Arizona republican., 1912-06-21
M E s A
ATTENDANCE LIGHT
 AT CLUB MEETING
Boosters Not Discouraged, But Will Take Different Course to
 Accomplish Results.

The attendance at the meeting of
 the Commercial club on Wednesday
 night was not what the boosters who
 nave the welfare of the club at heart
 mad hoped. The men who were there
 While SorroWful, were not discOurag-
 ed. Mesa must maintain a commer-
 cial cub Of some kind and now have
 the nucleus of a. splendid organiza-
 ton. United effort on the part of
 the business men is lacking and one
 or the important moves at the meet
 ing was the appointment of a com
 mittee composed of w. s. Dorman, J. T. Lesueur, O. s. Stapley, M L.
 Gibbons and J. G. Spangler to confer
 with other business men and form an
 inner circle whose duty it will be
 to bring in all other business men
 and cement them in a commercial
 bond that will be cohesive and of
 inestibable value to the community
 For the present this committee will
 be the chief boosters, and hope to add to their number every man who
 has property interests in Mesa
 Secretary Estabrook reported that
 many who were members of the club
 had failed to pay their monthly dues
 and that when asked for the money
 gave various excuses. Some claimed
 that the social features of the club were distaSteful to them and that
 1t should be an organization for busi- ness only. Others thought the so-
 clal features were not on a suffi-
 ciently extensive scale and wanted
 more amusements provided All
 agreed that club was a necessity
 but many seemed to think that they were under no obligations to take
 off their coats and help make the
 organization what it should be A few could see no reason for keeping up the club, because, they said they had not seen any personal gains from
 the clubs work. People who look to an organization of the kind with the expectation of getting back directly two dollars for every one they put in, should join kindergarten class. That the old chamber of commerce was an important feature in getting
 Mesa before the world is in evidence to this day Every day inquiries come in addressed to the Secretary Chamber of Commerce. Many speak of the booklets and one or other of the thirty thousand leaflets, pamph- lets and copies of special Mesa edi- tiOns sent out by the old organization. Advertising of the kind done by con- mercial clubs is not always of the quick return variety. It is like east ing bread upon the waters" returns after many days and keeps on return ing after many weeks, months and years, thus discounting the bread question.
 Besides appointing the boosting committee, there was much discussion of plans and the treasurer was in structed to at once have some new stationery printed, with d concise statement of the advantages Mesa possesses over her neighbOrs for the information of the fifteen or twenty daily inquirers.
 Another meeting will be held soon for the committee report to be re- ceived. Then there is to be a meet ing of the members of the various county organizations at Chandler on June 29th. The Chandler club, com posed of Tive Wires," is to entertain the entire bunch. The occasion should be made d success in the way of boosters gatherings and the Com mercial club expects to be well rep recented