Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-09-12
COMMERCIAL
CLUB REPORT
SECRETARY MATHEWS FILES A
LIST OF RECEIPTS AND
EXPENDITURES.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
Report Outlines Subjects of Public In.
terest Undertaken and Accom-
pIished Since the First Of Year-A
Potent Factor for the UubuiIdine
Of the Community.

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Pursuant to a resolution recently
passed by the executive committee of
the Lewistown Commercial club, Sec
retary George e. Mathews has, this
week, handed in to the press of the
city detailed report of the receipts,
expenditures and other matters of in
terest pertaining to the work of that
organization since the first of the
present year.
Difficult to Appraise.
It is difficult to appraise exactly the
value of an active organization Of this
sort to any city. Much Of the work
done is of a general nature, many
movements are started which grow
from small beginnings into powerful
factors for the city's advancement and
prosperity. Hundreds of letters are
written monthly to people who make
inquiries on about every conceivable
subject, from the possibilities of 10.
eating homestead to the outlook for
the establishment OF factory. The
direct results of this correspondence
which Secretary Mathews has faith
fully kept up cannot be appraised, but
1t stands to reason that 1t all tends
toward the object sought, the bring
ing in of new people, the establish
ment of industries, the interesting of
capital in the city and it's environs.
Some Concrete Examples.
In brief, the Commercial club, dur
ing the past few months, has gathered
and transmitted information relative
to the long and short haul of freight
for the information of the state rail-
way commission; the local club,
through it's secretary, was the origi-
nator of the idea of the organization
of the Northwestern Development
League, which is now looked upon as
one of the big factors in the upbuild-
ing of Montana and other northwest
ern states; the club had made an
aeroplane view of the Judith Basin
which will be leading feature In
some splendid and effective adver
tising matter now in course of pub
! lication; the club was responsible for
a successful Fourth of July celebra
ton; it assisted in putting quietus
on the sale of "get-rich-quick" stock
to innocent purchasers in the Judith
Basin; it discussed exhaustively the
proposition for the better lighting O1
Main street; it assisted, at cost Of
Ho1lorc IN tho 1icfrihylfinr
of he Twin City Commercial Bull
letin's issue of 24,0O0 copies and which
contained an excellent article on Lew
istown and the Judith Basin; it has
secured numerous fine photographs fol
use in the stereopticon machine to be
sent over the country by the Mil
waukee; it assisted in securing ma
terial for a moving picture film to bt
used by the Milwaukee; 1t has sen
out 1,200 pieces of literature pertain
ing to Lewistown and the judith
Basin; it has taken up numerous rail
road propositions of pressing impor
tance to Lewistown with the head of
ficials of the Milwaukee; it exerted {
positive influence in having the Hill
ger extension completed this year; i
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exhibits of grain and vegetables fol
the Great Northern and Milwaukee
exhibit cars.
This is no mean record of accom-
plishment for six months. 1t com
pares favorably with that made by
any other similar club in the state
By reason of the activity of the secre
tary, his attendance at various meet
ings and the prominent part which he
has played at all of these gatherings
Lewistown has come to be looked up
on as the real live city of Montana
The attention of the state has beer
turned in this direction, and as a re
suit of this attitude, far-reaching bene
fits are certain to be derived.
Receipts and Expenditures.
Following is an itemized list of re
ceipts and expenditures for the f1v,
months beginning April l and endinf
September 1:
! Receipts.
Amount received on subscriptions
April l to Sept. 1, 1911, $2,76791;
amount received on membership. Apri
1 to Sept. l, 1911, $1,439.65; amoun
received on ball game, $66.25; bal
ance of cash on hand April 1, 1911
s31.05; received ball game dues, $685.
Total, $4,311.51. Amount paid out b!
vouchers from April l to Sept 1, 1911
50, 1876. Balance on hand In FRS
National Bank, $1.S72.75.
/ Expenditures.
Hilger Loan and Realty Co.,
months office rent at $25 per month
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