The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-13
Designs and Wind Up Rally
VIII Be Discussed at
Meeting Tonight.
FINAL DECISION IS
UP TO SUBSCRIBERS

Designs for MssOula's municipal
natatorium and plans for the wind mp
rally which is to make possible imme-
date construction of the plunge will
he discussed this evening at a meet
ing of executives.
Mayor III. +. Wilkinson and the fl
nancial men associated with him on
the committee now in charge Of the
pool fund will meet with Architects Ole
Bake and Clarence Forbis and En-
gineer Thayer Stoddard, all of whom
have donated their services to the COM
munity effort.
Decision 10 Donors.
The conclusions of this committee
will not be final. Decision ultimately
will rest with the persons who have
subscribed to the pool fund. The meet
ing tonight will merely get into shape
for general discussion the several mat
ters that will enter into the problem of
building a good pool as soon as pos
sible.
Money Big Problem.
Chief of these, of course, is the mat
ter Of finances.
The fund isn't large enough yet to
cover the cost of a natatorium. Less
than $4,000 is available. But the fact
that so much money has been given or
pledged means. surely, that the move
ment must go forward rapidly. The
greatest part OF the money has been
raised: getting the rest Of it ought to
be land will be. probably an easy and
quick business.
What About Plans?
Then there Is the matter of plans.
Probably the meeting tonight will
devise several rough plans for the con-
sideration of the people who sub
scribad. These plans and the plans for
raising money will be submitted to the
donors to the fund, and then the work
will be rushed through.
The Big Questions.
How is the money to be raised?
What sort of a pool will we have?
When is the pool to be built?
Those are the big questions. The
committee will consider them and then
see what is to be done. Probably an
intensive rapid financial campaign
viii be mapped out. SO that the money
may be made Immediately available for
1917 construction of u natatorium
along the lines desired by the people
who have given to the fund.
Think over means Of raising money,
If you have given your share: other
wise. think over giving. We're on the
verge Of the plunge right now.
Lets put 1t over quickly.
J. w. hAllE1T.-"The next step, now
that the site of the swimming pool
has been definitely selected, is a
whirlwind campaign, to extend over
the entire city, through which the
remainder of the sum necessary to
construct the pool may be obtained.
There are several places which have
as yet not been visited by solicitors,
and it is certain that donations
amounting to hundreds of dollars
might be secured IL thorough can
vass be made OF all these places.
The swimming pool site is located in
an ideal place, which is satisfactory
to everybody, on account of its GEN.
trail location. and now all that the
people Of MissOula are waiting for
is to see the building Of the pool go
ahead
J. A. 6ROWN.-"Some quick, sharp,
concerted move should be made
by the swimming pool commit
tees to raise the balance of the sum
necessary for the construction of the
d pond, in order that Missoula kids.
and old people, too. get chance to
swim during the hot days of the late
summer and early fall So far the
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