The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-12
Commercial Club Annual Meeting.

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Il. f. Husc Il. r. Reid and II. $.
Thorpe for two years each
q. NJ. Dudley, H. r. OIdhcld and G.
G. Cow FOR one year each.
The club earlier in the evening had
adopted an amendment to the con
stitution extending the length of terms
to three years. Three different terms
were specified for this election, i'm
order to make the threc.ycar schedule
work out Beginning with next year,
all directors will be elected for three
years each and three viii be chosen
each year.
The meeting voted to ask the state
hrcmcns tournament to come to Nor.
folk next summer. and to dispense
with the annual horse races.
The tiremen's tournament PROPOSE
ton was brought before the club by
G. IL. Hartford and acting Mayor
Winter
Secretary Hawkins read his annual
report, showing that Norfolk had
a great year in 1911 and fOrecasting
greater achievement for 1912.
President Killian briefly addressed
the meeting. He said the board felt
that the clubs 240 membership fifth
largest membership in the state
speaks well for Norfolk. He said the
work of the board during the year had
been harmonious, harmony being ever
the watchwcrd. The Commercial club
had not been used in any way to pro-
mote anybody's selfish interest.
He commented on the attractive
booklets which had been issued to ad.
vertise the city and pointed out that,
while $500 Il year would be Il small
sum to spend for advertising an in
dividual business, it was a very small
amount with which to advertise so
big an institution as Il city.
He pointed out the new CONNER
Cial club rooms as a credit to the city.
The business men had a right to feel
proud OF the rooms.
In introducing the election OF di-
reCtors, President Killian announced
that slips of paper bearing nine
names, recommended by the directors
and by others who had taken an ac-
tive part in Il prc-mecting campaign
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distributed. He pointed out that these
were merely suggestions; that any
person was entitled to vote any way
he chose. Activity in slatemaking in
advance of the meeting had caused
the directors to take a hand. for the
good of the club as they saw it, and
compromise ticket CO nominations
had resulted. After the election the
meeting voted unanimous expression
of satisfaction with regard to the new
board.
On motion of DR.. Parker the meet
ing, by rising vote. rendered the old
board enthusiastic thanks for the
good work they had done.
G. l.. Carlson said not one man in
ten realized the amount of work that
the board had done He pointed par
ticularly to the building of eight miles
of good roads. He urged the business
men to get behind the club and push.
Rev. Edwin Booth said the city
needs sanitary drinking fountains,
support for the Charity board and Il
hospital.
The Secretary's Report.
In his report, Secretary Hawkins
said in part:
The year Just ended has been one
of activity for Norfolk, and the results
obtained from the work done are very
gratifying.
4 year ago the population of Norfolk
was G,2lO people, today we estimate II
to be close to 1000, and | believe that
these figures are not far from the cor
rect number This proves that Nor
folk is a good place in which to live.
The fact that in 1911 almost $4,000,
O0O of retail business was done here
proves the fact that We have grown III
this line. over half a million has been
spent in the construction of new bust
ness buildings and homes, and still
the demand for both of these is far
exceeding the supply. which proves We
are growing in this line.
We have secured aud welcomed to
our city: \ wholesale oil and chem
zeal works, Wholesale fruit house
two Wholesale cement block factories
a Wholesale paint factory, an invest
ment company, several professional
men, and a canning factory which
starts this spring,
The oil and chemical works has in
creased it's business largely. The EV
ans Fruit company has men on the
road, and they are kept busy getting
out the orders. Our cement block rae
tories are doing Il capacity business
Our paint factory is not in full swing
as yet but the prospects for its sue
cess are bright. Our cigar factory is
doing more business than it expected
to in six months, and ii has been in op
Grafton but about n month and is now
looking for help to double its output
New Firm Coming.
A new investment company opens
its office here within a few weeks
having already obtained quarters. This
same company has already two offices
in Nebraska, and picked Norfolk tol
the third which is good evidence OF
the value of Norfolk and this territory
to that line of business, With the
coming spring We will again see the
smoke coming from the sugar factory
plant which means that the east has
confidence in Norfolk and its terri
tory, and is coming to us with an in
itial investment of many thousands o
dollars 4 canning factory will b,