The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-08
Most Important Matter Con-
sidcrcd Was Proposal for
Establishment of Chamber
Of Commerce.
WANT THE HELP OF
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Cluster Lights Project for
Main Street Is Progressing
and Sample Poles to Be
Located.

The project to establish a chamber
of commerce where the Young Mems
Business club and the Commercial
club may both have headquarters
was given impetus at a meeting of the
board Of directors Of the Y. NJ. B. G.,
at the Westcott hotel last evening
when special committee composed
of VIII Romcy. Albert Gregg and Har-
Ian simmons. which has been looking
into the matter for some time. was in
structed To continue Its work and pre-
sent the matter formally to the Com
merclal club at its next meeting.
Ii was the unanimous opinion of the
directors that the commercial inter
csts of the city could. best be served
by having u joint headquarters of the
Young Mems Business club and the
Commercial club where the officials
of each organization could have Off
ces. The fact. however. that by hav
ing u joint headquarters, It would not
mean the two clubs would resolve in
to one organization was carefully set
forth.
The committee reported that an iu-
ycstigation of the DIR. T. Henry Davis
residence on Main street. which had
been reported as for sale, had dis
closed the fact that 1t was unsuitable
for what Is desired.
Prospective Locations.
The second floor of the Masonic
..f t,I,
tutes the Commercial club rooms, is
regarded as II very good location for
the headquarters and the possibility
OF securing 1t will be investigated by
tho committee. The desirability of
rooms In the Leeds building or the
new building to be erected by John
Evans at the corner of Tenth and
Main streets will also be investigated.
The report Of Fred Krone. chair
man OF the committee which has had
charge of the project for placing clus-
ter lights OH Main street, indicated
that prospects for the fulfillment of
the plan are very good. Mr.. Krone
reported that several companies
would erect a pole Of their manufac-
ture In this city for the inspection OF
the merchants. a vote will be TAX.
en- among the business men to de-
terminc which is the most satisfac-
tory and steps will then be taken TO
secure the necessary number of poles
Of that description.
The matter will he taken up with
the board Of works at its meeting
Thursday. The initia: cost of the
poles will fall upon the merchants,
and the subsequent cost is expected
to be entirely betrayed by the city.
MIR. Krone declared he was of the be-
lief that the merchants would agrev
to the installation Of the poles. II is
planned to erect them on Main street
from Fourth to Eleventh streets at
first. The committee has recently
visited Terre Hautc, indianapolis and
Dayton to see how the system works
In those cities. II has also received
Information as to the cost of instalia-
tion from a number of companies and
from all the information that is re-
Ceivcd II believes no mistake would
be made In securing such lighting
system for Richmond.
Hitch Rack Committee.
A committee composed of stephen
Kuth. John Zwissler, and Frank Wal.
dele was appointed to take up the
question OF hitch racks. The matter
was left entirely in the committees 3
hands. but the directors went on re-
cord rs fayoring better facilities in
this regard.
The proposition of organizing a
company of state militia In this city
was presented at the request of n
number of young men who are inter
cstcd I'm the matter. The directors
declared that they would gladly lend
their moral support TO the movement
but said they know of no way in
which they could actively further the
matter.
An active interest was taken in the
request of the local officers of the
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