Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Hustlen Have a Jubilee When the Final
Figures Are Announced.
AYES THE BIG BARTON DONATION
Over Thirteen Thousand Dollars Raised OF
Final Roundup.
TO BE STARTED At EARLY DATE
Funds in sight Make IL Certain
Omaha VIII Have one of Finest
Structures of Kind
in Country.

Total, s1O2.5S0
Subscribed Saturday, S13,lH.
Big subscriptions Saturday;
A friend, $1,000.
Thomas Fitzpatrick & Co., 500.
A friend, $500
Paxton & Vierling, $500.
Hayden Bros, $500
Sunderland Bros, $500.
with $3.50 to spare the Young Mems
Christian association closed its campaign
for 10000 Saturday night Shortly after
9 O'Clock several workers came rushing In
with subscriptions and at the same time
Thomas Fitzpatrick & Co. reported that
500 had come to the association as It's
Ier cent of the company's sales for five
days. When the pledges were all regis
tered they showed that $1O2,5so had been
subscribed.
Enthusiasm of the widest sort prevailed
for nearly two hours afterward Hats
were thrown into the air and the hurrahs
that came from the throats of the can
vassers were deafening People from east
and west along Farnam street poured into
headquarters to rejoice with the happy
hustlers.
Almost everyone who had anything to do
with the raising of the fund, was there
| the board of directors, the citizens COM
mittee, the young mems committee and
/ business men who had served on no COM
mittee, but had secured their share or the
pledges. international Field Secretary B.
c. Wade, /. w. Carpenter. Howard Bald
rige. F. A. Sunderland, John c. Wharton,
F. L. Willis, c. NJ. Mayne and other lead
ers were centers Of interest. At intervals
! I'm the uproar their voices were heard tell
ing how it was done and congratulating
the workers.
Nearly Enough to Build.
The closing of the campaign means that
the association has raised 100000, prac-
| tically in three weeks. 1t means that there
| will be but $4,000 more TO raise for the
new building as there is $4,000 already
! on hand for the purpose. The building
will cost $4,000 and together with the lot
will be worth $4,000. 1t will be home
for the association which is considered to be
ec,ualled in few cities in the country. Now
that there is sufficient money In sight.
work will be begun on the building as soon
as a few minor changes are made In the
plans
The $4,000 conditional subscription Of
Guy C. Barton has been the incentive
which has spurred the hustlers to their
greatest effort during the last week. Mr..
Barton was to give that amount provided
500 eco more was pledged by midnight of
July is. His gift was saved for the asso-
ciation several hours earlier. Last Sunday
there was S47SOO yet to be subscribed. To
|, many of the young men the situation looked
hopeless, but such old heads as c. s.
Ward and l. w. Carpenter felt that the
Omaha public would rally as it always does
| to the support of any worthy object And
II did. The campaign closed with whirl'
wind finish which will always be a CRATE
, ful memory to the members Of the asso-
! citation.
subscriptions of Saturday.
The sum of $l3.lA was subscribed Sat
/ urday On the morning of that day there
: was just $s9,35s accounted for.
, The largest subscriptions for The day
were. A friend. 81 900; Thomas Fitzpatrick
+. & Co, s7OO; a friend. $780, Paxton & Vierl
5 ing, $500; Hayden Brothers, $500; sunder
land Brothers. $500.
; Chief of all the joys of the secretaries
T, was the fact that the young mems com
7 rnittee had raised more than twice th'
2 amount allotted TO It. Instead Of $4,000 1
= secured pledges for S22,00S.5O. The amour
: turned in by the leaders of the squads ar
: as tollows H. A. Stone, $5,092; F. L
: Erion, SS,gs; N. H. Nelson. S2,1o2; T. F
Q surglss, 3, l,9o45O; Z. c. Henry, {,655; w
s. Hills, Sl,5s7; E. o. Ames, H,5H; ]. II
Wallace, s., SOP; H. s. Byrne, H,446; W. E
: johnson, 1886.
: Mayor Moores walked into the Office un
solicited Saturday morning and went dow
into his pocket to the tune of $100 Harr
B. Zimman, president Of the city council
was another contributor.
One of the largest subscriptions, consid
o ering what 1t meant to the giver, wa
n made by Henry Russell, the shoe strin
n man in the alley Of the association build
o ing. His little daughter watched his bus
d ness while he came to headquarters an
a gave so cents.
h The Office force is being kept busy thi
afternoon by taking subscriptions over tn
d telephone, ranging from 81 TO $50
=, Subscription cards have been left at th
Il hotels and restaurants. and they are bring
: ing good results.
= Kenneth and Wallace Craig, the tw
n little sons Of Assistant City Engineer Crail
made up their minds that they would q
!. some money for the building fund. The
had their father prepare the heading OF
petition as follows;
j. I'VE, the undersigned boys OF Omabi
= wish to help pay for the new Young Men
= Christian association building OF our cit
: and beg that you will accept the sums Of
" posite our names as proof of our intere
= in a good cause. Trusting 10 be the me
OF Omaha in the future years, we r
main. etc"
is The Craig boys collected S ana turn,
Il into the fund.