Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-05
President Names Committees.
President Bender named the following
atandine cnmmittees for the wear:


President Bender named the following
standing committees for the year:
Transportatlon-E. H. Merriam. Il. /
Chicam, F. G. Lougee. s. B. Wadsworth:
Casper, f. II. Keys Fred Geise
Trade Extension-George S. Davis. Her
man Leffert, w. A. Maurer, William Moore
Railroad Extension--J. P. Davis, E. II.
Doolittle, /. g. Bonham; Cal Hater +. B'
Liggett, G. W Brelsford, F.; r. Ghildren: en- ,,,
John Beno, John Olsen, p. =. DeVol, s. s.
Elliott, Tom Farnsworth.
Municipal LegisationmDeMII II Morgan, or od1,,s A. s
Leonard Everett W. S. Cooper Finley
Burke.
dore Guitar, Frank Peterson, J. p. Weaver,
F. ]. Day, s. l.. Etnure, Eldin Lougee.
Parks-Charles. T. oficer, W, ]. Daven-
Empkie, ]. p Hess, A. T. Fiickinger.
Entertainment-E. w. Hart, w. l.. Doug
las, T. D. Metcalf, B. NJ, Sargent, Emmet
Publicity-F. w. Beckman, H; P. Bar
Rohror, George f. Hamilton, Frank Haas.
J. p Greenshields, Charles Swaine, f.. A.
Beckman. w. L. Beattie, c. F. Kimball.,
lem A. II. Dillon, Lew Hammer. Charles
Beno. e. b. Gardiner, l.. G.. Empkie.
F1nance-A. Beresheim, w. H. ToWne, F.
T. True. A. E.; Book, F.. II. HILL E. II.
County and State Legislation-C. M. Harl,
j. E. f. MCGEE. c. G.. Saunders, Lucins
Wells, c. E. Price, DR., ID. Macrae, jr., E.
II. 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 its first year with. Mr..
Zurmuehlen stated that it was his opinion
that the membership could be increased to
400 within few months.
Executive Committee Busy.
The report of Secretary Mcdonald of the
executive committee showed that this body
had not been Idle since it's formation a
month ago. IT 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. But 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 1t has several enterprises in view.
among the number being a horse collar
factory, which will employ from fifty to
seventy-fve people, a shoe factory, which
will give employment to 500 hands, aud
other projects which the committee Is not
prepared to make public at this time. 1t
told Of the steps taken to form manu-
facturers' and jobbers 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 inde-
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.. Macrae 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-
tion told of its need for a suitable building
and suggested that the Commercial clut
erect such a building and lease it to the
association until such time as II can raise
the money to pay for It. Such a building
as was needed the association wrote, would
cost about $4,000. This and the matter o.
the independent telephone companies were
referred to the proper committees