Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-18

greatness, her energy and enterprise and
also demonstrates that she Is awake TO the
present demand.
The state and national legislation com
Tnittee has brought before US many inter
esting subjects for discussion during the
year The Dawes commission for the allot-
ment of lands in the Indian Territory; the
Curtice bill, which was to have the laws
In the Indian Territory made TO ronfcrm
with those. of Arkansas with reference 10
the manufacturing business and heneHo-
lent corporations: the Adams bill; and rec
ognition Of the consular service OF the
United States.
There were also other subjects of i'm
poriance before the club for discussion dur
ing the year. among them the smoke mus
ance problem, the association OF charltles.
our cooperation with Kansas city hhS-.
in securing a government building for their
city, the curfcw law, and equitable assess
ment Of real estate in our city.
many able and Interesting addresses dur-
ing the year. The separation OF Kansas
city from Jackson county, ny Mr. w: =:
ScarTitt. the Maintaining OF Our Autumn
Festivities. by A1r. L. VI. Jones. Ma
tlonal Expansion BY Hon j. VI. Lo&e'
.'The, National Bankruptcy Law. by Sir
Alexander New. Trade Extension. by Mr-
j. Ia Burnham. Commercial Exchange
Their Developncnt and Functions by Ar
l.. e KraIthaE; The Live Stock and
Packing Interests OF Kansas City. by Mr
J. 4 McCoy: ~ Branch of the United
States Mint FOR Kansas CITY by MI
F. Finney. The Effect of Modern Arehi-
lecture 1 lOi commerce. Dg ilt-iil :
yan Rrlrni Savings Bank" by Mr. w. Z.
Clarke: The Effect of Eastern Capital
TTrnn the Upbniiding of Kansas city. bE
..Tbr rfr,estiorr Of a United States mint
was taken up by special committee, and
thu work was advancing nicely when lht
ney. moved from our city. and the worh
has been dropped tempora rily, yet i is ni
nue.! importance ard l hope If may bt
considered fayorably by my successor
We take PRIDE and justly so, in tht
mafchless growth of our city. The in
crease iu its population ana materia
wealth compares tavorahly with any othei
city of its size in our country. We Stdno
amazed when think Of her future, ye'
We cannot but think her possibilities are
beyond our most vivid imagination, anI
will far exceed anything we have had IL
tine past for the past hls far exceeded th'
predictions of the NIT sanguine enthu
siast There is one fact alone that vii
demonstrate this P/iti"n without further
multiplication of Iords, and that is ou
street paving. Who would have though
three years ago that city ot our SIZE
and under as rapid growth. would have
trssnped from che bottom TO the top in thi'
posirSs~u? T1is IS also true IN many othe
ways. anu fully demonstrates what cai
be accomplished. and what We must "N
pect I'm the future for this city. | hop
you Will not consider this as visionary "i
my part. for / do think. and have befor
advocated that large cities can he bull
without water waves, and / am confidcn
that Kansas City IS going To be one o
llc ldIbcSl. II Hpl tilt lsiI S'7t lAi'll' - /;
I'm all of our country. We are too far ad
vanced TO cling to the past ideas that hav
been demonstrated false. nor are We con
tending for impOSsiDilitics. but only for tn
application Of principles that are alread
established.
Now. regarding the Commercial Clu'
Of Kansas CITY. t0 my knowledge il ha
always been looked upon as the head o
our city, and the center Of commerce 70
this part of the country. and ii is due Z
the efforts OF this club that has brought {
bear the wealth and energy that has aide
much in its upbuildinG. The wisdom
and decorum with which il has carried O
its business has gained for IL the esteer
Of the people in this section, and I'm look
ing the past ten years, you will grant IN
that this organization can claim credit 70
a large portion of what has been accom-
plished towards advancing the CityS wei
fare. | feel / speak knowingly as all sub
1-ciS that have come before the club dur
ing the year either in its committee room
or open meetings, has had its careful cor
sideration, The gratuitOus labor that ha
been rendered by many Of its members wi
bc lasting as well as Instructive. and show
10 the thinking classes the obligations W,
as a community. are under to this club
The addresses we have listened to thi
year We're interesting and able and wer
OF a nature showing that much though
and time had been consumed in the
preparation.
Fast Mail Train.
''Our fast mail train between this poir
and Newton, Sas.. that seemed for a Will
TO b. greatly endangered in regard to III
appropriation given by congress has bee
rearranged satisfactorily. and the assist
ance which We received At the hands &