The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-28
MERCHANTS SAT-
At FEAST AND
TOOK COUNSEL
Eulogy of Practical
Men Heard.
E0IIHhT0PC WEpE ADVISERS
EDUCATORS WERE ADVISERS
FIVE HUNDRED WERE PRESENT
TO LISTEN.
A Very Interesting Annual Report of
the Postal Card Votes Upon Pub
lie Topics Was Made by Pres
ident Dohrmann-

The second annual banquet Of the Mer-
chants Association took place at the Pal
ace Hotel last evening. II was the largest
gathering OF business men upon such an
occasion in the history OF San Francisco.
There were present 461 merchants, and
there were many who came 10 attend the
banquet who were unable TO find seats
and went away. In other respects II was
a remarkable gathering. The presidents OF
the two California universities made ad-
dresses extolling the work in the line OF
the practical education OF men for bust
ness life. Hon. Arthur Rodgers gave the
history OF THE first college Of commerce
in the world" In every respect the affair
was eminently successful.
President Dohrmann OF the Merchants
Association presided. On his right was
President Wheeler Of the University OF
California and on his left President David
Starr Jordan Of the Stanford University.
To the right OF President Wheeler was
Professor George Davidson; on the left
Arthur Rodgers; to the left OF President
Jordan was Mayor Phelan. The other
guests Of honor were the following:
Professors Of the College of Commerce,
University OF California-John Fryer. Ber-
nard Moses, Carl c. Plehn. Mr.. Leusch-
ner and William Carey Jones.
Professors from Stanford University
John c. Branner. G. +: Howard. +. A.
Fetter. Z. A. Ross and ]. NJ. Stllman.
A. Sbarboro, president OF the Manufac-
turers and Producers Association: E
Goodwin, manager or the Manufacturers
kins, president OF the San Francisco
Board OF Trade; II. L. Smith, secretary
OF the San Francisco Board OF Trade:
George A Newhall. vice president OF the
tsry OF the Chamber OF Commerce;
George McNear. president OF the San
Francisco Produce Exchange: T. c.
Friedlander. secretary OF the San Fran
cisco Produce Exchange; Herman EppIn-
ger, president of the Merchants Ex-
change; I. III. Emery, secretary OF the
Merchants Exchange: f.. 4. Denicke.
OF Trade.
The merchants were enthusiastic
President Wheeler when he was intro
duced with round OF cheers, standing.
They cheered Mayor Phelan when he en-
tered the ban99eting hall. They. had
Quent applause punctuated the speeches
throughout the evening. The SPEAKERS
were President Dohrmann. President
BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler President David
Starr Jordan, Hon. Arthur Rodgers, Pro
fessor Carl Plehn and Mayor Phelan.
President Dohrmann's address was one
of his best. He reviewed the history OF
the Merchants Association and told how
IL started with small beginnings ITO
night" said he, I'VE have nearly five
hundred with US and over one hundred
were turned away. Five years ago there
were 80 members: last year 1907 Re
calling what had been done he asked
what there was that the merchants could
not do? There had been inscribed on the
banner OF the association civic pride. civic
courage, civic patriotism. good citizen
ship. That was patriotism OF the civic
kind that had cleaned the streets; that
had purified the regions where disease
would have been bred. That was the
courage that would yet give San Fran
cisco control Of it's harbor. (Cheers)
President Wheeler made a long address.
responding to the toast. THE College OF
Commerce IN it's Practical Relation 10
Business men, He said that Il was easy