Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-05
President Names Committees.
President Bender named the following
standing committees for the year:

President Bender named the following
standing committees for the year:
Transportation-E, H. Merriam. Il. /
Forsyth, L. A. wickham, l. Loyett, G; H.
Manufacturers-T. n. Peterson, Fred
Wies, II. J. Edwards, H. A. Searle, l.. A..
cS T4sds F; H, hegs, fGTG d s Davis. Her
man Lefert, w. A. Maurer, William Moore,
join Scloentgen, c. Straub, Dell G. GlarK.
Do odittIsu I. G BoHham, Cal Hafer. +. 3.
Liggett, c. w. Brelsford, F. r. Children.
Retail Trade-Howard culver, Joe Smith,
John Beno, John Olsen, p. =. DeVol, s. S.
Elliott, Tom Farnsworth.
Municipal Legisiation-Dell Morgan, A. s.
Leonard Everett, W. S. Cooper. Finley
Roads and streets-H. G. MCGEE, Theo-
dore Guitar, Frank Peterson, j. p. Weaver,
F.. ]. Day, s. L. Etnure, Eldin Lougee.
port, N. G. Phillips. J. T. Wilcox, F. D.
Entertainments w. Hart, w. L: Doug
FINLEY, y: L. Treynop, =. 7: Stewart
rett, E. F. Test. Charles X. Taylor. N. F.
Rohror, George f. Hamilton, Frank. Haas.
]. F. G sTSs Charles !&s'' sweine, F, A.
hickman, w. L. Beattie, c. F. Kimball..
Membership. H. cieayer, L. zurmueh-
Beno, e. b. Gardiner, L. c. Empkie.
Ffnance-A. Beresheim, W. II. ToWne, II.
T. True, A. e. Book, f.. III. Hill, Il. II.
County and State Legislation-C. M. Harl,
j. e. F. MCGEE, G, G.. Saunders, Lucius
Wells. c.. e. Price, DR.. d. Macrae, jr., e.
H. Ohlendorf.
The report Of Louis Zurmuehlen, who had
been employed by the board of directors to
solicit members and collect dues, showed
that the club has 317 members in good
standing to start It's first year with. Mr..
Zurmuehlen stated that it was his opinion
that the membership could be increased to
400 within a few months.
Executive Committee Busy.
The report of Secretary Mcdonald Of the
executive committee showed that this body
had not been Idle since its formation a
month ago. II told of the efforts OF the
committee to induce the South Omaha pack
ing houses to establish cooling or supply
stations in this city in place of delivering
meat by open wagon from Omaha. Bat one
Of the packing houses has agreed to COM
ply with the wishes OF the dealers in this
city, the others protesting on the ground
of expense. The committee in its report
states IL has several enterprises in view,
among the number being a horse collar
factory. which will employ from fifty to
seventy-hve people; a shoe factory, which
will give employment to 500 hands, and
other projects which the committee is not
prepared to make public at this time. 1t
told Of the steps taken to form a manu-
facturers' and iobbers' association for the
purpose of organizing trade excursions. 1t
also referred to the abandonment. Of Coun-
Gil Bluffs by the Union Pacific as its
terminal and urged that the city take the
matter up at once.
L. NJ. Shubert brought the matter Of indie
pendent telephone lines before the meeting
and suggested that the club take steps to
induce the Independent companies in this
section Of the state to establish an ex-
change in this city. DR.. Maerae also spoke
on the same matter, urging the necessity
of connection with these Independent COM
panies.
A Communication was read from the AS
ISOLATED Charities in which that organiZa-
ton told Of its need for a suitable building
and suggested that the Commercial club
erect such a building and lease it to the
association until such time as 1t can raise
the money to pay for 1t. Such a building
as was needed. the association wrote, would
cost about $4,000. This and the matter OF
the independent telephone companies were
referred to the proper committees.