The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-13
Banquet to Be Arranged for in
the Near Future by Special
Committee.
w. J. Archer Reelected Presi-
dent and Al Flournoy Is
Vice President.
Interest Displayed Gratifying
to Officers and Forecasts
Better Future.

Better Future.
The Virginia Commercial club had
and old-time rally at the council
chamber in the city hall last night
The attendance was in the neighbor-
hood of IT'S and pronounced interest
was manifested in all the matters
made the subject of deliberation,
while gratifying enthusiasm for the
future was much in evidence.
The club elected officers for the
coming year, donated $100 to the
Virginia Ski club to assist in the
financing of the National Ski tour
nament which opens here tomorrow
afternoon, authorized the appoint
ment of a committee of five to effect
a thorough reorganization, the ap-
pointment of another committee to
solicit membership in the reorganiz-
ed body, cleared all states so far as
the old organization was concerned,
decided to have banquet some time
in the near future and adjourned to
meet again two weeks from last
night at the city hall.
Officers elected were as follows
President, w. J. Archer; first vice
president, AL G.. Flournoy; second
vice president, Harry Gillespie; Sec
retary, J. F. Toeller; trustees, An
drew Hawkinson, Edward C. A. John
son and William Rooney.
Mayor-Elect Michael Boylan at
tended the meeting and nominated
Edward C. A. Johnson for president.
Both Mr.. Johnson and Alexander
Reid withdrew in favor Of sMr. Hr-
cher. The election contests were
friendly and the majority of them
were decided without ballot.
Flournoy Is Optimistic.
Al G.. Flournoy sounded the key
note Of the gathering after informal
discussion regarding the club, which
resulted in the authorization of the
appointment Of a committee by Presi-
dent Archer to effect thorough re-
organization, when he said that the
Commercial club ought to be made a
medium through which everybody
could work for the welfare of Vir-
ginia. He said in the Commercial
club factional differences should be
forgotten and everybody should get
together and help boost for Virginia.
He expressed the opinion that the
city was facing one Of the most pros
porous business years in it's history.
On a business trip east 80 days ago
he said that he had remarked gen.
eral pessimism regarding the busi-
ness outlook. He had just returned
from Cleveland, Ohio, where he at
tended a meeting Of the Ohio Retail
Lumber Dealers association and the
interval intervening since his last
visit had marked complete change
Today optimism characterized the
eastern business situation. 1t is
voiced everywhere by business men Of
large interests and with a confidence
that leaves no doubt as to its sin
cerity. He said the present business
outlook in the lumber industry was
such that the saws Of the big loca
plant of the Virginia & Rainy Lake
company would be revolving 20 hours
a day during every day for the mex
year to keep pace with the demand:
of the retail lumber trade. Latel
Mr.. Flournoy told trite little stor!
in his characteristic naive and witt!
manner, the theme Of which was ;
canary bird, a parrot and a miniature
picture of September morn with
pat local application that quit
brought down the house, took tn
chill off the meeting and paved tn
way to a general opening up al
along the line that resulted in
number of interesting talks.
Dan Morgan and the Desert Isle.
City Attorney Morgan next de
liyered one Of the best talks Of tn
evening. He said so far as poss:bl
the people of Virginia should bur
factional differences and get bus
helping Virginia to become tn
great city which its future pros
poets presage. He said factiona
differences should not enter into tn
Commercial club or affect it's pur
poses. He likened the condition of
good many people in Virginia a
the present time to the mariner ship
wrecked upon desert isle suppose
to be inhabited by cannibals. Til
mariner was confident if he venture
r.