The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-10
HIRE RATE CLERK.
President Jensen Suggests Conn.,
mercial Club Hire One.
Duties to Look After Topeka
Freight Situation.
ON A NEW BASIS.
Also Proposes Reorganization Of
Secretary's Office.
May Result in Retirement of
Major Anderson.


employ a rate clerk to look after the
freight situation in Topeka. This is
the recommendation made by President
w. F. Jensen:
Several special features have been ar
ranged for the meeting of the CONNER
cial club to be held Friday evening,
which will be the first since the election
and installation of Mr.. Jensen as pres
ident. The fair proposition will be up
for discussion and it is likely that ar
engagements will be made at this time
for the appointment Of permanent
committee for the purpose of assisting
the fair association with next falls
event.
The special committee consisting Of
T. F. Doran and George Moeser which
accompanied the city council to the gas
fields Saturday will file its report. G.
w. Diclxie, chairman of the manufactur-
ing committee, will read a paper on the
advisability of the Commercial club
establishing a rate and manufacturing
bureau for the purpose of protecting
the manufacturing interests of the city.
A special invitation is extended to all
members of the club to be present at
this meeting, for the purpose of meet
ing the new president and all residents
OF the city are likewise invited to be
present.
At an executive meeting of the
board of directors of the Commercial
club held at the Elk lodge rooms Fri
day afternoon a resolution was read Dy
President Jensen which If adopted will
probably mean the retirement of the
present secretary, T. j.. Anderson. It is
evident that the incoming president
contemplateS a number of radical
changes in the manner Of conducting
the business of the organization.
President Jensen stated that he be-
lieved that the club should have a
membership three times as great as at
the present time and that an effort
should be made to stop criticism which
he seems to think exists in many quar-
ters "I believe said President Jen-
sen. "that the trouble is that the secre-
tary's office is not properly organized
and that there should be number OF
radical changes made
For instance, I am informed that
the secretary of this club draws at
least two salaries besides the one that
this organization pays him and I think
that this is wrong. I believe that the
assistant in this office draws two addi-
tional salaries besides the one That we
pay her and this is wrong The. bust
ness affairs of this club should not be
handled in this manner.
"A condition of this kind would not
be tolerated by a man with his own
business and 1 do not feel that 1t
should be with the affairs or the COM
mercial club. The business of this CLUB
should be handled in as nearly model
manner as possible and feel that the
exclusive time of the secretary of this
club and his assistant should be gwen
to the affairs of the Commercial clup
If the salaries which are now paid are
not sufficient to warrant this L feel
that some way should be found to
change the existing condition.
If the suggestion made by the in
coming president is adopted by the
board of directors it will In all prona,
bilities mean that the secretary and
possibly the assistant secretary Will be
forced to resign. Secretary Anderson is
state statistical agent for the govern
ment and for this work, which he says
REQUIRES but small portion OF his time
he receives a salary of 5000 per year,
or almost as much as he receives as
secretary of the Commercial club.
He is also recorder for the grand
commandery of the knights Temp!ar
branch of the Masonic organization for
which he receives a salary of $500 per
wear. though this work he says in no
way conflicts with his duties as secre-
tary of the Commercial club. The sal
aries of these positions is greater tnan
that Of secretary of the commercial
he will resign as secretary of the Com
mercial club rather than to give up the
salaries attached to them. Major An
derson has been secretary Of the Com
mercial club for the past ten years TAX
ing charge of the affairs Of the organi-
zation when it had but 35 members.
The assistant secretary, Mrs. Mar
garette Montieth, aside from her salary
of $50 per month received from the
Commercial club draws a salary of $25
per month as secretary of the Mer-
chants Rebate association. This work
was done by one of the banks of the
CITY for a short time, but 1t was trans
ferred to Mrs. Monteith at the re-
quest of the merchants for convent
ence and because the bank did not
want to be bothered with 1t.
The secretary and assistant secre-
| tary of the Commercial club refused
| to discuss the situation and it remains
| to be seen what action will be taken