Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-21
Council Bluffs Association Reports
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council Bluffs Association Reports
Considerable Progress.
Ihe executive committee of the Council
Bluffs Transmississippi association held a
meeting at the Grand hotel last evening. and
pushed along few steps further the busi-
ness and enterprises for which the associa-
ton was formed. Two vacancies in the
general committee of fifty were filled by
the election of DR.. S. B. Jennings and j. C.
Mitchell. The finance committee reported
tho resignation of its chairman A. w Wv
man. ana e. III. Walters was elected to the
position. The committee made report that
was highly satisfactory to the association
lor 1t indicated that the great financial prob
lem was I'm fair way of being solved
While on the subject OF finances the com
mlttee recommended the creation OF sub
committees to assist in the work Of solicit
ing funds to build the big wigwam 1t was
decided to create six groups of three mem
Ders each one from the finance committee
and two from the general committee These
groups will form auxiliary soliciting com
mittees whose chief duty will be to push
the sale OF the 5000 exposition buttons that
are ON hand
Secretary Judson made a report that con-
tained a good deal of matter of general
interest, especially the portions concerning
the Importance OF the exposition to the city
of Council Bluffs He said in part:
1t has been estimated that 5000 people can
find accommodations in Council Bluffs with
the extra arrangements that will be made
during the exposition. If only an average
or 5000 stop in this city during that time
IL VIII mean an expenditure to our board
ing houses, hotels and lodging places and
uhence TO our grocers, butchers, bakers,
market gardeners and others of about
Soo,Wo at the low rate of 81 per day for
each person for board and lodging Street
car fares paid by these people would
annTii amount to $4,000 or more and personal ex-
penultufeS IN other ways to 100000 more
making an aggregate of about 81 COOO OJO To
snow that these figures are not excessive
as 10 attendance If we can take care of
Z,oJo people at time this only means 10000
different persons at the average rate of
stoppage, and the exposition authorities
confidently figure on the attendance of more
penditure IN our city of $l,OOO.000 l per cent
would be SlO,OO0-more than enough to carry
on the work of advertising, build the wig
torum fund. 1t looks as though in the
face of such figures as these that it ought
not to be difficult to secure funds enough
10 carry on the association work
The secretary was allowed $25 for postage
for his official correspondence. A resolution
was adopted declaring that no liabilities
should be incurred in the name OF the as
sociation except by vote of a majority OF
ne members at any regular or special meet
ing. The committee adjourned to meet again
on next Thursday night.
An invitation was extended to all OF the
members of the committee to meet with the
executive committee of the Merchants and
association, which will hold
a special session at the Grand hotel this
evening for the purpose of discussing the re-
ported rumor OF the removal OF the Union
Pacific transfer business to Omaha. Judge
MCGEE will be present and will read the de-
cree OF the United States supreme court in
the mandamus case that was brought against
the Union Pacific company to compel it to
transact its terminal business In this city.
An invitation is extended to all of the mem
bers OF the Transmlssissippl association and
other interested citizens to be present and
listen to the discussions.