Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-03
LARGER ORGANIZATION
FAVORED IN REPORT
Committee on Formation of Booster
Club Recommends Opening New
Quarters Here.

The report of the committee thai
was recently appointed to confer will
the board of directors of the nlihe,
club and the Board of Trade was rem
dered last evening at meeting held in
the Board of Trade rooms. 1t was de
cided that the best possible thing foi
the city was the proposition of form
ing new commercial club to be laid
aside until after the cherry festival.
On motion is was decided to give a
copy of the report of the committee ,as
well as a set of laws governing the
present club and also copy of the re.
ply of the directors of the Illihee to
each of the papers for publication.
The reports are as follows;
"This committee was named at a
mass meeting held at the Board of
Trade rooms to organize a new CONNER.
cial club. 1t was appointed to confer
with directors of the Board of Trade
and officials of the Illihee club on
Ways and means for the purpose of
etfecting a consolidation of all ele.
ments into larger commercial organ.
i2ation, combining all citizens of Sa.
lem and suburbs who are interested in
publicity work, building greater Cap.
ltal City and solving the problems of
Keeping our community in the front
rank of Pacific coast cities.
Not Room Enough.
" After spending some time and Civ.
ing this matter our best thought we
have unanimously come to the conclu-
sion that there is not room in a city
of this size for two successful com.
mercial organizations We believe that
what will serve this city best is for all
to unite in maintaining one large or.
ganization, to be known as the Salem
Commercial cub, that will not antag.
onize, but will support and strengthen
existing organizations, and at the same
time be able to handle the publicity
work of the community better than CIV.
er before.
- we favor merging the Commercial
club with the lllihee club, but not by
becoming a mere dependent of it. We
favor larger organization under the
name of the Salem Commercial club,
with publicity work as its greater pur-
pose and social features SECONDARY.
We favor adopting the plan worked
out tentatively by the directors of the
Board of Trade and Illihee club to the
extent of fitting up new quarters for
commercial club in the Catlin &
Linn building, that shall become the
public commercial headquarters Of this
city and open to everyone, and with
such as will be credtable
to the second city in the state. The
united greater Salem Commercial club
organization would have these quar-.
ters fitted up, which we have found |
could be done at an expense Of about
$1,000, and the monthly rent Of $50 al
so to be paid by the commercial club,
which would then have its own home
and maintain its own Headquarters,
with a salaried secretary and dues of
members not less than 81 per month.
We believe such an organization could
enlist the support of 500 members.
publicity work would have to be sup.
'orted by a special fund, to which all
an contribute according to their abili.
y, as they feel inclined. We would
ccommend that members of the com.
nercial club desiring to enjoy the so
ial privileges, become eligible by pay
ng monthly dues, but that members Of
he commercial club he not required to
.ay any initiation fee.
"w. S. Low, f.
"D. J. FRY,
an. o. buren,,
"GRATTAM P, TABER,
"E. HOFER,"
The committee found that the Board
# Trade is amenable to certain rules
nd regulations made especially for its
'enefit by the Illihee cvlub, which are
IS follows:
On motion Of Mr.. Roth the publicity
department. was welcomed to the Illhee
lub. His motionn follows:
BE it Resolved, That it is tho sense