The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-11
purchase and equipment of a perman.

purchase and equipment of a perman-
ent athletic park.
THE university is DESTROYS of CO.
operating with the city. the Y. M. G. A.
and other organizations which may
have an interest in the matter. The
university has been given title to the
present fencing, grand stand and
bleechers and is willing to contribute
these as her share toward eQuipDing
new field
Form Stock Company.
"The scheme outlined to me by Mr..
Stanchfield who has been giving the
matter considerable study" said Prof.
BrannOn, "is that of perfecting an or
gantzation for the purchase of, or Sc
curing of a longtime lease on new
site for a permanent park. The plan,
briefly, is to organize stock company
with capital, say, of $4,000 as
maximum. 1t is believed, however,
that only 40 per cent would need to
be collected this year, so that if
man contributed to 500 worth of
stock, he would be called upon this
season to pay no more than $40. After
the organization has been foated,
would come the election of officers
and the appointment of committees TO
determine site, equipment, transporta-
ton, etc.
"This matter of an athletic park is
one that concerns Grand Forks even
more than 1t does the university.
There are three things to be con-
sidered in the establishment of a new
park-site, expense of moving old fences
and buildings, and the preparation of
grounds after they have been secured"
Prof. Brannon though it would cost
about 81 90 to move the old park.
Father Conaty followed Prof Bran
non. He though that $4,000 would be
rather small amount, but agreed
that one thing was certain-we must
have a park and the matter might as
we'll be taken up and settled now as
any time.
Secretary futile of the Y. M. C. A.
promised the cooperation insofar as
possible of the association.
Senator J. D. Bacon was anxious to
have a new park-and baseball team
and was willing to lend aid to what
ever scheme should be deemed best.
DR.. H. M. Wheeler also agreed that
a park must be secured. He believed
that site adjoining the street rail-
way line and not far from the coulee on
the University road, would be the best.
Proper drainage was one matter that
ought to be considered. that having
been a bothersome matter in connec-
ton with the maintenance of the
present park.
evolved by Prof. Brannon and M.
ton and looking for Il site afterward,
q fa,
At the conclusion of his remarks Mr.
heads this article, at the same time
moving its adoption. Motion was duly
seconded but on the call of remarks
r. B. Griffith moved an amendment,
said amendment being heretofore
noted. Mr.. Griffith did not believe it
advisable to make large outlay of
money for new site. If 1t were pos
sible to make use of the state fair
grounds.
Messrs. Gibbs, Bangs Kelsey and
Bronson were among those to dis
cuss Mr.. Griffith's proposition. Tracy
r. Bangs took exception to the scheme.
stating that he did not understand
that the Commercial club was called
at that time for the purpose of select
ing a site for an athletic park, but
rather for the purpose of endorsing
or refuting the proposition of having
park at all. He believed that the
matter of site was something to be
taken up later.
Committee Appointed.
At the close of the meeting, which
did, in fact, endorse the the PROPOSE
ton, as signified by it's passing the
resolution giVpn above acting Prasid.
ent w. X. Nash named as members Of