The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-16
AUDITORIUM
IS ASSURED
Business Men Of City Took
Hold in Earnest
Bond or Private Subscription.
to Raise Funds

In auditorium for Fargo ia 1919 ia
practically assured. The business men
OF the city took hold in earnest last
night and two definite propositions
resulted. The first is to issue NUM-
cipal bondS-the second, to be taken
up only IL the issuance Of bonds lie
found to be impossible under the law,
Is to secure $4,000 by private sub
s~cription.
1T was a large crowd of business men
who gathered at the commercial club
last night in response to the call IT
President Hardy and Secretary slime.
The action that was taken at the meet
Ing was encouraging to those who
have long desired to see such a struc-
ture here for the purpose of c3nven-
lions that will be held in Fargo in
coming years. "
Already $4,000 is virtually IN sight
for the proposed new building and a
committee has been appointed to take
UP the matter Of certain questions re-
garding the legal status of bonding the
city or raising the money other
wise. s...
The committee appointed by Presi-
dent Hardy last night comprised j. B.
Folsom, Col. Morton Page. A. L. Moody,
G. H. Anheier, M. A. Baldwin, s.. G..
Wright, j. S. Watson, c. A. Wheelock,
A L. Wall, TreadweIl Twichell, ". W..
Smith, W. D. Sweet Max Stern. r, S.
Lewis, James Kennedy, G. H. Hollister,
M. L. Hubbard and /. p. Clapp. This
is a ways and means committee which
will have entire charge Of handling
whichever proposition Is taken up.
j. B. Folsom was appointed a com
mittee Of n to raise subscriptions
amounting to $4,000 among ten men
whom he will select. A. l.. Moody was
appointed a committee Of one to raise
$4,000 among ten men who will give
$4,000, and Colonel Page was appointed
a committee of one to raise $2O,0 900
among twenty men whose subscrip-
tons are to be $1,000 each.
1t was altogether an enthusiastic
meeting and a large number of promi-
nent Fargo business men were heard
on the feasibility Of the plans of inn
mediately erecting the newly proposed
building. The chairmen of the COM
mittees appointed by President Hardy
a week ago each made reports. c. H.
1A1L1S4CA SpOhS 1OL Gllo SOllLltLIG0 Ol
plans, W. W. Smith for the bonds and
Colonel Page for the committee on
site.
In his report on the question of
bonds, Mr.. Smith pointed to an in
cident in the city of Sioux City. Ia,
where he said bonds had been raised
and the money ives secured and build
ing erected. After it was completed
it was turned over to the city which
accepted it and will pay for the bonds
as they come due and there will be
no hardship on anyone.
Colonel Page reported that a num-
Der Of sites had been offered for the
auditorium ranging in price from $10,-
600 to $4,000. but that he did not
think it vas the proper time to make
them known, though he stated any
n could see the report If directly in
terested in the matter.
Mr.. Anheier stated that it had been
estimated by two Of the architects on
the committee on plans that such a
building could be erected at about a
cost Of 100000. He felt for certain
reasons, which he did not disclose, that
a new committee should be appoint
ed. Also he wondered why an audi
forum in Fargo could not be erected
just in the same name as in the
city of Bismarck, where bonds were
issued as would be done in the case Of
any municipal Improvement. Mayor
Lowell was asked the legality Of this
law and stated that he did not know
whether Bismarck was working under
a special o. general charter, but suga
gested that the manner in which Bis
marck has floated its bonds is one
manner Of evading the law and he
could not state without looking more
deeply into the matter whether it was
legal or not
Following the committee reports
talks were heard from ]. B. Folsom,
who pledged $4,000; A. L. Moody, who
pledged $4,000; Col Morton Page, who
pledged the same; A. NJ. Knight, who
also pledged $1,000, and stated he
would float the balance Of the bonds
through the medium of a bonding COM
pany he represents; President Worst,
M. N. Hatcher, J.. S. Watson, M. g.
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