The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-20
ELECT THEIRO OFFICERS
Executive Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce
CHOOSE C. [. DAVIDSON
Sugar Mill Proposition Being
Considered.

| Yesterday At o'clock the directors OF
the Chamber Of Commerce met in the
council chamber and elected officers for
the association. The meeting was 4 sue
cess in every particular It was har-
monious and indicated the spirit with
which representative bushes snaen OF the
city arc taking hold Of the latest move
for the improvement of Wichita The
first thing that was done was to select
, a president. Several good men were
nominated Tor the position and for few
ballots II was hard 10 decide which one OF
them would secure the position.
On the sixteenth ballot Mr.. c I. David
son was selected ard the election was
made unanimous Mr.. Davidson was
heartily cheered v hen the election was
formally announced Mr.. Davidson is q
man in whom everyone has great conf
dence II was the general opinion OF all
that the best possible selection had been
made
Mr.. Davidson was called on to make
the usual ackp oWleGgement OF his cleo
ton by making q speech. He did so in
a few well chosen words that were con-
vincing TO all who heard him that ne
would do al IN his power and time TO
make the associst ton success.
Among other things, he said: We must
look after the smaller things. The small
Ter M nufacturers are the men that we
want and it is here that we can 10 the
most for Wichita II We viii look out
for the smaller things. the larger indus
tries viii come trailing along behind.
There are a number Of small coacerns
in the small towns surrounding Wichita
These men become dissatisfied with their
present conditions and want 70 move 10
larger towns and large opportunities
This is true OF all cities. For instance,
Wichita men become dissatisfied and go
70 larger places and the men OF Kansas
City become dissatisfied and move TO St.
Louis or Chicago. It Is these small men
We want to look after
If Wichita mas a large concern that
employs d thousand men and some day
that concern burTss down or fails. the
tlow is one that staggers the city. but
if Wichita has hundreds OF small con-
Germs and one or two Of them fail the
result is not noticed and she rapidly re
covers and goes on"
Mr.. Davidson then took the chair and
the committee proceeded to elect first and
second vice presidents. Messrs. James II.
Stewart and James Allison We're elected
first and second vice presidents, respect
lively.
Mr.. Naftzger was elected treasurer by
the unanimous vote OF the committee On
the first ballot.
The matter Of secretary then came be-
fore them. and several urged the neces-
sity of waiting until the charter was
closed before the selection should be
made Mr. Allison then moved that the
election of secretary be postponed until
some future date. The motion was car
risd. and then Mr.. Elmer Reese was elect
ed temporary secretary until such time
as the organization should know what
they could pay for a regular secretary
This could not be decided until after the
charter should be closed and the organiZa-
ton be complete
The next thing was the appointment Of
the executive committee Of the board Of
directors. The power to appoint the com
mfttee was delegated 70 the president,
who chose the following members 70
serve: James Allison. J. H Stewart, J.
VI. Knapp. J. z. Howard, Finlay Ross, L
s Naftzger.
Nj Naftzger then announced that there