The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-10-31
CANNOT RAISE THE
$4,000 THIS MONTH
Y. N. C. A. WORKERS ADMIT IT
Some of the Reasons for the Fail
Of the Committee to Raise Nee
essary Amount.

The $4,000 fund for the Young
Mems Christian Association buildi.
will mot be closed up this mont
that fact the people of North Ya.
ma seem to have made up /
minds about. Possibly, as was 81
gested recently, they like to heai
about it SO well that they viii!
sorry to have the agitation stop.
The sum of 5000 would have bee
showing up on the subscription
by this time were it not for fe
things. The reasons may be good
but they do not look good, why thi
goal has not been reached. 1t is
not because people have not lee
seen and the proposition presented 10
them. Secretary Turner said yester
day that he believed enough peop
in the city had been interviewed [
more than reach the amount al
at, but they are not ready at maxim
up their minds, need longer time,
which means that number of /.
as busy men as they are have
quit business more than once on az
count of the habit of procrastinatit
in this regard.
Here is another reason. Some
pie say the proposition is too big fol
this city It's new one, of cours
for previously nothing has been too
big or hardly big enough for Yaki
ma And it is a curious fact that the
people who advance this reason do
not think that Yakima is going on
the down grade either, but they are
afraid the job will not be put
through Of course it will not, If all
take this attitude, and are not broad
minded enough to cooperate with tAe
men who are putting time and money
into this thing SO it will go through.
1t is up to that man who says the
proposition is too big to prove it.
and he cannot. The man who is con-
tributed literally would certainly OBJ
Ject to small or inadequate build
ing. as anything else would be.
In Calgary, Alberta, the contract
has Just been let for Young Mem
Christian Association building to
cost 500. 900. Calgary five years ago
had a population of 5000 and is now
going strong for $1,000 and it be-
lieves in itself, which is a great fac
tor in its future development. What
men have done men can do, especi-
ally North Yakima men. Will North
Yakima be less than $4,000, say
three years from now? Then is $45,-
600 too much to put into building
and site for we'll equipped associa-
ton.
Another reason may be that some
f0 -, AZ
fellow to go first. "What has so and
so subscribed" is frequent ques-
ton put to the canvassers. "Has Mr.
subscribed YETI" is anothe'
one, and when told no, the tendency
is to say, well when he does, I will :"
OF course this sort Of thing binders
and does not help the progress o.
the work. Those who have the mat
ter at heart are convinced that it will
be done all right finally. but are
frankly surprised at the slowness of
some of the foremost business men
to take hold.
he contract is all ready to be let,
the committee is ready for bids on
construction, but will not advertise
for same until more subscriptions
are in. An extension of time will
be necessary but the canvass will
still be maintained. Perhaps it will
help some prospective subscriber to
know that payment upon their pledg
es is arranged to take the entire time
during the erection of the building,
and even longer, if necessary. The
need now is to get sufficient signed
up to warrant the committee in let
ting the contract for the building.
Here is what is needed to close the
matter up:
Eight subscriptions at $500, four
teen at $3.50, four at 5000. forty five
at 500, forty at $50, and the Young
Mems fund of $4,000 completed.
Which class do you belong in? This
will complete the fund, enable work
not only to begin. but to go through
to a finish. What shall be done about
II, Mr.. Businessman, Mr.. Property
holder, Mr.. Parent, Mr.. Taxpayer?