The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-01-08
Strong Commercial
Club is a Necessity
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iavors strong Commercial club
with the most active men that can be
had for president and secretary
w w. Horn, manager Of the Eagle
Mercantile company thinks the two
organizations should Be separate.
though working in harmony in all
things which pertain TO ne welfare
OF Chiekasha He fayors strong
Commercial club which he thinks
could accomplish much good for the
city,
j S Brown Of the Stephenson
Brown Lumber company favors sepa-
rate organizations He favors a
strong Commercial club and then
suggests as work which that or
eanization might do for the good Of
the town is 70 assist the Cotton Mil
company by lending its Influence and
cooperation in the sale Of stock in
that enterprise, He thought that Of,
ficers should be men who can give
time to any work needed and within
ne sphere Of the organization.
Ex-Mayor B B. Bridges expressed
views similar to those of Mr Brown
He thinks that a president should be
elected who can be counted on to at.
tend all meetings He also thinks the
club might lend valuable aid III the
cotton mill proposition
Fl p Lemon. of Jackman & Lemon,
thinks the two organizations should
be separate FOR the reason that the
Merchants association is for the pro-
lection Of its own Interests, while
the Commercial club should devote
itself to whatever tends in legitiy
mate way to build up the town. ln
matters in which both are interested
be would have them work jointly. He
favofs q strong Commercial club
and one that win get busy
Thomas r. Qwyer president Of the
Chickasha National bank thinks that
the Merchants association should be
a separate organization because it's
object is chiefly for the protection Of
the MERCHANTS then he favors a
chamber OF commerce which should
enroll an, whether merchant or not,
who are titally Interested III the up
building OF chiekasha That Officers
should be able to attend al meetings
As matter Of encouragement to 9TH
ers All should work in harmony.
Nr DIVER also suggested that every
property owner ID the city should feel
it MS duty 70 ait.s the meefIns
which Is to be held al the City halI
next Tuesday night and take a part
% the election Of officers
II = Jarboe. Jr, Of the Oklahoma
State bank expressed views similar
TO those Of SIR Dwyer He said the
Merchants association ana the Com
mercial club should BE separate; that
while their interests are mutual in all
that pertains to the upbuilding Of the
city that their methods OF work are
different He believes III strong or
ganization and in aggressive work.
Elmer Terrell Of Terrell Brothers,
the opinion that the two organizations
should combine into one good. active
club and then get busy on anything
that looks good for Chickasha
James Pettiiohn Of the Palace Drug
store thinks the two associations
should not amalgamate. that the
work of one is foreign to that Of the
other lie favors a strong CONNER
cial club. one that VIII get busy.
viii Owsley fayors one organiza
lion, chamber Of commerce. bat
termed after the Oklahoma city or
sanitation and suggests as immedi
ate work It might Be wen 70 take
concerted action on the Union depot
proposition.
Il + Thweati of the Owl Drug store
thinks the two organizations ought
20 unite SO as as to have one good.
strong, active working body.
2 p Buie Of She Buie & Wallace
Hardware company thinks there
ought to be but one club. Better have
one good strong organization than
two pieces" lie said He suggested
that the interurban was the mos
important thing 10 get busy Ga just al
this time
Mayor Edwards fayors good.
strong healthy Board Of Trade and
that IN matters where their interests
are mutual this and the Merchants
association should work 10 harmony
He does not think the TWO organiza-
tions should be combined Cor the rea
son that there are 50 many things to
come before the Commercial club That
do not directly concern or even affect
the merchants Rut first Vi AIT is
need Of organizing and then things