Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-03-05
CLUB IS BUSY

ing Tor copy OF commercial club
bylaws which could be used as q
model for our own club the Linton
Commercial Club held its second
meeting in the opera house Friday
night of last week. Nearly as large
an attendance was on hand at this
second meeting as at the first when
the club was organized.
1t is safe to say that no former To-
cal undertaking has had the far
reaching effects of this latest move
in bringing the business men and
townspeople of this town together
to discuss and determine matters of
general warfare. Not only the
large attendance the other night at
tested to the deep interest which has
been aroused in our commercial
club. but the manner in which the
members took part in the discus
sions showed they were not there
simply out of curiosity. but we're
virtually interested in the moves in
augurated by the club.
The first order of business was the
adopting Of bylaws for the local
club. The most important question
which came up was the determinind
whether or not we could afford to
hire our own quarters for meetings
and commercial club business or
whether meetings should be called
only at the instance of the directors.
1t was the sense of the meeting that
the former action be taken, even
though it entail some added expense
for the membership. Another point
which was strongly emphasized was
the desire of the club to have the
farmers tributary to the town feel
at home in the organization and
spirit of corporation between them
and the club is most earnestly wished
for.
1t will be remembered that al the
first meeting of organization. only q
president. treasurer and secretary
were elected. Friday night vice
president and board of directors
were elected. The method of select
ing these officers was the same as
that used at the former meeting. For
vice president A. N. Junge, Thos,
Jones and R. ]. Grain were the NOM
inees. A. N. Junge being elected on
the final ballot.
The executive committee is to con-
sist OF seven members. the president,
vice president and secretary being
m ,mbers and four others elected
from The men bership of the club.
Twelve candidates we're nominated
by secret ballot and of those twelve.
four were elected. Thos. Jones, r.
j. Pietz. John Bosch, r. j. Grain,
Fl. N. Turner, E. D Fogle. e. T.
Atha, F. K. Schilliny, j. P. Schott,
e. D. Smith, A. II Irvine and A.
Horner we,e the candidates nomi-
mated and the first four, Thos.
Jones, f. j. Pietz, r. j. Grain and
John Bosch were elected. These
gentlemen and M. T. Barger, A. N.
Junge and F. B. Streeter form the
executive committee.
Immediately following the elec.
tion of officers the .electric-light
question was taken up. The secre-
tary read correspondence with gen.
tleman who had q proposition to put
in a plant here, also letters from
persons in towns where various kinds
of plants are in operation. The pos
sibility of securing a concern that
would provide twenty-four hour SER
vice was discussed at length and it
was the sentiment of the meeting
that good up-to-date plant would
be advisable if the entire twenty
four hour service could not be se-
cured. The president appointed DR..
q. O. Smith as chairman of the cleo
tric-light committee and he chose DR..
w. C. Wolverton and F. B. Streeter
to act with him. Further corres-
p0ndence will be had with the gen.
lleman who proposes to put in a
plant here and advertising in elec-
trical journals will be resorted to in.
an effort to induce other capitalists
to invest.
A second proposition which ap-
peared decidedly popular with the
members was the reorganization Of
our municipal government with a
view of securing something of a
more definite nature in the way Of
government than we have at pres
lent. 1t was practically unanimous
lily the opinion Of the membership
that a special election should be
called and the question of incorpor-
ating as city he submitted to a
lyOte. II. III. Hanson was apDointerl