The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-03
Discussed by the Commercial
Club Last Night.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 1894.
J.W. higgins Reelected President Against
Ills PrOteSt...Other Matters.

of the Commercial club was held
in the rooms of Post II, +. p. A.,
last night.
There were more men present
than have been seen at any two or
three meetings of the club-more
different persons, perhaps, than at
all previous meetings combined.
President higgins called the
meeting TO order, and read the fell
lowing address:
10 the Memb rs of the Waco Commercial Club:
This meeting ends our first years
existence "a commercial body.
The Waco Commercial club came
into existence with no hurrah, bat
like all other most valuable under
takings of man was an offspring,
and exists as a necessity, whose
objects are tersely expressed in the
motto, "Pfomotlon, by co-opera-
ton of the welfare of Waco"
There were four things stated as
important to be done as trade en-.
deavors at the first meeting of this
club, and which called it into ex.
isteuce.
j. To cultivate a more friendly
and trade relation with the ira lie
territory of Waco.
@ To induce, if possible, better
facilities on the part of the railroads
by putting on sale low excursion
tickets to Waco.
3 To unitedly advertise Waco's
not wells, and as health resort.
A. To offer friendly hand to
everything which knocked at our
door and suggested good for Waco.
The first undertaking of the club
was the free wagon yard. About
$4,000 was easily and promptly
raised for this purpose, but failing
to secure proper location for the
same the project was abandoned,
and while the letter of the en-
terprise was not carried our,
the spirit of our intentions were
construed by the farmers and
traders of Waco as meaning and
very kindly and friendly spirit, and
the effort was of great value to US,
if not carried out. The next move.
ment was in line of cheap excur.
sions to Waco. 1t has been all.
nounced in the papers that exour
sion rates have been put on sale to
Waco from d. iferent points. The
next step was TO advertise our hot
wells and natatoriums. Through
the untirlng efforts and splendid
management OF Messrs. Ii. w.
Wood, w. w. Seley, S. w.
Slayden, who have most judiciouslY
managed this fund as the yer.
Using committee of this club,
Waco's hot wells and natatoriums
have been brought to the attention
OF thousands of people, and the ad
vertisement has been worth many
times the money spent, and we
most cheerfully commend the work
OF these gentlemen. They have
raised and spent Zoo. The next
undertaking was our Trades display
OF December 5, the success of which
is too we'll understood and too we'll
known to need word from us, and
only showed what Waco could 40
when she tried. The advertisement
alone which this display gave Waco
has been worth thousands of dollars,
and the seed sown will bring forth
fruit for lorg time to come. The
committees who helped in this
work and the citizens who contrib.
uted to lis success, call for the con-
CALCULATIONS of this club.
1t was resolved at the last meeting
of this club to build a Cotton
Falaoe, and to induce regular trade
excursions to Waco. Gentlemen,
this means millions to Waco, and
can be done. We believe that the
waco Commercial club has done
great things for Waco. Your
president mas written several hun.
dred letters, and his daily mail
goes TO show that Waco ia becom-
ing more generally known, and is
gaming position daily. We take