, 1908-04-15

THE TOWN
INTERESTING AND EFFECTIVE
MEETING OF LARAMIE CON-
MERcIAL CLUB At BENE-
Diets CLUB.
Road to Maneuver Camp to Be Placed
in Excellent condition-Advertis
ing Matter for Wyoming Bureau
of information al Denver-Better
Condition for Streets n Alleys
Routine Proceedings.

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The Laramie Commercial club held
a very interesting meeting at the Ben
edicts' club DON last night, with Pres
ident Simpson and Secretary Eggles
ton at the desk and with a score of The
leading members of the club present
Some routine business Of a purely clut
nature was disposed of, including
financial matters, and Mr.. J. E. Wins
low was continued as chairman of the
financial committee, with the under
standing that he should be allowed to
resign at the end of thirty DAYS, if he
so desired, President Simpson com.
plimenting him on the excellent work
he had done in gathering members
and collecting dues and asking him &C
remain until the spring campaign had
been concluded.
All those present either paid their
dues for the coming year or agreed 10
pay them today, and Mr.. Winslow's
committee, two member of which he
will name later, will see hat all the
members of the club have been call
ed upon and the treasury placed in
better condition.
Need Of Printed Matter.
There is urgent need OF some up-to.
date advertising matter, and Mr.. Cor
thell, the chairman of the advertising
committee. has been placed in charge
of a couple of propositions. The ad-
vertising committee and the finance
committee will work together in the
matter, the one committee preparing
the matter and the other providing
the funds for the cost Of the printing
1t is important that Albany county
have a good supply on hand, as efforts
will be made to most thoroughly adj
vertise the state during the democrat.
ic national convention at Denver in
July and at other gatherings during
the summer.
Interesting Letters.
Secretary Eggleston is in almost
daily receipt Of letters asking for in
formation concerning Laramie and AL
bany county, and he could place hun
dreds of copies of a good pamphlet or
circular to advantage in that way. His
correspondence is an interesting part
of The program at each meeting of the
club. Among the more important are
the following:
Ariel c. Cherry of Hattiesburg, Miss,
wanted general information concern
ing Laramie, the different business in
~terests, natural resources, cost of liv-
ing, etc.
A. F.. Davis of the e. S. Tedmon
agency at Fort Collins, Colo, stated
that his agency was working to get
people interested in Albany county, In
the purchase of lands, and could make
use of several copies of Prof. Buff.
fum's pamphlet, albany County; Min.
eral Resources" He asked for half a
dozen copies.
Union Pacific As Booster.
E. L. Lomax of Omaha, general pas
senger agent for the Union Pacific, had
furnished Secretary Eggleston with
ne ldllltS anu duul tSSto VI ooHuC L,Uut
prospective purchasers of lands in the
west, gathered from letters received
at his Office. He had forwarded then
in the hope that the Commercial clut
would correspond with the parties, as
1t saw best, furnishing information
that would induce some of them, a
least, to come to Albany county and
locate. Mr.. Lomax said:
Il beg to acknowledge the receipt
of your kind favor of March 30, il
which you advise that you have re
ceivei lists of names and addresses o.
persons who have written this Office
for information regarding lands in The
west, with a view of Investment ant
settlement"
The letter of the Cheyenne Indus
trial club, printed in The Republican
a few days ago, vas read by the sec
rotary, also a letter from S. F.Duttor
of Denver concerning a hotel PROPOSE
ton here. other letters were read ani
placed or file.
Referred to Committee.
The question of advertising matte
to be placed in a bureau OF informa
ton for Wyoming to be maintained il
the Albany hotel at Denver for tel
days during the national democratic
convention in July, on motion of Mr.
Corthell, was referred to he advertis
ing committee for report at the mex
meeting of the club.
/ r. p. Fuller of Cheyenne, commits
sioner of public lands, under date 0
March 23, said; I'VE are preparing
a small leaflet on each county in tn
stare and will try and give you a sur
irly when the same are printed. The.
are not yet In the press"
State biologists Letter.
Following this anne a letter from