The Greeley tribune., 1907-09-19
New Library
To the subscribers and the people Of

ana OF tlle CuuStl uSoiou ooulultt'S -"
we'll, aud as one of the solicitors fol
the fund to be used in its construc,
tion, / deem it advisable to make a
statement and an explanation at this
time. You have previously been in
formed that plans and specifications
we're on file, and have seen the ad-
yertisement in our local papers cali
ING for bids. We are now happy in
being able to say to you that the
building is assured. The contract
has been let and work will begin at
once. The committee had not
deemed it advisable to push collec-
tions on the subscription list until
this time: but now every cent we
have subscribed will be needed as
soon as it can he collected, and we
hope every subscriber will make II a
business to pay his subscription
promptly. You can pay to J. L.
Bartlett, treasurer of the fund, at
his office, or you can pay it to me on
the street at any time or place you
meet me. And we ask you to con-
slider that every member of the origi-
nal committee of twenty. and OF the
advisory committee Of seven, and Of
the special building committee Of
three, and of the library board also,
has not only subscribed literally to
this building fund, but has worked
faithfully in recurring substitution
and in selecting and perfecting
plans. These labors must continue
until the last dollar is collected and
the building is completed; and con-
sidering that we all work without
pay, and that no commissions can be
allowed for collections, we hope sub
scribers will make our lahors as light
as is possible by putting themselves,
IL necessary, to some inconvenience
in promptly meeting their obliga-
tions.
/ have to report that we have a
total OF some sixteen Thousand dol
lars subscribed to the building fund:
and that the contract has been let
for building to cost about that
sum. But, supposing that every
subscriber pays, that simply COM
pletes the building without stacks.
shelving or furniture Your COM
mittees deemed it comparatively
safe, however, to go ahead aud rely
upon the public to subscribe a suffi-
cient additional sum to properly
equip the building after it is COM
pleted. To that end, and to make
up for any possible deficit on the
present list we shall require new
subscribers to the amount of at least
two thousand dollars; and we ought,
to provide for every contingency, to
obtain if possible three thousand
above the list we have In hand.
Those of you, therefore, who have
thus far missed my observation and
importantly may expect to see me in
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good cause and shall not weary
In it until this undertaking, in
which every Greeley citizen should
be interested, is consumated and the
building completed and furnished.
Do not try to escape. shall ask
from five dollars to five hundred. but
while that is the smallest sum that
Will pay the cost in labor of two
visits, one to solicit and one to col.
lect' there must on the other hand
oe at least five hundred people in
Greeley who If not able to nav more.
may be able, and should be Willing
to contribute at least one dollar
ANY one OF these can pay the money
olrect at time Of subscription to
either Mr.. Bartlett or myself and we
snail be only too glad to receive It.
have in fact believed from the
nrst that 1t is of vastly more import.
ance that every citizen Of the place
should be concerned financially in
the completion of this enternrise.
10 no matter how limited an extent
and by the method we are nrrsn;no
thah that comparatively small
humoer OF our people, no matter how
well able to do SO, should mt nm all
The funds needed We shall he
piouoer OF the building and Of the
Guy we choose for home for any
sacrihce we shall make in this direc.
tion' and Furthermore we hall he
.le more willing for that reason to
amply support the library hv toxa
.'oh after the first Undertaking has
been accomplished. i
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