The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-03
COMMERCIAL CLUB
BANQUET PROVES
PLEASANT AFFAIR
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and conditions. He scored the present
cars numerically, but said that the
people of Richmond should act along
intelligent lines before any remedies
were suggested or even attempted and
first secure the actual earning powers
of the Richmond Street and Interur
ban railway company. After this had
been done the citizens of the city
could then act in an intelligent man
ner and suggest plans and revisions,
according to the earning power of the
lines. People should thus protect
themselves against being called
knockers" The present system he
said should be subjected to the strong
rays of publicity, which would Sc
cure the facts necessary and then
the people could act in judicious
manner. He termed the street cars,
piles of junk dirty" and "a dis
grace to civilized people" while they
are filled with all sorts of doors The
question in its entirety was dealt with
by Mr.. Reeves in most intelligent
manner
Encouragement by Starr.
Horace c. Starr gave a stirring ad-
dress and said that there is nothing
occurring in Richmond but what the
Commercial club should have an alb
sorbing interest in 1T. In the course
of his remarks he named a list of
Richmonds most prominent men, dead
and livinJ who have done so much
for the city in every way and admon-
ished the club members to keep up
I l,o a.
men had worked upon, and upon
which the city of Richmond rests.
Their standards should be remember
ed while the members of the CONNER
ciaI club should work as these men
had worked for Richmond's inter
ests, with the same zeal and enthus-
iasm that has characterized the efforts
of the men he had named.
HI. l.. Monarch, a recent resident of
Owensburg, KY, but who is now a
resident of Richmond responded to
very interesting toast.
Touches Live Topics.
DR.. I. Henry Davis spoke in be- /
half of better meat and milk inspec- |
tion in this city and stated that not I
a single dairyman should be allow
ed to sell milk within the city, unless
he had first submitted his cows to
the turberculine test, means of tell I
ing whether or not they have tuber- i
culosis. The entire situation was re t
viewed. Adequate meat inspection
was championed and he stated that
the city should stand the cost of meat
for if the butchers had TO
pay the inspectors, the latter's eyes
probably would sometimes become
dim in performing his duties. Guard +
ing against disease of all character
was given as needed precaution and
he said the Commercial club should
lend its aid and support to both the
adequate milk and meat inspection
Mayor Schillinger. responding to a
short toast. said that he with the
Commercial club. is with everything
and everybody. which tends toward
the development of greater and bet,
ter Richmond
Real Estate Values.
In his address VIM. X. Bradbury
took up the question of real estate val
nes in the city and said that msfly
ate in Richmond did not afford good
means for investment as values did
lot increase TO great enough extent
Mr.. Bradbury took this as healthy
and stated that it is through
his that Richmond stood at the head
If the list of cities. where residents
own the largest per cent of the prop
rites in which they resided The
statistics which he gave in reference
o the real estate values in Richmond
rom time to time were very interest
n.y.
Following Mr. Bradbury's address,
Horace Starr who has an enyiable re-
lutation in this city as story teller,
pun several OF his favorites. much 10
he amusement OF The crowd aud TO
he credit OF himself.
Ex-President Speaks.
Ex-President b. Il. Johnson gave a
cry eloquent speech on Richmond as
ne is and Richmond as she is destin