Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-01
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az The Commercial club. but are az
lively In business In Aibuauefqp' .
the nresent time. should unite the"'
selces win that organization, ah'
thus nut themselves IN q posltioh i'""
which they could render the most ei'
oclent service To the community VIII
mo least expenditure ~ uihe NV
money on their " part
rbe objection which Is given :"
.n.b = course by a majority Of those
M whom this remark Is director )"
mat The club mas grown {" De =
,nere social organization, and Hoes MOI
give enough attention 10 the business
interests 81 the own to be worm
bothering about"
That may be true. We are nellhf'
affirming nor denying II, but assum-
inn that It Is true, whose iault " 1t
n The business men stay away ana
ieave me social set 10 run H. lsh
II nerfectly natural and not at all sur
pdslng that they should run It IN 'he'r
" Way
Again others win say, "oh. the elnn
moribund. A lot Of old fellows Il
atuavs The same old lot. gather there
from time to time TO smoke n Cos
sin and take their comfort. n
danl want to be bothered with pusi-
ness ,,
And again. whose fault is ~ TINS
n a rough and tumble world we i've
IN. and II a number Of elderly gentle
men. who have done their snare OF
the fighting. are Inclined 10 seek ease
and comfort in u elegant rooms =,
ne club. gwDh heir big cushioned
chairs ana lottenient toddies' where
aos. ne aIjo,,,sssa come .."n. % .%o.,n %ss
nal active life. who are reapins
the',vit it, OF the energetic work done
by III old fellows in other years
ana lodging their own duties OF TO-
day In the same line which the si'na-
lion puts upon them
II has been suggested that a great
deal of new blood might be drawn
into the club by completely separating
the social from the business side oi
Il. so that a man might belong To the
one division without having any con
nection with the other, and make the
anes In each division Just one-hah
what they are now for both. And the
suggestion seems to have merit. a
good many business men who care
very little for the social side Of the at
fair say they cannot afford 90 pay
the tax made necessary by the duhl
character Of the club, but would Will
ingly pay half that much 10 keep up
the business side And on the other
hand. there are fully as many young
men. not yet In business for them
selves. who would be willing to "a
the present dues for the heneiit
Of me social privileges. without regard
10 the business features OF the insti-
tuition The social side Is active. and
Keeps up with the times. II Is the
business side that shows the decrepi-
tudc Of age.
For these reasons q b. argued that
a complete separation Of the two
leading purposes of the club. and
reduction of the fees. would lead Goo 400
Increase 81 membership sufficient to
cause % very material enlargement Of
thc clubs aggregate revenue and at
th, same lime Increase lts business
strength aud capacity iu such a degree
Ca make ii again The important elc-
msni ln the hus.nes lie of the town
that 10 used lo De- ln years past
Far such reasons The suggestion re-
fcrred to above b. Weu worthy OF scri-
an. consideration. The Commercial
club s entitled io tho credit of having
81 great part of uhr snod hard
hu-Incss work which put albuquerque
ln the proud position DO occupies to.
daY. as the chief city of the southwest
ii ihe Sam, time Do cannot boz dc
that Goo some time past the club
has been steadily losing BEL business
grip Even the membership has De-
creased Bee number twenty per cent
during the iasf ten years. white iht
.oiume ~ doe towns bu-inrss and
population hos insreased durhg ihe
uerIof more than O. h,ndrcd
per cent Those who are coDl Gins
.or = busincs revival within t1lrlua
Ind in that simple fact an alhmcnt
canuoi Do answered
The club has demonstrated in 90.
.arlier dass that &C. San De- rile aa g
usiHufion of almost resiimahle ta.ue a
% me businee Ne andL oi s.
ac faun and for hS \or- H.
gnoss Interests ~ the o. Wv
0ilmf i~t BE- degenerate &c 4
- Organization Sof y
done to aaaken ~ =
- ~ b iaHn to
,ildE husins~ impouanoeFV
ne % put uew nfepl =
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