The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1911-05-11

discussed, for all purposes Sl236.25,
divided as follows:
Paid Nh Yeager TO make Dial.
las and San Antonio exhibit. $4,000
Expense of Farmers Congress
exhibit ................... 4425
Premiums for Trades Day.. 900
Labor, etc, for Trades Day. 5000
Postage Observation-Disclosures. 14400
Furniture .......:....... $500
Advertising and printing. 10000
Annual banquet ............. $500
Secretary's salary ......... $500
lOldl ...''. ..''... pl -fu'-o
In addition to this the club, in con-
nection with the Eagle Printing Com
pany, got out the souvenir edition Of
The Eagle in September, of which 1000
copies were distributed at an expense
of about $1,000, advertising being sold
to pay for the issue That was a most
valuable investment
Now it is not so much what has
been the receipts and expenditures as
it is what has been accomplished A
retroactive inventory. we believe, will
give the Commercial Club a. least
some credit for the splendid public i'm
prOvements now in process. as every
one must recognize the fact that the
club has assisted in bringing about
This condition. These consist of side
walk building, water extension, light
improvement, a sewer system, a COM
mercial college. and at least very
healthy building campaign. But the
particular point that we wish to draw
attention to is the securing of a great
industry for Bryan, and what that
means to the prosperity Of the city.
I The first step was: A man came to
a hotel, stayed several days, paid his
bill and went away; returned with an
other man to look over the situation,
stayed a week, paid their hotel bills,
and in this way began to spend money
in Bryan. The next step was to erect
buildings, thus employing labor, which
put more money in circulation. This
money went to the grocer, the dry
goods merchant, the shoemakers, the
hardware store, the churches, the
schools, the postoffice, the drug store,
the newspaper, and, in short, into
every channel of trade, and was
means of improving every department
of the commercial religious and edu-
cational institutions which make up
the civic life of the community.
The next development was the liz
stallation OF machinery which called
for more skilled labor (Which had to
be brought to the city; insurance, ma,
terials, household goods, etc, all
of which contributed many thousands
of dollars TO these same channels of
trade, demanding the employment in
the stores of more clerks, in the homes
of more room, in the city of more
houses, making more taxable values.
To the churches and schools It brought ,
increased attendance, to the postoffice |
increased receipts and increase III sal |
aries of the department officials and /
clerks, which still further Increases the |
volume Of trade. In fact, there is not .
a single person in the city but that /
The presence of new industry affects
even from its very inception.
Next, the great wheels of that in
lustry begin to turn; a great quantity
IF the product goes out into every
lart Of the county, bringing back the
wages of an army Of workmen whose
loAAAto IL vi q oANtNis ftNg lbll' W lllNll
continues to grow tWenty-four hours
If the day three hundred and sixty
i've days Of the year. Every business
n profession in the city gets its share
# that pay roll every Saturday night.
'he above is not a dream; it is an
accomplished fact.
Now, suppose that the resources of
he Commercial Club were made just
hree times the present amount, can
ny man estimate what would be its
alue to this city in the next five
ears? Suppose that the business men
ry if. There is no questioning that the
esults would be satisfactory. Bryan
an just as well have 10000 population
n five years as to wait ten years
or it.
L. NJ. HEWITT,
Secretary Bryan Commercial Club.