Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-26
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING
A Good Attendance and Several Mat
tiers Of Vital Importance Were
Considered.

The wisdom OF the change in time
OF meeting during the busy months
was evidenced by the good attendance
last night and the deliberarion with
which the work In hand was gone
into. No rush to get back to individ
ual business houses, but deliberate
purpose to analyZe every phase OF
each subject discussed, three of which
are demanding the consideration OF
the club at this time, each of much
important to the future of Bryan.
The first subject to be considered
was the report of the special committee
| appointed some weeks ago to investi-
gate and endeavor to bring about bet
ter service on the College Interurban,
This committee has held several meet.
ings and offered the following report:
To the President and Directors of the
Bryan Commercial Club:
Gentlemen:
We, the committee chosen to investi-
! gate the Bryan and College Interurban
Railroad conditions, beg to report as
follows:
We have carefully gone over the sit
uation with Mr.. Gammill, the man.
ager, whom we find is exerting every
faculty to maintain a schedule, and is
giving as good service as the present
equipment will permit. We find that
to electrify the road under existing
conditions will cost approximately
$685. 900, to-wit:
Power plant $4,000
Two cars and two trailers. $50. 5000
Line material .............. 5000
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House and foundation ... 1000
lncidentals ...... ......... 1000
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| We find Mr.. Gaammill is willing,
but without funds to improve the road
in any capacity. Realizing a need of
at least $4,000 to put the road in
first-class shape and believing this
amount could not be raised in Bryan,
we therefore recommend the only So
luton of the matter which is apparent
at this time-a sale or loan on the
road bonds-and to this end recon-
mend that the club send a first-class
financier abroad to make the sale or
loan. If possible. In this event the
management has consented to electrify
the road and put everything in first.
class shape.
Believing the above is the only solu.
ton. we urge immediate action by this
body.
Respectfully submitted
A. NJ. WALDROP,
]. f. CONVEY.
NJ. e. WALLACE,
Committee
The report was discussed at length,
and upon motion was accepted. the
motion carrying with it the appoint
ment of Messrs. McInnis, Wilkerson
and Hall to formulate a plan for secur-
ing the necessary loan on the Interur-
ban bonds. In this connection, a mo-
tlon prevailed asking the bonus com
mittee of the bottom road to make
report as to collection and amount of
unpaid subscriptions.
The next subject was the matter of
the deficiency of about 5000 of the
committee on publicity appointed to
conduct the campaign for the promo.
ton of the welfare of Brazos County
ana OF the State, last spring. Upon
motion the treasurer was instructed
to pay this deficiency, 500 in Deem
Der and 500 in January. This defic-
lency has been carried by the good
nature OF the committee for six
months, and it was considered by the
club that this was entirely too long.
Good roads took up the balance OF
the evening and the discussion, led by
Judge Maloney developed two con-
crete facts, viz Good roads are a de-
mand of the residents of the entire
county, and in building good roads,
permanent roads must be the plan. AS
no very definite procedure was pro-
posed, a motion prevailed that the
president appoint committee of five
for the purpose of making thor
ough investigation of the real wants |
OF the people of the county, and make /
report. JEW
The water supply was discussed at
length but as the hour was late, and |
as the proposition made by Messrs.
Adams & Carson was a new one, each |
member of the club desired to study |
the situation before giving an express |
sion, other than to say that every |
member of the club was ready and |
willing to meet with and endeavor to |
assist the city council in working out |
the plan, If feasible. In other words, |
with united effort. there is no prob. |
lem too great for the men of Bryan !
to solve.