Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-23
RAILROAD MEN
LAUNCH CLUB
Preliminary Steps Looking TO
Permanent Organization
Started Last Night.
SEVsnTY-FIVE ARE PRESENT
Committee Appointed To Investigate
Plans for Organization and
Scope OF Membership.

| The movement for the organization Of
traffic club among the railroad men
Of the city was fairly launched last
night by about 20 representatives Of
the different railroads centering in or
having agencies In salt Lake. The
meeting was held In the diningroom
| Of the Commercial club. and was eN-
| ceedingly enthusiastic And while IL
was the unanimous sentiment Of those
| present that a club should be organ
| lied, there was some division of senti-
ment as To whether II should be COM
| posed Of railroad men exclusively. or
include shippers ana others Interested
In traffic, after the manner of similar
successful clubs In various large cities
throughout the country. This question
VIII be decided later after the report
Of general committee appointed for
the purpose submits its report
T.. u. Erwin, travelling passenger
agent Of the salt Lake Route, who with
w f. feo, general agent Of the Penn
sylvania lines In this city. had been
instrumental In working up interest in
the organization, called the gathering
10 order, and named ID. r.. GRAY dis
trict passenger and freight agent of
the Oregon short Line. FOR temporary
chairman. Mr.. Gray was elected bv
son, chief clerk OF the Salt Lake Route
was chosen secretary
SCOPE OF ORGANIZATION.
The discussion which followed was of
q preliminary character and bore
briefly upon the point as to whether
the club should be composed of railroad
men only or take in shippers. uer-
chants, and those interested IN traffic.
r. II. Plalsted, assistant general freight
agent OF the short Line. favored a
railroad mems club. because of the fact
that there are now a large number of
business mems clubs and social organ
cations I'm the city Mr.. Plaisted |
warmed up TO the subject and told !
some OF his experiences with former |
social ORGANIZATIONS until he had the |
entire gathering enthusiastic for the |
proposed association.
J. II. Davis, general agent OF the |
Midland. favored a traffic club. with |
all interested in traffic eligible to mem |
bership Mr.. Davis told Of the ex-
perienCe Of the Denver and 81 Louis |
traffic clubs and Of the success which
had attended them
w. r Yeo said he was In favor Of
anything that tho majority of the club
wanted. but wanted the organization
started c. A. Walker. general agent
of the, Chicago & Northwestern. made
BRIEF but witty speech I'm which he |
favored the organization OF a railroad
club.
u. $. Spencer assistant general pas
senger agent Of the Orgon Short Line
said ne thought the club would do well
TO investigate the subject thoroughly
before arriving at any decision I'm the
matter, and suggested the appointment
n committee on permanent organi2a-
non and constitution and bylaws.
which should secure copies OF the by
laws Of other similar organizations
and ascertain the scope Of the most
successful clubs I'm the country, as a
guide to the infant organization pro-
posed for this city.
q. X Smith Of the Oregon Short Line
favored n club broad enough to take in
all the interests connected with traf-
1c, and said such an organization !
would Ccutral.ze the interests Of those
most intimately concerned with traffic !
lffairs and bring the business men and
abroad men together on mutual
BASIS j r, Duckworth Of the Mis- |
iouri Pacific, and r. W Flaudro OF the
,. & r. @. favored the railroad mems
Tub
COMMITTEE NAMED.
on motion Of G. J. McNltt. auditor
4 the oregon short Line, Mr.. Spencer's
notion was adopted. and the chair was
to appoint committee on |
Methods OF procedure as to organiza- !
ion and membership. the committee
o report back to another meeting OF
he club To b. held a month hence
hartman Gray appointed the following
is the committee. &. j. MCNitt gen
raj auditor Of the oregon Short Line:
. V. Derrah assistant general freight
gent Of the Denver & Rio Grande j.
1 Davis general agent Of the Colo
ado Midland; g \. Walker general
gent of the Chicago q Northwestern,
nd w. F. Yeo. general agent Of the
lines.
on motion. a vote OF thanks was
andered the board OF governors of the
commercial club for the use OF the
lubs quarters for the meeting, after q
hitch adjournment was had.