The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-26
SECRETARY TO
Be AN EXPERT
.
Salaried Man With Experience
Tor Copper Country Com
merCial Club
ORGANIZATION Is LAUNCHED
Houghton, ksweenaw, 0ntonagon
and Baraga Counties
TO PROMOTE WHOLE DISTRICT

The Copper Country Commercial
club, an organization whose purpose
IS to foster and promote the interests
oi Houghton, keweenaw. Ontonagon
end Baraga counties generally. to
strive towards the goal of greater
and better copper country. for all of
its interests, mining, agricultural, man
ufacturins, business and the welfare of
its wage earners. became a reaiza
tion last evening. at meeting az
Electric Park of determined business
men professional men, mining men
and boosters generally from all pats
Of the district.
The following We're named as an
executive board for the first year:
Edward Ulseth, Calumet
John p, Petermann. Keweensw
county.
Thomas Armstrong. Dollar Bay
Hubbell
James T. Fisher. Laurium
Henry l.. Baer. Hancock
John Il. Dee. South Range.
Homer A. Guck. Houghton.
j.. A. Hamar. Chassel
A. +. Heidkamp. Lake Linden.
To Have Paid Secretary.
The organization will have an ex-
ecutive board of nine members, rep
! resenting every part of the district
mentioned so far as II is practicable
and paid secretary will be employed.
II Is the intention TO engage secre-
tary who has demonstrated his fitness
for the position by success I'm some
ether field II is recognized by the
mon foremost I'm the commercial club
movement that "cvcrybody's business
! is nobodvs business" and 10 avoid
the difficulties most likely TO be en-
countered. they have determined To-
tave an experienced expert to
seek out the opportunities and help the
club make the most of them.
Last evenings meeting was about
! enthusiastic a gathering Of boosters
as has ever been brought together in
the COPPER country. Men from all
walks of life mingled together, diS-
cussed the needs of the copper coun-
try, its people and interests and what
seemed most needed TO correctits faults
and maintain. also TO improve upon,
its present greatness. Business men
from Keweenaw, Calumet, Laurium,
Lake Linden. Dollar Bay Houghton.
Hancock. South Range and other parts
- the district forgot their personal
interests as II were and directed their
attention 10 forming an organization
which will better the entire district.
Business Of the Meeting.
The meeting last evening was the
last Of q series Of gatherings at which
tho preliminary details of organization
we're arranged. The committee on
constitutions and bylaws presented It's
report. immediately after Joseph w.
Selden of Calumet temporary chair
man. called the meeting to order and
defined it's purpose Homer A. Guck
Of Houghton read the preliminary
draft Of the constitution and bylaws
and after brief consideration and one
amendment they were unanimously
gdopted. The constitution provided
that the annual meetings should he
held there II was so amended that
the annual or special meetings might
he held elsewhere II especially called
by the president.
TO complete the organization as pro-
vided hv the constitution and by laws.
tho chairman was authorized TO name
. committee of three TO nominate trus-
toes for a peroid Of one year, one from
each Of the following districts. Kewee-
nav. Calumet Laurium. Hancock.
Uoughton, Lake Linden. Hubbell-Dol-
lar Raw. Chassell and South Range.
The chair selected w. J. Reynolds of
Laurlum. Homer A. Guck of Housh-
ton and w. Thompson of Hancock
TO nominate these trustees. whose Sc
,ection is mentioned above. II was
decided that Joseph w. Selden anG
Fred X. Guck both of Calumet, tenn
norarv chairman and temporary sec
retary. respectively. should serve with
these trustees in the selection of the
permanent officers. president. secretary
and trca surer and that the trustees
should meet. subject to the call of
these temporary officers To elect. the
oxecutive board having been empower
ed by the constitution adopted to name
rermsnent executive officers from year
,o wear. In the absence Of a quorum,
the hoard was unable to discharge this
duty last evening.
Helpful Suggestions.
Many nelpful suggestions were given
by speakers both during the time the
committee on trustees was preparing
it's report and afterwards. when en-