Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-01
ARMORY IS URGED
FOR ATLANTASOLDIERS
Need Of Central Building Hal
Been Proven.
SUN OF 100000 WILL BE NEEDED
Mayor Woodward Plans FOR Erection
Of City Hall In Connection With
the Armoy--.Msy Bring the Matted
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 10
the city. The call for the soldiers
was In an emergency when the men
were wanted az 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 10 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 n an armory, and
with this has been included a city
hall and convention hall
As early as the summer of 1904.
when he was making his campaign
for mayor, Hon. james O. 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 hall 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
tho attention OF the general council
10 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 assembling
OF the soldiers 10 different parts Of
the city
Mayor Woodward Is very emphatlp
In what be has 10 say He believes
that now Is the time for the city an.
th0rltlos % act, II steps are taken
Immediately. ne states. the work %
building city hall and aTmory can
be- started early next year
Colonel Anderson says that the
building 81 an armory Is now an i'm.
peatiye necessity and that good
Ruiory will not only greatly facilitate
the military IN times Of outbreaks.
but will AID In upbuIldIng the com,
panlea
As "a too well known. Atlanta has
no, hail OF any, Kind Ia which large
conventions can, be held, She has no
armoFy az an When large gatherings
come to the city they must either so
into one 81 the old buildings a. Pied
mont park or use the skating rink
at Peace de Leon. The military com
panies occupy different quarters u.s.
ING chiefly the second and third floors
over downtown stores
When spoken % about the move
mCut TO build an arnIory Mayor Wood.
ward said
IAN armory tor the military a. TIE
city was one ofethe plauka Ia thc
platform when I ran Cor mayor two
years ako ! no, oniy advucaied such
a buildiuE Ia my pubuc uiteraBces
hut issued q card Wh.ch { had paa.
P,shca and ln which stated that
thcrc should ho ~ delay ln swing ne
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