Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-12

f. O. Croker,
j. 4. Lamont.
With this call was forceful circu-
lar from the pen of NJ. G. Ewing, cit
| ing the existing conditions; calling
attention to the fact that every citi-
zen of Wausau was interested in in
creasing our commercial Importance,
and that every citizen should lend
active support TO any agency or move
ment that will increase business and
give employment to labor He called
attention to the change nov going on
in our city-from laundering to one of
diversified interests. II was his
opinion that Wausau had sufficient
natural resources TO make it city of
100000 people, but that il needed well
directed efforts to take advantage of
opportunities. To talk "Wausau
Spirit" and "WausaI Beautiful" was
all rot unless backed up by the people
in good, hard work. He felt that if it
had not been for the fact that approx
imately $5,000,000 had been invested
by three local Enterprises in and near
Wausau within the past ten years,
which went out for material ana
labor in Wausau, the city today would
have cheaper rent and less pride. He
pointed to the fact that cities were
like men, some succeed and some fail;
that it was not hard to make city
grow That there was no particular
reason why Wausau should be at Big
Ball Falls instead of Mosinee except
that the men who came here were
better town builders than those who
came to Mosinee. He placed himself
on record as against cash bonuses.
He cited many institutions which
were here, built up by some ones
push and energy. He appealed for
cooperation in the organizing of a
commercial club; that it consist of
laboring men, merchants, professional
men, wholesalers, bankers, and CAPT
tai, and every interest which consti-
tutes city. He said the organiza-
ton should have paid secretary and
no other paid official. Further, "that
this secretary should work under the
direction of an executive board, such
board should be elected by all the
members, and within less than sixty
days from now, such club should be
an active factor in this city, and to it
should come all the reports and knowl-
edge of matters pertaining to new in
situations, which any citizen may
possess. How does this hit you? Does
it strike you worth while to feel like
giving a little of your energy and
ability for common good and work
ing or fighting if necessary to put this
town ahead where it ought to be-?
Every resident of this city should be
given an equal opportunity to take
| part in such a movement, and it will
then rest upon each one to decide,
whether they wish to take part and
assist in such an industrial advance
ment or whether they wish to belong
to that class of citizens who are I'M
willing to do anything of a public
| nature.
The meeting was called to order by
| NJ. G. Ewing, who outlined the OBJ
jects cf the proposed organization on
! the lines set forth in his circular. A
temporary organization was then
formed by selecting NJ. G. Ewing as
| chairman, and Alfred Zimmerman
secretary.
The following resolution was then
introduced by NJ. B. Rosenberg:
We, the undersigned residents and
i citizens of Wausau, hereby associate
| ourselves together under the narue of
| the Wausau Advancement association,
for the purpose Of promoting the COM
mercial industrial and social welfars
of the city OF Wausau.
Ii.
The officers of this association sball
| consist of president. secretary and
! treasurer. The governing body, ID
which shall be lodged the executive
authority of the association, shall be
a board of nine directors, who shall
choose the president, secretary and
treasurer from among their number.
III.
Any person may become member
OF this association upon pledging
himself to pay annually, until notice
of revocation is given, sum not less
than two dollars $500. Each mem
Der shall be entitled TO one vote.
".
The directors shall be elected an
nually by the members on the second
Monday in March in each year. the
directf rs for the first year TO be those
chosel at the meeting called fol
March IL, 1912.