The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-05-27
PIIRLICITY FUNDS.
EXCEED S8OOO.OO
p1rRIJCITY COMMITTEE
THE &c MEETING AT CLUB
ROOMS.
10 Of Caldwell Subscribe Nearly
SIS 100000 For the Good Work for
i,o Year-AH Obligations
cleared up to Date.

u,o. annual meeting of the sub
,hors n the General Publicity fund
S,.od annually by popular subscrip-
'.n was held at the Commercial
c,ub Rooms Tuesday evening. The
..ordance was very small for some
Jason or other. The soliciting COM
,ittoa through it's chairman, Mr.. f.
y p,owhead reported that contracts
.aorecating nearly 100000 had
hoon signed up for the coming year.
Tbo Publicity Committee also made
-, renort as to the work accomplish
al and the money spent dur ng the
year past This report shows that
I'll claims against the Commercial
club and other public or semi-public
committees had been paid in fuI.
The reports and statements of til
committees follow:
REPORT OF PUBLICITY COMMITTEE.
The report on the work of the past
year was read and gave great salts
action. This report was as follows:
Gentlemen About fourteen months
ago the Caldwell Commercial clup OF
this city after many hard campaigns
of genuine boosting, advertising and
all around good Work VAS brought taCe
10 face with the fact that although
number Of plans had been tried to
raise money and some not without re-
suts was still far in debt and it would
lao al al
lie credit Of the citizens of Cald Nv ell
would be such that it would be impos
sibe to continue to carry on any pro-
motion work.
It was with this condition of affairs
confronting the club that the plan of
raising Publicity Fund by asking all
interested citizens of the city to con-
tribute a certain sum of money for the
next twelve ensuing months, same to
be paid in equal monthly installments,
was decided upon.
The Caldwell Commercial club APP
pointed soliciting committee of sew
eral members to take subscriptions ana
the response met with was very flat
tering, for one hundred three contracts,
amounting to S724S.00 were secured.
This fund having been pledged by
non club members as well as club mem
bers. it was of course necessary to have
committee elected from the number
Of all subscribers to the fund, which
was done in a meeting called for this
express purpose.
The committee elected consisted of
eleven members as follows: J. B. Cow
en-, Chas. Doan, w. H. Redway, B. NJ
Holt George Handy, T. K. Little, j. S
Harrington, d. d. Campbell, G. D
Smell Henry Dorman, and Z. H. Plow-
head. To this committee was entrust-
ed the duty to collect and eXpend this
fund for purposes -or which it was
collected.
This committee at once perfected al
,tr,f to-, cot nrtf to
the funds pledged, and to carry out
the work of general promotion and t
liquidate the old Indebtedness of thu
club and other debts that had been in
CURED in advancing the interests of thu
citizens of Caldwell.
The pledges turned over to the com
mlttee dated with May 1909 and con
tnued to May /, 1910.
With an income of about 100000 pc
month and with a $4,000 guarantee
to the G. A. r., with Homesteaders da!
that cost this fund over 100000, ant
old debts of over $2UOO.00 to be takel
care of at once, it was readily seel
that available funds must be at ono
arranged for. Accordingly the com
mittee authorized that a loan for tn
required amount to place the Work o.
cash basis be negotiated and such
loan to the amount Of $1972.76 at pc
cent. interest was secured.
This loan being secured the commit
tee at once maid up all debts and wen
on a cash basis.
This loan was paid off as rapidly a
money was collected and could he spar
ed from the current expense fund an
interest was stopped with each pay
inert on the principal. When this loa
was about one half paid off it becam
nec@sSary to secure another loan {
S75.00 to make up the 100000 that ha
been appropriated to send a represent
ative exhibit of our farm and orchar
products to the Boise, Spokane. Cour
I1v,Fr IL To-, Got nu
these loans, with interest, have bee
paid off.
I shall not attempt to take up in d.
tail all Of the various amounts eXpenf
ed as the appended report will show u
amount and the purpose for which tn
fu"d was used.
Your committee has no apology to o
Ter in tire manner in which this fur
was appended. hut will say that n,
one cent was paid out. without q
concurrence of the majority of Il
committee and that for every cent pa
out W" are herewith turning over
yon receipted voucher.
We VIII however call your attenti'
70 TIE expenditure Of this fund, In q
1act That there remains to the cred
., us fund a small cash balance, WI
ao'nt 500 uncollectcd, and every de
thai VAS Justly due from the citiZe
Of Caldwell. that thIs fund could pro
cry Il" called upon to meet has he
Pald and the fund that will he turn
over "a your nCwiv elected commit
can he used entirely for purposes IN
we ~ are % receive benefits from
the future.
II Is far you now u Judge wheth
or not this plan NJ subscribing n
ulShnrs'rg Your funds II tho pror
way ard IN checking out our rene
on r\r"nditurcs, hear In mind the n
nni YOU or no other person with VIII
lnlR committee ever contraccd an oh
haithn can show that there IL n
amount duo YOU
Ihorc are now many matters n
,,luFi receive the attention Of your ne
" elected committee, matters Of VIII
anil only mention enc In pArticul
ava lha' IL Homestea ders dRv TIT
Ks boon many INQUIRIES relative
~, dnN and J trust that you VIII
ulFti TiN" cvnression to your opint,
.Nhr'roing this event. rs we'll as otl
.nau'rs that may he In your min
elect "
Now In submitting our nnal report
a. "nr wish TINT should YOU hnd 3
uo - our list of expenditures that
wv ''"nr to you. that You ask Of us
Np'hnation, and we assure you that
A. A. ~ Faur service. And II Won furt
, mt YOU do not entirely Rg
w w" manner IN which your mo-
nr"n snert. that vnu will hr
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