Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-07-18
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WILL BUILD SWIMMING POOL.


Manager Geonge Seeley of the Lee
Company, Started something" when
one day last week, he remarked 10
a couple Of business men that AA
would donate ground and furnish VI.
ter for a swimming pool II it were
possible to build one. AS soon a. n
was ascertained that he was in ear
nest and would stand pat on the prunr
oSition Col. Mclaughlin and Rev.
Greenwood got busy and talked The
the matter up among the moving spt.
rits Of the town. receiving sufficient
encouragement to warrant the can.
ing of meeting for Monday evening
to take definite action in the matter:
Those present at the meeting believ.
ing the proposition feasible one, II
was decided to incorporate a COM
pany for s25OOOO to be known as the
Great Bend Athletic Association and
to issue $50 shares of stock at 5000
per share as means of providing H.
nances. Nearly half the stock is nov
sold and steps will be taken at once
to secure articles of Incorporation, al,
so TO start the work at once.
The pool viii be 5Ox1OO feet, with
water varying from two to eight feet
deep,and a six foot cement walk run
ming entirely around the pool with
benches and settees for the use. OF
spectators. There will be provided
thirty dressing rooms for men and
ten for women beside one large room
with a shower bath for men and
similar one for the use Of the ladies'.
Baths will be % cents with suits and
towels furnished, or season ticketa
will be sold for $500 which will en-.
title the holder to free baths all sum-
mer and free skating privileges in
the winter. One lady and one gen
tleman attendant will be at the ser
vice Of the bathers. 1t is believed
this will be the popular amusement
place Of the village for the entire
year, as 1t is proposed to keep the
lake full and use 1t for ice skatinx
in winter.
Officers Of the company have been,
elected as follows, all OF whom are
to serve without pay: Pres, C. ..
Mclaughlin; Vice Pres, D.. Morri-
SON; Secy., Chas. Llschesky; Treas,
F.. A.-Moses Board Vt electors: C.
E. Mclaughlin, DR.. .aOlIisCn, Charles
Lischesky, Geors, see suGge Lob-
dell.
Those having sIos ribed for stock
up to Tuesday ncIn Jre DR.. Nor sen,
Judge Lobdell, c. &. Mclaughlin, F.
A. Moses, F. J. Ptsi, II. 5. LCrn, J.
VI. Cartmell, Ray .a>rlg, Rev. Green-
wood, Vernon Baker, Ed Marx, win
Edman, T. c. (OrA, ii. D. Harper, Z.
R. Trout, w. L. B3We.s.X, Chs rles
Lischesky, Don Wet. !, J. L. Nc
Mullen, Morris Rcber S, LO is Zuta-
vern, Dawson & ZJtlvsrn, j. Geo.
Brinkman. E. E. Wags:Dfn, J. E.
CoSs, DR.. Skinner, Earl Wright, p.
Cooprider.
rhls Is Supposed to be SELF sup
,orting proposition and money invest
ID in it is not a donation but an in
vestment which will always be worth
100 cents on the dollar. Anyone feel
ing interested will confer a favor By
making the same known to any of tn
officers or any of the stockholders "a
they are all boosters and will be glad
to explain the matter fully to you.
The Ice Company agrees to furu,
lsh the ground and the water, keep
the pool clean and fresh, do all pump
ing and furnish lights for the next
five years for the small sum Of sS0Oo
per year. which will be all the ex-
pense connected with the operation
Of the resort, except the wages for
one man and one lady attendant.
Swimming is the popular form Of
amusement in all towns where a ma
tatorium is conducted and so it win
be here as soon as established, Il b
believed by some that the pool can
be made ready by August /, as two
different contractors have estimated
that they can do the work In two
weeks.