The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-11-05
Commercial Club Quarterly Meet

the city hall last evening. After Sec.
rotary j. ID. Sturgeon read the min.
utes of the last quarterly meeting
which were approved, President XIII.
ian stated that the particular reason
of this meeting was to prepare the
members for the next and last quar-.
terly meeting of the club which comes
on the first of January next, when the
election of officers will be held.
There are 1925 members of this or
ganization now" said Mr. Killian, land
we are having a circular with their
names printed. This circular will be
mailed to each member and you will
have a chance to select your new Of
fiCers from them. There Is plenty of
good material to pick from and hope
you will pick out good set of men
for directors. We have in the past
done the very best we could. Some.
have done good"
The members are now each paying
fifty cents per month as membership
fee to the club and all have equal
rights, whereas heretofore some mem
bers paid as high as So per month in
shares.
Some of the members are inclined
to think the directors of this organi.
zation have all to say" said Mr.. Kill.
ian, "but the rank and file at least
have four times year to say some
thing and now is the time.
81 would deem 1t as a favor of any
member to meet with us at our reg.
ular weekly meetings and make such
suggestions as he thinks necessary.
Every member is paying alike to the
fund and every member has as much
right to make suggestions as the di-
rectOrs."
| In Secretary Surgeons detailed re-
| port of what has been done in the past
year by the Commercial club the good
! 81 600 has beeen subscribed by the
merchants and business men of the
city for this proposition, but on ac-
count of the late date and the fact
that the farmers report that they are
! too busy now, the Commercial club
has decided to carry the proposition
over till spring, when the good roads
will be taken up with renewed vigor,
The club has, however, purchased a
road drag with which to work the
roads in and out of the city this fall.
In the. general discussion W. r. Hoff,
man was appointed chairman of a
committee to wait on the Northwest
ern officials in an effort to get them
to run train No. 5, which lays over at
the Junction each night, to come di-
rect to Norfolk instead of waiting
till the next morning to back up to
the city. Mr.. Hoffman chose Mr.. Kill
ian as the other member of the COM
mittee.
| The new Union Pacific depot was
discussed and it was thought by the
members present that the committee
of the city council which is working
in conjunction with the committee of
! the Commercial club, will soon be
able to dispose of the switching on
Main street. The committees will
keep hard at work on the proposition.
The suggestion of C. c. Cow that
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and from the Junction is necessary
was enthusiastically discussed. 1t was
suggested that a bus line on SEIZED.
uled time could he put on the line with
a guarantee of $3.50 per month
The meeting adjourned till the next
quarterly meeting, on January |, when
it is hoped large attendance will he
present.
Following is the secretary's regular
quarterly report of work done:
On January | we had membership
of siXty-five, paying a total of $S4.50
per month, or an average of $1.30 a
member.
On February the plan was changed
to each member holding one share, in
hopes of interesting a greater number
and getting a greater Interest by in
creased membership.
Membership is now 1875, paying 30
cents per month, an increase in mem
berShip during the past ten months of
95 per cent.
A few of the things the Commercial
club has done or attempted to do:
We entertained the state meeting OF
Commercial clubs of Nebraska on the
18th and 10th of March.
Received complimentary letters from
all parts of the state on the successful
termination.
Entertaining Governor Shallenberg
er, General Superintendent Mohler OF
the Union Pacific railroad, H. T. Clark
of the national railroad commission
ers, and various other notables. It
was considered one of the best con
ventions ever held in the city.
Secured 1876 rooms and have a list
on file for the accommodation of mem
bers to conventions.
Ammerrine and Hunter.
Chautauqua meeting in August, 1909.
Entertained the state delegation of
officials on January % at the Elks club
rooms.
Made a fight for the normal school
but failed.
Adopted the slogan or trademark on
June 26.
By the request of Herman Gerecke,
special meeting was called to secure
the right-of-way to the asylum of the
Union Pacific tracks, and the option
was secured from Mr.. Taft extending
the time.
Fourth of July celebration.
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