Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-29
COMMERCIAL CLUB IS BORN
Formally Launched by thu Election Of a
Board Of Directors.
MANY NEW NAMES ADDED TO THE LIST
Membership of -Four aud
Fifty Expected by the Time the
HustIinE Committee IL
Through.

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night the Council Bluffs Commercial club
will today enter on it's career for the pro-
motion Of the interests and genera well
fare Of the city. The governing body of
the organization will be the following
board Of fifty directors elected last night.
w. j. Davenport, A. j. Henderson, w.
L. Besttie, H.. w. Binder, j.. p. Green
shields, Leonard Everett. +. ]. Day, e. II.
Walters, E. IL. Lougee, E.. z. Hart, August
Beresheim, C. E. Price. H.. A.. Quinn, c.
Hafer, f. r. Davis, e. H. Merriam, II.
H.. Van Brunt, c. w. Mcdonald, Lucius
Wells, w. H. Town, e. H.. Hill, William
Moore. John Schoentgen, NJ. F. Rohrer, E.
]. Gilbert, John Olson, /. c. Bonham,
w. A. Maurer, E.. H.. Keys, r. H. Bloomer,
w. II. Kimball, II. A. Searle, Charles Beno,
b. IA. Sargent, S. T. McAtee,, T. N. Peter
sen, J. F. Wilcox, T. d. Metcalf, f. w.
Hart, E. A. Wickham, Chris Jensen, Finley
Burke, c. G. Saunders. w. L. Treynor, D.
Macrae, jr., Victor E. Bender, Lewis Ham
mer, Dell C. Morgan. H.. f. Knudsen, e.
b.. Gardiner.
The corporate life Of the club is to
continue for ten years unless sooner dis
solved by a three-fourths vote OF all the
members thereof. or by operation Of law.
The government Of the corporation is vest
ed in the board of fifty directors who are
to be elected annually. The annual meet
ing of the club is to be held on the first
Wednesday in March in each year. The d.
rectors elected last night will serve until
the first annual meeting in March. The
club is Incorporated as a corporation, not
for pecuniary profit.
Purpose OF Organization.
The business and object of the organ
gaotiop O G cot forth In tho ortioIae oF In
corporation, will be to promote the prog
ress, extension and increase Of the V'ade
and industries of the city of Council
Bluffs, Iowa and vicinity In all it's com
mercial and material interests; to work
for the common good OF all in matters
touching the general welfare Of said city
through the consultation and united effort
Of the members hereof; to secure the To-
cation of manufactures and other business
enterprises in the said city and vicinity; to
promote commercial progress and Increase
trade and industries to acquire and dis
seminate valuable commercial and econom-
ical information and acquire and hold a
commercial library; TO increase acquaint-
ance. harmony and good fellowship among
the business and professional men OF the
said city and TO secure the cooperation
of all the citizens OF said city in it's de-
velopment; and to use all such means as
may be best calculated to protect and ad-
vance the interests and rights OF its mem
bers as business men, taxpayers and citi-
Eens.
Last nights meeting, like the previous
ones, was attended by a large number of
the leading business and professional men
Of the city and there was no lack OF en-
thusiasm in launching the club on its
paraar Of oVpacfad ,saFuInogs ColopoI w
j. Davenport of the Burlington spoke Of
the opportunity of advertising Council
Bluffs as it has never been advertised be-
fore. Former Mayor NJ. F. Rohrer spoke
at length In favor of the club securing the
services OF a qualified commissioner, stat
ing that this appeared to be the general
opinion of the business men of the city.
This matter will be left TO the discretion
OF the board OF directors. DR.. MacTae sug-
gested that the first matter the CONNER
cial cub should take up was that OF en-
deavoring to induce the city officials to
clean the streets. His remarks on this line
were loudly applauded.
HustIinE Committee Hustles.
The ."hustling'' committee reported
through its chairman. DR.. V. l.. Treynor,
that the membership roll now contained
over 300 names and indications we're that
within the next two weeks 100 or $50
names would be added.
TIL board Of directors will hold jts first
meeting Friday evening in the city coun-
ell chamber.
Since the last list was published these
names have been added to the membership
rolls: George F. Wright, w. II. Frltch-
man, E. A. Troutman, DIR. A. P. Hanchett,
John BenO, Leonard Everett, d. L. Stuart,
II. II. Martens, Frank Fox, Rev. J. G.
Lemen, F. o. Gleason, r. f. o'Hanley, l.
o. Bean, c. A. Moore, c. NJ. Welsh, John
w. Peregoy, o. II. Brown, Robert C. Pere.
! COY, J. r.. Macrae, Charles v. Taylor, T. e
Casady, w. H.. Town, d. J. Clark, Chris
Johnson, r. V, Innes. Hermsen Grocery
company, L. b. Cousins. E. II. Doolittle
w. A. Groneweg, Mrs. T. H. Neuans. J. NJ
Barstow, J. w. schott, Henry L. Schoening
Ed Sherlock, NJ. S. Welker, B. s.. Terwil,
Tiger, Myrtue Bros, Haynes & Co., f. p
Schoentgen, w. S. Rigdon, +. E. Cox, j. c
Baker, NJ. H.. Dearlman, C. NJ. Allingham
George Gerner. jr., John j. Hess, Johnston
e. Kerr, F. L.. Reed, The Pantorium, Fen
lon-Wickham Coal company, j. w. Squire
Wolf Lebovitz. Alois Becker, j. T. Collins
Bartel & Miller. J. c. Bixby & Son, j
ZOller, George w. Lipe. NJ. p. Sullivan, A
p, Fair. James McRoberts, G. Keeline
Stockert Carpet company, II. l. Forsythe
l.. L. Renard, w. A, Southland, Durfee Fur
niture company, C. w. Mcdonald, Charlie
Pfeifer, r. II, Bloomer, Jacob Neumayer
Monard Manufacturing company, Nj. sulli
van, Lewis Cutler, Charles Lunkley, DR.
n. J. Rice, Taylor Woolsey, Red eros
Milling company, Martin Nielsen. Bronson
Drug company, II. Shoemaker. e, E. Bull
J. S. Lidgett. Green Bros. S. Weinberg
]. S. Dunn, Seth May, Morgan & Dickey
DIR. NJ. c. Christensen. II. A. Musselmanu
Anderson Bros. Walters Bros, Hansen 1
Nielsen, r. II, Williams, Thomas Tostevin
Roennau & Peters, Keller-F arnsworth Fur
niture company. A. Goldstein, Harvey A
| belong. II. P. Nelson, H. c. Petersen. c
Hafer, c. Geise & Son. Edgar Hafer, Charlie
Kringel. Browder, Daniels & Co.
G. Barth. II. A.. Messmore. f.
Ron, William Gall. Louis Zurmuehlen, jr
= Shelley & Lane. c. f. Poore, b. HagI
Camp Bros. J. R. Mcpherson, williaI
) welch, J. W. Minnick & Co, p. C. Devo
4 jr., Sam Snyder, C. Z. Price. ]. A. Bootl
( Charles F. Snider, Union Pacific Tea con
3 pAny. F. A. Buchanan. Sam Friedman, G. I
spooner, George F, Hamilton, Theo. La
y kowski, s.. r. WhAley & Co., Carl Her
: John Bennett, Wallace & Grout. s.
d. nloroa a 20 Ia n.-nrs nIarL