-
tire management of the building and
will elect each year the necessary Off
GERS to manage the same, each stock
holder having one vote for each share
of stock he owns.
The proposed policy Of the COM
pany is to fit the building up with a
company and officers room, shower
bath room, ticket Office and a read
ing and lounging room.
Also to secure some pleasant, sin
gle, old man, to act as janitor and
keep everything in order, to provide
sleeping room fir him therein, thus
allowing the building to be kept open
to the members Of the company and
their friends at all times.
The policy Of the company also as
outlined at present is to treat the
town Of Blackfoot literally in the
use Of the hall for public purposes,
such as holidays, for political and
public meetings, making no charge
for the use thereof and in this MAN.
ner enlisting the cooperation Of the
citizens in their undertaking as they
must necessarily depend upon the
patronage of the citizens of the town
to make a success of the same.
At present the members of the
company are experiencing some diff
ficulty in raising the required am
ount and it is the object of this ar
ticle to explain the entire project TO
the parents and if possible enlist the
cooperation of the parents in this
project of their sons.
1t is not the object of this article
to ask donations from anyone in this
matter, although if proffered even by
John D. Rockefeller they would prob
ably be accepted with genuine graft
tude. but is simply an appeal to all
the parents of the members of Com.
pany F to aid their sons in financial
way in order that all the stock re-
quired may be, subscribed.
There is no such thing as gift
in what we are asking of the parents.
1t is simply a business proposition
and without doubt a good one. As
soon as the building is paid for the
stock will be worth at least five times
what was paid for it and if property
values have increased, will be worth
more, and with so Of the popular
boys Of the town, Of which the COM
pany is composed, back of the propo-
sition, it is bound to be success.
Then to look at this matter from
the standpoint of parent, would you
mot much rather your boy would fall
into the habit Of going to a place in
which he has an actual, and financial
interest, where he may find his as
sociates and be privileged to take ad-
vantage Of healthful evercise Of any
form usually to be obtained in a
first class gymnasium, to take brac-
ing shower bath after such exercise,
or to spend his idle hour or so in a
first class reading room, where he is
not surrounded by intoxicating liq-
uors, and where gambling would be
prohibited, in preference to his spend
ing his time in. such places as the
majority are tempted to under pres
ent conditions simply because they