Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-05
FIVE DOLLAR FEE
TO NEW MEMBERS
Chamber of Commerce Com.
mittee Decides to Cut
Charge in Half
CHARTER WORKERS BUSY
CAhPAIGN To INCLUDE EVERY
CITIZEN IN ORGANIZATION
TO III PROSECUTED
VIGOROUSLY,

Agreement was reached yesterday |
by the charter committee Of the
Chamber OF Commerce. which is COM
posed OF Messrs. c. T. Herring, Lee
Bivins and f. I. Ware. to place the
minimum membership at 81 instead
Of $40 as formerly stated. This ac-
tion wa staken so that none may be
omitted from the membership rolls.
Al the same time 1t places no restric-
tion upon those who feel impressed
TO say more than the minimum men-
bership, for they will be permitted
10 buy as many shares as are desired.
The charter committee is busy
with the details OF the revision aid
II was stated yesterday by President
W VI Fuqua OF the Chamber OF Com
meroe that he will have the docu-
mept presented by n special friend
In Austin IN person to the state de-
partment, with request for prompt
action Through this means II is eX-
pected that the charter will be re-
turned to Amarillo within a week at
the outside, following which return
the membership campaign will as
sumo immediate form, and the task
OF bringing Amarillo's citizens TO-
gether as working whole will be
launched in earnest.
Members and committees as such
on the board Of directors of the
Chamber are standing firmly in SUD-
port Of President Fuqua to make no
promise the fulfillment OF which is
not assured This is TO be In sub
stance the motto OF the organization
I'VE Make Good Our Promises. y
This stand upon the part OF the of
ficers and members OF the Chamber
OF Commerce Is well calculated 10
inspire immediate confidence. and 70
attract the citizenship to the support
OF the enterprise as nothing else per
hsps could or will do.
On,y recently the board of direc-
tors declined TO engage the service
of a membership specialist, because
ne wanted approximately one hall
the money derived from the payment
by tho membership The board held
that u would he better to collect the
entire sum on the membership and
then eNpend the money that would
have been paid TO the specialist and
taken from the city. and pay X ou
right here in Amarillo. This same
principle is actrating the business
men at the head OF the organization
TODAY. They are looking forward "a
wavs and means through which the.
can spread the fame and enhance ths
holdings OF Amarillo citizens Al
the men connected with this move
ment are business men. but they ar
willing to spend and be spent fol
the development o. the community
reali7ine direct and indirect ben
eft 10 the citiyenrv as a whole
While nothing has been definitel,
stated as 10 the style Of campaign
inr Il, has heen suggested that a din
ner and a mass meeting will be tw'
Of the items on the bill. II seem
safe az thi slime to state that no
for the past three years has Their
been 90 great an impetus 10 the idei
of thorough and far reaching Chan
her OF Commerce campaign. This {
not TO be Construed as reflective o
discredit upon the most eXcellen
work heretofore accomplished. bu
rather that the present board is tab
ing advantage OF the experience o
past administrations, and buildin
upon such experiences as have prov
en- 10 be sound a superstructure vel
calculated to take within the fold th
entire progressive citizenship.
Messrs. 6. r Sullenberger, Ra
Wheatley and Mike LeMaster. IN
authorized prcss committee. will fror
time 10 time bestir themselves 10 plac
before the public such facts as VII
tend 10 forwarl the ends OF the mem
bership campaign. These gentlemen
like other members Of the board q
directors. are In line for all legit
mate endeavor that will bring on
the fullest possible support of th
Chamber Of Commerce.
while nothing formal In the wa
OF campaign will be launched unit
the return OF the charter from III
state department. there will still
an agitation looking 10 the lnaugI
ration OF this membership moyemen
The details of this movement will ;
interesting 20 watch a pastime tn;
will doubtless appeal 10 the entiI