The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-12
COM NJ ERCIAL
CLUBS ORGANIZE
Constitution Adopted and OFF,
GERS are Elected.
HEADQUARTERS ATWICHITA
H. [. Resting Chosen Secretary
of State Organization.

At a meeting of grocers from severa
jobbing points around Wichita, held II
the Commercial club rooms in this city
last December one of the principal mat
tiers talked of was the union Of all the
commercial clubs Of the state into one
strong organization to promote the in
terests OF the commercial people Of Kan
sas in every possible way.
Secretary Resting Of the Commercial
club was commissioned TO formulate q
plan for this consolidation and lay il
before the commercial bodies OF the
state. Mr.. Resting prepared plan OF
organization and backed by the Wichita
Commercial club. ne called meeting OF
delegates Of commercial bodies in Topeka
yesterday and an organization was per-
fected by the adoption Of a constitution
and bylaws and the election OF officers
The members of commercial bodies
throughout the state We're enthusiastic
about the organization and il bids fair 10
become one Of the strongest state asso-
Citations in the west
Mr. H L. Resting OF this city was elect
ed secretary OF the association and the
headquarters will be in Wichita and the
affairs will be conducted from the sec
retary's office.
The Topeka Capital thus tells of the
organization:
THE Kansas Federation of Commercial
interests, an organization which IS in
tended 10 be TO the state what the COM
mercial club is to the individual cities.
was organized at the Commercial club
rooms here yesterday afternoon. The
idea of the organization is that of II. l..
Resing, commissioner of the Wichita
rTra In hrrr nd "a 0r nc H.
ita Commercial club, who has been work
ing on the matter for the last month.
Twenty-three Of the largest towns of
Kansas were represented at the meet
ing yesterday and the eligibility Of men,
bership is extended to all of the CONNER
cial clubs of the state About 100 towns
in Kansas have commercial clubs and
an effort viii be made TO get all of these
into the federation.
The object of the fedora ton shall be to
protect the resources and develop the
manufacturing. agricultural and mining
interests of the state. To encourage the
enactment of laws tending toward equit
able transportation charges and the reg
ulation of our carrying corporations and
TO remove SO far a. possible all discrim-
ination against the commercial interests
Of the state of whatsoever nature.
Annual meetings Of the federation will
Dt Httu every year lDT ulSCuSsiOn u
things which viii generally be a benefit
10 the state. The following were the Of
ficers elected yesterday: Herbert Hack
ney, Topeka, president; William Green,
Topeka, first vice president: ". J. Evans,
lola, second vice president; III. L. Cox.
Cedarvale third vice president: p. c.
Chubbic, Beloit, fourth vice president; J.
S. George, Hutchinson. fifth vice presi-
dent; T. J. Anderson. Topeka, treasurer;
II. L. Resing, Wichita, secretary.
The towns which have already Joined
the federation and which were represent
ed here yesterday are as follows: Hutch
inson Arkansas City. lola. Winfield, In
dependence. Wellington, Dodge City,
Marion. F'rontenac, Chanute. Kingman.
Great Bend. Anthony. Coffeyville Plain
vile. Blue Rapids. Lyons. Lindsborg, Ce-
darvale. Topeka. Beloit, Salina and Wich-
ita.
The federation is virtually q consolfda-
ton of all of the commercial clubs OF the
state to work for the general interests of
the state. and which will have TO do prin-
cipally with legislative interests. At the
meeting yesterday the subject of Cuban
reciprocity was brought up and it was
generally agreed that such a measure
would be OF great benefit to the state
generally. and resolutions were drawn I'D
and the secretary instructed to furnish
a copy to each of the Kansas congress
sionai represe natives. Later on the fed
Grafton viii have some matters TO bring
before the Interstate Commerce commits
sion,
It is likely that the organization will
be Of considerable aid to the mining and
oil towns Of Kansas as there is a large
representation from the towns In which
those industries occupy prominent place
in the states commercial basis