The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-14

The annual meeting of the CONNER
cial club was called to order at eight
o'clock last night by President Rich
ardsOl. who made a little talk to the
members. He stated that the Club
was entering upon its fourteenth year
and that it had been a factor and
large one, in the growth and develop
ment of the city. The future was be
fore them to make it what they would
and he hoped and believed that the
coming year would be the greatest
in the history of the Club.
Mr.. Richardson complimented the
Railroad Rates Committee of the club
for the good work il had done during
the year. Through the efforts of this
Committee a reduction of freight rates
on products brought to and carried out
of the Pecos Valley seemed likely to
be shortly realized Here the speaker
read the telegram from s. II. Cowan,
which was printed in yesterdays Rec
ord telling of the bright prospects for
lower rates. President Richardson
also complimented the Entertainment
Committee and the Secretary ]. A.
Graham.
After this preliminary talk by the
President, the Club got down to busi-
ness. There were three directors
Morris Price and G. A. Richardson.
The voting was done by ballot, a sue
cessor to each retiring director being
voted for separately. When the bal
lots had been collected by the tel
lers Messrs Charley Franks and Oliv-
er Smith. it was found that the old
directors had been reelected.
The next thing in order was the an
aual report of the Secretary. Mr.. Gra-
ham. His financial report showed the
Club in the best of condition. Mr..
Graham then read the following gener-
al report:
Report of Secretary Graham.
The Club today starts on its third
year of continued prosperity. as a far
reaching commercial, as well as social
organization. This has been done
through the united efforts of the di-
rectors, supported by the public spirit
of our citizens. Whenever any mat
ter of public Interest has come up.
they have put their shoulders to the
wheel
Commercial organizations have be-
come a most important feature in the
upbuilding of any community. Show
me a town without a live commercial
organization, and l will show you a
dead, manana town But find a place
that is growing. and you will find that
il has been accomplished by the united
and loyal efforts of its citizens, thru
its commercial organization. Roswell
/ am glad to say, has one OF the most
progressive and successful CONNER
cial organizations in the United Stat
es. attested to by letters received
from secretaries of commercial org:Ini
cations in towns of $4,000 people, ask
ing us to advise them how we have
kept up membership and interest in
our organization. We have received
no less than ten such letters during
the past year.
While our scope of action in tAe
past has been for everything, let us.
for this one year, put forth our eff
forts for other railroads for Roswell.
Let our cry be for New railroads
and lower freight rates" We may ne
yer get road, unless we go after it,
and go after it good and hard. Now
let us draw up aid have signed a le-
gal subscription list agreeing to buy
100000 in bonds in the first railroad
that builds into Roswell. / mean a
real railroad, not a title, narrow gauge
dummy line. The Rock Island is look
ing at us from Tucumcari, via Roswell
to FL Paso; the Frisco from Qualah,
Texas via Roswell to 'El Paso. The
railroad now building out of Mineral
wells west is pointed in this direction.
The Santa Fe Central is anxious to
build from Torrance to Roswell. We
have one of the finest valleys on this
green earth, but every one does not
know it, as we do, and railroad build
ers are all from Missouri, in that they
have to be shown, and We certainly
have the country to show them, when
we get It to their attention. Some
towns are so situated that railroads
come without solicitation. In a majori-
ty of cases they do not.
Tle railroad rate suits, entered
against the Santa Fe by this Club and
other clubs IN the Valley, win be de
cided in the next ten days. We are
satisfied that a reduction of not less
than IS per cent. will be made on
present rates. which will mean a saw
ing OF about $500 yearly to the peo
pie Of Roswell alone This one item
alone would be compensation for the
efforts of any commercial organiza-
ton In a years work, but ii is only one
Of the many things accomplished for
the good AID upbuilding Of our COM
munity. could enumerate a great
many. but / want to forget everything
for the next twelve months but new
railroads and visa to ask that every
man, woman and child, in our city and
vicinity make themselves committee
OF one to booost for a new railroad
for Roswell and NJ they all boost, we
win surely accomplish something
J. A. GRAHAM,
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