Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-30
BOON OMAHA AND FEAST
Commercial Club Has q Special Member
ship Banquet at It's Quarters
RAILROAD MAN TALKS ON COOPERATION
After Formal Exercises Are Con-
cIuded some Talk f. INDUCED in
Regarding the Securing OF
New Quarters.

Fully 200 representative members Of the
Commercial club gathered in the spacious
dining parlors OF the club Thursday on
| the occasion Of a special membership ban
| quet designed for the purpose Of booming
Omaha and discussing tho securing Of new
quarters for the club.
After the consumption of an elaborate
array of delicacies the members we're en-
| tertained by flow Of wit reason and ora
| tory by many speakers. chief among whom
was one Of the. guests Of honor, William
H. Manss, industrial commissioner for the
| Burlington railroad.
| Il want to speak to you on the subject
| Of legitimate promotion in its legitimate
| sense" said Mr.. Manss. THE mistake of
the railroads, like human nature in general
| 1 will admit are fragrant, but the interests
| Of the Burlington railroad and the people
and the towns along its lines are one
| Whatever can be done that will tend to
the advancement of this city and state
! will have the heartiest cooperation OF the
Burlington railroad. I hope the day will
come when the hand of fellowship and the
tie Of common interest viii be linked In
the hands of both the people Of the cities
and states and the Burlington railroad.
"And 1 believe that this Mississippi and
Missouri valley country will take its place
as the Industrial center Of the United States
as well as the world
Exploitation is what is absolutely neces-
sary, and that means the burial of self,
the jibes and jeers of friends. What the
development Of this city and nation needs
is the development of strong, virile and
progressive characters; men who believe
in something; men who can construct
something.
Force of Cooperation.
Il believe greatly in personality. 1t is
the most valuable asset of the banker, and
in the establishment of a business enter
prise in Omaha you should lay more stress
upon the personality of the promoters and
new citizens than upon their financial
standing.
1--WE forget the stirring force of coop
GRAFTON, for in that will your club be a
success, as cooperation Is the potent force
In the building of a city
Let me suggest the toast in closing
May there be in your city smokestacks,
for a city without smoxestacks is dead,
and may the wind come from your asso-
citation that will watt the smoke around
Omaha and shall say to the farmer boy
and girl showed off the farm that here is
a place they can build home for them
/, serves ana FACTORY Tor their material SUD-
stance. So that Omaha may become q
city of men who do something
Another prominent guest and speaker of
the evening was Thad H. Howe, president
OF the Travellers Protective association,
who, with members of the national board
of directors, is paying flying visit to the
local post. President Howe gave a general
resume of the work that has been accom-
plished by the organization which he rep
resented and said
1.-THE Travellers Protective association is
as much national board of trade as any
thing else and I don't think there is a
greater crowd of boosters than the trav-
cling men,"
n President Howe explained In detail the
t objects Of the Travellers association and
y the advantages which accrued from afili-
d alton with it, and was accorded a hearty
t ovation.