The indicator., 1904-01-09
ITS annual MEETING
Pueblo Business Mems As
SOCiatiOn Elects New Board
Of Directors.
Resolutions Offered P|edging
Moral Support for Street
Paving.

The retiring board of directors Of
the Pueblo Business Mems Associa-
tion has good reason to be proud of
the last act of its existence when it
held its annual meeting Wednesday
night last ami entertained the hum
dred members and others present
with business affairs, talks and a
social time while refreshments were
served. The session was held in the
rotunda of the Central Block.
C. B Schmidt presided and Secre-
tary E. W Palmer held his usual
position and read his annual report
which was both lengthy and highly
interesting, showing the progress
which has been made in Pueblo fol
the past year.
Talks were made bv Chairman
C. B. Schmidt, Col NJ II Fitch. Col.
|. N. Stevens Of the Chieftain. W. H
lie Pere of. the independence Coffe,
] Co., and P. Byrnes of the INDICATOR
| The general trend of the talks was
Ithat Pueblo has done well in the past
year and that it must make at least
equal advancement the coming year.
A report presented by the ways
and means committee. W. A. Middnl-
kamp, c. b Cast, B. l. Olds and W..
Pond, recommending among other
things the reduction OF the monthly
IN mbership fee from So to 81
brought forth considerable discussion.
S. H. White who read the report
talked III its favor and o W. Mallaby
and A. r Pierce opposed it. The
matter was referred to the new
board of directors.
The nominating committee consist
ing of W. Pond, o. W. Mallaby, M. H.
Fitch, NJ. Studzinski and J II. Dimes,
recommended the following board of
directors for election for the en-
suing wear:
I. j. Downen, John A Barclay,
Warren Pond, M. H Fitch, M. Stud
zinski, G.. l. l.. Gam, Asbury White,
G. b. Schmidt. G. W Gill, W. A.
Middlekamp, C. w Daniels, H. F.
Sutton, P. Byrnes, W H. LePere,
George ID. Meston, J II Barnard, s.
ID. Trlmble and George E. King
The recommendation of the com.
m,ttee was unanimously adopted
A j. Woodruff introduced a ring
ing resolution along the line of pub
lie improvements, and especially the
need of street paving, which met
with applause.
1t is well known that the Business
Mems association has been taking
more and more interest in the fight
that Bessemer is making for
street paving and the sympathy of
the organization is greatly aroused.
1t is also considered that unless Bes-
semer succeeds in winning its rights
in the courts where it now mas man
damus proceedings instituted to COM
pc the city council to pass the re-
quired ordinance for street paving,
that Pueblo in general will meet with
similar opposition when it comes to
paving its streets.
With this double object in view the
following resolution was presented
and adopted without a dissenting
voice:
The Pueblo Business Mems Assoc
iation in annual meeting assembled,
note with pride the growth and de
velopment of the city the past year
Despite all temporary drawbacks and
depressions the growth of the city
has gone steadily forward and hel
prospects are brighter for the coming
year than ever before in her history
The time has come when the city
should assume those functions anc
obligations which are hers in com
mon with all modern cities of equa
rank, population and wealth. W.
can no longer retain the ways ahc
rank and standing Of modern city
Such course cannot fail to retarc
the legitimate growth Of the city, bui
IL injsring 70, sad will coatisas ;,
.