The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-19

as vice president, Thomas Baker, jr,
as secretary; II. w. Gearey as treas
urer and ]. s.. Watson as attorney and
with the additional names as the first
board OF directors, Il. J. Weiser, Nor
ton Page, A L. Moody and Max Stern.
The Amount Raised.
The association after talks with
various architects and builders reach
ed the conclusion that a good plain
substantial building suited to the re-
quirements of the city for some time
to come can be built for about $780,
900 and started out to raise this
amount in stock subscriptions, n to
have the full amount subscribed be-
fore starting any physical work
than gratified to advise you that up
to this time we have the following
subscriptions to stock:
Twenty-six subscribers at $1,000
| each, twelve at $500 each, one at $400,
fourteen at $3.50 each, twenty at $500
each, two at $3.50 each, and forty
eight at 800, one at $50, and two at
$25, making a total of $45,1 100.
Want Whole Amount.
The association feels that unless we
can get the full amount Of $4,000 in
| SAOGh SuDSCIlDSO Iiidl IllSy VIII OIOp
the project as they will not father any
project that is going to leave the
building with a debt hanging over 1t
when completed, as this is purely and
simply a public spirited enterprise,
and unless the citizens feel enough
interest in the matter to each do his
share, and by the way, let me say
right here, that I have never under
taken any public enterprise in the
city as yet that met with so little OPP
position as l have thus far in the
subscriptions for stock in this enter
prise, that we will let it drop, and
let the citizens say, that they are
ashamed that they live in the city
of Fargo.
1t requires a great deal of time
n effort on the part of the commit
tee to raise this amount, as so often
happens that parties are out of the
city, or not at their place of business
when the committee calls nat often
we have to make several trips to see
a single person, and in order to raise
the balance of the amount necessary
I want every person here tonight to
constitute himself a. committee of one
to assist in securing subscriptions by
making 1t his business to talk audi
forum to every person with when he
comes in contact during the balance
Of the week, and when he can get to
the point where they state the amount
of stock they are willing to take,
just step to the phone and call 290
and the committee will call on them
and have it signed up. In this way
by next Saturday night every dollar
of the stock will be subscribed fol-
and no one person will have to sac
rifice Unnecessary time in getting it
To Secure Architect.
AS hofnra cfatol fbot mn nhySino'
work will be done until the full
amount OF $4,000 is raised. Just as
soon as this is assured the aSsocia.
ton will employ an architect and get
right to work and by Aug. /, at the
very latest Fargo will have an armory
and auditorium building free and clean
of debt and one that every either
will take a justifiable pride in.
Did any of you ever stop and figure
out what amount of money the exc.
CutiVe committee of the commercial
club a expended during the past
year for rent alone of various build
ings in which to hold public gather.
ings. The sum of 1000, this amount
alone will pay a good dividend on the
cost Of the auditorium, and this money
has all come put of the citizens, Of
certain of them, of the city of Fargo
Some n has said hat one-half o.
the citizens of every city are knock.
ers, while the other half are trying
to boost, and I want to refute this
statement right here, as if his en-,
terprise is n criterion by which tt
judge, there are but a very small pc
cent of the citizens who are knockin,
and they are the one who are known
to every n and who discredit every
thing and everybody, and to whom w,
find no attention is being paid.
o make 1t you business to boos
for the auditorium and see if eacl
person here tonight cannot prOcur
one or more subscriptions to tn,
stock and by Saturday night you vii
hear the welcome ring that the full
amount is subscribed.
Father Esan Starts Something.
AS will be seen by the above tn
amount that had been subscribed a
the time Of the meeting was $45, 1OC
and as soon as Mr.. Smith had cease,
speaking, Rev. Father Egan of ST
Mary's cathedral stated that he har
some criticism, to make about tn
committee and it's work. He recite,
the fact that he had been a residen
Of the city of Fargo for nearly TWEEN
ty years, and hat he had the inter
estS of Fargo at heart. He ha,
listened with much pleasure to MI
Smiths report of the work of the com
mittee, but it wasn't thorough. H
had been overlooked. he supposed be
cause he was one of the poor preach
ers n he wished he could make ]
more but he wanted to put his nam
down for 500 and this he did amids
the applause of the company. Fathe
Egan was quite humorous as he talk
ed and kept the members in a goo
humor. He said that if there wer
any in the house who didn't feel a
If they wanted to be in the elias
with the poor preacher, they NIGH
move up a step into the $3.50 elias.
and Peter Mattson at that remarke
that the preacher was good enoug
for him and he, too, put down $40
with the remark on the side that
they needed any more to cali o
him.
Major Steele in 1t.
Major Steele, who is the execute
Of the ]. B. Folsom estate stepped for
ward and his name also went down fo
500. Peter Barth, the contractor
walked up and placed his name dow
for $25.
Acting President Watson then sal
that the committee felt that no step