The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-02
AUDITORIUM PLAN
BEFORE BOOSTERS
COMMERCIAL CLUB TAKES UP
DEFINITE PLANS FOR MUCH
NEEDED CONVENTION HALL
BIG MEETING or CLUB YEsTER-
DAY-sEvERAL MATTERS UP.

Two auditorium propositions were
placed before the Fargo Commercial
club at its session yesterday afternoon.
The meeting yesterday was the most
important held in several months. The
biggest proposition before the club and
the one of most vital interest to Far
Eoans was the auditorium deal
The committee consisting Of James
Kennedy, H. L. Loomis and ]. B. Fol-
som, appointed to consider the propo-
sition and get something definite be-
fore the club made a report. They
stated that they had met with COM
mittee from Co. B and the latter had
outlined their proposition. Co. B
owns a lot at the corner of Sixth
street and First avenue south and the
plan is to build in conjunction with
them.
w. w. Smith, vice president of the
commercial club, had another PROPOSE
ton He would increase the mem
beFship Of the club, have each MEM
Der take stock in a combined audi
torium and club home to the amount
of $1,000 per share and have this
amount apply on his membership dues
for years to come.
Permanent Auditorium Committee.
There was deal of discussion and
a permanent auditorium committee
was finally authorized and appointed
as follows: w. w Smith, c. H An
| hier, James Kennedy, w. L. LOOMS
and J. B. Folsom. This committee
will have power to make definite ar
rangements and they will render re-
port at an adjourned meeting of the
club which will be held March Is.
Boarding Home Outlines Plans.
Mrs. w w Tousley, Mrs. X. H. NAL
larian and Mrs. II. A. Langlie, com
mittee from the Boarding Home asso-
citation. appeared before the club and
Mrs Tousley addressed the members
outlining the proposed plans OF the
association. she stated that ther'
were hun lreds of young women stu
dents, stenographers, clerks, etc, wins
were making their home in Fargo
That these girls had to board abou
the city wherever they could fins
quarters and that some suitable HON
should be provided. She stated that Il
other cities, homes, such as is pro
posed for Fargo, were always found I
be entirely self sustaining, after the
had been started and that in the ma
joritv of cases they had even bee
able to make enough to pay for tn
building.
She stated that it was proposed t
start such a home in Fargo thi
spring, that suitable location coul
be secured April l.. which would h
rented and furnished. The ladic
wanted the support of the bushes
men of the city because they though
1t was a good business proposition.
The following committee was ar
] pointed to investigate the propositlo
4 and report at the next meeting of tt
club H. w. Gearey, j. p. Hardy,
L. watkins.
Want Red River Opened.
A communication was read from II
! commercial club of Grand Forks ash
ing the Fargo club to ask North DE-
; kota's representatives in congress
q insist on the Red river being opene
a to navigation from Fargo to the Cana
I dian boundary
This communication included
: statement showing the amount
e business done last year by the Rs
a River Transportation Co. of Grar
Forks. 1t showed that this compar
e handled 5000 passengers last year al
e vast amount of freight of all kind
Street Lighting Discussed.
The club also took up the matter
: | extending the white way in Farg
The secretary was instructed to g
n data on the cost of maintaining al
Z installing these lights and to make
report at the next meeting of the clu
II is proposed to make propositi'
to have the city pay for this lightin
chaffee Committee Here.
d A committee from Chaffee, N.
h and a committee from the Fargo Cor
Z mercial club will leave for st. Paul
a few days to see about getting an e.
tension of the Great. Northern fro
n Addison to Fargo. The Fargo cor
mittee has not yet been named. II
u Chaffee committee will be James
Brown, A. L. Peart land John Marti
Seven new members were admit
a to the commercial club yesterday a
ternoon.