, 1907-02-11
GATHERING OF THE COMMERCIAL
CLUB ATTENDED BY MANY
FROM ALMOST EVERY
COUNTY IN STATE.
Delivered by President lis
del, Editor peming Of Cheyenne,
Prof. TrumbuII, Mr.. BosIer, State
Geolosist BeeIer, Director Buffum.
Isaac Van Horn, N. e. CortheIl
and Some Visitors.

and Some Visitors.
The Laramie Commercial club has
added one more success to its list of
such affairs since its organization hear
ly two years ago.. The dollar dinner
Saturday night, at the Union Pacific
hotel, attended by nearly two hundred
Of the leading citizens Of the city,
county and state showed again that
when the business men of the city
start out to do a thing, the thing will
be done and well done. The affair
was as nicely carried out as any SINH
lar event in the history of the city.
1t was pleasant to the visitors and be-
yond question pleasant and profitable
to the club and the community.
Distinguished Legislators.
The tables seated not only the mem
bers of the club in large numbers, but
several members of the legislature and
visitors from out of the state. Chey-
enne sent several citizens and almost
every county in Wyoming was repre-
sented. Among the distinguished
guests were President Brown Of the
senate, Speaker Snivey Of the house,
Senators Hyde Of Uinta county and
Hickey of Crook county, and Repre-
sentatives Olson and Peryam of Car
bon county, Representative Blume OF
Sheridan county, Representative Hall
of Fremont county, and nearly all the
members of the Albany county dele
CATION, including Senators Atherly.
Crumrine and Johnson, Representa-
tives King, Callahan, Kisor, Hoge and
Sieycrts.
From Other States.
From out of the state was Isaac Van
Horn of Boston, who came on purpose.
Frank c. Bosler OF Carlisle, Pa, was
also present, but, to use the express
sive language Of the POSTMASTER, Mr..
Bosler Is primarily Of Bosler and
incidentally of Pennsylvania" he is to
be counted as part and parcel Of his
community his interests being largely
our interests. Scores of prominent cit
liens were present from the city and
county, and altogether the assemblage
was as representative as has been held
here for many a day. The list includes
every business interest in the county,
almost.
Noted C~heyennese.
From Cheyenne there were present
Hon. W. c. Deming, editor of the Chey'
enne Tribune; State Engineer Clarence
T. Johnston, State Geologist H. G. Beel-
er and others.
Hon. Otto Gramm acted as master
OF ceremonies, and combined ready wit
and rare good judgment IL seeing that
the visitors were properly ~rod!c
and escorted to their places at table
by some local member of the party.
This produced a spirit Of comradeship
from the very beginning, and the stin-
ness and formality of many similar &C.
casions was entirely absent. Each Wis
istor was his neighbours friend from the
start.
The Toastmaster Thanked.
The tables were SO arranged as to
furnish places for all the guests.
Along the front of the dining room
was he principal table, seating the
POSTMASTER, President Tisdel of the
University of Wyoming, with Presl'
dent Brown of the senate at his right
and Speaker Snively ct h house at
his left. The list on that side OIL the
table embraced the principal speakers
Mr.. Deming, Mr.. Bosler, Prof. But
fun, Prof. Trumbull, Mr. Corthell, Mr..
Van Horn, Mr.. Beeler and others. A
the tables in other portions Of the
hall were seated the other guests.
The excellent menu prepared by
Manager Gonden was discussed, the
speaking following. Dr.. Tisdel at an
intermission read letters of regret
from General Manager Mohler, Gen
eral Superintendent Park and Superln
tendent Anderson Of the Union PACING
and Governor B. B. Brooks. Mr.. Mon
Ter stated that his absence was u u
his temporary residence at Chicago
where he had been i'll and confined tt
his room
Bell Plan Outlined.
A letter from Colonel E. ]. Bell wa
read. DR.. Tisdel stated that Mr.. Bel
was at Washington on business 10;
= the community, but had left the lei
ter, and while the crowd would mis-
tho siluar Ton p1ied ranChman, the Iet