The Washington times., 1909-10-12
APPROVE ISLANDS
AUDITORIUM SITE
Many IndorSe Plan to Build
on the AnaloS-
tan.
COMPANY ASSISTS
AVIATION TOURNEY
Willing TO Give Prize and Money
TO Bring Event
Here.

Following the publication in The
Washington Times Sunday that the Dur
chasers Of Analostan Island will donate
site on the island for an auditorium
If the Chamber Of Commerce win take
up the project and organize a stock
company Of citizens 70 erect the build
Ing, the purchasers authorized the
Times today TO announce they VIII sub
scribe 5000 to the stock OF the proposed
company, IN addition to giving the land
free.
Il Is believed the offer win be taken
Up at the meeting OF the Chamber Of
Commerce tonight, and, IN all probabil-
ity, committee VIII be appointed 10
consider the matter and report on Or
gaming company to build the audi
forum.
Yesterday Secretary Grant Of the
chamber OF Commerce was besieged
with inquiries from persons who read
the story IN The Times Sunday. scores
OF persons called up during the dsv
and practically all Of them Endorsed the
project.
Members Interested.
When The Times informed the Off
cia1s Of the Chamber this morning that
the purchasers OF the island viii take
300 worth Of the stock. in addition to
giving the land, the news was received
with the greatest interest.
It is now believed that the CHAMBER
has Il within its power to erect a nam
moth auditorium which wiz be sufficient
to take care Of political conventions, IA
tiOnal and international shows and, in
all probability big operate productions.
The offer Of the site free means that
the previous estimates considered rela-
tive TO erecting an auditorium viii BE
reduced somewhere in the neighb0T-
hood OF 10000.
The matter Of transportation to the
island II is said, has been worked out.
The purchasers, who are connected with
he RivervieW exposition, Of Chicago,
and intend to pattern the island after
that amusement resort, have already
purchased a large ferry. which viii be
operated from Thirty-second street 30
the island. This VIII be sufficient 70
carry hundreds OF perTOns over at 2
trip from the District side.
Build a CuIy ert.
In addition TO this, plans are being
made to build an immense culvert to
the island from the Virginia side. An
automobile road VIII be built and run
into the resort over the cuIvert from
Virginia.
William N. Johnson, secretary Of the
Exposition Company, OF Chi
cago, who concluded arrangements for
the purchase OF The island. VIII probably
arrive in Washington today from Chi
cago. He VIII immediately, upon his
ARRIVAL, make the formal offer 10 the
Chamber of CopdnerCe of the site. and
the s.. 600 stock subscription, conditional.
OF course, upon that organization or
ganizing the company 70 erect The pro
posed building
Mr.. Johnson informs The Times he al
so viii make a formal offer TO the avia-
1iOH committee OF the Chamber Of Com
merce Of 81 600 TO the guarantee fund. II
the international aviation meet Is held
in washington
IT is said a wealthy retired banker o.
Chicago. whose name has not yet bssn
disclosed viii accompany Mr. Jahn-
son 10 Washington to make final de-
tails for financing the big project OF
turning Analostan Island into one OF
the biggest amusement resorts IN the
East.