Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-20
ROTARY CLUB GETS
BEHIND NEW HOTEL
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to the possibility of raising the entire
sum needed in ready cash. so as not
to be faced with the necessity of pay
ing large interest charges on outstand-
ing bonds. and all of them were of
the opinion that the hotel will be
money maker.
Don't ask anybody to take stock
in this company on the basis of MAX
ing a contribution" said Mr.. Herman.
/ It's going to be an investment, and,
/ believe pretty good investment. All
of us go in on the same basis, $50 a
share for the stock, the profits to be
divided in proportion"
Resolution Passed
A. l.. Buchanan and other mem
bers of the club spoke on the neces-
sity of supporting the new company
and the following resolution, pre-
sented by Gus M. Stenmetz and
amended by G. NJ. Kaltwasser, was
passed by unanimous vote:
Resolved, That the Harrisburg
| Rotary Club heartily endorses the
movement presented here to-
night for the erection of a large,
modern hotel in Harrisburg; that
| it pledges its moral and financial
support to the hotel project as
outlined, and that the president
is hereby authorized to appoint a
committee of such number as he
may deem advisable to cooperate
with the hotel committee of the
Chamber of Commerce and to
solicit subscriptions of stock in
the hotel company both within
and without the membership of
the club.
After the meeting the members met
the Chamber of Commerce delegation
and discussed at length the hotel
proposition. Much enthusiasm was
| displayed and President Fry said he
would lose no time in appointing the
committee.
Telephone Demonstration
The Rotarians obtained a thorough
first hand idea of the workings of the
new automatic telephone when f. l..
Grauel, the Chicago expert who is in
charge of the Cumberland Valley
Companys demonstration exchange,
told the more than 125 guests ali
about the operation.
The story of the automatic from it's
first practical usage years ago on
down to the present perfection of de-
Nelopment was related by Mr.. Grauel
How a Kansas City undertaken
conceived the idea, and applied it on
small scale, how the scheme was
improved from time to time until the
! human element" was eliminated en-
tirely, was Interestingly illustrated.
In concluding his talk Mr.. Grauel
explained how the automatic idea has
| tries. map helped to show the
development in this section. Actual
dem monStration of the uses of the
automatic were held to show the
Rotarians just how to get your neigh
Dor without a wait
Henry M. Tracy president of the
Cumberland Valley Telephone Com
pany, followed with a brief talk on
the automatic, its improvement de-
! Velopments and its prospects for the
future, especially in Harrisburg, Steel
/ ton and nearby towns.
That the Rotary and the automatic
| ideas have something in common was
suggested in the decorative scheme
of the demonstration room at sos
| Market street, where the Smoker"
was held This idea was carried out
in the Rotary wheel. the emblem of
the Rotary organization, and which,
by the way, readily suggests the little
call dial at the base of the automatic
phone.
And after the demonstration the
Rotarians in a truly Rotarian way
showed what they think of the auto
matte phone and of the officials of the
company whose guests they were, by
adopting resolutions on the subject,
Here are the resolutions offered by
Rotarian G. w. Mumma:
After witnessing this splendid
| demonstration of the automatic
| telephone system now being in
stalled in our city and vicinity by
the Cumberland Valley Telephone
Company of Pennsylvania, and
after hearing the explanatory re-
| marks by the Automatic Electric
Company's able ocial and also by
Cameron L. Baer, general man
ager of the telephone company,
setting forth the respective ad-
| vantageS and merits of the auto
| lti
Be 1t Resolved, That it is the
| opinion and belief of the mem
bers of the Rotary Club here
assembled that this new telephone
system in Harrisburg will be q
great advantage to the business
and residential community of our
city and vicinity and that it will
no doubt be a decided progressive
movement toward the perfection
of telephony;
Be 1t Further Resolved, That
the Cumberland Valley Telephone
! Company of Pennsylvania be
commended for the progressive
steps taken in perfecting the tele-
phone service in Harrisburg and
vicinity and that the members of
the Harrisburg Rotary Club give
| their assistance as individuals in
| advocating this movement.
Cameron l.. Baer, the host of the
evening was heartily congratulated on
the success of the first Fall meeting
of the club.
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