The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09
CHANGES IT'S NAME
CORONADO CLUB THROWS OFF SIN
GLE BLESsEDNESS

Wichita Commercial Cub Association is
Organized and Absorbs the Coronado
Club-Ihe New Organization Will Take
the Place of the Board of Trade and be
| Ready to Entertain All Propositions
Looking to the Advantage of the City
Its Members VIII Also Combine socia-
biIity With Business.
| A charter was granted yesterday by
! the secretary of state TO the Wichita
| Commercial club association, which
Will take the place OF the board Of trade
and also of the Coronado club.
| For the present the headquarters of
! the association will be held in conjunc-
( ton with the Coronado club on the cor
I ner of First street and Emporia avenue.
The Coronado club did not die. but was
rather absorbed by the Commercial
club
Abe Wright and J. H. Black were the
originators of the new organization, or
rather after talking with various bust
ness men put the matter on foot. Mr..
Wright in speaking of thee bjectS and
purposes of the society, said:
Now that there is SO much interest
in the new organization an account Of
how IL was brought into eXis tence viii
not be embarrassing. Very great things
sometimes grow from small beginnings
and this commercial club that promises
50 much for Wichita is no exception to
this rule.
Previous to December 10 last there
had been a good deal of talk among
business men of the necessity of an or
ganiZatiOn to look after the interests
affecting the city, but on December 10,
one business man, Mr.. j. II. Black, be-
gan to put these ideas into praloicable
shape.
"On that date z. C. Potts. c. G. Cohn,
A. Hess, A. B. Wright, Charles Ayles-
bury, j. L. johnson, G. f. Lehman,
and c. II. Smyth held a meeting at the
residence of j. H. Black and effected a
temporary organization by the election
OF c. II. Cohn as chairman and a. B.
Wright secretary.
After a discussion Of the best way to
proceed an agreed statement setting
forth the objects of the meeting was
presented. This statement set out that
the object was ITO discuss the advisa-
Ibility OF forming a private corporation,
not for pecuniary profit, but for the pur-
pose of meeting all questions for the
best interests of Wichita; to promote
extension and increase of the trade and
industries of the city; to encourage and
develop better acquaintance and near
or commercial relations among its MEM
beers, carefully avoiding all selfish mo-
tiveS, to concentrate and centraliZe our
individual effort and information into
the association and distribute the re-
suits therefrom; to secure just rates of
transpOrta ton; to develop into system
attic discipline all methods employed by
tine association so that the probabilities
of success may be enlarged; 10 en-
courage and foster concentrated action
and operation looking mainly to the
best commercial interests of Wichita as
a distributing and trade center"
a committee was also appointed at
This meeting consisting of ]. II. Black
and a. 3. Wright to prepare a synopsis
of a plan for permanent organization
to be reported at an adjourned meeting
on the Goth. The nine men at the first
meeting invited in other business men
and at the meeting on the 26th were @.
z. Lehman, Charles SmYth, Finlay
Ross, Ed. Vail. Mayor Cox, Bryan
Bros, ]. J. Mcnamara, c. E. Potts. J.
L. johnson, a. Hess, A. B. Wright,
Charles Aylesbury, w. Z. Stanley, How
ard Case, j. II. Black, c. q. COhn, r.
Maxwell, G. NJ. Dixon and w. W. john
son, Jr.
report to this large meeting. The COM
mittee reported in favor of an organiza-
tion which was to obtain a charter I'M
der which to work and articles Of as
ISOLATION were recommended as fol-
lows:
I'VE, the undersigned citizens of Kan
sas, voluntarily aSsOcia ted ourselves to-
gGther for the purpose of forming a
private corporation and hereby certify:
''First-The name of this corporation
is the Wichita Commercial Club aSSO-
citation.
'fSecond-The purpose for which this
corpora ton is formed is the organiZa-
ton and maintenance of a business eX-
change to invite and promote an extern
sion of trade, secure just and equitable
rates of transportation; develop trade
and the trade industries of Wichita;
secure the disseminate information re-
lating to the commercial interests of the
city; encourage good viii and cO-opera-
tion between the members of this aSSO-
citation; to facilitate an amicable adj
juStment of business disputes and Sc
cure the location of new business en-
terprises in the city and work together
interchangjng views, to secure con-
certed action for the upbui,ding of all
business of Wichita and vicinity.
''Third-This OrganiZa ton is not for
pecuniary profit.
..Fourth-The place Of business for
this corporation IS Wichita, Kansas.
"Fifth-The term for which this or
ganization Is TO exist is twenty-five
years.
"Sixth-The number of directors Of
this corporation shall be nine
''SeVenth-The capital stock Of this
association shall be $125 shares of 81
each"
After the adjournment of this meet
ing some of the members of the new or
ganizatiOn who We're also members Of
the Coronado CLUB. conceived the idea
of consolidating the two organizations
and through the action of Edward Vail,
Howard Case, c. H. Smyth and c. G.
COhn a joint meeting was held and the
purpose accomplished.
I'VE need an organization Of this
kind" said c. Z. Potts of the Potts
Wholesale Drug company. yesterday
1T Is now two years since the Old board
IF trade organization held a meeting
and since thai time there has been no
organization 10 take the lead and
around which the people II this city
could rally when some measure reQui--
ed harmonious and united action for the
good Of the whole city.
The last work done by the board Of
trade was when Moore Brothers came
here with their stove foundry. Ex-
Mayor Clement and 1 were appointed 10
70 talk with them and tasy rented
property, but since THAI time they have
erected buildings If their own and today
they are one Of the solid Institutions of
the city. We need club OF this kind
for when men come here - locate and
business men ara al busy ana -o one
pays any attention - them they so
away feeling caat they are not wanted
here while e they could meet the repre-
sentative business msa x would o. al
together different"