The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-24
COMMERCIAL CLUBS
HOLD SESSION
FEDERATION HELD CONVENTION
IN PIERRE TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. .
Granville w. Jones Elected Secretary
Dendwod Gets the Next State
Convention.

Convention.
Granville W. Jones was elected
secretary of the State Federation Of
Commercial Clubs which met in
lerre, Tuesday and Wednesday, He
vas also placed on the membership
committee. Other Rapid Cityans to
receive appointments were Judge
Levi McGee and John l.. Burke, who
we're made members of the manufac-
lure and finance committees respec-
lively.
The local delegation went over
Monday morning, several of the rep
resentatives from Deadwood, Lead,
:.ad other points making the trip on
the same train. Delegates from
Aberdeen, Deadwood, Fort Pierre,
Highmore, Huron, Belle Fourche,
Lennon, Hot Springs, Lead, Presho,
.ennox, Sioux Falls, Pierre, Rapid
City, Redneld, Sturgis, St. Lawrence,
Salem and Watertown, were in t.
tendance at the convention, there be-
'ng sixty-three all told. The complete
.oster Of officers OF the federation is
Is follows:
President-Harvey G. Rice, Huron
Vice President-Will A. Beach
Sioux Falls.
hecretary-Granville W. Jonos,
Rapid City.
Treasurer-Dr. Isaac Lincoln, Of
Aberdeen.
The executive committee is COM
posed Of Warren Young OF Fort
ierre, D. G. Thomas, of Watertown,
= A. Gushorst, OF Lead, Henry Per-
kins. OF Sturgis and Samuel Morte-
mer, OF Belle Fourche.
The personnel of theother commit
tees appointed follows:
Membership - Granville Jones,
Rapid City; George Schlosser, Sioux
Falls; DR.. H. c. Burch, Redfleld.
Finance-H. c. Perkins, Sturgis;
John L. Burke, Rapid City; James
Philip, Ft. Pierre.
1mmigration-Hon. c. NJ Nell
vaine, Huron; Theron G. Brown,
Belle Fourche; John l.. Lockhart,
Pierre.
Misunderstanding Levi McGee,
Rapid City; H. B. schichting, Dead
wood; I. L. Brattiger, Sioux Falls.
Agriculture - Doane Robinson,
Pierre; l.. H. Storegand, Aberdeen; !;
Mining-W. S. Elder, Deadwood;
f. R. Baldwin, MARYLAND, and Nick
Treweek, Lead.
The next convention Of the feder-
atlon will be convened in Deadwood,
some time during next January.
Judge McGee of this city, as pres
ident OF the temporary organization,
called the first meeting Of the session
to order Tuesday afternoon in the
court house. Several addresses by
prominent men taking up the great
er part Of the afternoon.
An evening session was held to
hear the reports of the committees
on organization, credentials and nom
nations. The various reports were
adopted and directly following the
reading Of the nomination commit
tees report, the election OF the fed
Grafton officers took place with the
result noted above.
The third and last meeting was
held Wednesday morning for the
purpose Of installing the new officers.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions was also adopted and then
President Rice announced the names
OF those who had been appointed
members Of the various committees
Several brief addresses followed
Judge MCGEE making an able presen-
tation Of the railway rate matter
and the bearing it had upon condi-
tions in western South Dakota. Gran
Vile Jones, the newly elected secre.
tary made brief statement of the
several lines Of work he had mapped
out and intended to push. Amonc
them are the securing of appropria.
tions for advertising the resources
OF South Dakota and he also con.
templates establishing an auxiliary
to the business mems clubs whose
funds shall be devoted exclusively t
advancing the work of the Fedora
ton. Mr.. Jones announced his in
tention of making a tour of the state
visiting the towns where Commercial
organization existed, and take step.
to establish clubs at points that dt
not support one.
The Pierre Comercial club ii,
everything possible to add to the en-
joyment Of the guests while in tn
capital city. The visitors were TAX
en- around town in autos and carri
ages, Tuesday morning and follow
ing the evening meeting Of the sam
day they attended an entertainment
especially arranged for them by tn
local Board Of Trade.
Rapid City was represented at tn
convention by Judge MCGEE, j. l
Burke, G. W. Jones and I. M. Hun
phrey.
The sporting fraternity, Of the cit