The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-06
BUSY SESSION
OF DIRECTORS
VARIOUS MATTERS OF IMPORT
ANCE ARE DISCUSSED.
FINANCIAL OUTLOOK is GOOD
Committee Reports Encouraging
To Send Representative TO Aus
tin On Behalf of Reduction in
Lumber Rates-Free Mail Deliv-
cry and Good Sidewalks.

Saturday night at the club room
meeting of the board of directors
of the Brownsville Business Mems
Club was held with. the following
present: President, C. H. More, w
F. bennett. w H. Putegnat, a. Ash
helm, B. G. Stegman, j. w Lamb,
Dr. H. K Loew. John McClintOck
and NJ j. Slattery The meeting got
down to business promptly.
At the suggestion of President
More and on motion of DR.. II. X.
Loew, the names of Louis KOwals
XII, Frank Champion and c. B. Nc
Cullom were added to the Railroad
and Transportation committee. The
reports of the various committees
were then called for
W H. Putegnat, chairman of the
Railroad and Transportation commit
tee, reported that his committee had
held a meeting Saturday afternoon
at which were present himself, Jose
Celaya, Frank c. Pierce, w. H. Ma
son, Jr., w q. McDavitt. S. l. Ben
evidas. S. c. Tucker of the commit
tee and A. Sierra, representing the
J. S. & NJ H. Cross Lumber COM
pany. He stated that the commit
tee had decided to send Frank C.
Pierce 10 Austin to appear before
the railroad commission on Dec. 4
and 18th, to see what can be done
towards getting reduction in
freight on lumber along the pro-
nosed lines of general reduction,
as has been applied for by the lum-
Der interests Of the State. If this
reduction can be secured. it will
mean the saving of about 1 ; per
cent on freight by the lumber in
terests of Brownsville Mr. Pute-
gnat reported further that the COM
mittee had also decided to put forth
every effort to obtain a daily freight
train service for Brownsville. the
matter to be first taken up with the
officials of the railroad and in the
event that an agreement to this eff
feet cannot be made with them, then
it is TO be taken up with the rail-
road commission. The report of the
Railroad and Transportation COM
mittee was accepted by the board
and the committee commended as
body for the steps it had taken.
B. G. Stegman as one of the
members of the special committee
appointed to see the trustees of the
| former Board of Trade and, if pos
sible, to secure from them for the
use of the Business Mems Club the
! furniture and fixtures of the form
er board of trade, reported that the
| trustees of the organization had
agreed to lend the desired articles
which consists of a table and thirty
six chairs to be used in the club
room
Mr.. Steknan, as member al the
special finance committee, appoint
ed to secure as many members of
the club as possible to agree to pay
more thar one dollar per month
oues, reported that the committee
had secured the names of 43 mem
bers who have agreed to pay the sum
of two dollars per month ror pc
Rod of one year. This concluded
the reports of committees.
On account of a great many mem
bers of the club who were ap
pointed on various committees. not
being aware of the fact, the seere-
tary was instructed 10 write to each
officer and each member of the
board of directors and each commit
teeman, notifying them of their Of
fetal position and as TO what COM
mittee that they are on. Il was also