The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-23

AN~N AAAN 'AADhtA J~3 AAAN Allint US
put into the commercial club ano
the Organization united as one mai
with the determination to allow NJ
| personal jealousies TO stand in the
way Of the future development O
the city as the commercial centea q
the Indian Territory
There is no aristocracy in tn,
spirit that builds acity. All citi-
zens, from the laborer % the capi-
talist are equally interested in the
welfare Of the city Of their choice,
and all should have a voice in the
public policies that make or unmake
its destiny, With that breadth Of
spirit in the commercial club, the
humblest inan will have no excuse
in saying that the body is a class
corporation, that its business is
done secretly and that the benefits
are all derived by the few lead
ing" citizens, who take advantage
Of their position. If the few poor
est citizen, who has interestsi in the
city, under these conditions, fail:
to give his support TO the club
whose business it is to look after
new enterprises, he IS debarred by
his neglect from criticising those
who step TO the front when a pub
lie enterprise is presented and take
hold Of it,
There are two functions to a
Commercial Club Of city, one is
the membership that keeps up the
organization by monthly dues and
the other the committee that hand
le the public enterprises when they
present themselves. It is claimed
that a great, popular public club is
too cumbersome to handle business,
but OIL the other hand, the greater
the membership the larger the
club S resources and the more con
fdence in its organization. When
an enterprise presents itself, it is
not only the members Of the club
who are solicited to subscribe to a
bonus, but the citizens generally.
Since this is trne, the business and
property interests should be as
much represented in the manage
ment Of the clnb as possible
The most important factor in the
club is the secretary, more depends
on him than on the directory He
should be a man peculiarly fitted
for the place He should be Of a
character to inspect visitors with
confidence. He should be in all
respects the equal in experience
and ability to any man or set of
men that might visit the city He
should be a man who understands
our wants in detail and be able to
show them up in person or in his
correspondence. He should be
paid a reasonable salary, have his
office in the city council hall, and
Be compelled to devote his whole
time to the business.
The four danks, mills, cotton
plants, factories, wholesale houses,
and every business house in the
city should be represented in the
club. There shoul d.
be, say from ITO IS of our best
business men named as a directory
or executive board who should be
given power to act Oh all small
matters with out calling he club
together. Every citizen should be-
come a member Of this club at
once.
The EXPRESS is offering no cri-
ticisms on the present commercial
club officials, but it does believe
that the club as a whole can be
made vastly more effective in pro-
noting the interests Of the city.
We believe that in this statement
we voice the sentiment of manyof
our citizens. The columns of the
EXPRESS are open and we shonld
like to hear from every citizen who
has an idea to contribute. The
question is an important one. Let
US hear what you think about
it.
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