Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-07
SUBSCRIBERS TO
FUND MUST REMIT
New Y. NJ. G. A. Building Can
not Be Dedicated on Time
Unless People Pay Up.
EMBARRASSMENT is CAUSED
With Structure Practically Completed
Many Accounts Are Due
Have to Settle.

Shall the new Y. NJ c. A. building
be opened for use on time, as planned?
This question is squarely up to the
contributors to the building fund who
have not met their obligations. The
building committee met yesterday af-
ternoon, and after carefully canvassing
the situation, adopted the following
statement:
'The new Y. NJ. c. A. building can
not be dedicated nor opened for use
until subscribers to the fund pay their
subscriptions"
Most Of the people who subscribed
TO the fund have met their obligation
promptly, and until the past few weeks
there has been money on hand to meee
all bills promptly as presented to the
committee. Now that the building is
practically completed. all accounts are
becoming due, and every cent pledged
is needed. A considerable number OF
the subscribers have failed to complete
their payments, and while most of the
sums involved are not large, the total
unpaid is large enough TO embarrass
the committee seriously and to make it
impossible for them to complete the
building free from debt. Hence, the
above action has been taken.
The new building is within a few
days Of completion. The contractors
have done their part well, and general
contractor c. ]. Larkin expects to turn
the completed building over to the
committee in just about a week. The
furnishings are practically all ready
for installation, and there is nothing
to prevent the building from being
| thrown open for the use of the people
of the city who are so eagerly await,
| ing it.
But the building committee cannot
turn over to the board of trustees OF
the association a building that is not
paid for or that is encountered with
ieDt.
MUST PAY Up.
The result is their decision that the
| building will remain closed until the
subscribers make good their pledges.
No little embarrassment results from
this situation, for plans were being COM
/ pleted for the formal opening of the
! building next week, and the dedication
on the 18th. Speakers were being en-
gagged and all arrangements perfected
All of these plans must now be laid
aside, unless within the next few days
payments are received in such mum
| Der and amount as to clear up the sit
uation.
If contributors who know themselves
to be in arrears will care for their OBJ
! legations at once, the opening need not
| be delayed more than a week or so al
| the most, and if there is not prompt
response the delay will be serious.
1t will be most unfortunate if the
people of the city who subscribed sc
generously to the building fund allow
| their hardness in making payment to
mar and hinder the completion of this
| splendid project of which Rock Island
/ has a right to be proud. The build
ing committee accepted all pledges as
! being made in sincerity, and has faith
! fully discharged its duties by spending
! the money in the most economical
way so that the city might have the
very best return for its money. They
earnestly hope that the present emer
gency may be promptly met and that
they may be relieved from their I'm
pleasant situation.
Their decision, however, is final
The new building will remain closed
until the delinquent subscribers