The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-11
Committee of Present Organi-
cation Is Looking Forward
To q Project of Much More
Pretentious Nature.
HAWKINS SPRINGS a
SUITABLE LOCATION.
Plans Include the Creation of
A Good Sized Lake and the
Erection of an Auditorium
Option Secured.

Options have been secured by the
chautauqua committee on that por
ton Of the Hawkins addition. lying
directly back Of Glen Miller park,
and immediate steps will be taken TO
see whether or not it viii be feasible
to spend several thousand dollars in
making the addition summer re
sort and chautauqua grounds.
Ali members of the chautauqua
committee are enthusiastic about the
prospects and think the move would
not only be paying one but would
be a credit to the city. Secretary
James Shaw, of the local chautauqua,
has expressed his views in regard to
the proposition most emphatically,
he states that he would be willing to
spend his time in promoting the
scheme stating that it would outrank
Rome City over ard over again. be-
cause there is a town here to support
such q move after 1t is once started.
The idea of the chautauqua commit
tee. is to make a large lake in the adj
dition, being about one mile long and
a half mile wide This could be cas-
lily done by building a dam at Nine
teenth street. allowing the Whitewat-
er to flow through the lake and over
the dam This feature can not only
be accomplished, but with compari-
lively little expense On this AXE
the promoters would have naptha
launches and boats. The entire addi-
ton would be so arranged as to make
it most beautiful spot. The i'm
mense grove would only tend TO add
further to the beauty Of the place.
Water an Attraction.
One thing which would tend to at
tract people to the site. according to
opinions already expressed on the
matter will be the excellent springs.
Hundreds of gallons of pure water
emerge from these each day and the
water is said to possess many health
properties.
A permanent chautauqua building
or auditorium would be erected and
it is the opinion of the committee
that this building would afford Rich
mond d place where conventions could
be held. something which is greatly
needed here. At present it is argued
that Richmond has no place to enter
tain convention visitors when they ar
rive and this is largely the reason
local delegations to the big conven-
tons seldom ask for the meetings in
this city.
The committee hopes to realize it's
plans by the sale of cottage lots, and
in other ways It is thought that it
will cost about $4,000 to place the
addition in the proper condition. but
the men state that this amou can be
easily realized and that it is their
opinion there are several men in
Richmond who would be willing to
subscribe between $500 and $1,000 to !
he cause by purchasing lots and sum-
ner building sites.
Street Car Service.
The street car company will give |
all advantages and viii build spur
o the grounds over the North Nine |
zenith street viaduct Even if the /
refuses to do this, tho walk t
rom that point to the grounds would /
De very short.
With the enthusiasm already mani /
ested by men who are in position to
10 something, it is highly probable
he campaign for the permanent chau-
auqua will be successful. 1t is posi-
lie that the active work of soliciting
money for the enterprise will be start
d Immediately after the close of the
coming chautauaua. 1t is the hope
If the committee to have everything
eady for the opening of the 1908 ev-
mt on the new grounds.