The Progress., 1894-01-13
OUR DEVELOPMENT CLUB.
IN Line For Good Work

I' N'tlH'IN l''N'l'i i'Ii'h' N''''
, held u regular meeting at the Board
, Of Trade Monday afternoon at .
o'clurk.
The addition of new names irdl-
Gated very forcibly that the spirit of
entrrpri-" in Shreveport was growing
and that ere long all citilons who
werc not enemies to our town would
be enrolled ~ mcmbers,
As sickness in the family prevent
ed our attendance at TINS Meeting we
give here the report of tina Times
which seems 10 he full:
The Citizens Development Club
held their second regular meeting
Monday afternoon, with large and
enthusiastic attendance, whose dPop
interest in ITS affairs augur5 well for
its success President l.. NJ Carter
called the meeting to order and Sec
Rotary v Gro,jean read the minutes,
which were adopted
/ Mr. W r. jacobs offered amend
mant to- Article Of the laws. rcduc-
ing the regular fees from $3.50 ncr
quarter to tie sum Of ~ each uuartp,
for mechanics Also to strike ont Of
Article & the following words "or 10
levy special assessment Of money
on the membership" Laid over .
under the rules.
Communications were read from
August Lohman u Co, Of Kansas
City, Mo, relative TO locating mum
Der of German emigrants and other
natIOnalitie3 in this section, @nd wish
ing to enter into negotiations with
the club relative TO immigration; also
a letter from the European and
Southern Emigration Company, ash
lug for documents, statistics, data.
etc, with a view of establishing colo
MES of emigrant4 III desirable soutl-
ern homes.
Secretary Grosj"an stated that he
had forwarded such Documents and
information as were available.
This question elected some most
pertinent, varied and valuable info
nation from members of the club. 1t
was taken up and discussed by W. -,
Jacobs, }. ii. Shepherd, r. Il. Cole,
j. B. Slattery, III ZODIAC, l.. Cooper.
V. Grosjean aud others.
Finally a motion was made and
adopted that committees of five on
emigration be appointed to devise
ways and means. to secure lands and
emigrant1 in the parish of Cad 10.
The chair appointed on this com
mittee j. III Shepherd, II T. Cole, J. ,
b. Slattery, W. B. jacobs and II. L.
Vinson, to serve for period of six
MIR. w B Jacobs. chairman Of the
fair grounds, reported that no had
investigated the question of stock es {
instructed, and found that whenever !
the money was ready the stock could {
be acquired. As to the mortgage he
reported progress in the face Of diff
culties and asked further time, which
was accorded
President j.. Nj. Carter announced
the following executive cOmmitte:
w. T.. Hamilton, II. FL. Wheless, Levi
Cooper, j. NJ. Martin, H. Zodiag, Jas. '
keeney, |. Barron.
A motion was also adopted that {
committees of five each be appointed
on railroads and manufactures. The {
lists will be selected in day or two.
Some positive and patriotic re-
marks were made by the president
and W. B. Jacobs relative to the
morals and stamina of the club that I
elected hearty applause
The following names were added s
to the membership: W. A. Ballie, {
Jules Dreyfuss, +. q. Thatcher, S. b. |
Johnson, viii II. Tunnard, Nose :
Weinstock, j. b Walters, w. j.
Bayersdorffer, j. w. Soady, A. Kahn ;
The meeting was harmonious, en-
thusIastic and highly encouraged I
with their work, the Manufacturers !
Record of Baltimore, having also i
written to the club as a medium for |
disseminating their plans and objects"
President Carter is to be congratu-
latpd on his judgment in selecting '
the executive committee. Not only {
has lie chosen active, energetic men, i
gentlemen of progressive ideas, but