Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-17
TRYING TO PERFECT
A COMMERCIAL CLUB
Enthusiastic Meeting Last
Night Planned for One
Big Club, if Possible
TO ORGANIZE, ANYWAY,
But viii First Make an Effort to
Reach Some Understanding With
the nlihee Club.
TO ORGANIZE, ANYWAY,

might at the Board of Trade rooms, the
occasion being the meeting pursuant to
adjournment of those interested in or
ganizing a commercial club and who
met for this purpose a week ago. The
meeting was called to order by Chair
man B. j. Miles and the minutes of the
first meeting were read and approved.
The chairman then briefly stated the
objects of the meeting for the benefit
of those not attending last week, and
called for a general discussion, and ex-
preston of ideas upon the subject.
Since the meeting last week the ar.
Tangements for combining the nlihee
club and old Board of Trade have been
completed, which cleared the situation
somewhat.
1t was suggested by one, that the
name ulihee, meant nothing to the
world at large, that to get results for
salem, in advertising matter that the
name Salem should be used. The Board
of Trade as name was objected to be-
cause to most people of the east it
meant the Chicago Board of Trade, the
biggest gambling outfit in America.
Col. Hofer spoke fOrcefully and elO-
'quently on the necessity of having
wide awake, active commercial club
that would act promptly and vigorously
. in all matters pertaining to the better
1 ment Of the city, and pointed out some
of the mistakes we have made. His
sentiments were heartily applauded
However, before this argument or
discussion started. a resolution was Of
fered for the purpose of getting the
matter in shape for consideration, in eff
feet that "this meeting proceed to form
a commercial club. "
Mr.. Lowe and other objected to form
ing commercial club just now, sug-
gesting that "we wait until we see
what the Illihee club arrangement ac.
'complshes. "
Mr.. Taber suggested that committee
be appointed to confer with the Illihee
club to see if some plan could not be
agreed upon by which all could unite
with the lllihee club in one great solid
organization on broad basis.
Others made many suggestions, some
of them very good, but they pertained
to the course of the club once formed,
rather than to its organization.
The general consensus of opinion,
however, was that if any arrangement
could be made with the Illihee club
that would permit the forming of one
big, broad organization, it would be
the better plan.
A motion was made that a committee
of five be appointed by the chair to
confer with the Illihee club, talk the
whole matter over with its officials and
if possible arrange a plan for combin.
ing with them. This motion was am.
ended authorizing the committee to act
as ways and means committee, and to
embody in its report, if arrangements
could not be made with the Illihee club
a plan of organization with as much
information as possible as to raising
the necessary funds for putting the
club on it's feet. The amendment and
motion as amended passed. The chair.
man to name the committee later, and
the meeting adjourned subject to the
cali Of the chairman.
There was much enthusiasm and the
determination to see that Salem had
a wide awake active commercial club
alive at all times to Salem S best inter
ests, was much in evidence,