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28 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1924 N. U. STADIUM "PLAN HITS SNAG North Evanston Citizens Have Word to Say The probability that the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railroad will soon start condemnation proceedings for a right of way through the site of the proposed Northwestern university stadium, together with objections of some of the residents on Eastwood ave- nue, Evanston, to the closing of Ashland avenue at the stadium site have presented serious obstacles in the way of complet- ing the stadium by the fall of 1925. This was disclosed in a speech by William A. Dyche, business manager of Northwest- ern university, this week at a banquet in the Orrington hotel given for the uni- versity football, swimming and cross- country teams. "Recently the committee on business of the executive committee of the board of trustees of Northwestern university, appointed Robert W. Campbell, its pres- ident, and myself as a committee of two, with instructions to have preliminary plans for a stadium prepared, and to present a plan of financing the project to the entire committee, with a view of completing its erection by the fall of 1925 if possible, and certainly not later than the fall of 1926," Mr. Dyche said. Preliminary Sketches "Mr. Campbell and I are proceeding with our work, and preliminary sketches are being prepared by James Gamble Rogers of New York city, the university architect. Mr. Rogers and his oiticz2 ex- perts are familiar with every stadium that has been erected east of the Miss- ississippi river. 'The plans will he zoin- plete and thoroughly up-to-date. Methods of entrance and exit and traffic service will receive most careful study, and every convenience provided which will add to the pleasure and comfort of tne people. It is our thought, durmg the progress of these plans to ask the sp rting edit- ors of the Chicago papers to appoint a committee of their experts to aid us in perfecting the plans, especially that there may be provided in this stadium the best possible press stand. "Mr. Campbell and I are confident that the methods we propose to sug- 'est for financing the stadium will be | scarce y room for the kind of s'adinm by atisfactory to the trustees. We have no car of the ability of the university to nance the project. The details of our plan or plans will be made public in due t me. We are greatly encouraged by the loval, enthusiastic support of the alumni of our own university, and the cifers of help from the alumni of many other universities living on the north shore. These are all seeking for the privilege f taking part in financing the enter- prise. If it seems wise we shall avail ourselves of their cooperation, {or their snthusiasm is a source of great encour- gement to us. Question of Time Vital "The question of time is the most nn- portant one. Can we erect this struc- ture and have it ready for use early next iall> The details of preparing plans and working them out, and of seeking advice require much time. If we were sure of the size of the field at our com- mand I would be inclined to say the sta- dium could be built by next fall; but at this point several obstacles confront us. "Our present athletic field fronts south on Central street 665 feet, the west line being Ashland avenue, and the north line Isabella street. Its distance north and south is about 1600 feet. "But the North Shore line has for two years been contemplating a right of way through our field. This condemna- tion suit is likely to be started any day. The plans of the railroad call ior a right of way 10C feet wide immediaely south of Jenks street extended. Perhaps you will know better what this means if tue statement is made that the right of way would pass right 'hrougn the home plate of our base ball field. "Ii the railroad is to take i00 teet away from us and Jenks street is to be extended 60 feet wide, it means that the property north of that will be use- less for an Athletic Field. Therefore, under these conditions we can only con- sider our field as fronting on Central street 665 feet, by a depth north along Ashland avenue on the west to the pro- posed right-of-way of substantially 1,000 feet. "Our stadium must seat more than 50,000 people. The stadium of the Uni- versity of Illinois, with its upper decks, has seating capacity for 54,000. Such a stadium, with a 30 foot passageway all round it, and with room to the north and south of the gridiron for the extension of a running track, will require a picce of ground more than 700 feet wide and about 0665 feet long. 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