The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-08
141 NEW
MEMBERS
Taken Into Chamber of Com
merce Last Nigh.
CHARTER CLOSED NOW
President Davidson Makes
Timely Remarks.
FOR GREATER WICHITA
Committees viii be Appointed
Friday Evening.
FOR GREATER WICHITA

A general meeting Of the Chamber of
Commerce was held last night in the
city council chamber Of the city building
and the result was an interesting and
very satisfactory session. Notwithstand-
.ng an opera company Of distinction icing
in the city and a large social function at
the residence Of Mr. Luling between
seventy-fve and 100 members were pres
ent
The committeeman who were present
from the comittee on charter members
reported al new names. This makes the
membership to date 3l5 with nine com
snitteemen.- yet TO hear from Il is
thought that the actual membership now
IS nearly 400 and with renewed effort
shown it is believed that by the text
mcetirg COO names viii be on the rolls
And the Chamber is not quite satisfied
with the prospect They are determined
10 make it 1000.
President Charles I. Davidson made
few appropriate remarks iE his address
80 the Chamber lie took it for granted
That every member was working for this
city and that tho inevitable result viii
be Greater Wichita. we haven't time"
people, for all our work and effort are
required in the building up of a great
center in the Arkansas valley. Every
member Of this club is loyal ard I want
YOU gentlemen TO continue to inspire 10y
atty by example. We don't want YOU
10 20 to other towns to shop Ut buy
goods and we want you 10 use your in
fiuence against it. We must patronize
home industries. When buving ANYTHING
CHI nd rHcrI s+
sold In Wichita and If il is. buy il. When
we write 2 letter We should never take
occasion TO close il without saying good
word for the peerless princess of the
plains We must be active and earnest
in procuring things for Wichita that
Will give us more people and more indus
tries TO support them. We nave here
wonderful resources and we should get
things natural to them. We should get
elevators to handle the 100000 bushels
Of wheat raised contiguous to Wichita
and when We get elevators we viii get
freight rates. for We car then show the
railroads that we have ehe tonnage"
"GeGntlemen, TO be plain and briot we
must have a million busheI elevator in
Wichita That is one of the things this
club must pledge itself to get for the
people of Wichita. We ought to take
hold and build it ourselves If W. can
and If we cannot build It ourselves. we
must interest other parties to build one
If we haven't The capital to build it. we
must go to work and get it.
We want NOR packing houses and
wholesale business and we must not for
get oar retail business. The success of
Kansas City depends to great extant. on
the extension Of its retail trade for 100
miles around it, we must keep our eyes
open Tor an extension Of the retail trade
of Wichita We must entertain conven-
fions and get freight rates Wichita has
destiny It nay not be completed be-
fore YOU and I are gone. hut 50 far as
] an concerned. J want to see Wichita
big city before ] go and Z shall work
Tor that enG- our success, so far as re-
markahle and ] want to sec il continue.
We want TO do things Ter the town and
we can accomplish great thirgs il we
Keep all our shoulders together. continu-
ously and hamoniusly at the wheel -
Mr.. DaVidson's remarks were received !
with great favor.
On motion The charter was ordered /
hiosed in order that committees be ap- /
pointed. as they We're needed 20 take |
charge Of formulating business.
Mr.. George Fultz made ringing speech |
advocating a special exhibit Of Arkansas
valley product az -ho t.o
Exposition at St Louis This suggestion. /
ably presented by Mr.. Fultz was re-
ceiNed with applause
On motion the general meetings Of the (
Chamber OF Commerce proper wera fixed
5or the first Tuesday in each month and /
the president ard secretary wera instruct
ed to lay ont a line OF work for these |
meetings which might be discussed for
the instruction and cd,fcation Of the
members in other words the Cham
her OF Commerce viii have an educa-
fional feature by which the members
can he Informed on the great questions
which are involved i'm the making of a
great city, the freight rate question for
instance.
At The directors meeting which fol-
lowed the question of rates came up and
"A con mittee consisting of J F. Howard
MaHor Mclean and Judge Helm Will have
temporary mediate control Of it,
The meeting closed with a ringing
speech by !. II. Knapp and a presenta-
ton Of membership fees to the secretary
Altogether it WIS a very fine meeting.
The committees viii be appointed next
Friday afternoon.