The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-27
COMMERCIAL CLUB
EXTENDS ITS WORK
Has Made Its Influence Felt
in Measures that Affect
the Whole State.
ITS SCOPE is BROAD
Has Espoused Many New
Measures that Benefit the
Citizens of Richmond. !

In the last year the activities of the
Richmond Commercial club have ex-
tended far beyond the narrow confines
of the city 1t has made it's influence
felt in originating and advancing leg
islative measures that have state
wide significance. 1t faces the rev
year with a confidence that several
bills which had their inception here
will be enacted into state laws.
Chief among the problems in which
the club has been interested is the
state penal farm project. The com
mission appointed by Governor Mar
shall to investigate the question has
acted on the suggestions of the local
club, and it is now accepted with
finality that a bill authorizing the es-
Enlistment of the farm will be pass
ed by the 1913 session of the General
Assembly.
deeply interested in the relation of
public service corporations in Rich
mond to the welfare of citizens, the
club has taken an active part in pro-
noting the establishment of a public
the club will assist the members of
the state legislature who will try to
secure the enactment of law Great
ing this commission
Good Roads.
The need of good public highways
in the country districts has appealed
to the members of the club In the
last month it has shown great interest
In the good roads movement 1t will
support remedial state legislation in
this respect It's representatives are al
lied with the county organizations
that are promoting the movement 1t
is working in conjunction with the
Ocean to Ocean Highway association.
The need of state supervision of the
sale of stock in Indiana is champion
ed by the club.
The laxity in the collection of taxes
has prompted the club to espouse a
betterment in this particular
Local Work.
Localzing its endeavors to the city
1t will be found that the club has been
i'll the vanguard of almost all efforts
that sought for the betterment of the
city.
1t has endeavored to bring to the
city new industries, to encourag re
those that are here, to bring more
trade to the business houses, to Sc
cure municial legislation that Will pro
tect the interests of the laborer and
the man of small means, to cooperate
with the city administration in every
thing that is for the city's welfare.
\ 1t recognizes the crying need OF
more homes to house the laborers and
clerks attracted to Richmond by the
many factories and business houses
To safeguard against devastating
who is erecting a modest home, it has
advocated for years the passage of g
building code. This measure is still
pending in the city council and it is
believed that the code will be adopted
soon.
Believing that the present garbage
plan calls for some" changes, a com
mittee of the club is now inspecting
the disposal of refuse and garbage il
the cities of Indiana that are OF the
size of Richmond. This committee vii
soon present a detailed plan. showing
among other things what other Indi
ana cities are doing to provide dis
posal of garbage.
The club has taken an interest il
thu educational work of the city, ant
believes that vocational trainin!
should be extended so that the SON
and daughters of the laborers may Sc
cure training that will enable them t,
60 into the factories and earn a wag,
that will support them adequately
1t has also organized the agricultur
al interests of the county.
The value of transportation facil
ties as they affect the shipper an
traveller has not been overlooked. Re
cent changes in the c. & O. schedul
attest to the work of the club in thi
instance. The club has also activel