Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-03-18
NEW CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
PRESIDENT WAITE ANNOUNCES
THE COMMITTEES FOR THE
COMING YEAR.
THE SCOPE IS EXTENDED
Everything Will Be in Shape for Be-
ginning An Active Campaign Upon
New Lines on First Of Next Month,
When 1. D. BIodgett Takes Charge
As Secretary.


The most important meeting yet
held by the directorate of the newly
organized Chamber of Commerce was
the session Friday at the Commercial
club rooms with President John d.
Waite in the chair. At this meeting
everything was shaped up for the
coming years work and on April l,
when l.. D. Blodgett becomes secre-
tary, succeeding G. E. Mathews, who
embarkes in the realty business on
that date, new campaign will be in
augurated.
At Fridays meeting President Waite
announced the committees, the presi-
dent having been working on these
appointments for some time past. The
officers of the Chamber of Commerce
are as follows: John D. Waite, presi-
dent; Samuel Phillips, vice-president;
L. D. Blodgett, secretary; Charles D.
Allen, George w. Cook, Henry Neill,
G. G. Simonson, Julian Sutter, direc-
tors.
The Committees.
Following are the committees to
serve the coming year, with an out
line of the duties devolving upon
them:
Subscription Committee-C. C. ST.
monson, chairman; Bert d'Autremont,
j. r. Lane.
Membership Committee-Julian Sut-
ter, chairman; ]. w. Seiden, G. E. Ma
thews.
Municipal Affairs Committee-R. w.
Reynolds, chairman; F. J. Hazen, Otto
Wasmansdorff, Edouard Sutter, Henry
Neill, Chas. McClave, v. ]. van den
Broeck.9
Public Welfare Committee-C. A.
Drinkard, chairman; Tom Fleming,
Rev. Geo. Hirst, Chas. Covell, George
R. Kirk.
Publicity Committee G. Ivins,
chairman; Dave Trepp, A. T. Packard
Railroad Committee-W. J. John
son, chairman; David Hilger, O. w.
Belden, J. e. Lane, A. w. Stoddard,
Sam Phillips, Geo. Weideman.
Auditing Committee-C e. McKoin,
chairman; E. Crane, P. ]. Osweiler.
Legislative Committee John D.
Waite, chairman; Sam Phillips, C. D.
Allen, Henry Neill, C. c. Simonson,
G. w. Cook, J. A. Sutter.
Health and Sanitary Committee
DR.. F. F. Attix, chairman; DIR. A. C.
Biddle, DIR. J. H. Gauss.
Agricultural and Farming Commit
tee-A. w. War;, chairman; w. j.
Johnson, G. H. Seely.
The work of these committees will
fall within the following lines, and it
will be seen that the scope of the new
organization is considerably extended: :
Subscription Committee-The Lew
istown Chamber OF Commerce having
assumed the responsibility of enlarg-
ing its scope of work so as to include
all of Fergus county, and to give SUBJ
stantial aid to all industries, must
have financial support from every one
who is interested in its property if it
hopes to achieve success. The duties
of this committee will be to raise
funds for the purpose of carrying out
the plans as outlined by the Chamber
of Commerce.
Membership Committee-The duties
of this committee will be to get as
many members to join the Lewistown
Chamber of Commerce as possible,
the end in view being to interest all
our citizens in this plan of general i'm
provement.
Public Welfare Committee-The du-
ties of this committee will be to ex-
plot any betterment of conditions in
Lewistown and Fergus county, in both
material and moral way. This COM
mittee should look carefully in the
management of the pool halls and as
certain If gambling is being carried
on, If boys are admitted who are un-
der the age limit as defined by the
city ordinance. If any violation of
the law exists, to endeavor to correct
the same, also to investigate the
moral condition of the numerous
borading houses, and any other mat
ters pertaining to the moral uplift of
both city and county should receive
careful consideration and investiga.
| ton by this committee. The estab.
lishment of postoffices, rural free de.
livery, bettering road conditions and
all of the questions of public welfare
will come under the jurisdictions OF
this committee.
| Railroad Committee-Will be car
ried along the same lines as hereto
fore existing.
| Agricultural and Farming Commit
tee-Their work is to be carried out
along the lines as defined in their re
port, submitted and accepted by the
members of the Chamber of Com
merce.
The Committee on the Municipality
lit shall be the duty of the commit
tee on the municipality to investigate
the physical conditions of the city II