Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-20
PROGRESS CLUB SURE
Organization to Promote Welfare of
Omaha Mapped Out.
STRONG BUSINESS MEN BACK IT
Representatives of Largest Interests
Behind the Enterprise.
COMMITTEE TO DRAFT PLAN
Meeting at Omaha Club, Where Final
Decision is Made.
NEW INDUSTRIES FOR TY
Regulation OF Indu, NSS$NntS aud
solution of y rOblemS
VIII BE ,SSsen at
NEW INDUSTRIES FOR TY

Omaha IS to lave an optomistic club
which will be caller the Progress Club
or some other appropriate name, not yet
selected.
This was the decision reached Saturday
evening at the Omaha club when more than
thirty business men, representing the larg-
est interests in Omaha, met in the banquet
rooms and discussed the advisibility of or
ganizing a club which will correspond with
the organizations in such cities as Cincsn-
natl. Kansas City and other progressive
cities of the United tSates.
The meeting Saturday evening was at
tended by every business man invited who
could be reached and It was unanimously
decided to organize the club. Victor Cald-
well presided and many of the business
men expressed their views in favor OF the
organization and outlined work which was
waiting for such a club. Following dis
cussion Of over two hours, committee was
selected to put in definite form plans for
the organization Of the club and this COM
mittee will report az a later meeting of
the invited members, probably this week.
Members of the committee are Victor
Caldwell Luther Drake, Victor Rosewater,
+. A. Nash, G. w. wattles and w. l.
Yetter
Want FIGURING Mills for Omaha.
Already the business men interested in
the organization of optimists, have outlined
work enough to keep the new club busy,
and one OF the first propositions to be con
sidered will be the matter of securing
cereal mills and Touring mills for Omaha
Speaking of this plan, G. w. Wattles said:
1--WE must have Touring mills to consume
some of the grain received at our terminal
srt,a uyni
today is similar to the South Omaha situa-
tion before the packing houses were estab-
lished there 1t was a live stock market
and cattle from the western ranges were
shipped there feeders were purchasd there
J for the farms of Iowa and Nebraska, but
| the packing houses, which constitute the
manufacturing end of the live stock busi'
I ness, had to he secured to make Omaha
: and South Omaha great as center OF this
! live stock and packing Industry in the
west
Now the time has come when we mus
! have factories TO use some of the grair
which is pouring in here We, who are
! to organize the club realize this ineed and
will take up the Touring mill and cerea
mill proposition and endeavor to locate
mills in Omaha"
Interested In Bond Questions.
"Other questions which face the new or
ganization. by reason of the fact that they
represent the interests which pay the larg
est part of the taxes of Omaha, are tn
questions now before Omahans as to bont
issues Feeling that the interests whos'
property is to be practically mOrtgaged TO
court houses gas works and water sys
TENS are vitality concerned, the club o
thirty to fifty business men will, by right
WNaI 9ugNu
of bonds and other financial proposition
which will face the city from time to time
1T mot the intention of the club to blocl
in any way movements for the bond is
sues but the club will naturally be con
siderate in passing on the question. and tn
endorsement of the organization will assur
success"