The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-25

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know it has enterprising citizens.
AS an honest man is the noblest work
of the Creator, SO is public spirited
maa the greatest work of the munich
pality." -.
Marengo Visitors.
Following the regular speakers OF
the evening, w. e. Hubs, clothing
merchant of Marengo, and ]. M. Dow
er leading attorney of that city, re-
sponded briefly to request from the
local club. They came as representa-
tives from the Marengo Commercial
club and brought message of cool
cheer from that enterprising city.
Both are interested in the proposed
interurban line that is destined to con
meet Oskaloosa vita Marengo and &c.
dar Rapids, and are most hopeful OF
its early construction. They said they
were glad to be here, and the assem-
bly, surely enjoyed their presence and
their good reports. .&...... r
The Business Session.
The annual business meeting and
election was held in connection with
the Commercial Club banquet Thurs
day evening, and the review of the
work done and the preparations for
the future were by no means the les
ser part of the great occasion. Sec
rotary Lyman reported that the CLUB
now has 200 members and is growing.
During the year it secured one big
factory for Oskaloosa and has been
instrumental in bringing about many
good things for the city.
Treasurer NJ. ]. Cruzen reported
that during the year he mad received
from all sources tfie sum of $3,5S329
and had paid out $3,1O1.44, leaving a
balance on nand Of $4S1,S5.
Election Of Directors.
On motion of G. w. Shockley the
following nominating committee was
selected: H. X. Spencer, Sam Bal
dauf, H. S. Howard, N. J. Bentley, and
E. J. Morris. Their report was adopt
ed and the following gentlemen unan-
imously elected directors for the Ell.
suing year:
Fl. H. Phinney j. S. Lobenstein
II. A. Morey A. j. Augustine
Phil Hoffman, /. w. Cook
/. c. Johnson J. b. Doll -.
Walter Campbell H. H. Sheriff
l.. E. Corlett r. X. Davis
X. E. Redman H. r. Cooley
John j. Jackley
Secretary's Report.
The annual report of the work done
by the club was thus summed up by
the secretary, W. H. Lyman:
"At the meeting of April 5, letter
from the Holiness Association sub.
hitting a proposition was fully dis
cussed and the following resolution
was. adopted: .eG
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this Board that it is not the province
of the Commercial Club to solicit
funds from bur citizens for the pro-
motion of an educational or religious
institution. But that we feel conf
dent that many OF our citizens would
contribute to aid the proposition OF
the Holiness Association, and we sug-
gest that. the Association themselves
present the matter directly to the cit
izens.
1.-THE matter of securing for Oska-
loosa the furnace factory of the Inter-
State Mfg. Co. was taken up early in
the year, and after much labor on the
part of the Mfgs. Committee a con-
tract was entered into on June the
18th, agreeing that we should furnish
a lot 55x150 it., on which the Manu-
featuring Co. should erect a building
45x100 it., on plans to be approved by
cur Manufacturers Committee, all the
cost over and above $1,750 to be paid
by the Interstate Mfg. Co., the title
to remain in the name of the oska-
loosa Commercial Club until the Mfg.
Co. shall have established and main.
tanned for five consecutive years, a
factory for the manufacture OF fur
naces for the wholesale trade exclu-
sively. And shall have invested $751;
900. And that the pay roll shall in
less than five years be not less than
$4,000 per aanun for ~ consecutive
months. and that it shall average no.
less than $4,000 per annum for the
other four years. Exclusive OF the
salaries of all officers, managers and
travelling men.
"on Sept. 3, our manufacturers re-
ported that the building mad been
completed, and that 1t was much bet.
ter than the one originally contemplat-
ed, over $2,4OO having been expended
IN the building and lot. The deed for
the property has been made out for
the COMMERCIALS Club with abstract
showing title good $1,000 insurance