Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-10
Cedar Rapids Commercial Trav-
elers Make Strong Effort to
s Get U. T. C. Home
OFFER SINCLAIR HOMESTEAD
Ten Acres of Ground in the City and
Magnificent Building at Low Figure
s-Des Moines the Principal Compel
itor for the, Location of the Home
Other News.
snecial 10 Times-Republican

Special TO Times-Republ1can
Cedar Rapids June 10.--The mag
nificent palatial residence of Mrs. G.
C. Sinclair the largest and handsom-
est in Cedar Rapids, with over ten
acres of the most beautiful grounds In
the city, is the proposition that the
Cedar Rapids council of the U. e. i.
offers to the state council as a site for
the national home of the order Yes
terday afternoon a special committee
from the state council was taken to
the Sinclair mansion and shown all its
beauties and advantages. The MEM
bers Of the committee gasped with de-
lighted establishment at the great sur
prise which Cedar Rapids had pre-
pared was unfolded to them.
The present committee in charge OF
this fund is NJ. j. Brazzell, OF Sheldon;
C. Porter, Ottumwa; and F. w. Houck
of Sheldon MIR. Houck is better known
among the travelling men as Father
Houck, and the fund is known as the
Father Houck Fund"
All the Cities Want It.
1t has been decided to spend big
sum on this home and it has also
been decided that Iowa shall have IT..
inasmuch as the movement was START
ed in this city. The present council is
to decide which city of the state shall
have it. Naturally, all the cities of
the state are after it and all OF them
desiring 1t have been asked to sub
init propositions to the grand council.
TIt is believed that the contest has
narrowed down to Des Nioines and
Cedar Rapids Des Moines has felt
very sure of getting the location mas
much as the Des Moines council is
very much stronger than any other
counci' the state. The proposition
which les Moines offers the council is
five acres Of ground out in the High
land Park addition to Des Moines.
That seemed like a good proposition
until the special committee was taken
out to see the magnificent Sinclair
home in this city. That took the dele
gates by storm.
The Sinclair mansion was built for
private home and is row being used
as such. 1t is complete in every detail,
thoroughly modern, with it's own heat
ing, lighting and water plant. 1t would
be ready for occupancy immediately.
The grounds were laid out by the most
skillful landscape gardeners and they
have had the greatest of care since
that time. Everything is ready for the
immediate use of the children. The
house is large enough for a hundred
children. About the only criticism that
could be made is that it is far too
beautiful to be used for such a pur-
pose, but here is where the great fea-
ture of the offer to be made by the
Cedar Rapids council comes in The
mansion and the beautiful grounds
which surround it could not be dupli-
Gated in any city in this state for less
than s125.0O or $4,000. But thru
the efforts of the Cedar Rapids Com
mercial Club the Cedar Rapids council
will be able to offer it to the grand
council at figure far below 100000.
Strictly speaking, the property is not
for SALE 1t is doubtful If it could be
purchased at all save for some such
purpose as is here mentioned. The
Cedar Rapids council believes it has
made the grand council an offer which
could not be duplicated anywhere else
in the United States, and the special
committee which went up to view the
property fully concurred in this opin-
ion.