The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-23
RAILROAD MEN ARE
! FORMING NEW CLUB
Preliminary Steps Taken, but
Name Not Yet Definitely
Decided Upon.
COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED
WILL WORK OUT PLAN FOR THE
ORGANIZATION.
COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED

/ Preliminary steps were tsken by
about seventy-five salt Lake railroad
men. a. a meeting held az the Com
merciaI club last night. to form a
club which viii later be known
by one Of three names-The
Salt Lake Traffic club. The salt Lake
Railroad club or The salt Lake Trans
portatiOn club.
While All we're agreed that the Salt
Lake railroad men should have a
social Organization the same as rail-
road men in the other large cities OF
the country have. there was divers
ity of opinion as to scope and pur-
pos. While there was no lack OF
enthusiasm. the conservative spirit
prevailed and whatever organization
s. started Will have q sound financial
basis
Many expressed their views but
The only definite action was the ap-
pointment or the following committee
20 confer with the officers OF railroad
organizations in other cities with a
view OF asccrtaining tn best methods
20 be followed here: C. j. McNitt.
general auditor OF the oregon short
Line; s. v. Dcrrah. assistant general
freight agent of the Denver q Rio
Grande. J. ID. Davis. general agent OF
the Midland. &. A. Walker. general
agent Of the Chicago & Northwestern.
and W. r. zoe. general agent OF the
Pennsylvania.
This committee viii canvass the
situation and will report at a called
meeting In about three weeks. II
IS expected that the committee will
work out some plan
Some Of the railroad men expressed
themselves as being in favor OF n
railroad club with membership con
lined strictly to railroad men. Others
thought that It would be better to
organize traffic club and that mem
bcrship be extended 20 shippers and
Ill interested I'm traffic. such a club
ns they have in ST. Louis. Kansas City
and Denver.
Many Views Expressed.
r r. Plaisted. assistant general
freight agent OF the oregon short
Line. favored the railroad club. He
argued that salt Lake was pretty well
supplied with large clubs open to the
membership OF business men
J. II. Davis, Of the Colorado Mid
land. favored the traffic club. with
wide latitude as % membership. but
That there should be no club rooms
10 be maintained and that banquets
be held at intervals at the hotels. r.
y. Erwin, travelling passenger agent
OF the salt Lake Route. and W. +.
Toc. or the Pennsylvania lines. who
have been the prime movers In start
Ing the ball rolling. said they were IN
favor Of anything the majority saw tit
10 decide upon.
ID. ;. Spencer. assistant general pas
fenger agent OF the Oregon short
Line. was In favor Of making Inquiries
and deliberate consideration before
taking any definite action. @ X
smith. chief clerk 20 the vice presi
cent and general manager OF the ore
Eon short Line. advocated the traffic
ciub idea. as did J. NJ Manderfield.
assistant general freight and passen-
ger agent ~ the salt Lake route
). ID. Duckworth was Inclined to the
belief that n railroad club for railroad
men was the proper thing X q
AYES. local agent Of the New yorl,
central, contcndcd for traffic club
Tor railroad men without bar or bill
Hard tables
ID. r. Gray. district freight and mas