Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-01
BUSINESS MEN OF
SILVER CITY TO
BOOST Town
Live Organization is Formed
for Purpose of Promoting
Future Interests of Mining
Community.
lsllver - Inaonondenll


The organization OF an association
thnt may revoiutionize bnslnoss cOndi.
lions In silver city and In any case Is
likely TO result In much good TO citi-
kens generally was completed last
week when the Silver City Retail
Dealers aud business Mems assOcia-
tion was formed. The enthusiastic
manner IN which tho business men
Iof the town took the matter up and
The large membership already enroll
ca nuEurs well for the success OF
the association
The subject was brought to the at
tentiOn of the citizens by " y. Ham
mond, travelling secretary OF the Re
tail Dealers association. and pre-
limlnary meeting was held IN the city
hali "Wednesday at which a call was
issued FOR an organization meeting TO
DC held Friday evening In the same
place.
At this meeting II was announced
that ~ OF the business and profession.
ai men OF the town had sienined their
Willingness TO join the association and
me permanent organization was com
pleted.
The following are the officers elect
cd; President W s. Cox; nrst vice
president. n. /. Lowe: second vice
president. W. II. stillwells treasurer.
samuel BiudaUer: executive commit
tee, w y, Murray. j. w Plnkerton
Jr, p. A Layne. Harry Lamb. G. a.
Mitchell, y Il. Cosgrove. Ell. spitziey.
Sam w Agee. W - Walton
A constitution and bylaws we're
adopted and the meetings nights fixed
for the first and third Friday Ia each
month
The Retail Dealers and Business
Mems association Is a national organ
ization having branches Ia 30 states.
Five branches have been organized In
New Mexico up TO the present aud
it is expected that before the end OF
the year every town In the state VIII
nave its association.
The association has for It's object
the promoting Of any thing that is for
the best welfare OF the community
and Il is designed to operate In the
Interests OF the consumer rather than
against him. Some OF the objects can
be briefly stated as follows To CO.
operate with the national association
In abating trade abuses and effectlng
remedial legislation in congress. TO
cooperate with the state association
in producing effective legislation for
the business interests OF the state.
To fight against discriminatory freight
rates through the state corporation
and the interstate commerce commits.
'sions. 70 plan for effective municipal
laws. The association WITH also de-
wise plans and means ~ ktrenRthen-
ing the relations between individual
business men OF the cliy. between
wholesalers and retailers. and between
the city and mining and farming com.
munities.
From the expressions on the sub
iect of several of the speakers al the
organization meeting one of the mat
tiers that viii receive early attention
will be the desrabilty OF advertising
the city II Is believed that an or
ganized campaign 10 make known the
virtues Of Silver City's climate would
result in general benefit.
Brief talks on SUBJECTS Of interest
TO the association were made oy MAY.
or Percy Wilson on legislation, W
S Cox on Trade Relations" and H.
Woodruff on Advertising"
The association. " il proves an ef-
fective body, should result in muca
benefit to the town. Already Il has
shown that there Is a strong desire on
tho part OF the individual business
men 10 work for anything that viii
advance the business interests of the
town, and that the feeling is present
that the greatest good can be accom-.
pliBhed by working as q unit
AZ meeting of the executive CON
mittee held Saturday morning IN the
city hall Arthur II. Schmidt was APP
pointed secretary OF tho organization
Mr. Schmidt viii devote his whole
time 20 the work OF the association.
The meeting was marked by sincere
enthusiasm and carnesiness on the
part Of those interested and Il Is eX.
pected that the new organization VIII
be a power for the material advance
meni and general welfare 81 the town.