St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-10
CAUGHT The CROWD.
The Commercial Club Project
Going to Be a Sure
Winner.
Over 200 Young Business Hen
Already Joined the Or
ganization.
Enthusiasm Rampant at the
Initiation Meeting Last
Evening.
st. Paul People Urged to
Stand by Homemade
Goods.

Enthusiasm registered a high temper
ature at Lifts hail last evening.
The nucleus was formed for mighty
organization of all the material interests
of the Capitol City. The wholesale, the
retail and the manufacturing indus
tries are joined now in Jealous unity
for the common furtherance of the COM
mercial welfare of the city. There were
225 names attached to pledge to unite
with the club, which will rejoice in the
caption of the st Paul CONNER cial club,
and the meeting was diStinctively
representative.
The meeting was called to order by
Senator Dean. and j. j. CorcOran was
voted to the chair. The latter proceeded
Straightway 10 outline the purposes of
the gathering. a plan that had been
conceived by number of st. PauPS
staunchest citizens that club of this
character would naturally tend to ac-
celerate the growth and prosperity of
the city. but, to engage the cO-Opera-
ton and energies of the younger spirits
enlisted in mercantile pursuits, it was
conceded that there must be social
amenities in conjunction. Therefore
spacious and modern club rooms will be
provided in the near future, where
the members can invite visitors
to the city, and where they can meet
themselves as well, to enjoy the pleas
ureS of social congress. Mr.. Corcoran
took an early opportunity TO explain
that an erroneous impression had been
spread that it was proposed to inaugu-
rate political Institution. He denied
that there was any such intention.
To patroniZe, aid and stimulate home
industry was the watchword, and
not politics. Clubs of a SIM
liar nature have been in exist
ence in Eastern cities for several
years, and much good has resulted.
While st. Paul already has certain or
ganlZatlOns that are of beneficial
nature, such as the jobbers' union and
the board of trade, the commercial club
will in no wise usurp the province of
any of these. 1t will rather work in
harmony with them. Again. age is not
a factor in the matter of eligibility of
membership, despite a claim TO such
effect that had gained currency in some
lneXplicabe way.
But" said Mr.. CorcOran, in giving this
information, Il feel warranted in saying
that any man not in full touch with public
sentiment and IN full sympathy with the
common prosperity of St Paul may per-
haps find the association here Of rather an
uncongenal nature, and it will doubtless be
more to his peace of mind to stay awav,"
ard this declaration elected hearty round
Of n
meeting.
Down to Business.
Mr.. COrcOran announced that the
proposition is to appoint fifteen COM
mitteeS, and in naming them he out
lined their specific duties, but the sig
nificance of the nomenclature is sut-
ficient. They are TO be made large
enough to afford every mau with zeal
to enter the lists, to do all the work he
may be able to devote competent time
to. The committees are to be on:
House.
Reception and enter linment
Arrangements.
Membership.
City development.
State development.
Manufacturing.
Mercantile interests.
Employment.
Press.
Public policy.
> immigration.
Building.
Mail, railway and telegraph.
state and municipal legislation.
The committee on public policy, 1t
should be explained, will have charge
of that branch OF the work relating to
the employment of speakers and writer's
in the interest of pure municipal adj
ministratlOn. The officers are to be
composed of president, first and sec
ond vice president and twelve directors.
The board of directors are to elect a
treasurer and secretary. All officers
are TO be elected by ballot without nom
nation.
The matter of fixing the fees-initia-
ton and annual dueS-provOked a
lively debate. While everybody seemed
bent upon one end. there was wide
divergence in the question of method.
The chairman explained that it was pro-
posed to fix the maximum only,
and that upon membership of 500.
This membership basis was like
wise arrived at as minimum
figure, as the opinion obtained that the
membership is likely to be represented
by four figures rather than by three.
The dues upon the same plan of COM
putation was not to exceed like fig
ure. After deSultOry debate, these
figures were allowed to remain, al
though George Thompson called down
upon his head a good laugh-which he
seemed TO relish fully as much as those
who participated in it-by inquiring
what the ratio would be if the member
ship should mount up to 1000.
A wit in the crowd shouted out:
twenty-five dollars"
From this OH the feeling of good fell
lOwShip predOminated, and every man
present manifested an inclination to
laugh and applaud until the hall re-
echoed. NJ. ID. Mum was in excellent
spirits, and he was bubbiing over with
enthusiasm when he took the floor to pre-
sent a motion. He said there is good
omen that had Surcharged the air
of the city for the past sixty days. 1t
was to see so many active business
men gathered in the hall with one pur-
pose in view. and he asserted that if
there is one thing more certain than
another it is that the present is the time
for the formation of more intimate
acquaiDtanceship-O business man
will become the bounden duty-and the
natural result for that matter-of every
member of the club to actively interest
himself in the prosperity and progress
of each of the other members, They
should and will all be in touch of each
other. He then moved that the chair
appoint committees TO circulate the
lists that had been prepared for the
signatures of memb erS pledging them
selves to become members of this club.
This was done, and twenty men passed
around the hall, and returned in a few
minutac with O05 hona fid.s Ri