Bisbee daily review., 1913-01-12
PERIOD OF REAL USEFULNESS JUST BEGINNING

That the Commercial club has been continuously active since its organ ization is we'll known to the reading public from the various articles that have been published on it's various activities. Just how much the club has accompls shed, how wide has been the scope of its efforts few have con sidered. The report of the secretary to the annual meeting of the members last Wednesday was a surprise 60 most of them and even to some Of the directors, it was stated and should De of general interest to all residents cf the district whether members of that organization or not
 Last February the idea of organi2- ing the boosters of the district was broached and agitated. As a result a mass meeting was called and held at the Council Chamber of the city hall when temporary organiZa ton was EorT2eI on the night of March i, bylaws adopted and a membership committee named. On March at the same place a second meeting was held and the club elected as directors H. n. McVay. P. L. Woodman. W. A. Schwartz, Sam Frankenberg and l. NJ. O'Connel of Bisbee, Oscar Doyle. William Drury and Mark p John of Lowell and Jesse Yoakum of Warren
 The directors so chosen elected as officers Fl. D. McVay, president; Parker l.. WoOdman, vice president; Oscar Doyle, treasurer and Jessa YOakum temporary secretary In the latter part of the month Joseph H. Gray was selected as permanent sec retary and assumed duties April 15 Later H. D. McVay and Parker L. Woodman resigned and the vacancies on the board were filled by the cleo ton of r. E. Coles and R. L. Stallings. The vacancies in offices were filled by the election of Jesse Yoakum as president and W. A SchwaTty. vice president
 Scope is Increasing
 In point of results achieved in the ten months of the existence of this club and less than nine months of real activity the members have reason to take pride for few if any orSaniza- tions Of the same kind in Arizona have accomplished more in the same length Of time. IL is true that mem bers may feel there are matters which should have been undertaken and ac- complished which '-~ ~~' '~-1 hut there are limitations 10 al wUri. au.l especially so ia ,he Q orl of sU young an organization and the field of use fitness of this organization has stead fly widened out and will continue so to do. One rule the board of direct ors has consistently observed has been to contract no bills unless the funds were in the treasury 10 meet them There is now a satisfactory balance in the treasury. we own our type writer. secretary's desk and chair and some of the other office furnishings.
 To give a detailed report of the work dcne by the club. of all of its undertakings, would require more time than is available tonight. There fore this report gives merely eur. sory account Of some of the more i'm portant work
 The policy of the board of directors has been first to. obtain better con ditions in the district and secon1- arily to obtain publicity Not to seek to bring in new people until there was work for them, business openings at hand. This has been consistently fo!- lowed
 insurance Rates Reduced
 One of the first matters to be giv en consideration was insurance rates. The committee that had this in hand worked with vigor and as result of that work a reduction was finally Ob- tained on business properties that IS saving the city of Bisbee from SS,00O tc S1O,00O annually. This is the first successful move in that direction aft CT half dozen years of more or less concerted action. For the purpose of obtaining reductions on residential property and further reductions on business property the club has asked the city council to arrange an increas- ed water storage system. appoint a fire marshal and pass ordinances re- stTicting further the storage of in flamable materials and scattering waste papers. Such action will CT able the club to demand and obtain further reductions.
 Anti-Typhoid Campaign
 Typhoid fever has annually c,dimcd a large death toll in the dist lct A health committee was appointed by the club and trat committee raised the requisite funds for a campaign against filth and disease. Literature was sent out broadcast, cabinets erect ed. moving pictures shown. news pap CT articles and advertisements pub lished City ordinances and state laws were enforced; the old garbage dump was moved to a position further from the residential sections and