Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-01-17
TO ADVERTISE HILLS.
Business Clubs to Meet at Rapid City
Early In February-Resolutions
Adopted.

With practically unanimous senti.
ment expressed in favor of cooperation,
there was initiated at the Deadwood Busi-
ness club a movement that is expected
to prove Of the utmost importance to
every community in the Black Hills, the
first steps toward systematic advertising
of the whole Hills and their resources
and attractions being taken at general
meeting of business men from the diff
ferent cities.
There was represented at the meeting
which was called to order by President
Flanders, delegates from Rapid City,
Hot Springs, Belle Fourche, Hill City
and Deadwood. Lead had intended
sending down large delegation but mis-
understood the hour and latter gave the
Deadwood Business club its assurance ol
cooperation and assistance in working
out the plan that was so successfully
launched yesterday.
W. B. Penfold the Belle Fourche banker
was chosen chairman of the meeting and
II. w. Troth of Deadwood secretary.
The necessity for advertising the Hills
jointly instead of singly, and the benefit
to be derived thereby both financially
and potentially was emphasized by such
speakers as DR.. Walker of Hot Springs,
President Flanders of the Deadwood
club, Judge McGee of Rapid City, At
torney Robert Burton of Rapid City,
Secretary o. H. Barnes of the Belle
Fourche club and others. Professor G.
c. O'Harra, president of the State School
of Mines at Rapid City. in reply to re.
quest, outlined what his Handbook OF
the Black Hills was and several speakers
urged that it be adopted as the best
and most practical method of advertising
the whole Hills.
The speakers all agreed that united
advertising was the proper plan, num-
ber favoring the purchase and distribu-
ton of the handbook while still others
thought pamphlets better method. II
was agreed that the matter of distribu.
ton of any advertising matter selected,
must be given much consideration and q
central bureau from Which all such ma
terial should be distributed in order not
to have any of the cities or towns dupli-
eating the efforts of others, was decided
necessary. Lead Call.
Resolutions.
"Whereas it is the sense of this con-
vention, consisting of representatives oi
the various towns of the Black Hills,
that committee should be organized
consisting of representative from each
town in the Black Hills for the purpose
of advertising the whole through a cen.
trail organization, therefore be it
| Resolved, that each town in the Black
| Hills choose q representative to act as a
member of a general advertising COM
mittee for the Black Hills, such member
to be appointed within two weeks from
date and to meet on the first Tuesday
in February, 1914, at Rapid City, and
that such member have the authority to
represent his town for general advertis
ing Of the Black Hills.
''Be it further resolved, that a copy o.
these resolutions be mailed to the mayor
and to the president of the Commercial
club of all the towns in the Black Hilli
and We recommend that the mayor Of
president of the commercial club of such
towns call special meeting to receive
a report of the delegate at this conven
ton and for the selection of such repre-
sentative at the Rapid City meeting.
"Be it further resolved, that it is the
sense of this committee that the actor
of said committee shall in no way con
fict with any local advertising of any
town so represented"
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