Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
Black Hills Improvement Co.

ing TO note that the apathy which has
! prevailed throughout the region in the
matter of proclaiming to the world the
rare advantages here offered for the
profitable investment of capital, will be
succeeded by an organized effort that
promises to result in untold benefit to
every section Of the Black Hills. Every
,lown of any importance was represented
Vat the meeting, and in the discussion o
plans to be adopted for the attainment
Of the important object fthe meeting
the utmost harmony prevailed.
On motion of J. X. Brennan, of Rapid
City. the following committee consisting
Of one member from each town repre-
sented was appointed by the chair to
formulate an organization:
Deadwood-Wm Ssibie.
Lead-L. p. Jenkins.
Sturgis-H. o. Anderson.
Rapid-JoLn +. Brennan.
Hot Springs-Fred T. Evans.
Custer--W. q. Porter.
Piedmont-Capt. c. V. Gardner.
Central-W. w. Giddings.
Tilford-J. d. Hale.
Whitewood-H. T. Cooper
Terry-Ernest May.
The committee reported as follows,
which report was adopted:
First. That the organization shall in
clude all the towns in the Black Hills,
and that it shall be known as the Black
Hills improvement association.
Second. The object Of this associ2-
ton shall be to advertise the mineral
and all other resJ'rccs of the entire
Black Hills coun..y, and 10 use all
legitimate means to attract capital and
capitalists for the development Of the
resources Of the country, for the erec-
ton of reduction works, opening up Of
mines, and for providing irrigation facil-
tiles, and increasing the growth of live
stock, and for any and all other pur-
poses which 90 for the increase and
development of the country.
The organization shall also use every
means in its power 10 attract the atten-
tion Of tourists by advertising the seen
cries and beauties of the country and its
great attractions as a summer resort
Third. That the organization shall
have the following officers: President,
vice president, recording secretary, cor
responding secretary, treasurer.
In addition thereto a vice president
shall be named for each town embraced
in the association, whose duty it shall
be to form local branch in his own
I such local branch or this ASSOCIATION.
/ The officers and vice presidents above
| named shall form an executive commit
| tee subject to the call of the president
with full power to draft bylaws, and to
adopt the same, and to take any and all
/ steps which may seem to them best for
/ the furtherance and accomplishment OF
the objects of this association.
/ The following officers were elected:
President-Fred T. Evans, Hot Springs,
Vice President-J. R. Brennan. Rapid.
Secretary-J. w. Jones, Lead.
Treasurer-D. A. Mcpherson, Dead
wood.
Corresponding Secretsry-wm. Sell
bic, Deadwood.
The executive committee or vico pre-
sidents selected were:
Sturgis-John Scollard.
Rapid-Jas. HALEY.
Custsr-D. w. Webster.
Lead-L. p. Jenkins.
Edgemont-A. l.. Sharrock.
Central-Chas. X. Weldon.
Dsadwood-Seth Bullock.
Whitewood-H. T. Cooper
Piedmont-T. ID. Murrin.
Hot Springs-H. d. Clark.
Tilford-J. d. Hale.
Spearfish-John Wolzmuth.
Belle Fourche-Arthur Marble.
Buffalo Gap-L. Ballou.
Hermosa-A. Walker.
Keystone-A. J. Simmons.
Terry-John Blatchford.
Hill City-E. w. Speed.
Terraviile-John Gray.
Sundance-Thos. II. Moore.
Galena--C. B. Harris.
Newcastle-M. b. Champlin.
Csrbonate-F. s. Bryant.
Elk Creek-John F. Sawyer.
At a meeting of the executive com.
mittes held on the following day, in
Deadwood, for the purpose Of discussing
ways and means for raising the neces.
sary funds to carry out the objects oil
the organization, 1t was decided to as
sess each town according to population
The following assessment Of the various
tow N q u a q opraoJ upop.