Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-02-07
BOOSTERS ORGANIZE.
Black Hills Publicity Club Organized al
Rapid City Cities and Towns
Divided Into Glasses.

| 1ne Dlack t1lil5 fuDHclty cluD was
tentatively organized at a meeting at
Rapid City last night, at which were
present representatives of Deadwood,
Lead, Rapid City, Hot Springs, Spear
fish, Belle Fourche, Custer and Hill City,
as we'll as persons interested in the
movement from Aberdeen, Sioux Falls
and other South Dakota cities. The or
ganization is spoken of as tentative for
the reason that its permanency will de-
pend upon the future action of the Black
Hills cities and towns interested, but
from the earnestness displayed by the
delegates last night 1t was strongly evil
dent that the body will become fixture
in the movement to advertise and pro-
mote the prosperity of the Black Hills.
Although in several instances, there
were two or three representatives from
each place, only one accredited delegate,
with power to vote, was present from
each city or town and these were as fol-
lows:
Deadwood-H. B. Schlichting.
iIead-Dr. ]. A. Fitzgerald.
Rapid City-Judge Levi McGee.
Hot Springs-J. A. Stanley.
Spearfish-E. II. Warren.
Belle Fourche-S. II. Mortimer.
Whitewood-H. w. Troth (by proxy
Custer-Percy Helm.
Hill City-H. B. Lake.
When the meeting was called to order,
j. A. Stanley of Hot Springs was selected
to act as temporary chairman and FL. W.
Troth of Deadwood, as secretary. The
purpose of the meeting being announced
as the formulation of a plan for the
general advertising of the Black Hills, a
great variety of plans, with this object
in view, were presented, but none was
formally adopted. Formal action in this
line will be taken at a meeting at $3.50
o'clock this morning, which will be an
executive session and will be partici
pated in by all the regular delegates
present.
The question of securing a fund ade-
9uate to carry out the advertising plan
to be agreed upon was discussed at
length, and plan proposed at meeting
of the Deadwood business club held yes
terday morning was adopted. This is to
classify the cities and towns of the Black
Hills according to population and to as.
sess each in proportion. In accordance
with this scheme, Deadwood, Lead, Ra-
pid City and Hot Springs were put in
the first class and each assessed 5000. In
the second class were included Belle
Fourche, Sturgis, Spearfsh, and Custer
and with Custer was joined Sylvan Lake.
These were each assessed 500. In the
third class were placed Whitewood,
Edgemont and Hill City and keystone
was included with Hill City. Also in
this class group of Oelrichs, Ardmore,
Smithwick and Oral were included and
Buffalo Gap and Hermosa form another
group. These towns and groups are tc
be assessed $50 each.
Most of the delegates present were no
authorized to bind their towns to the
payment of any specified sum and hence
it was not known whether or not al
these assessments would be met. Tht
delegates expressed willingness, how.
ever, to urge their respective cities ant
towns to contribute the amounts sug
gested and it is believed that the assess
ment as agreed upon, will be paid. How
ever, none of the cities is bound by the
action of last night, until all have de
cided to contribute as specified and they
are given thirty days in which to reach
a decision in this matter. During thi
period, all moneys contributed are to be
placed in the hands of trustee and vii
not become the property of the club, un
til all the cities and towns have contri
buted the amounts designated, or such
amounts as the club may latter deter
mine upon.
At the adjourned meeting Wednesday
morning officers were elected as follows
President, j. A. Stanley, Hot Springs
treasurer. II. F. Kamman, Hill City
secretary. H. W. Troth, Deadwood. Th
First National bank of Deadwood wa
named as trustee for all funds paid il
on assessments until they become tn
property of the federation when the
will be turned over to the treasurer
committee of three consisting of DR.
Walker of Hot Springs, E. H. Warrel
of Spearfish and Geo. B. Mansfield 9
Rapid City, was selected as sitting CON
mittee. This committee is to meet i
Deadwood in few days and 60 over tn
propositions already presented for ad
vertising and agree upon one of ther
which will be reported at the next NEE
ing of the joint committee which will b
called as soon as the sitting committe
has completed its task.
Mr.. Stanley's suggestion to have mad
map of the Black Hills showing aut
roads and other valuable information
which shall be used for electrotypes I
be owned by each different communit
for the use in advertising, was adopte
and this map will be prepared by Forei
Supervisor X. P. lines Of Custer to whol
any suggestions and data will be a,
ceptable.
Mr.. Stanley suggested that the joir
committee should at all times work j
. cooperation with the railroads in az
, vertising and the commercial representa-
tives of all railroads in the Black Hill
' as we'll as the editors of all Black Hill
newspapers, and Forest Supervisors Ke
iatar IF o.I Ic.aa 80 C,,.t~