The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-06
TO BE STARTED
TONIGHT AT 8
Nichita'S New Board of Trade
Organization
TO HAVE 1000 MEMBERS
Club VIII Be Open 10 Every
Citizen
WITH FIXED INTERESTS
New Residents Are Especially
Invited.
WITH FIXED INTERESTS

Tonight a public meeting VIII be held in
the council chamber OF the city building
10 organize a board Of trade. Every man
who has fixed interest in the future of
Wichita is invited TO participate in it.
Yesterday Mr.. J. NJ Knapp. at the sug-
gestion of number of citizens, circu-
lated a petition and the men who indicat-
ed their intention of becoming members
was so large that It was decided to have
the organization effected by a public
meeting. It was practically the unani-
nous belief that the new organization
should be 50 very wide in its scope that
every man with an idea regardless of his
income or his class Of trade. profession
or business, should be invited into it.
Last night Mr. Knapp said: I'VE want
this organization 10 have at least 100J
members; we do not propose il as an op-
position organizat ton 10 the present com
mercial club but rather as a co-opera-
tive factor IL the city's interest. We want
1t maintained at a cost so small that the
day labOrer can afford to belong 10 il if
he is interested in the welfare OF Wichita.
We would like every man who is willing
TO work for Wichita to be at the council
chamber at O'Clock tonight ready 70
give his voice TO the movement"
From what a reporter for the Eagle
could learn of the movement a large num-
Der of people are insympathy with it and
Il promises TO be a success on the plans
most generally suggested and outlined
for il. One suggestion IS that the club
shall be open TO every man who has got
an idea for the benefit of Wichita That
the club should have headquarters in the
city building. That an active secretary
be elected-one who IS in touch with
Wichita. its people, its needs and envir-
onments-tO conduct its business. That
he should have fixed Office hours from
morning till evening and that the city
should pay him a salary as assistant city
clerk policeman or some other Office that
would make the appropriation legal. That
he must work hard and be always on the
alert and look out for things of benefit
10 Wichita; that he must be continuously
ia correspondence with a view to getting
some needed enterprise for Wichita.
The organization, II is also intended,
shall encourage the new citizens of Wich-
ita- the men who are coming in here to
make homes-aud to induce as many 9TH
er good people as possible TO come in.
If a merchant i'm any town in the south
west isn't buying goods from the whole
salerS of Wichita IL is suggested that il
shall be the secretary's duty to find out
why and for the club 10 use its best en-
deavors TO the objection.
Tonight meeting viii be a preliminary
one. At first it was suggested that per
manent organization be made but on sec
ond thought it seems to he the desire not
TO permanently organize for week bat to
lay the plans and give every prospective
member an opportunity to have Il voice
IN the organization. tt is also deemed
best TO postpone the permanent organiza- {
tion for the reason that it is believed that
after am initial meeting the men who in {
tend To join VIII be better acquainted with /
one another and that the old citizens viii /
be better acquainted with the new ones
The latter class are especially invited to
The meeting tonight where they viii not
only be given welcome but gain a very
lear understanding OF the ambition Of
Wichita to become and always remain tie
domnent commercial, industrial. social
and financial center of the great south
west
Nobody need be modest about attending
because he does not think his interests
arc large enough to Justify hifS in partic-
ipating i'm the greater affairs OF Wichita
for the men at the head Of the move
ment do not intend TO make what man
oWnes i'm worldly possessions a presre-
Quisite TO membership. The professions. !
real estate men. retail merchants. home
owners and men who intend 10 own homes
are especially invited The belief is that
from ar,scE such men Wichita can or
ganize strong body 10 work for its in
tereSts