Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-28
All Unite
TO Boost
the CITY
Board Of Trade, TIIihee Club
and Probably Business
Mems League Will Get TO-
gether as One Club

Recommending that a consolidation
be effected by he Salem Board of
Trade and the Hi club, the special
committee of both = anizations ap-
pointed to consider the combining of
the two, reported favorably on the
tentative plans at meeting held in
the Board of Trade rooms last night
and steps will be taken Immediately
to carry out the proposed work.
1t will be necessary, however, be-
fore each organization can dissolve,
to consult the stockholders and re-
quire various other legal transactions
with which to render dissolution right
and proper before forming new club.
The following report was made con-
cerning the proposition:
ITO the Members of the Salem Board
of Trade.
I'VE, your executive committee, to
whom was referred the matter of the
future status of the organization, beg
leave to report as follows:
"On the evening of December 49,
as per instructions, we had meeting
with the following officers Of the Illi-
hee club: c. L. Dick, president; J..
II. Ahlers, vice-president, and c. X.
Spaulding, ]. A. Wilson, August Huck-
estein, Theodore Roth, and w. D. Ev-
ans, trustees. After thorough dis
cussion Of the subject of consolida-
tion OF the Board of Trade with the
Illlhee club, proposition was sug-
gested that the Board of Trade dis
solve its corporate existence and turn
over it's assets and contracts, member
ship and subscription lists and all its
property to the Illihee club in consid-
Grafton of the latter establishing and
maintaining promotion department
similar to that of the leading CONNER
'cial clubs of the state, same to be gov
erned by bylaws similar to those OF
the Eugene Commercial Club.
ut was moved and unanimously
carried that the officers and commit
fees present recommend such action
to their respective bodies, and that, If
agreeable to both organizations, the
lnatter be put into effect as soon as
possible.
I'VE therefore respectfully recon-
n,end that the necessary legal steps
be taken on the part of the Board oil
Trade to carry out it's part of this
agreement.
Respectfully submitted,
"JOS. H. ALBERT,
&C. L. DICK,
"A. BUSH, JRy
III. 0. WHITE,
"E. P. MCCORMACK,
"ROLLIN X. PAGE,
Committee.
Some discussion was held in regar'
to fir. name for a new organization
but, at the suggestion of H. H. DIN
ger, manager of the Illihee CLUB TO tn
effect other preparations for he'
club should be completed before
title should be considered, this matte
was tided over until latter date
A name that was considered favora
bly, by many was proposed by W. M
Hamilton, manager Of the Portlan
Railway, Light & Power company n
suggested that the new organizatio
be called the Salem Commercial Clu'
He also made the suggestion that IN
Board Of Trade dissolve and the Ill
hee Club dissolve and that the men
bers Of both organizations then g
together and form an entirely ne
body Mr. Hamilton's idea was nisl
ly in favor with others, and X
Wassom addressed the attendant
along similar lines.
Any attempt to obliterate the oOIe
of the Board of Trade or commercH
organization would be opposed by Ma
O. Buren and August Huckesteln' a
cording to their remarks made Ia
night. Mr.. Buren, declared that ne .
lieved the new organization should
for commercial purposes, and not 81
en- over to local sociability. Mr.. Hue
estein agreed with Mr. Buren IN 'n