Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-13
GOING TO WORK.
The Commercial Club Getting
Down to Business.
A Rousing Meeting at the Court House
and Much Work Done-The
River Convention.

H. OWtu pIcslueu anu OpenSu inc
Club for business.
The first business was hearing from
the committee on membership. The
committee reported the following
new members:
II, l.. Porter, Jas. p. Gill, David
Bloch, f. ID. Daniel, II. T. Drane, E.
+. Pearce, w. M. Wiser, Samuel
Hodgson, w. II. Atkinson, j. w.
Scales, II. n. Leech, G. l.. Bradley,
Jas, G. Rice, G. ID. RunyOn, l.. G.
Wood, G. G. Gerhart, Richard Day.
julien Gracey from the committee
on bylaws reported, and the report
was discussed section by section.
The clause in the by laws which says
that "the organization shall be com.
posed of the business men of Clarks
vile" was amended so as to read col
GAINESVILLE and Montgomery coun-
ty."
The committee reported the annual
dues at $500. This brought forth a
heated discussion. Jas. II. Wood
moved that the report be amended
50 as to make $500 the amount for
annual dues. M. Savage and Others
thought that $500 was little enough.
They did not see how a
Commercial Club could do any
thing on less money at the
present. The report of the commit
tee was finally adopted, consequent
ly the dues are so cents per month,
which, with the initiation fee, make
the amount now due from each mem
Der $1.50
On motion of M. II. Clark it was
decided to elect ten directors instead
of nine. The election of an additional
director was then gone into and the
following nominations were made /:
DR.. r. Fl. Marable, Jas. Il. Kennedy,
e. G. Morrow, M. X. Clark, b. f,
Gill, Julien Gracey, w. B. Anderson
and w. E. Beach. DR.. Marable was
elected on the second ballot.
The board of directors now stands :
NJ. Savage, M. II. Clark, F. S. Beau
mont, Il. 7. Peck, DR.. n. l.. Carney,
b. II. Owen, l.. B. Askew, 0. Ii.
Shaw, w. b. Kincannon, and DIR. r.
H. Marable.
The by laws were also amended so
as to elect an assistant secretary.
This will be done whenever the
club sees proper.
Judge Tyler appeared before the
club and wanted some action take n
in regard to the river convention
which will meet here May 20. On
motion of Julien Gracey committee
of five, with Judge Tyler chairman,
was appointed to take whatever ac-
ton becomes necessary. The chair
appointed the committee as follows /:
Judge c. w. Tyler, chairman; f. p.
Gracey, Il. II. Saith, DE-. n. L. Nor
Ellington and II. II. Burney.
Judge Tyler was called on to adj
dress the club briefly, stating the OBJ,
jects of the river convention. He
said that it was move put on foot
for the purpose Of locking and dam
ming the Cumberland river from its
source to its mouth. 1t was a subject
that the people should become inter
ested in, and one which should not
BE- allowed to drag. The committee
which has the matter in hand is
gatheridg data to put before the next
Congress of the United States for the
purpose of getting an appropriation
with which the work can be done.
They want the voice OF the people in
the matter, and they also want facts
to lay before Congress. Platitudi.
nous assertions and sky-scraring ora
tory are not what Congress wants in
a question of this kind. 1t wants
facts. 1t will have to see that the
people want The work done, and the
committee will have to show how il
will benefit the State. The benefits
that are to be derived from improv.
ing the Cumberland have been set
forth in this paper so often that a
repetition is hardly necessary. Every
body knows that if the Cumberland
river is made navigable for large
boats the year round the benefits will
be great and varied to people living
along the stream from its mouth to
the head of navigation, a distance OF
600 miles. 1t is very imperative,
theref re, that people take hold of
the matter, aid the Commercial Club
committee and have a rousing time
here next Aednesday. Show the
people who will come here from
Nashville and elsewhere that Clarks.
willie and Montgomery county are in
favor of the work AMI good will b
rhe.c will be several
noted speakers present and the day
promises to be an interesting one.
The speakers are expected on the 10
O'Clock train Wednesday morning,
will spend the day here and leave at
night on the trip down the river,
at all principal points.