Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-23
Organize
Club on a
New Basis
Movement Started and Hear
tily Endorsed to Have New
Commercial Club With So
ciaI Features Added


Salem is growing by leaps and
hounds, so rapidly indeed that the av-
erage business man, intent on his own
affairs, does not realize it, other than
that he knows business was never bet
ter and that it is increasing daily,
New firms, new industries and count
less changes of location, all for bet
fer, bigger and handsomer places, tell
of this growth. The hundreds Of new
and handsome residences also tell the
pleasant story, silently but eloquent
1y
Another thing that is the natural
result Of this growth is that thu busi-
ness men have discovered the city has
far outgrown what might be called its
publicity department, its Board Of
Trade. 1t has, so they think out
lived its usefulness, and must go into
the discard, along with all other back
number things.
Realizing this, the wide-awake
business men are taking steps to
abandon it and put up bigger, broad
er and more up-to-date association
They believe that a commercial club
with social features, a home as it
were, for themselves, and to which
they can invite and care for friends
and strangers alike who visit the city,
should be provided, and to accom-
plish this paper pledging the sign
ers to give their financial and moral
support to the movement, is being cir
Culated and very generally signed,
Although this movement was started
but few days ago, 1t already contains
many names of the very best In the
city, too. In fact, few, If any, to whom
it has been presented hesitate about
signing 1t, and one and all not only
sign but have words of oommenda-
tiOn. The object and intent Of the
movement is best explained by the
document itself, which, with the sigma
lures up to last night, follows
And Here 1t Is.
Realizing that the present Board Of
Trade has outlived its usefulness, and
believing that Greater Salem should
have live, alert and active Com
mercial Club, with social features,
and a publicity department comparing
favOrably with other cities of less
population in the Willamette valley,
we, the undersigned, do hereby pledge
our financial and moral support to-
wards the establishment Of "The Sa-
lem Commercial Club. We also
agree to attend the organization meet
ing Of "The Salem Commercial Club"
and to assist in the election of COM
petent officers and the selection of
suitable quarters:
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore, Gra-
ham p. Taber, L. S. Barnes.
Hotel Marion Co., j. p. Grove, mgr.
John j, Roberts.
A. G. Mayors.
A, Bush, Jr.
G. T. Pomeroy.
Geo. N, Patterson.
Hal D, Patton.
A. J. Anderson.
Theodore Roth.
T. NJ Spencer, Spencer Hardware
Store, State street.
Reinhart's Shoe Store, H, s. Rein
hart.
3. NJ LAHORE, of Thompson Jewelry
Co.
s.W & ]. G. Thompson Co.
Curtis B. Cross.
Jas G. Bingham, Salem Hdw Co.
R c. Bishop Salem Woolen Mills
store.
Chas H. Hinges, jeweler and optl-
clan.
Q, s. Hamilton.
L. R, NJ. Pierce, 474 Court.
Ray L, Farmer, 2O4 Commercial ST.
g. w. Johnson & Co.
Hauser Bros.
N. D. Elliott, 221 South Commercial
Geo. E, Waters, 252 Commercial St.
Fl. G. Meyer & Co., 1872 N. CONNER
cial street
Steusloff Bros, Butchers.
Weller Bros, 1856 N. Commercial
Chas L. McNary.
Edward H. Todd 1880, Twelfth.
T. F. Ruef, 1923 North Liberty.
McEvoy Bros, Chicago Store
W. Carlton Smith, Salem, Ore.