Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-10
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Business Men Will Work with United
Enterprise in View.
BANQUET OF COMMERCIAL CLUB
City Council Represented and Prom
Uses TO Heed Desires of Com
mercial Interests-Men
Held for TRIAL.

A piea for united enterprise was made
Wednesday at a banquet OF the South
Omaha Commercial club at the Greer hotel,
attended by sixty we'll known business men
Of this city.
The menu was a liberal one and well
served by the host and MS corps Of as
s%istants. During the meal music was
furnished by a four-piece orchestra led
by Henry J.. Book.
W p. Cheek was one Of the most polished
and suave OF toastmasters, He introduced
speakers from the rank and file of the
Commercial club organization. who pre-
scented the aims objects and difficulties OF
the newly organized body,
j. B. Watkins. the first speaker, pre-
scented something Of the history Of Com
mereial clubs in South Omaha and pre-
scented some Of the aims Of the new organi-
cation. He said the new club was organized
alOrg a plan exactly similar TO the sue
cessful Omaha organization. A fund is
created in dvance by initiation fees and
dues assessed to meet the times OF
emergency and necessarily as they arise.
Relation to the Press.
Bruce McCulioch, being assigned The
topic. Press Comments drew an apt
illustration by telling the history of a so
called press club in South Omaha. He
intimated that the present organization was
not simply a way Of bleeding the mer
chants Of q few dollars. but for a better
purpose. He said this was an age Of news
papers and one which more than any other
tad the advantage Of early, accurate
knowledge Of all human events and
activities. Just as thorough organization
had proved the great element of success
in journalism so a thorough business
organization would prove the key to com
mercial success in the city.
L. M. Lord responded to Financial
Pointers" and predicted a great future for
the two Omahas on account of the present
vast tributary territory and because of the
rapidly developing western lands. The
government irrigation projects would in the
next few years average expenditures of
100000 per year and the value Of the
farm products to center upon Omaha and
South Omaha would doubtless reach the
1900, 900, 900 mark in a decade. A population
Of 10000 was predicted in ten years.
Jay Laverty spoke on Commercial
Brotherhood" He said. XII the Knocker.'
He said that in the early history Of the
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one firm to run down the business and
the integrity Of It's neighbor and to seek
by all the unfair methods to put such an
opponent out OF business. He said the
exchange had got over that idea and that
practice. The best results to all have fol.
lowed the thorough organisation and the
complete good fellowship Of the members
He said this principle had not yet OBJ.
tanned on the east side Of the railroad
tracks. When 1t had, then South Omaha
could have a thorough and efficient com
mercial club.
City Clerks RepOrt
The city clerk made his fourth monthly
report for the fiscal year yesterday, from
which the salient features Indicate an
expenditure of $6S,5Sl47 and a balance OF
$145. 1880.
So far the funds show none OF those
inequalities such as have been SO promi.
nent formerly. The funds are practically
one-third expended. which is keeping within
the conservative limit. The rate Of ex.
penditure Is about 81. 100 for each month
This would make the annual expenses OF
tthe city government S25 600 The lowest
Of the several funds is the street repaiI
fund, where a alance of only 1851 "a re-.
mains. This is to be replenished from
the funds derived from the county road
fund. which will amount TO 5000 or "a yOo
The following is the report, showing con.
dition of funds from November 1. 1909. n
December g. incIusiye.-