The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-09
ALL THE co.
Wichita and Hutchinson Organ
iZe Commercial Clubs.
TOpeka's Example Taken Up by
Other Cities
TO Do SOLID WORK
For the Upbuilding of Their
Respective Cities.
D Do SOLID WORK
Other Kansas News of General
Interest.

WICHITA, Jan. 9.-Wichita is at last
to have a commercial club just such as
has long been needed and it will absorb
and take the place of the Coronado club
that has already obtained a state wide
reputation for its generosity and magnifi-
cent entertainments.
The Coronado was mostly social club,
but the commercial club will be bust
ness club with the social features of the
Coronado retained. 1t will be a place
whore business men can meet and con-
suit in regard to matters concerning the
business interests Of the whole city and
it will result in harmony and combined
energy to the upbuilding OF the city's
commercial interests.
A preliminary meeting was held few
days ago. At later meeting the follow
ing were present:
G. E. Lehman, Chas. Smyth, Finiay
Ross, Ed Vail, Mayor Cox, Bryan Bros,
j. ]. Mcnamara, c. E. Potts, j. L. John
son, A. Hess, A. B. Wright, Chas. Ayles
bury, w. E. Stanley, Howard Case, j. II.
Dixon and W. W Johnston, Jr
The following articles of association
were recommended:
"We, the undersigned, citizens of Kan
sas, voluntarily associated ourselves to-
gether for the purpose of forming a pri-
vate corporation and hereby certify:
"First-The name of this corporation is
the Wichita Commercial Club associa-
ton.
"Sscond-The purpose for which this
corporation is formed is the organization
and maintenance of business exchange
to invite and promote an extension of
trade, secure just and equitable rates of
transportation, develop trade and the
trade industries of Wichita, secure and
disseminate information relating to
the commercial interests of the
city, encourage good will and CO.
operation between the members of this
association, to facilitate an amicable ad-
justment of business dis putes and secure
tho location of new business enterprises
in the city and work together interchang-
ing views, to secure concerted action for
the upbuilding of all business of Wichita
and vicinity.
"Third-1his organization is not for
pecuniary profit.
"FourIh-The place of business for
this corporation is Wichita, Kansas
''Fifth-The term for which this cor
poraviOn is to exist is % years.
''Sixth-The number of directors of
this corporation shall he nine.
"Seventh-The capital stock of this as
ISOLATION shall be 125 shares of 81 each"
At Hutchinson.
HUTCHINSON, Jan. AT a meeting of
the Commercial club last night the by
laws were amended reducing the mem
bership fee from $50 to $50. The indi-
cations are that no less than twenty five
applications from business men of the
city will be sent in at once, and the Com
mercial club which has always been d
prosperous Institution of this city, will
receive new life and new impetus from
the action taken last night.
A communication was received from "A
gentleman who desires to furnish hemp
seed TO the farmers of Reno county, with
the intention of the donor of the seed
starting a hemp mill in this city. The
matter was referred to the manufacture
ing committee.