The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-27
ARMORY IN OWOSSO
Its Value to All People Of All Parts
Of County Shown by Speakers
at Meeting Other Reports
OF Interest Made.


ment association, was that of Tues
day evening at the Baptist church
when, following the discussion of al
appetizing menu by eighty-five mer
the campaign TO secure an appropri
alton from the board of supervisors
for the armory, to be located In
Owosso, but which would be oper
for use by the entire county, and
would, in fact, practically be a coun'
ty institution, was given a running
start.
A spirit of good will, helpfulness
and optimism pervaded the atmos-
phere and the formal launching OF
the campaign couldn't have been
more suspicious. Numerous speech
es were made by members Of the as
ISOLATION and formal plans for the
campaign were adopted and the ma
chinery was set in motion.
The meeting was called to order
by President H. B. Sturtevant, and
after two reports by special commit
tees on other matters, the details of
which are printed below, Mr.. Stur-
tevant explained the armory situa-
ton, and called upon e. o. Dewey
to go further into the details. Mr..
Dewey told the gathering that the
state had already appropriated $751;
600 for an armory here, and while
this would build such structure.
the result would not be what the
city and county wanted. lie said the
city had already given $500 to be
added to the appropriation Of the
state, and that $500 more was ne
ing asked from the county. He stat
ed that the Bay City armory, which
is just about what Shiawassee coun-
ty wants, cost $4,000.
The money, the city is seeking
from the county, would be paid in
installments of $4,000 the first year,
and $4,000 per year for the next
three years, according to plans now
being worked out. Mr.. Dewey as
serted that this meant an added tax
of just forty-six cents per $1,cc0.
assessed valuation, or eleven anI
one-half cents per year for fou-
years, on that assessed valuation.
Mr.. Dewey advocated appointing
a committee to work in each town
ship to convince the farmers that
investment would be good one for
them. He read a list of { 1.--nen
of committees, the other members
of the committees to be named by
the chairmen. There is also to he a
committee named for wcyk in Co.
runna.
The speaker stated that the
Cleaners, the Oranges, the Farmers
clubs and other organizations of the
county would be asked to consider
the matter and that several of these
organizations had already gone on
record as favoring the appropria-
ton.
The work of the. committees in
the various townships will consist
of circulating petitions to ~ pre-
sented to the supervisors for an ap-
preparation, and to do missionary
work among the voters at every op-
portunity. The Improvement asso-
citation realizes that the only way it
can get the supervisors to vote the
money, is by first convincing their
constituents that the move is e.
good one for the county at large
and then to show the solons that
their continents want them to vote
hn cst to-
will require thirteen votes.
w. d. Burke was called upon and
expressed the opinion that 1t is not
only the farmers clubs that must be
reckoned with but the outsiders.
those who do not belong to the
farmers clubs, or If they do, do not
take an active part in them. You
have got to make your canvass
thorough and get all of your farm
ers to see that If Owosso gets the
armory, the entire county is bchosit-
ed said the. speaker.
w. e. Hall declared that he did
not believe the members of Co.
II had been given enough consider
oeiOh w ehC OuSiHOoS Iucu anu LudJ
inasmuch as the business men were
to meet with the company next
Tuesday night, it would be a good
idea for the association to give the
boys banquet. This was agreed
upon and Fred WEIGH was appoint
ed committee of one to make ar
rangements for the spread.
w. F. Gallagher spoke briefly,
emphasizing the necessity of reach
ing all the people in the campaign
for thesarmory appropriation and of
laying stress on the point that the
entire county will be benefited by
the building.
Get busy and create favorable
attitude toward the proposition,
was the advise of G. l.. Taylor. w.
ID. Whitehead and James Osburn
followed with short talks. Mr..
Whitehead declared that he didn't
think the business men had given
the company here enough considera-
ton. He urged better moral and
financial support by the merchants
Mr.. Osburn spoke encouragingly of
the armory appropriation and urged
those present to do all they can to
get c. d. Bell to take the captaincy
of Company II.
BY pertinent questions on num-
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