The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
ANOTHER MILL And
ELEVATOR FOR CITY
Is Proposition at Chamber of
Commerce Meeting.
TO CALL MASS MEETING
Will Be Held Next Tuesday
Night.
TO CALL MASS MEETING

The directors of the Chamber of COM
merce met yesterday and several matters
of Importance came up. One of these was
a proposition to secure a 5oo-barrel mill
and elevator for Wichita Another YVES
a plan for representing and advertising
Wichita at the St. Louis exposition. a
third. but by no means of that order IN
Importance. is a general meeting decided
on fozrnext Tuesday night. The presenta-
ton of applications for membership in
the organization was one Of the features
Of the meeting also.
The following are the new members
presented for membership: W. L. Brown,
s. H Moore, Geo. ". Chase, =. S. Nelson,
Fred Baldwin, Chas. Youngheim.
The Chamber Of Commerce took up the
matter CT advertising the city at the ST
Louis Exposition. A committee was ar
ranged for TO select "a location to make
other arrangements. The idea of the club
is to have a representative there durin &
the Worlds Fair, whose duty it viii be
to make the visitors acquainted with
Wiehita's advantages. He will be fur
nished with advertising matter. maps and
other things TO induce people to locate
here.
The secretary presented a matter per-
taing TO advertising the city OF Wichita
and Sedgwick county by the Woman'5
Suffrage committee of the st. Louis Elk
position. who have booths and plans for
advertising every city and county in the
state of Kansas \ reasonable sum was
asked for doing this work. They desire
maps and advertising matter and viii
show up the products or Cudahy ana
Dold, or any Manufacturers who wish to
advertise the products Of Wichita or Sedg-
wick county.
The next proposition was a 5O0-barrel
mill and elevator for Wichita. 4 large
milling company has an eye on Wichita
and the Chamber Of Commerce believes
that the mill and elevator committee.
by careful work. can land this mill for
Wichita. The secretary will take steps
to bring these people to Wichita to in
vestigate her resources as a milling an
grain center.
There was a good deal of enthusiasm
expressed in building up and strengthen
ing Wichita's resources. and to this end
large and general meeting VIII be called
one week from last night, Tuesday, Octo-
Der q.
Judge S. S. Ashbaugh will be called upon
and others TO speak along the line of a
closer relation with the commercial clubs
of the state, that legislation may be en-
acted and such laws promulgated that
will be beneficial in handling present
freight rates and tariff systems. 80
The president desires that the Chamber
of Commerce should line UP for fall
work
The secretary has spent much time on
data for our Buffalo valley oil and gas
people who received the city franchise,
has secured many new memberships
while the president and directors have
been taking their usual vacations. now
es all are back to their accustomed
places, it is felt by all that the work
should be taken UP at once. the organiz-
ing machinery put in motion. the monthly
meetings made attractive by the many
able pushers and speakers of our associa-
ton. smokers arranged, for with Dolds
and Cudahys ham sandwiches and every
thing possible done 10 increase the en-
thusiasm. some committees appointed
who viii act on secret memberships ana
everything possible done TO increase the
membership. The paid membership at
present it 800. IN the next thirty DAYS d
good committee. or the twenty-five direc-
tors, by speaking to their friends and
'phoning to the secretary. or even the
members getting one new member.
Wichita could have an association of GO
which could be easily enrolled.