The Washington times., 1908-11-20
BIG MEN TO BUILD
CONVENTION HALL
Leading Citizens of City and
Country Invited to Aid
EnteTpTr-C.

Men Of national -tuan-
ciers, bankers, staJesmeu-ara TO be in
cluded among the nifty original inC0r-
porators Of the National Auditorium
Company, Of Washington, d. G.. At
the proper time a mass meeting of citi-
zens Of this District is o. Zee called 20
hear the proposition presented, and over
this EIihu Root. Secretary of State,
has already consented 10 preside.
The present committee of twelve
prominent men Of this city is to devote
its energies exclusively for the time
being 10 securing a site for the audi
torium. This done, plans viii be exc
cuted for the construction of one Of the
finest buildings IN the city. IL viii be
about 800 by go feet In dimensions, and
viii be OF a style of architecture I'm
keeping with that OF the present Gov
erCment buildings.
The total cost, including the site, viii
be between s., 1,25O.O0O and S1,50GOl0. Con
gress viii be asked at the proper time
to loan part Of this sum, but not until
after the size has been bought.
Work on the building viii be COM
menced next spring. and will require
at least one year for its completion.
Non-Residents Represented.
OF the the fifty men who viii be the
inCorpOrators Of the new company,
tEirty-five will be residents Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. The other fifteen
will be men Of other cities who have
interests in Washington.
Among those who will be invited to
be incorporators because of their in
terests here are J. Pierpont Morgan,
Levi P Morton. OF New York: Thomas
r Walsh, of Colorado; Senator W.
Murray Crane. Of Massachusetts,; Frank
A. Munsey, Of New York; Senator New
lands, Of Neyada; former Secretary Of
the Navy Victor II. Metcalf; Represent
ative Huff Of Pennsylvania.
The auditorium plan is national IN
scope, as told yesterday. The original
capital of $4,000 will be increased to
81. 800. 600. as needed. The movement
from small beginnings has assumed
such proportions as to become the Iarg-
est and most conspicuous kind now
under way in the United States. That
IL viii add greatly 10 the prestige and
civic Importance Of Washington Is not
doubted by any Of the men associated
with the plan.
History of Enterprise.
The inside" history OF the move
ment, from its beginning to its present
status, is presented in The Times here
with for the first time. TO begin with,
the scope Of the new company, as de-
cided upon officially at the meeting OF
the committee Of twelve yesterday, rs
shown in the following resolutions.
passed at the meeting.
THAT a company by the name and
style Of the National Auditorium Com
pany, Of Washington, y. c.. shall be
Incorporated under the general incor-
poratiOn act of the District of Columbia.
with a capital of $500, ,0Q0 with the right
to increase said capital 10 81, 100000. that
the capital stock shall Ice Of shares OF
$50 each.
THAT the company will acquire by
purchase a suitable site within the city
Of Washington, and erect thereon and
maintain and conduct a hall or audi
tCTium designed and constructed for the
holding of conventions, balls, lectures,
concerts, theatrical performances. and
scientific, artistic, and all Iegalized ex-
hibitions.
That the inCorporators shall he fifty
in number, and shall consist of the rep
resentative professional and business
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