Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-15
CLUB
COMES
TO LIFE
Commercial Body Long Com
atOse Suddenly
Wakes Up

cided unanimously in the af1rmatiVe
by the Greater Salem Commercial
Club last evening.
There was larger crowd of rep
resentative citizens in attendance
upon the meeting of the Greater Sa-
lem Commercial Club than has char
acterlzed these meetings for more
than three years past, the occasion
being the revival OF the spirit of pro-
gress and expansion, long since
dead, and the result was even more
Encouraging than anticipated. In
fact II was virtually a resurrection
OF the old organization, made new
again and placed upon the highway
to a solid working foundation, which
bodies well for the future prospects
of the city and this section of the
Willamette valley.
Ever since the organization of the
club, about three years ago, there has
been a gradual dying out of senti-
ment and ambition on the part of
! the membership, until It finally be-
came the next thing TO impossible to
secure a quorum to transact the rou-
tine business OF the commercial
body, to say nothing of collecting the
monthly dues of the membership to
pay running expenses. At last, In a
spirit OF desperation and determlna-
tion TO make or break, circular let
ter was sent out in the form OF an
ultimatum, to all business and influ-
entail men of the city, calling
meeting for last evening to determine
whether the club should continue
to exist as an organization or cease
to exist altogether. The effect was
almost electrical, for, after some
soul-stirring and straight-from-the-
shoulder addresses by a number OF
the leading spirits present, 1t was
unanimously resolved that the work
of the club should be continued, but
that It would be carried on upon a
larger scale, and It's scope should be
eXtSnded so as to embrace every
thing of interest to Salem, Marion
county and the central Willamette
valley.
The ultimate result OF the meet
ing was that all present renewed
their membership In the club. all old
accounts and books were considered
closed, the organization was launched
upon new footing. and over 500
per month was pledged In support OF
ing from so cents up to So each, and
many OF the members went so far as
to pledge themselves TO attend every
meeting OF the club henceforth, pro-
vidlng II was within their power TO
do SO. The next meeting will be held
next Wednesday evening, when Pres
ident Thielsen, according to the
sense of the meeting. will outline a
set of plans and recommendation OF
procedure for the future work OF the
club. and will appoint a special COM
mittee, composed OF J. II. Albert,
Carey +. Martin. Clarence Hamilton,
A. n. Moores and County Judge ]. IT.
Scott. who will assist him In the
formulation OF these plans. Il was
also the sense OF the meeting. and
the suggestion will doubtless be in
eorporated In the general plans and
recommendations. that the club Sc
cure permanent quarters. conduct a
bureau OF information. hold enter
talnments and receptions and install
permanent exhibit OF the resources
OF the section OF the valley coming
within It's jurisdiction.
Numerous strong and enlivenins
tmpromptu addresses were INDUCED
during the progress of the meeting
some OF the speakers being so plain.
spoken and unmereiful to those OF
the citizens who had been somewhat
dereliet in their duties toward pro
noting the growth and welfare OF
the community that the erstwhns
dormant spirit OF patriotism wa.
, aroused within them. and all cam,
forward heartily aud pledged theil
unqualified financial. moral and in
telleetnal support to the work Of tn,
I organization and 10 do all within thei
power to make Il success and Il,
work fruitful OF beneficial results
I Among those who lent voice to tn,
|, occasion were; George F. Rodgers
a Carey +. Martin. +. n Derby. the re
. uring president; A. +. Hofer, a
StolE, President rhieisen. ]. II. Al
bert. Frank Davey, Rev Barr C. lie,
land several ofhars