The daily sentinel., 1909-01-20
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With 107 representative business
mon and citizens OF Grand Junction
present. with enthusiasm running
high and With perfect harmony pre-
vailing. the annual meeting of the
members of the Grand Junction
Chamber OF Commerce was held last
night in the county courthouse, be
ginning at 1880 o'clock.
It was the largest attendance that
has ever characterized one of the
annual meetings of the most progress
sive. effective and influential Cham
ber OF Commerce in any city of its
size in the west.
The principal work of the evening
was the selection of a board of di-
rectors. consisting of eleven men, who
will look after the great ma tarial in
terests of the city and the valley dur
ing the present yeara year thar
promises 70 eclipse an others so far
as the growth and deveio olment Of
this city and valley is concerned;
year that viii see the naturalization
of many projects dear to tine hearts
of the people and the lnauguratinu
Of new movements 10y the Chamber OF
Commerce that viii mean greaJ
things for this section
The meeting was called to- order
By President Charles b. Chewington
who read the call for the meeting.
On motion Of Frank %. Dean f. N.
Bunting was unanimously chosen as
chairman OF the meeting and presid-
ed throughout the evening
Sterling b. Lacy was unanimously
chosen<as secretary of the meeting.
The report OF Treasurer Frank
Dean was then received. 1t shows
that over S2.10O has been collected
from various sources by the Cham
Der OF Commerce during the past
year. and balance of about 5000
was on hand at the end OF the year.
/ The details of the re cipts and eN-
penditures We're given The report
/ was very satisfactory and Yves adopt
/ ed by a unanimous vote
Secretary d. w Aupuere then
made an extended and interesting re
port concerning the years work and
I embracing many good suggestions as
| to the work to be carricd on during
| the present year and as to some need
/ ed changes in certain phases of the
routine work of the organization
/ The report was accepted by uuani-
nous vote.
The following resolution was then
! read by President Cherrington and
was adopted by a unanimous and en-
thusastic vote,
! 'MhereaS, We nave uullteu III III
recent press dispatch from Washing
ton the following report.
II is represented that President
elect Taft is convinced that western
people are not satisfied with the
present secretary of the interior anc
that it is his wish to give this port
folio to lawyer from a western
state; and,
Whereas. We believe that tho
rank and file of the western people
those who are in favor of those things
which arc for the greatest good tt
the greatest NUMBER not only
satisfied. but well pleased with tho
work of Secretary James r Garfield
during his administration of the af
fairs Of the interior department.
Therefore. We, the members o.
the Grand junction Chambev OF Com
merce in annual meeting assembled
desire hereby to express our apDre
citation Of the good work done by th'
secretary and our confidence that he
will continue TO satisfy the western
people as a whole should he be con
tiuued us secretary of the interior
and be it further
Resolved That a copy OF thes'
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