The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-29

ton is made of the Argus Leade
of Sioux Falls.
Finally your retiring secretary &C
knowledges the commission of man
mistakes and realizes fully that tn
work might have been placed il
ADLER hands. The year has had it
disappointments and compensations
have been enabled to know NOR,
of the vast resources of this grea
state and of the intelligence and hos
pitality of its splendid people. Man,
acquaintance have been made anc
strong friendships formed which
shall treasure as part pay at leas
for some of the things l expected
and did not receive.
Hoping that the work begun will
go on until the hopes of it's founders
are fully realized, am,
Very respectfully,
Granville Jones, Secretary
When the reports of committees
were called for it was found that
owing to the widely separated resi-
denccs of the various members OF
the different committees, 1t had been
impossible for them to get together
and consequently no formal reports
had been drafted. Secretary Jones
stated that the legislative committee
of which Congressman E. w. Mar
tin is chairman, had prepared a bill
providing for the blishment of
an immigration department in con-
nection with state administration
and it was expected that a copy of
the measure would be available for
discussion by the Federation. It
had not, however, reached Deadwood
yesterday.
Mr.. Ayers suggested that some
steps be taken to maintain the per-
manency Of the organization. He
pointed out that the federation had
never had the opportunity to act on
the bylaws and declared that there
were several clauses in that docu-
ment which appeared not to have
the approval of certain commercial
clubs connected with the federation.
Mr. Gushurst. of Lead, said that the
clause providing for a one dollar per
capita tax, levied on each club, had
caused objection and had interfered
with some organizations from enter
ing the federation. Mr.. Ayres sug-
gested that the bylaws be read by
the secretary and discussed as the
reading progressed. 1t was pointed
out that the difficulty of getting
members of the various committees
together, might be obviated by hav-
ing only chairman of each COM
mittee appointed and allowing him
to choose his associates.
Secretary Jones did not think that
the per capita tax was the principal
difficulty to be contended with in the
effort to get a full cooperation be-
tween the various clubs, but he at
tributed the lack of interest to the
fact that the individual members had
not been made sufficiently acquaint-
ed with the objects and benefits of
the organization. Warren Young,
chairman of the executive committee
did not believe that making the tax
on the members lighter was con-
ducive to arousing interest. He
called attention to his own town,
FIT. Pierre, where club with annual
dues of 81 had been formed and
little or no interest in it's affairs
evinced, but when a new organiza-
ton with $40 annual dues was Gre
ated, the club became an active or
ganization. 1t was shown by Mr..
Armstrong Of Faulkton, and White
of Murdo. that their clubs had had
no knowledge of the one dollar in
dividual tax.
Mr.. Ayres moved that commit
tee be appointed by the president for
the purpose Of revising the bylaws.
This motion prevailed and the fol-
lowing committee was named: P.
A. Gushurst, G. s. Donoho, George
V. Ayres, c. F. Chamberlain and
w. H. Lancaster.
Secretary Jones called attention to
what he declared to be the most i'm
pcrtant matter before the federation,
viz, the promotion of legislation for
the formation of state department
of immigration, whose duty it will
be to advertise the resources of the
state. 1t was his idea that the fed
GRAFTON members should outline a
bill to be forwarded to Pierre and
a committee to promote it's
passage. A committee to formulate
a plan of action along this line was
and they will report at
The meeting of the federation to be
held at 1880 o'clock this morning
The committee is composed of the
following: Warren Young, of Ft.
Pierre; H. F. Denton, of Webster;
E. A. White, of Murdo; Granville
Jones, Of Rapid City; ]. F. Arm
of Faulkton; H. B. Schlich-
ting, of Deadwood, and Will A.
Beach, of Sioux Falls. The COM
mittee on the revision of the bylaws
will also report this morning.
At the Business Club last evening
there was held an open parliament
for the interchange of ideas on club
work. 1t was well attended and the
discussion brought out some valu-
able suggestions that may be used
to the ultimate benefit of the feder-
alton.
THE PRESIDENCY.