Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-01
HOW ST. LOUIS BUSINESS MEN GET TOGETHER
from WORLDS FAIR euLLETINJ

! ne BUSINESS Men ISdEut VI 81
Louis was organized in 1894 for the
purpose of advancing the business in.
terests of st. Louis in every way pos
sible. and through eight years of siren
uous work 1t has kept this object
steadily in view, marking each year
with some permanent commercial ad'
vance brought about through its ef'
forts. The formal expression in the
Constitution OF the League of its aims
Is as follows:
To unite the merchants, manufactur'
ers. professional men and citizens gen.
orally for the following purposes:
/. To promote the interests Of the
city of st. Louis in every avenue OF
trade and commerce.
9. To oppose discrimination against
such interests by any corporation, or
ganization or association.
3. To guard against and oppose leg
islation and taxation inimical to the
city and State.
4. To cooperate with the railroad
and river interests.
8. To maintain and secure favor.
able rates through all our territorial
connections.
6. To entertain distinguished and
other visitors. and to direct their at
tention to points of interest.
7. To encourage the holding Of con
ventions and similar gatherings in this
city.
s. To answer inquiries from corpor'
atoms or individuals contemplating a
change of location.
8. To foster manufacturing and
commercial enterprises of every
character.
10. To keep the city's greatness
constantly before the people of this
and other countries; and
II. To secure by all Legitimate
means the greatest good for the great
est number OF our people.
The league was organized when the
Fall Festivities Association went out
of existence in 1894, and the most act
i've men of that organization managed
the affairs of the League during Its
first years. Mr.. Samuel NJ. Kennard
was its first president, James Cox it,
first secretary, and Frank Gaiennie Its
first general manager. The great en-
ergy and public spiritedness of Mr.
Kennard, and the efficiency and indus
try of the secretary and the genera
manager assured the success Of the
league. When Mr.. Kennard retired
from the office OF president of the
league, he was succeeded by John &
Wilkinson, and he, in turn, after yeai
in which the league, under his guild
ance, went steadily forward, was sue
ceeded by Cyrus p. Walbridge, former
Mayor OF the city, who is now the pres
ident of the league. Under the admin
istration OF Mr.. Walbridge, character
lied by sagacity and active patriotism
the league has achieved many notable
successes, and is in a position where
II exercises strong and prudent in
nuence upon the commercial affairs Of
ST Louis.
With the Merchants Exchange the
league maintains traffic bureau witt
offices in the Chamber OF Commerce
| This bureau Is controlled by bOarC
of managers, who are selected from
the members of the Merchants Elk
change and the Business Mems
League, and this board OF manage
ment appoints traffic commissioner
who is an expert railway man. Tht
present board of managers is: +. n
George A. Roth, representing Business
Mems League; VIM. p. Kennett, vice
chairman; II. +. Langenberg, A. dc
FigueiredO, representing Merchants
Exchange,
Mr. +. S. Tompkins is the traffic
commissioner. TO this bureau all mat
ters concerning the relations OF thu
members of the league with the rail
ways are referred, and 1t accom-
plishes much for the merchants of st
Louis in preventing unsatisfactory!
Considerations and ratings, and in Sc
curing legitimate concessions from
railways for the shippers OF this city
A member of the league who Is dissat
isfled with the shipping arrangement
with the railways, refers to the matte
to either the general office OF thu
league or directly to the traffic bureau
and gets advice and active help.
The counsel for the league are =
Taylor Bryan and Harvey l., Christie
with offices In the Carleton building
These two gentlemen advise the mem
bers of the league on general lega