The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-11

continuation for another year OF the poll
cies put into effect by Mr.. Paul would
make for the best interests Of the club
generally.
The directors elected and their re-
spective votes are: Henry Deutsch, 22S;
Charles R. Fowler, 236; A. H. Hopkins,
1872; Warren NJ. M Horner, 24l;' H. l..
Jenkins 255; William A. Kerr, $685. A. G.
Paul, ESQ; F. r: Salisbury, 247 Ernest F.
Smith, 233; and r. w. Stevenson, 24O.
The report of Secretary Westlake at
the annual meeting last evening" showed
the, present membership of the club to
be 900, with 81 members on the waiting
list In the course of the year the nom
resident. dues were increased from 80 TO
s10. There gre 81 such members, The
total expense Of the cafe department. o Ior
the year was $42397,52;' receipts, 1885,
1855; net loss, s5,661.S7. The total
profits on other auxiliary departments
were s5,791.38, which leaves a net profit
over the cafe deficit Of $129.51. The fig
ures for other departments are: Buffet,
expenses, s4.711.46; receipts, Se'S50.es;
p Pc nse: si,21o.se; receipts, 1881; net,
So, $500. Cigar stand expenses, $997.57;
receipts, s2,457.7e; net, s1,46O.19. The
cafe accommodated 1923 people during
the year. .'>
In his annual report, Secretary Nye ex-
pressed the conviction that the public
| for the city, although the lines of it's
work and the results accomplished might
not always be clearly marked. In the
| way of tangible results the committee
had to report that in the year five con-
| Germs were induced to locate In Mime
apoils and that many manufacturing ana
! mercantile firms we're on the waiting
list with the chances decidedly in favor
Of their coming here. The committee
had also interested itself in the expan-
sion of the jobbing trade, in the reten-
ton and enlargement of Fort Smelling
as a military post and the efforts to Sc
| cure a street railway extension through
the reservation, in the increase of rail-
way transportation facilities and the elm
nation of unfair Determinations against
| Minneapolis, in general municipal affairs
aside from politics, In municipal adver-
Using, in good roads and in giving prizes
for the neatest and most attractive lawns
The work of the committee was partic-
ularly apparent. in bringing an unusually
large number of conventions to the city
| The largest and most important gather
ing Of the year was the National Educa-
tional association. Another convention
| which attracted national attention was
that of the Employers and Employees.
A. c. Paul Formerly Elected. =,
Directors of the Commercial club me
at noon to-day and formally elected A.
raul president, JO1lu ILco11C, LII 81 VIZ ~ CD
ident; T. w. Stevenson, second vice presi
dent, and E. J. Westlake, secretary. H
L. Jenkins, the clubs treasurer and
member Of the directorate, is out of tn
city and the election of treasurer was de
ferred in consequence, although it is un
. derstood that Mr.. Jenkins will be re
elected without opposition. F. H. Hall re
signed his position on the board because o
i'll health and J. Fl. Riheldaffer was chose
, to All the vacancy, j. H. Riheldaffer was
! candidate at the election yesterday, an
was the only member Of the Paul tickle
who failed to pull through > 49,