The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-05-20
no Consolidation.

IL Is remarkable to note the pertin-
acl'y with which the West end people
strive TO capture anything and every
tilnG which would seem to be a dis
tnctlVely East end institution. We
10 not care to enumerate all the at
temptS which have been made alonr
'hiS line, but the attempt to move the
court house, TO deprive US of our post
once, to retard work on our bay front
ana lastly the effort to absorb orr
Chamber OF Commerce are leading in
stances. Thus far we have been able
TO protect our interests without the
loss OF flag or a single redoubt.
Inc last attempt was made last
Monday evening, when a half dozen of
the West end Chamber, met with
members OF the east end chamber in the
once OF the Consolidated Land com
Faily, to urge upon us the desirability
and need OF the consolidation of the
Two chambers. The visiting brethren,
among whom We're, President Wood
ward, MeSSrS. Fowler, Agen, McEach-
ren, Moss, Sloan, and one two others
whose names we do not now recall, are
ali good fellows, can't be beat in fact.
and they talked we'll and told us how
they loYed us and wanted to help us
up out OF the quaSmire of old foeyism
onto the firm foundation of progress
sion and young AmericaniSm, and
That the very sure way to do all this
was Tor us TO consolidate the Cham
berS OF Commerce. They did not pro
pose to be greedy at all and would not
ask us to throw away our name, but
that they We're really anxious to throw
away their own name and to adopt
ours as theirs also. Our name, YOU see,
IS The Superior Chamber of Com
merce," While theirs is, The West
Superior Chamber Of Commerce, " and
when their petitions go up to Wash
ington with that word West tackled
onto it, it does not have the same eff
feet they would have without it.
Vel, after a good social chat ana
Tree discussion of the matter by Messrs
Agen, W oodward, Fowler, Moss, Me
Eachren, Bardon, Catln and Barton,
1t WAS finally decided that it was best
to maintain the two chambers. The
boys admitted that they were mighty
hard up and would like it if we would
allow them to SO fix things that they
could draw the $3.50 statiStIcian appro-
priati0n to help them pay their Sccre-
tary, and our boys with their usual
generosity voted them this appropria
ton.
After this the conference then adj
opted the plan we have advocated the
past three or four years, that Of APP
pointing Il permanent committee tax
Ell from both chambers, and authorize
ed to consider all matters of general
interest and importance to the city
while each chamber should look after
its own minor and diStinctively local
interests. In this way the two cham
berS may become unite where the
city at large IS interested, but in no
other way. All the committees of the
Superior Chamber viii be duplicated
by the West end chamber, and these
several committees may also confer
together on all subjects pertaining to
their respective lines of duties. 1t
now begins 10 look as though the two
chambers are i'll shape to do some
thing. Let this itching desire to tear
down and destroy some East end in
StitUtion be Smothered, and the mem
hers of the two chambers get together
i'll Il friendly spirit and discuss and aid
every effort to build up and advance
the interests of the city of Superior,
and not simply to aid this or that lit
tie locality or ubdivision. Advocate
what is right, and then our petitions
Will go up to Washington signed by
both chambers, and by thus display
ing united desire for Il given thing,
they viii have force and effect. An
other good suggestion was that there
should he more visiting back and forth
between the members. Come and see