The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
COMMERCIAL
CLUB BANQUET
Thirtieth Annual Meeting Of Oska.
l00sa's Boosters.
TWO HUNDRED MEN PRESENT
Local Captains Of Industry and Pro
fessional Life Get Together and
Enjoy Happy and Profitable
Evening,

Evening"
Close to two hundred of the leading
and enterprising business and prOfes.
sional men of the city, together with
the presidents of the oranges of the
county as guests of the occasion, en-
jOyed the thirtieth annual meeting
and banquet of the OskalOOsa Com
mercial Club at Hotel Lacey Tuesday
evening. There have been many 9th.
er like occasions, but none better or
fraught with more enthusiasm for
the future good OF the town.
The supper was all that could be
desired and was served in splendid
shape. Excellent music was fur
nished by the Iowa Brigade Band
String QuartettP. Mingling business
with pleasure, President of the Club
w. w. Williams carried on the detail
work at hand while the supper was
in progress. The annual reports of
the officers of the club had been
printed in advance, and a copy was
left at each plate This was an ap-
preciated innovation and greatly ia.
cilitated that part of the program.
New Board of Directors.
The report OF the nominating com.
mittee comprising A. Rosenblatt, r.
ID. Walton, j. r. McGregor, o. +.
Schee and G. NJ. Porter, was unan.
mously adopted and the following
Directors for the coming year:
w. w. Williams II. W. Garner
!. ". Cook Phil Hoffman,
Leo Baldauf j. A. Dewitt
Warren Kalbach Ben McCagg
ChaS. Penland II. y. White
j. II. McGregor A. p. Spencer
II. A. Thomas G. G. True
George F. McCarty.
The annual reports for the year
are as follows:
Secretary's Report.
The following is "A summary OF the
doingS of the Directors of the Oska-
loosa Commercial Club board for the
period from April 1871 TO April 1912:
Your board of directors organized
by electing W. ". Williams. presi.
dent; ] A. Dewitt, vice president; T.
W. Cook. secretary; R. NJ. Boyer
treasurer.
Met tor the Iransacting of busi'
ness, twenty nine times.
Treated at length with the United
NJ inc Workers of Iowa 10 retain Offices
here but without success.
Supported before the County Super.
VisOrs the proposition that county
appropriate $3.50 for establishment OF
county Agricultural Experiment Sta,
tion, to be located north OF Penn
college grounds.
Negotiated with Western ManufaC,
tory Co, which enterprise was later
successfully organized and financed
by individuals.
Provided circulars in large quaint.
ties giving long list of RESPONSIBILITY
patrOnize home industries"
Cn.Operated with management OF
Iowa Brigade Band in raising funds
necessary TO insure summer concerts
in park.
Perfected the organization of the
Industrial Committee Of the Oska,
loOsa Commercial Club, a corporation
formed 10 promote the industrial
growth OF the city.
Exerted the influence of the organ,
iZatiOn to secure for OskaloOsa a
night telegraph service.
Affiliated with city council in ar.
ranging for the present splendid light.
ing system about the public square.
Recommended that the merchants
so far as practicable divide the
freight business under their control
among the local lines of railroad in
proportion to the local pay roll of the
respective roads.
Acted jointly with Mahaska Bar
Association in arranging to entertain
State Bar Association. and State
Association OF County Attorneys.
Conducted the campaign for raising
vi dudShd bNlIlN Nubld, IdHltlN |pO''
600. of the 100000 added to the
Penn College Endowment fund. Sub
scriptiOns were secured amounting to
about $I6O0O.
Participated in the reorganization
of the Iowa Manufacturing Co. and in
the financing. in part, of its success
or. the Iowa Valve Co.
Conducted cores pondence. and in
some instances had personal inter
views, with the following, with a
view to securing the locating here of
new industries-but without success,
either because OF the propositions
lack of merit, or because of larger
Inducements offered elsewhere: New
Hampton Mandatory Co.; w. NJ.
Arnold Casket Co.; Lady Washington
Pure Food Co.: Aerial Navigation
Co.: American Clay Process Co.; AID.
vance Motion Picture Co; Broadston
Novelty CO.; Foster Road Cnlyert
Co.: Grove Motor Car Co.; Leonard
Stove Co.; Mccall Mfg. Co; Hooper
Enamelng Co.
Addressed individual letters to
business men interested in amending
express rate schedule, suggesting a
direct way TO lodge complaints before
the proper parties.
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