The San Francisco call., 1906-11-30
LONDON WILL HAVE
'sKYsCRAPE
New Y. NJ. G. A. Building to
Attain Dizzy" Height.
of at Least Nine Stories
From a stan Correspondent.

LONDON. Nov 14-Real skyscra pers
are unknown in England. The build
ing laws do rot allow them But
what TO all intents and purposes will
be skyscraper TO English ideals is
now under project to be erected in
London II is new Young Mems
Christian Association headquarters
building. to be modelled on the lines of
similar institutions in America. 1t is
to DE nine stories high This is full
story higher than any building now in
existence in the city.
Clarence Hooper. the financial gem
eral secretary of the British Young
Mems Christian Association today sup
piled some details regarding the new
skyscraper which viii take the place
of Exeter Hall, the famous but out of
don headquarters OF the association
AT a meeting held this week" he
said, presided over by the Lord Mayor
and attended by all manner Of high
dignitaries. it was decided 10 build the
new Young Mems Christian Association
headquarters at cost of half mil
lion dollars But before il is finished.
equipped and furnished the committee
in charge figures that the cost will be
nearly one million collars The build
ing is 10 be a memorial TO the late
Sir George Williams. who founded the
association sixty-two years ago while
he was an apprentice boy His widow
and family approve OF the plan The
association in the United States is far
ahead OF the English organization in
membership, but especially in build
ings So the great new central build
ing of the English Young Mems Chris
tian Association is to be modelled after
the best in the United States
a copy of the plans Of the new
building in san Francisco has been
promised the committee here and the
architect will also take the best ideas
from the construction OF the buildings
in New York Chicago. Philadelphia.
Boston and Montreal, Canada The site
has not yet been selected. but PROB
ably will be in Holbcrn. in the very
heart OF London and as near the pres
ent headquarters. Exeter Hall, as pos
sible.
rooms, games rooms. reading rooms.
restaurant. gymnasium. running track,
swimming baths. lecture rooms and a
great entertainment hall. In addition
/ TO having a thorough and comfortable
| club. the three top floors will consist
/ entirely of separate bedrooms fully
| furnished and capable of aecommo-
dating at least 900 young men These
rooms will be let at a cheap rate to
/
restaurant charges viii be small and
the Y. NJ. c. A. hopes it will thus be
able to solve the problem of decent
existence for the youth from the
country who comes 10 London to begin
/ life on small salary. The committee
/ in charge expressly announces that
...ese three extra floors are to be built
/ in order to make the Y NJ c. a. as
near what home was TO the young man
as possible
Until a comparatively short time q go
! the Y NJ c. A. in England was run
almost entirely on close religious lines
Now the British association Is not only
going to copy its American protege in
regard to its buildings, but in the ad-
! Ininistratfon and conduct Of the or
! ganization- With the new building
/ there win be an awakening in the
/ British Y NJ c. A 1t will be all on
/ the American plan