The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
ARTICLES FOR
CLUB ADOPTED
Commercial Organization Pro-
motors Meet Again.
MEMBERSHIP FEE TO BE $50
vrW CHANGES MADE IN REPORT
OF COMMITTEE.
MEMBERSHIP FEE TO BE $50

OF COMMITTEE.
The articles Of Incorporation for the
commercial club were adopted last
evening at o. meeting Of the committee
cr 90. ar the Knutsford. Few changes
,sra made in the draft as published
IN The Herald yesterday Those pres
,-- subscribed 10 the articles Of incOr-
..-e..ur The other members of the
-arr-..taa of 100 will be asked 10 sign
.1atr names before next Wednesday
,rsrfrr At that time & meeting of all
che fr.rrpora tors win be held at the
Errre-rrI and a board Of governors
srartaf after which the articles of in
CORPORATION viii be filed.
~, large majority it was decided
2. af1nr the recommendation of the
committee as to fees and dues. The
,rarha--hfp fee will be $50 and the
dues $40 quarter.
Question Of Fees and Dues.
The principal difference OF opinion
r.as over the fee question. j. G. Leary
and George NJ. Cannon wanted the
membership fee TO be S25 and the dues
s7a a year. or 8 a quarter, and they
re5 tho fight for those figures. Mr..
rr4~v urged that low fees, and dues
,roufd increase the membership and
influence of the organization
n W. clayton tried 10 cut short his
argument 10y a point of order, but the
chairman Governor Wells. ruled with
lfr Taarv. Mt. Leary maintained that
.frnr membership fee was $50 and the
dras $40 "a quarter IL would De diff
rult 10 get over $50 members. while if
fraea foes were cut in two, $50 mem
hers could be obtained.
Mr. cannon, who moved that such a
reduction be made. said that he had
talked with seven business men yes
terdsv and that they were unanimous
IN IN favor of the lower membership
fee and dues
zone of our Weather merchants
suggested that there were many
younger members Of firms or en-
u.6ves" said MIR. Cannon, men Of
GOOD ability. who would make splendid
members of the club. who would take
out memberships and pay dues if the
amounts We're reduced. but who would
not Join If they were kept at $50
and $40.
Expenses of the Club.
There was some discussion as to the
sm0un; needed for furnishing the
tuh- quarters. for rent and mainten-
ance. j. +. Dooly and n. w. Clayton
SPOKE in favor Of the higher dues.
Colonel William Nelson wanted figures
as to cost
e.. A. Quigley made an earnest plea
in favor of the higher fees, as reported
by the committee. He declared that
the club should be well furnished. so
that it would make a good impression
on a stranger.
For my part" he said. IF ] go TO a
club ] WANT pleasant surroundings,
and ] should demand first-class serv-
ice Even with a $50 fee it will be
hard work to make the club a success.
We want a secretary of ability, a
man who. when ne uses the name Of
the club. can dictate a letter that will
Doe a credit 10 the organization"
Mr. Quigley was confident that 500
month was the least with which the
club could get along.
George c. I.6mOert thought 500
members could be obtained if the fee
was kept down.
Restaurant Feature.
Mr. Cannon was against a restaurant
feature, but others spoke decidedly in
favor Of this. including Mr.. DoOly and
j. d. Wood both of whom favored the
fee and dues recommended by the
committee.
S. " Shelp said the social features
would be the principal factor in sue
cess. He thought the furnishings
would cost $4,000 to $1,000, as those
who visited the club would want pleas
ant surroundings and good service. he
vas for the report of the committee.
Mr. Cannon's motion to amend by
cutting the proposed fees and dues in
half was voted down. Samuel Weitz
moved that the membership fee be
made S25 and that the dues be $40 a
quarter as recommended by the COM
mittee. This was also lost.
Adopt a Name.
tn dealing with the report Of the
committee on org 1iZation. the larger
body last evening took up the articles
one an a time. as they were read by
Secretary Charles Read. The name
adopted was the Commercial club
10 WAS explained that The name of Sal
laEe was not thought to be necessary
4S t1iS was The first commercial clut
500 the state. and the desire was e
make the name as short as possible
George NJ. Cannon objected to a por
ton off the article stating the purpos,
of The organization. He thought tn,
clause relating go capital and labor
stating the purpose to be uniting then
'~ friends instead of dividing them a.
enemies contained a wrong impUta
I'n MS to the relations of capital an,
labor. He wanted the clause jnendeC
j' read. uniting them as friends, mu
L'8'Iy interested I'm each others vel
Fare This was done.
Then followed the discussion as {,
membership fee. Subsequent to the dis
,lssI'n over the fee and dues for resi-
DENT members. L. $. Hills wanted an
,.T-s for nonresident members GU
N hail. making the membership fe
f.-". md the dues SO a year. He wa
CEe-rlad
Give Corporations a Chance.
George Y. Wallace wanted to nav
Corporations given a chance to take on
memberships. instead Of colfining tn
membership 20 individuals. The senti
.'"H. was shown To be against this. ant
'- withdrew his motion. The 8rjici
Us 'o uieers was amended so the vic
president could sign checks in the al
... H' disability of the president.
'h morton of MT. Cannon, the claus
l''. f.u- that three black balls wOul
prevent an election of a member wa
'N. o1. The article now stands tina
majority ot the board of governor
j. necessary 10 an election Of a mem
Aside from these changes. al
t'I's of incorporation were adopte
as reported.
mon there was a discussion as {
. method of proceeding with the or
a0zl.r0 Some wanted 90 so ahea
0h. rely with the election Of
yard ot governors and some wante
he So gSestion Of G. r. KEN an
p. Nr'iurrin, II was decided tina
present should sign the articles Z
corporation. Some mad gone home b
' ume but the following were pres
TNl. and tho. Subscribed 10 an agree