The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-08
Campaign Opens.

campaign opens.
The campaign proper opened with Il
conference Of a group of leading citizens
of Richmond ut the headquarters yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. Ward outlined
the plan of campaign used in Baltimore
md other cities, which consisted of tic
organization of "A citizens committee
and II young business mems committee
OF one hundred members each TO c.'.icit
the funds.
These committees concentrate on a short
period of about twenty days. dur'ns which
they hold daily rallies Mt the lunch
house, when reports are made and plans
for the next days work. The newspapers
give liberal support. printing cartoons,
pictures, editorials. and many coiunJls
of matter. The town was so thcr'olSnly
stirred that all the people 0scaina in
tensely Interested. One Baltimore citizen
wrote the committee: IL lind | cannot
sleep without giving something TO that
Y. NJ. c.. A. fund" Governor Warield
pronounced the campaign in Baltimore
the most important movement IN the bis
tory of the State. 1t was led Ivy Joshua
lowering and Francis y. White. with
the co-operation of all the leading bust
ness men.
Mr.. Joseph Bryan spoke in favor of the
plan proposed by Mr.. War1 as follows:
This is the best Investment we shall
have an opportunity to make. We have
come to a point where something has got
TO be done in Richmond. We have got to
step aside and let the work stop. or we
have got to go forward.
"T'hat was apparent two years ago. The
building at the corner of Main and sixth
Streets is utterly inadequate for the ne
c~essities Of the town, and the matter
WAS taken up by some of the friends of
the work. 1t was decided that Seventh
and Grace was the best possible location
in the city. 1t appeared by the providence
of God that this property wns for sale.
and 1T had to be bought then and there,
and was bought Instantly. and Is now
being held for the association. The prop
erty. 1S1 by les feet. cost s4o.75N, and
to-day is worth 500. COO, or more. We
have been waiting ever since for an angel
to come down and stir the waters. The
angel has come. n we want to a
a plunge bath. Richmond is much more
able to give 100000 now than 1t was TO
give S35, 900 whom our present building
was put up. That was started by n
man Offering to give $1,000. The biggest
gift mnde for the old building was $4,000.
'.Thes population has increased. The mum
her of people coming into our city to work
has increased. / eoiss in contact with
young men coming ilato the city. who
worI, for s1.25 and s1.a6 a day. and that
III all ItffN iiiNNt a. n.y. 80 -
cheap lodging. have no place to 90 for
companionsl,ip. and misery makes terri
hle bed-fellows. There Is no use in our
calling ourselves Christians. n then
saving to these fellows. Go take care OF
yourselves IT seefr?s to mic we have come
to the point where something has Rot
to be done. Most of you know that the
nresent building is o~vercrowded. and that
they have to drive the boys out at 6
o'clock TO make room for the men. We
have a site that is unparalleled. 1t is
perfectly Useless to talk about building
a house that Will last n few years. lwen-
ty years ago we built the frst one. ana
thought that 1t would be sooa ior IL
long time.
Mr.. Bryan declared t.iat. in his pinion,
no. loss than 100000 should be raised, in
addition to whatever equity there may
he In the present property, and tins was
seoided upon as the arnolmt TO be secured
in the campaign to Gloss January Slst.
ON motion of Mr.. r. C. Williams, MI.
Brvan was elected chairman of the Citl-
tents Committee. with authority to ap-
Toint the committee. Mr.. TC. Wiliams
was elected vics-cnanrma5T' , ono iu'i or
one gentleman present expressed the
belief that this marked the hcsinninS or
one of the greatest, and most suSeessaai
Eyerv citizen will be invited to have some
part in 1T. andlit is confidently boleved
that here. as. in Other places r in1nsana Of
assisting in this most important enter
prise. The location of the headquarters
in the Shafer building, at Main and
Tenth streets. Will be n great convenience
for the people who are taking an active
part in this campaign. and Tor the thou,
sands who will contribute. Mr.. Ward
says this is the best and most central
Headquarters of any city in-"hich he has
conducted campaigns, although In other
places they have had bank buildings and
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nence.
The Site Chosen.
The site chosen ny the directors of
the Y. NJ. c. A., some time. since. 10 az
the northwest corner of Seventh and
Grace Streets. @propsrty on which 1ryo
lot measures 131x1GS feet. Since this
property was secured by the directors
nt a cost Of $4,000, property along
ofice bulldlng Of the BELL Telephone
COMPANY is in the next block. and the
new annex to Murphy's Hotel is one
block below. This corner IS about the
geographical centre as well as the cen
ire OF population Of the city IT is be
tween the two great arteries OF travel
Main and Broad Streets, and the CLAY
Street and Manchester cars pass tbs
door.
mitory accommodations for about two
hundred young men, so that q reason
able amount OF quiet Is d~esirable with
out sacrificing accessibility. The site
is within a block Of the highest point
in the central section of the city. anc
the new building viii command q fine
view of the river and be n prominent
feature in the landscape from the op-
posite shore,
Conferences were held yesterday al
the new building headquarters through.
out the day outlining the proposed
new building carnpRign, The sugges-
lions of Mr.. Ward have been adopted
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