Arizona republican., 1909-07-17
THE HOME
 PROPOSED For Permanent Use of C.
 Company MODEL OF CONVENIENCE
A Building Constructed For Special Use as an Armory and at the Same Time Available For Other Pur-
 poses-Unusual Features.

All the lockers and the entire equip ment of c company. N C. A, was yes terday moved from the old armOry building to the temporary quarters in the building opposite the Casa Loma and formerly occupied by Goodwin Bros. store. These temporary quarters answer the purpose well for the time being but are vastly inferior to what the company plans to have at some date in the no distant future.
 The proposition of building an armory building has been advocated strongly recently and the move is now under way. Every indication points to a satisfactory culmination of the agi- tatiOn and there is every reason to be- lieve that the company would be un- able to hold title to property as a body it has been necessary to organize a corporation. This organization is known as the Tempe Armory associa ton and has already been incorporated with C. w. Harris, w 1T WDolf and Carl T. Hayden as the incorporators. The articles of incorporation provide that a majority of the directors must at all times be members of C company and il is by this means that the prop erty will always be under the owner ship and direct supervision of the com pany.
 Captain Hayden yesterday exhibited to the reporter the plans Of the pro posed building They were drawn up by a competent Phoenix architect and the proposed building. according to the plans will be a model of convenience.
 It will have two facings, one on Mill avenue and the other north on Third street The front or Mill avenue fac ing will open into the store room, of flee and a large corner room available for rental purposes. Back of these three rooms will be the armory room proper This will be 50 by 70 feet and the best sort of a floor will be put in. IL is designed to have it available not only for use in drill but also for social functions dances. etc. The room will have spelndid ventilation. with win dows on all sides and d large door in the rear. in addition to a skylight of unusual proportions At the west end of the hall will be constructed a bal cony for the use of the musicians dur ing dances and which may also be utilized by spectators during drill
 The large door in the rear will an swer more than one purpose When it Is thrown open, a traget butt may be set some distance back of it and a range of at least a hundred feet may be had. The government has recently issued, or ordered issued, target rifles. These rifles are the exact counterpart of the Springfield gun but are of twenty-twO Caliber The targets sup piled with thees guns have been re- duced by a mathematical process un- til they bear the same relation to the shooter with the twenty-five that the larger targets do on the range with the larger guns Thus it will be possible for the members of the company to practice at any time and without the inconvenience of going across the river to the range. The results will be prac- tically the same.
 The northwest corner of the build ing will int out two feet on each fac ing. forming a tower thirty feet high. This will add dignity to the appear ance of the structure and will at the same time be used as a flag pole, the pole running up twenty feet from the top to the towre, thus giving in reality a fifty foot pole. The plans drawn up are with the idea of concrete brick used as the construction material and the Miracle pressed brick will probably be used.
 number of contractors are now engaged in figuring up an estimate of the cost of construction and the bids will be submitted on Monday. It is roughly estimated that four thousand dollars or possibly less will cover the entire expense and 1t is now believed that there will be no difficulty in rais- ing the required amount. Certain is it that such building in Tempe would be well worth more than that to the appearance of the town and it is hop ed by every public spirited citizen that nothing will prevent the completion of the project as now planned.