Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-01-16
Community Building Center
For Both Business and Pleasure
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tense at architectural beauty, but
we'll serves considerations of comfort
and convenience.
1t is the center of much social ac-
tivity and also is used for sales of
various sorts, while the plans make
special provision for it's use for the
annual fall festival and stock show.
In the few years since it was built
the participants in the sales and
stock shows have found that neigh
borliness can be made financially |
probable without detracting from the
neighborliness which many such pro-
jects are primarily designed to pro-
mote.
The Stuart community building
cost $4,000 and measures 100 by 1870
feet. The wide roof, with caves,
coming to within one story of the
ground, is broken by clerestory,
which creates highceilinged CEN
trail area in the structure we'll adapt
ed to large gatherings, basketball
games. and exhibits of agricultural
and domestic-science products. Sur
rounding the central area are booths
and stalls for exhibiting stock. The
floor in the center is raised some
what above the surrounding level
and is much used for dancing and
skating. The Improvements are
modern in every respect and include
furnace heat, electric light, and city
water.
i The primary purpose of the build
ing was to house the annual fall fes-
tival and stock show. Scarcely had
the building been completed when
the war came on, disarranging plans
and making it necessary to suspend
the exposition. Now that the war is
over, preparations are being made
to inaugurate these events, which, it
is anticipated, will be one of the big
social events of the year and at the
same time be a real promoter of
business for the farmers.
Just as the large stock shows of
the country furnish an index to cur
rent market conditions and serve as
a meeting place for men who are
studying the trend of the livestock
industry, so, it is anticipated, this
show will provide a local meeting
place for the men who want to sell
and those who want to buy. At in
tervals throughout the remainder of
the year less pretentious sales are
held in the building, the convenient
facilities of which make it much in
demand
Besides being much used for social
events, this structure re-echoes fire.
quently throughout the winter with
the shouts of rival basketball teams
and their enthusiastic supporters.
The smooth floor of the central area
and the high ceiling afford splendid
facilities for such athletic contests.
Farmers short courses are also con-
Quoted in this building, and various
community gatherings are held.
The building was constructed
through the combined effort of a |
large number of citizens-re
ing both the town and the country
districts--each of whom subscribed
for a small amount of stock. AS in
many other new undertakings of
public character, pioneering has been
necessary in matters of practical ad-
ministration and finance For ex- |
ample. the question as to whether
ownership should be vested in large
group of shareholders or small
group is one to which considerable
attention has been given.
Regardless of such details, the
stock show building. which is the
official name of this community CEN
ter, has proved factor in promoting
the business interests of the commu-
nifty. as well as the social life With
wise management and friendly CO.
operation those most interested in it
believe that this community invest
ment can be made to render still
larger neighborhood service. 1t is
hoped that in time a more modern
structure can be erected on a more |
centrally located site.