Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-01
ARMORY IS URGED
FOR ATLAN1ASOLDIERS
Need Of Central Building Hal
Been Proven.
sum OF 100000 WILL Sc NEEDED
Mayor Woodward Plans For Erection
Of City Hall In Connection With
the Arm0ry-May Bring the Matter
Before Council

Before Council
Atlanta, Sep. 29.-The recent
trouble in Atlanta, when the military
companies were called out, has en-
phasized more than ever the great
need for an armory and large hall in
the city. The call for the soldiers
was in an emergency when the men
were wanted at once In the central
part OF the city There was no ar
mory at which the soldiers could as
semble and the consequence was that
they had TO gather in different places
and this caused much trouble and de-
lay.
From time to time many OF the most
prominent citizens have spoken Of
the urgent need u an armory. and
with this has been included a city
hall and convention hail.
AS early as the summer OF 1904.
when he was making his campaign
for mayor, Hon, James @ Woodward
issued a card as one OF the platforms
on which he based his candidacy and
in II he called attention 10 the great
need Of an armory for the military
and a nall for the city. along with a
place where the large conventions
could assemble
Since the experience OF the past
week both Mayor Woodward aud Col.
onel Clifford l.. Anderson have spoken
OF the urgent need OF an armory
Mayor Woodward will doubtless call
the attention OF the general council
20 the matter. and Colonel Anderson
will take up the matter with him,
The colonel was In command Of the
military IN The city and he became
aware OF the confusion and delay
that were incident 10 the assemblies
OF the soldiers IN different parts OF
the city
Mayor Woodward Is very emphatic
IN what he has 70 say He believes
that now Is The time for the city an.
thorltics 10 act. n steps are taken
Immediately. he states, the work az
building a city hall and armpry can
be started early next year.
Colonel Anderson says that the
building ~ an armOry Is now an i'm.
perative necessity and that good
aruory will not only greatly facilitate
the military in times OF outbreaks.
bat viii AID IN upbulldlng the COM
panleS
As "a too well known. Atlanta has
not hall OF any kihd In which large
eesVcntiohs eau. be he'A. she has 10
srmory Al an When large gatherings
come to The city they must either SO
into one ot the old buildings a. Pied.
mont park or use the skating rink
AZ Ponce de Leon. TIE military com.
panics occupy diHerrnt quarters, ne.
iag chieay me second and third floors
over downtown sl0rca
when spoken 10 about The move
mcnt % build an armory. Mayor Wood.
ward said;
IAN armory Cor the military % the
city vas one ofslhe plaaks Ia the
platform when I ran Cor mayor two
ycart aEo, nnt ONLY advocaied such
building ia ny public uttrrances.
eut / issued a card which had pub
plthed and IN which stated that
thcrc should ~ % delay Ia giving tAe
soldiers a hame they - ~ q graat
deal of psivaie expense and are al
ways ready % pat gheir nrcs en- So.
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