The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-09
Secretary Haas Read His Re-
port for the Past Year and
Delegates to Tariff Conven-
ton Talk.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE
ORGANIZATION TOLD
Club Was Instrumental in Sc
curing Freight Interchange
And in Settling the Traction
Trouble.

At the meeting of the Commercial
Club laAt evening, there was large at.
tendance OF the members to hear the
annual report of Secretary E. M. Haas
and the reports of the clubs delegates
TO the tariff revision congress at In
dianapolis recently. Both were inter-
esting and show the club is accom-
plishing what it is striving after. Pres
ldent John F. Mccarthy has not as yet
completed the list of standing commit
tees.
Sharon e. Jones, e. G. Hill, and B.
d. johnson, representing the club at
the tariff convention, made reports last
evening. Charles Holton, also rep
reeentative, did not submit his report.
Mr.. Jones stated that every delegate
was impressed at the size of the con-
vention and the interest displayed in
ats purpose. He declared that there
are 1900 different commodities listed
IN the tariff and that 1t was impossible
tor congressional committee to make
adjustment satisfactory to those most
witally concerned. He advocated the
selection OF commission to devote its
entire time in Investigation OF the sub
6ect and whatever its finding should
be, allow 1t to be submitted to congress
Tor that body's favorable consideration.
E. q. HIll's vlsw.
Another phase was considered by r.
q. HIll. He stated that many Of the
laelegates present we're willing to make
D sacrifice Of their own products by
having the tariff reduced according to
the Judgment OF commission. Mr..
Uohnson advised that the question be
LETT In politics, but was very pessimis-
tic as to whether this could be done
successfully unless politics be reform.
cd
The report Of Secretary e. M. Haas,
Of the club, covered matters coming to
4tS attention In the past two years.
The following synopsis shows that the
club has been awake to the interests
Of the citizens:
What Club Has Done.
Assisted in the Richmond Home
Coming OF Indianapolis citizens.
Made its headquarters, Masonic
building, an improved place for meet
1ngs Of It's members and q source Of
pride to the citizens as place to en-
terrain out OF town visitors.
Refused to endorse any business
propositions of weak financial stand
ing by giving bonuses. But the club
has been successful In other ways by
u securing the extension of the Ameri-
CAn Seeding Machine plant It has
always given all factory propositions
considsration and its committee devot-
ed much OF its time to investigating
the concerns.
II has always supported the Munic.
ipal light plant.
Endorsed the proposition Of remov-
ing the wooden poles from Main street
Aided the manufacturers in securing
the Improvement of North E street
according to the wishes OF these per-
sons.
Got Interchange Switch.
instrumental in securing the inter.
change switch between the c.. c. & L.
and the Pennsylvania railroad compa-
nies.
Virtually settled the controversy be-
tween the D. & w. and the Terre
Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Trac-
1ion companies and the city.
Took steps against local advertisers
supporting fakirs and catalogue men
from which no benefit was derived.
ALSO opposed allowing fakirs to be al
- nv1aro "a ~, tho
- Established the merchants credit
0ystem In this city.
~. Promoted, to q large degree, and CO
operated with other societies in behalf
0f . civic beauty pride.
Opposed Hepburn Bill.
Opposed the Hepburn trust bill. the
Aldrich currency bill, and the parcels
post. The club does not claim to have
been instrumental In defeating these
measures. but that It did Its part.
Sent out 10000 pamphlets advanc
Ing the claims Of Richmond as = de.
Airable city, which included informa-
tiou regarding its factories. amount OF
wealth. and in fact every important
feature Of the city
Took steps to reduce the insurance
rates In tho city and advocated the se.
curing of better fire protection In West
Richmond, and the purchase Of such
apparatus ~ Is needed to fight any
large fIre successfully.
eMsetsd state oreanixation.
lnnexumenfL IN tho orsanisation ol
~ uederated Commercial Clubs Of In
mama.
u. urging the revision Of tho tariff.
wafched the legislature of.1ho 1state
E0n.
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