Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-03-12
GOVERNING BOARD OF LEWIS.
TOWN COMMERCIAL CLUB RE.
TAiNs EFFICIENT WORKER.
ORGANIZATION IS URGED
Local Club Taking Initiative Looking
Toward Organization Of judith
Basin Development League-sug-
gest ,'nat Meeting Be Held Third
Of April-committees Named.

AT q meeting OF the board of d.
rectors Of the Lewistown Commercial
club, held last Wednesday afternoon
at the office of the secretary, George
r. Mathews was unanimously re-
elected to the position Of secretary,
q position which he has held for two
years. The members Of the board
had previously interviewed large
number of the members of the club
and the sentiment in favor Of the re-
tentiOn Of Mr.. Mathews was over
whelming.
Has Been Good Worker.
During the two years of his in
cumbency as secretary Of the Lewis.
town Commercial club, DOC" Mathews
has won the well-deserved reputation
OF being one of the most wide-aWake
development men in the entire state.
He has been right on the job all of
the time and the flourishing condition
of the local club is due largely to his
well-directed energy, tact and general
knowledge of the duties of such a posi-
tion. He has been a leader in general
development work In the state and is
one of the men who was responsible
for the organization Of the Northwest
Development league.
Committees Are Named.
President Reynolds has also an
nOunced his committees for the year
as follows:>
Finance committee-HarryC C. Brown,
RrJ. 0sweiler, J.. G. Miller and Geo.
e. Mathews.
Publicity committee-Thos. Stout,
chairman; r. w. Reynolds and F. J..
Hazen.
Public improvement committee-W.
D. Symmes, chairman; F. j. Hazen
and Harry c. Brown.
Railroad committee-To be COM
posed of seven members of the Com
mercial club, to be appointed at the
next regular meeting.
Industrial committee-Compos of
the entire executive board.
Legislative committee COMPOSED of
the entire executive board.
Committee on new quarters, to see
If ground floor space can be obtained
Julian Sutter, A. w. Gates and G. E.
Mathews.
Daily Bulletin.
The commercial club is almost daily
in receipt of letters asking for infor-
nation concerning the Judith Basin.
Many Of these letters come from peo-
pie desirous of purchasing lands here
and since this Is matter in which
the real estate men of the city are
interested, Secretary Mathews has
adopted the system of having on file
in his office a bulletin of all such in
Quiries. All of the real estate men in
the city who are members of the club
are privileged to call at the office
and have access to this bulletin and
can use the Information contained
therein in any manner they choose.
Judith Basin League.
The local commercial club has
taken up the idea suggested by the
Democrat two or three weeks ago
relative to the advisability of organ
izing a Judith Basin Development
league. It is proposed that this league
shall be composed of all Of the COM
mercial clubs in the Basin, who shall
nOid regular meetings and work to-
gether for the general welfare and up
building of this section of the state.
At a recent meeting, the secretary
was instructed to communicate with
other commercial club secretaries in
the Basin and to suggest that the
initial meeting be held at some place
to be later agreed upon, April 3rd.
May Meet at Hobson.
1t has been suggested that the first
meeting be held at Hobson. That
place is centrally located. It can be
easily reached by all of the towns
along the Billings-Northern and the
delegates from Hilger, Lewistown and
Moore can get there by train and auto
without much difficulty. It is neces-
sary that such an organization be ef-
fected at the earliest possible date If
1t Is to do any effective work during
the present year.