The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-16
DAVIS PRESIDENT.
Topeka Man at Head Of Kansas
Commercial Clubs.

AT the meeting of the Federated Com
mercia1 clubs Of Kansas this morning
at the Commercial club rooms w II.
Davis or this city was elected president
.. IT, Maxwell Of Paola was elected vice
president and T.. ]. Anderson also Of
this city secretary and treasurer
Nearly all the clubs belonging to the
association were represented. The Ar
kansas City Commercial club was adj
mitted 70 membership. The annual
dues were fixed at 10 cents for eacn
member Of subordinate lodges.
The committee on legislation reported
and the work accomplished py them AZ
their meeting on December II last was
approved. Their report favors taxation
at the cash value of property assessed;
and urged the support of the plil pre-
pared by the county clerks on TINS SUD
ject: the report also favOrs the railroad
bill introduced in the senate by Senator
Miller and in the house by Representa-
tive Reese and urged its passage Win
as few amendments as possible
The committee also reported for the
repeal Of the law providing for the cleo
ton by popular vote in cities OF the
first class of a few of the subordinate
offices and make them appointive offices
The bill prepared by the state good
roads association also received their en-
dorsement. The bill prepared BY the re-
tail grpcers to facilitate collection OF
their accounts and amending the ex-
emption law was also favored
The law authorizing county commits
E1OnEIS TO DID IN idnQ at q ldA oel4C FcS
condemned and it's repeal was urged
The secretary of the association was
instructed to communicate with all the
commercial clubs of the state and Sc
cure their support in urging the sugges-
lions made at tOday's meeting.
The following resolutions were passed;
Whereas, A bill is now pending IN
congress, which provides for the divert
to proposed storage basins in eastern
and south central Colorado, the water to
be used for the irrigation OF large tracts
of Colorado lands; and
Whereas, The diverting Of the Ar
kansas river water from its natural and
legitimate flow is certain to work meal
culable injury to the agricultural stock
raising and commercial interests of the
people of the lower Arkansas river val
s.Resolved. That the Confederated
Commercial clubs of Kansas approve
and win encourage Attorney General
GODDARD in his proposed efforts to protect
the interests of Kansas against the at
tempted despoliation Of their interests"
whereas, The question of immigration
is of the greatest Importance to the state;
ssWhereas, The publications Of the state
board Of agriculture are invaluable In
placing the products of Kansas before
the people of the east in an attractive and
reliable form; therefore,
Resolved, That the legislature of KAN
sas be requested and urged to make a
special appropriation to enable the secre-
publish annually a special edition of q, 900
copies of book of descriptive and statis-
tical matters TO be distributed throughout
the east.
I'VE estimate the expense of such pub
hcation, including postage at Sl1,6o0 per
year"
Whereas, 1T IS the belief Of this body
that the secretary of our state board of
agriculture has done and Is doing more
In innumerable ways, to attract the IA
vorable attention of the world to the SUI
periOr advantages and nattertng possfbili-
ties OF our staterafOr business, investment
and residence, than any other citizen, pub
lie or private: and.
whereas, The said official is given but
small compensation, comparatively, for
the well-nigh invaluable services he is
constantly rendering our common wealth
and people, therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the Kansas Federation
Of the Commercial Clubs, in regular meet
ing assembled, representatives of the bust
ness interests OF all parts Of the state at
tending. that we give the effort to have
the salary or the secretary of our state
board of agriculture fixed at not less than
$500 per annum our hearty and undivid-
ed support, and hereby respectfully re-
quest and urge our present legislature to
not only do this, but also provide for said
for salary for each of the fiscal years
ending June 80, 1900. and June 30, 1901. in
order that the evident intention of the
preceding legislature may be carried out
Resolved, That the president of this
federation be and IS hereby instructed to
transmit copies of the foregoing preambles
and resolutions over his official signature
committee Of each branch of our present
legislature"