Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-02


after discussion from its every stand
point was amended to read
Bryan, Texas, March /, 1912.
To the Members of the Bryan Com
mercial Club, Bryan, Texas.
Greeting-At it's last meeting held
Tuesday, February 81, 1912, the board
of directors formulated the following
recommendation, after same had been
recommended by duly authorized
committee consisting of Messrs. e. j.
Jenkins and A. M. Waldrop and Judge
]. w. Doremus, for the strengthening
of the finances of the club, viz:
That the membership be by firm and
individual, and that the firms men,
bership be by classification according
to the strength and business of the
firm; that there be four classes and
rates, as follows:
Class A, $500.
Glass B, $500.
Glass C, $500.
Class D, $1.00.
Clerks and mechanics, % cents.
And that committee be appointed
to rate the firms, to consist of Messrs
A. w. Wilkerson, E. F. Parks and H.
H. Newton.
Subject to the action of this meet
ing. Respectfully,
L. M. Hewitt, Secretary.
This report was unanimously
adopted.
In the discussion of this report Mr..
NJ E. Wallace made forceful plea
for an enlarged financial basis. He
believed that this club was the biggest
organization that the city ever had or
ever would have, from the standpoint
of accomplishments. He believed that
the club should have a fund of at
least $500 per month, and this could be
had at great profit to every business
in the city. The plan recommended by
the committee was all right and should
be adopted.
Mr.. J. Allen Myers said he wished
every business man in Bryan was as
enthusiastic as he in this matter This
plan should be adopted and he wanted
to be in Glass A; and there should be
at least fifteen in Class A, at least
thirty in Class B, large number In
CldSS - anu every pOuy cioc III INC CITY
should be in the club.
1--WE have a live secretary, and we
must keep him." said Mr.. Myers. Il
want to see this town grow The good
roads will come and will be great '
facor in enlarging our trade territory"
The committee on nomination of d. |
rectors reported the following names:
L. l.. McInnis, A. W. Wilkerson, Ed |
Hall, ]. T. Lawler, o. E. Gammill, |
]. A. Myers, A. M. Waldrop, Eugene
Edge, A. w. Buchanan, j. w. Doremus,
]. d. Martin, j. H. Wyant, E. ]. Jen- |
kins, o. E. Saunders, Ed S. Derden. |
These were elected by unanimous |
vote. The board will meet Tuesday at |
10 o'clock in the city hall for organiza-
ton.
The entire club then repaired to the
Hotel Bryan, where the dining room
had been prepared and splendid BAN
quet was enjoyed by everyone. Every
chair except one was occupied.
The president called upon Prof J.
H. Allen for the invocation, after
which all were seated. When cigars
and coffee were passed the president
called for the mayor, who responded
with a resume of the municipal i'm
accomplished during the
last two years, and the mayor paid a
tribute to the Commercial Club for its I
lnselfish and united support and in
in bringing about the
desired results.
IF the citizenship will stalnd to-
gether in the future as it has in the
ast two years, there is no telling what
can be accomplished" said Mayor Ma
oney. eve should take up the paving
Of Main street and intersecting streets
from the Houston & Texas Central
railroad to Bryan street. This will do
more to bring about the building of
good roads in the county than any one
other factor"
Judge w. G. Davis spoke strongly
Upon "The Need of Bryan" as the most
important thing, was good roads, For
our greater development there Is no
one thing needed more by Bryan than
good roads in the county. ut i'm
proves the social, moral, educational
and business condition of any COM
munity. Bryan is ideally situated to
become a great trade center. Midway
between Houston and Dallas, and with
the development of her highway ar
Leries, she is sure to come into her
own. | believe we have over two thou
sand more population now than the
last census enumeration, and the Com
mercial Club has been the great factor