Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-19
Half Hundred Enthusiastic Citizens Form Much
Needed and Promising Organization
ATTORNEY AA JONES ELECTED PRESIDENT
Strong Board Of Directors Wise and Comprehensive Preamble
Harmony the Key Note

The meeting held at the Montezuma
club last night, resulting in the organ
ization Of Commercial club, was,
without doubt, one Of the most import.
ant ever held in the city. There was
big attendance of representative
business men, both from the city and
the town Of Las Vegas. Harmony was
the key note Of the meeting. Mr..
Jones voiced the sentiments OF the
gentlemen present admirably when he.
stated that In the eighteen
years Of his residence in
Las Vegas. he had never before
become interested in movement
which promised SO much in the way
Of harmonizing all the differences that
had SO long disrupted the city and
hindered progress. The broad and
liberal position taken by the members
OF the club as expressed in the pream-
BILE printed below has been very gem
orally commended today. The almost
unanimous feeling in the city appears
to be that the time has come when
past mistakes. past differences, past
unfairness should be forgotten; that
the time has come when the interest
Of one section can not be held at vari-
ance with the interests OF another
section. It is united Las Vegas that
every citizen and townsman desires
and the greatest mission of the Com
mercial club will. perhaps. be to foster
that end. Enterprises for the better
ment Of the whole community will be
taken up on the broadest ground, and
never from a sectional standpoint.
The Commercial club will always
stand ready to throw the whole weight
Of its influence against any disrupting
or unjust agencies. The Commercial
club has been organized for the good
OF Las Vegas. 1t starts with clean
sheet, old scores forgotten. Citizens
generally feel that scant consideration
is due any resident who opposes this
organization, or declines to render it
any support in his power. The club
is founded on business principles and
will unquestionably be power in the
development Of the city.
Organization.
At $50 p. M the meeting was called
to order by Major A. H. Whitmore,
who stated that the first thing In
order would be the election OF q tenn
porary chairman, and temporary sec.
retary.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried, Hon. Jefferson Reynolds was
elected temporary chairman of the
meeting.
On motion Mr.. William Z. Gortner
was elected temporary secretary.
On taking the chair Mr.. Jefferson
Reynolds briefly stated the object Of
the meeting, which was the formation
Of Commercial club, which would
work for the interests OF the commun-
ity and the upbuilding Of Las Vegas,
and, also, possess social features
which would be the means OF the peo.
pie Of the entire community working
together for common purpose.
Mr.. A. A. Jones then addressed the
meeting as follows:
Mr.. President, and Gentlemen:
Some time ago there was
meeting OF the citizens. and
at that meeting committee was ap.
poisted to devise some plan whereby
the people Of the entire community
might unite ana work for the upbuild.
ing Of q greater Las Vegas. It fell
TO my lot to be chairman Of that com.
mittee. We have had several meet.
ing since that time, and we have not
only given this matter of the forma-
tion Of Commercial club our careful
consideration. but our prayful consij-
Grafton as well. We realized that the
time had come when It was necessary
for US to get together as . communi-
ty. We felt that the resources Of this
section of New Mexico cannot be sur
passed by any other; that they need
development. and We felt 1t required
the united effort Of al our people. We
frst began discussing these questions
with the citisens on both sides Of the
river. saA II b needless TO ny ~