Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-01-21
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W, !. stewart
The foregoing new directors were
chosen last night at the annual cleo
ton of tho. Commercial club. The
new directors. with the exception of
G. n. Wright viii serve for period
of two years. Tho removal Of w
f. Bechtcl to ST. Louis made It ncccs-
sary to choose someone to flll the
vacancy aud nine members were se-
lccted, the one receiving the lowest
number OF votes to fll the unexplred
one-year term Of Mr. Bechtel
Messrs. Chastain. Grow ana Wright
each received the same number of
votes Tho three names were writ
ten on pieces of paper and drawn
from a hat, the first name drawn to
be that of him who would I'm tho one
year vacancy. The lot fell to Mr..
Wright.
Directors for the club are chosen
/ for a period of two years Last year
hal ing been the first election, It was
necessary 70 choose eight for two
years and eight for one year. This
arrangement keeps eight directors
who have had experience always In
office.
The following are the retiring one
year directors who were named last
winter In the election,
H. r. Cline, h, r. Hainer, r. O.
Kinney; G., Il, Mccullough. II. c.
Pouder, w T.. Rhode, G. a, Sander
son. and r. ]. White,
The following IL the list of candi-
dates whose names were presented
to the voters last night, other than
those who were elected:
Ross Grosshart. u. Y. Halner o, Il
Howard. Dan Hunt, S. Jankowsky, j,
r. Kirkpatrick. c. A. Mayo, r. l..
Middleton. W p, Moore. j. Il, Pier
sol, l. ]. f. Rooney and G. c, Steb-
bins.
The report Of President u. r. Com
molly Of the club was perhaps the most
Interesting feature Of the evening with
club members. In his message to the
members Of the organization he de-
tailed the work which had been taken
up during the year, the work that was
now being done and tho work that X
on hand 90 do. He remarked that
while good and substantial industries
had been secured for Tulsa during the
time he was president Of the Com.
mercial Club there are many other
good propositions now In process.
Mr.. Connollpy stated that during
the first year OF the Commercial club
as an incorporated society there had
been secured for Tulsn the following
industries:
A planning mill; the Sucker Rod
Company; the Braymcr plant; tho
Queen Bee stove factory; tho Cana
dian Boiler factory; the Prairie on
and Gas Company plants. Ms well as
minor establishments
the club president took each Of
these plants separately and showed
what they were doing. The Carnahnn
plant, for instance. has been filling
good orders the Sucker Rod Company
has only recently been given an or
der for twelve miles Of rod surpris-
Ing amount OF mail Is being received
by the stove factory people, said Mr.
Connolly, and all Of the other propo.
sltlons are doing good business and
are worthy institutions.
The talk OF the retiring president
was well received and was filled with
sound logic and wholesome advice for
the large congregation Of club mem.
bers lie reiterated that there are
splendid opportunities for the club 10
be OF service 10 the city In the location
Of establishments desiring 20 como to
Tulsa The Santa Zee Railway Conn
pany, he stated Is preparing TO make
an expenditure Of 1900 900 in Tulsa
for improvements lie said that the
Midland Valley had rattically passed
into the hands OF the Union Pacific, !
and that within year, the Mcpher- |
son branch extending from Arkansas
City the present terminus Of the
Midland valley to the y. = junction
at Mcpherson, would be compAAi ed. !
and that the Pulmans from Denver
to the Gulf OF Mexico would he whiz- !
zlng through Tulsa shortly after that
time. Part Of the line from Arkansas
city to Mcpherson ls now building,
the first section OF the line TO build
into wichita
Mr.. Connolly then took up tho
proposition OF the oklahoma Iron
Works Company and related tho In
oldents which led to the late rumors
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