The Monte Vista journal., 1914-02-07
VALLEY CLUB
IS ORGANIZED


by such body is very great:
To the President, Secretary and
Members OF the San Luis Valley
Federated Clubs:
Your committee, heretofore ap-
pointed at the meeting of your body
held in Del Norte, Colo, on Satur-
day, the 18th day of January, 1914.
for the purpose of recommending a
permanent organization for the agri-
cultural and commercial interests of
the valley beg leave to report that
we recommend the organization of
the San Luis Valley Commerce club.
Organization.
A board of directors to consist OF
one member from each town or city
in the San Luis valley, contributing
to the support of the organization,
according to the plan hereinafter
suggested. or such other plan as may
be finally adopted.
A president and vice president to
be selected by the membership for
the period of one year and to serve
without pay, but to be allowed his
actual necessary travelling and Incl
dental expenses.
A secretary to be selected by the
board Of directors and to receive a
salary of 800 per month, together
with his incidental and travelling ex-
penses, and such other officers as
the board Of directors may determ-
Inc upon.
An executive committee to consist
of five members, three of whom
shall be selected from the board of
directors, the president and secre-
tary to constitute the other two.
A committee on irrigation to con-
sist Of five members, three of whom
shall be selected from the board of
directors, the president and secre-
tary to constitute the other two.
A committee on drainage to con-
sist Of five members, three of whom
shall be selected from the board Of
directors, the president and secre-
tary to constitute the other two.
A committee on freight rates and
grievances to consist of five men,
bers, three of whom shall be select
from the board OF directors, the
president and secretary to constitute
the other two.
All committees are to be selected
and named by the president, by and
with the advice and consent, and
subject to the approval, of the board
OF directors, the president and sec
retary to be ex-officio members, not
only OF all standing committees, but
Of all other committees. unless other
wise directed by the body at the
time of the appointment of special
committees. The organization of
each committee shall be left to the
committee itself and the president
and secretary of the organization
may or may not serve as chairman
and secretary of such committee, at
the option OF the committee.
Membership in the association
shall consist of all those who become
such by the payment of the annual
dues provided for; and all the dele
gates from each of the several towns
or cities contributing to the support
OF this organization according to the
plan hereinafter suggested or such
other plan as may be adopted. Each
town or city so contributing shall
be entitled to one delegate for each
one thousand inhabitants OF such
town or city or fraction thereof, as
shown by the United States census
for the year 1910, and the delegate
or delegates from such town or city
shall be entitled to vote in any
meeting OF this association, a num-
ber OF votes equal to the number of
dollars contributed by such town or
city for the current year, to the
support OF the association. Individ-
ual members shall each be entitled
to one vote. At any meeting OF the
association II any town or city enti-
tied to more than one delegate shall
be represented by one delegate only,
such delegate shall be entitled 10
cast the entire number OF votes ac-
credited to such town or city. The
member OF the board OF directors
from each OF the several towns OF
cities shall during hia torn, N, ,,,b