The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-17
Y.M.C.A. BUILDING.
ASSURED FOR DENVER eY FUND
OF OVER 100000.
RAISED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
Result Of Enthusiastic wovk-lots
Previously Paid For - Plans for
Se.en-Story Building May Be
Changed to Eight.

Changed to Eight.
Denver-All Denver watched with
curious and anxious eyes Tuesday for
the finish of the months campaign TO
secure n fund of 5000 600 for the y. NJ.
c. \. bui.~ing, and a part stayed up
late at night to learn the result. At 9
O'Clock the room on Seventeenth
street was packed and jammed with
men, and when announcements were
made showing that the total subscrip-
lions exceeded the amount asked the
crowd fairly went wild with excite
ment.
Speech after speech was made OF
congratulation and cheers were given
for all the prominent workers, the
newspapers, the young men and the
boys To conclude the love feast W.
A. Hover invited the entire crowd TO
Join him at the Savoy hotel in an oys-
ter supper. 1t was quite unanimously
accepted. and about $50 the crowd
departed up Seventeenth street and
left the clerks to figure up the days
results.
The situation took new turn Tues
day afternoon after II became evident
that the fund was going to be over
subscribed. and the proposition now is
to build $3.50 900 or $275.o0o building.
b. F. Woodward, who is now in Los
Angeles, sent a telegram announcing
that he vii give $4,000 more on the
condition that an eight story building
be erected c. S. Ward, the y. NJ. c.
A. building expert, estimates that such
h,,tI yri los Sohu
O0o. The meeting Tuesday night i'm
mediately appointed an advisory com
mittee to take charge and devise
way of meeting this increase.
On top of what has already been
done it might seem large task to
raise SIS. 1000 to 10000 more, but it is
not The situation as TO the fund is
exactly as follows: A campaign was
started last year to get lots and begin
the work. 1t resulted in subscriptions
to the amount $56 900, and Mr.. Wood
ward, who makes the new offer, gave
SIS 900 of that. Five lots were pur-
chased at $4,000, leaving a balance OF
$21 600
w. E Sweet come forward on Janu.
airy 18TH with the offer to donate $2o.-
600 conditional on the citizens sub
scribns enough to make a fund OF
5000. 900 Altogether there was sub.
scribed during the months work $174,-
900, not counting the Sweet Offer.
Those are the figures that stand on the
books, but in truth about $225, 600 has
been subscribed. For instance, the
young boys have out in promises a
considerable sum that has not yet
been set down, as much OF it is in
small promises. There are letters and
kilograms out that have not been an.
swered, and these are sure to bring
responses. Two stores that gave ten
per cent. on sales have not yet re-
ported.
II the architects can build an eight
story fire proof and steel building for
$250.O0O 1t will only leave $4,000 ad
ditional to be raised to meet the Wood
ward offer.
After the building is erected there
will come the question OF furnishing.
but the women OF the city have that in
hand. The women at Plymouth
Church already have fund Of $3.50,
and those at Central Presbyterian
Church 81, 900 for the furnishing They
were ready to throw this into the fund
Tuesday afternoon II it had been nee
essary to make the Sweet offer 60 An
otner subscription Of the m0nth that
might justly be figured in was about
s. 900 worth of furnishings. like pi-
amos. OF the subscriptions made dur
ing the campaign about $4,000 was in
cash. 1t Is believed that practically
every cent of the money subscribed
will be collectible. OF course, the big
donations will be.