The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-17
Committee of Four Appointed by
Exposition Board Reports to
President Francis.
WOULD LIMIT MEMBERSHIP.
Recommends That Twenty-Four
Commercial Bodies Be FEEDER
ated, With Common Motive
of Upbuilding the City.

For the organization OF the proposed
Million Population Club tangible plan
has been recommended by the COMMITTEES
Of four appointed at the last meeting OF
the Exposition Beard Of Directors to form
uiate plan of organization.
This committee, consisting ot Fcstus j.
Wade. the father Of the idea; C. 7, Wal
bridge. c. c. Van Biarcom and George w
Wright, recommends that the membership
OF the proposed club be drawn from twen-
t2-etTht OF the commercial organizations
OF the city. the membership 10 be re-
siricted to e,Ehty-four unie.s a majority
vote Of the club shall increase it.
The officers are 20 consist of president.
secretary and Executive Committee, the
dues to be nominal and the officers un-
salaried.
The report in fun OF tie committee was
transmitted Yesterday TO President Fran
els and follows:
St. Loris. Dec. l6. is1t.-Your committee ap-
pointed 20 suggest plla :or the organisailon
Of Million Population cub rssr.cc:fu!I,, 70
ports:
We recommend that the membership Q. ire
cub consist 8: the prgsiIe!i,, S..g.sl-r,. .
treasurer OF the following organize lions: Mer-
chahts Exchange. BuaIess Mems League
Building Trades Council. Eaild.ng Contractors.
Council. Implement and Vehicle Beard Of Trade.
Interstate Merchants Association. I.atin-Araer-
icaf Cub and Foreign Trades Association.
CiE'c Improvement League Lurnhc-Inen's T,y
change. North 81. Louis Citizens Association
Retail Furniture Dealers Association. Retail
GroceTs' Association. Retail jewelers. i=socio-
ton, 81. Louis Cotton Exchange. St Louis Ad-
feiiisins League. 81 Louis Furniture Beard Of
Tide, ST. Louis Manufactures ,ssociasis,
St. Louis Paint OIL AID DruG Club: St Louis
lrotuce Exchange. $. Louis Real Estate In
change St Louis stock Exchange South Broa l.
wav Merchants Association St Louis Live
Stock Exchange Travellers Protective hssoc,a-
ton OF America Western Commercial Travel
ers Association. St Louis Clearing House As
*ooiat.ou. Retail Dry Goods Association, shoe
Manufacturers ami ,robhcrs' Association. and
the president. secretary and treasurer Of sucn
ether orsaniza:!5Es may be admitted To III.
club lev majority vote OF the membership
We recommend the appointment o. commit
tee OF seven members. 70 he known u> the Ey
ecu:!vc Committee. Which committee shall
choose a secretary to keep tho records and con-
duct the correspondence OF the club
We recommend that there shall be no salaries
paid 10y the cub. the Idea being to b-,nr- i've
friendly cooperation the hus:i,ss intii;s:rij a.
and social nrsa aniZat!ors Of the city To m,
'lG init trlsc2 9cli.iI may hn had On
affecting the general welfare
We recommend that political dlsc.,rss o,, a,J
political action by the clab he prohibited
We recommend that the muctirgs OF tho rr,b
he presided over by some member chosen j..
the ES -cntire Committee fgE such meetings.
We recommend tts, the dues Of rle:rii1ars h.
fixed al sum ha:ey sufficient 10 suppl: the
me-, @ e, @ anu postage.
You committee believes ii;at this kind of
federation cf the orGaniza;io9s nsntions,l viii
result IN much good, by bringing into co.
operation forces which ar nov. more nr less
d'Esipated from lack Of common t-,a.ledre
an1 common motive NerN rsspsci:uil. sri.,-
r.ittsd. FESTCS ! WADE
6. P. WALBEIDGt
9: c. VAN BLsRroNf
GEORGE ". WRIGHT.