, 1908-02-26
OFFICERS
ELECTED
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in an explanatory lecture upon the
slides will also be furnished with the
pictures if desired by Prof. Pierson.
Would Sell Oil Lands.
G. C. Powers, an oil land broker of
Tulsa, Okla, asked TO be placed IN
communication with parties owning oil
lands in this section who would be
willing to pay a commission for their
sale and development, and the letter
was placed on file.
The Clubs Work.
j. II. Winslow, the chairman of the
finance committee, quoted a member
of the club, whose name he did not
give, who complained that the Com
mercial club had been able to C.
plish nothing in the two or three years
of its existence, and the chairman sug
gested hat he prepare a statement
setting forth the things accomplish
ed by the organization in a newspaper
article for the benefit of this member
and the citizens of the city and county
generally. To assist MIR. Winslow the
chairman named Mr.. Corthell and sug
gested that he himself would do all 10
his power to assist the committee il
setting this member right and acquaint
ing the city and county with a knowl
edge of some of the work of the club
Mr.. Simpson said he believed good
could be accomplished in this way and
Messrs. Winslow and Corthell would
find him willing to cooperate to the
extent of his ability.
May Consolidate.
There was some informal discussion
of the plans to unite all the mems clubs
of the city into one organization. The
Commercial club had appointed a com.
mittee to confer with the trustees of
the Albany club with a view to the
consolidation of the two, and it was al
so learned that the Laramie Literary
club had appointed a committee con
sisting of Messrs. N. e. Corthell AMI
Il. n. Rogers with power to take up
the matter, and that the Benedicts
club had names Messrs. Carl Ralfe,
Sheridan Downey and Frank A. Holli
Cay to represent that organization in
whatever negotiations were held to
consolidate. The Commercial club
committee had conferred with the Al
hany club trustees, but the conference
had not accomplished the desired enc
The Albany club invited the CONNER
cial club to use its rooms at Second
and Thornburgh streets for a meeting
place, and, consequently, on motion OF
Mr.. Cordiner, the next meeting of the
Commercial club will be held at The
Albany club on the night of March 10
Routine Business.
Some matters of a routine nature
were disposed of, including the order.
ing of the payment of the balance due
The Republican for printing the agfl
port of the finance committee and some
suggestions for. the future conduct OF
the club. Mr.. Simpson expects to have
the names of the executive committee
and the chairman of the standing com
mittees ready to announce at the meet.
ing to be held the second Tuesday in
March.
The Railroad Resolution.
The letter from President c.. S. John
son of the Denver, Laramie and North
western Railway company, a~cknowleIg
in the receipt of the resolution of vol
untary cooperation On behalf of the
Laramie Commercial club in the build
ing of the road from Denver to this
city, and asking for an official copy of
the resolutions, was read, and the sec
rotary was directed to prepare the
copy, with the official signatures OF
the president and secretary, and place
it in the hands Of President Johnson