Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-20
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ANNUAL MEETING
Report Of Work and E1pend!!- I! !
st.
itures Of 1915.

hall January IL. A good attendance
was present in spite of the inclement
weather. Secretary Haas read his
report Of receipts and disbursements.
Receipts from February 2, 1915, to
January s, 1916, from club member
ship dues amounted to $83S; gross
receipts from carnival, $754.S0; to-
tai, $1,5s2.80.
Disbursements from January %,
1915. to January S, 1916, $1,481.19.
This was divided into regular club
expenses of $972.35 and carnival
expense $50S.s4. There was a gain
in the carnical of $245.96.
The receipts from club dues include
a few back subscriptions in 1914,
also from several farmers whose
membership fees are Sc per year.
The disbursements included the Sc
curing of conventions, notices OF
meeting, publicity, legislative ex-
pense, Chautauqua, Seventh-Day Ad-
ventists, quack-grass expert, salary
of secretary, Appreciation week ban
auet, etc. Club has on hand $535.5O
The dairymen's convention was
secured for February 8 and 9. Sec
retary Haas complete detailed report
was ordered received and a vote OF
thanks extended him for the same.
There are now II club members,
a gain of IL over last year, all IN
good standing. The annual dues are
s12. The work of the club last year
included the entertainment of the
Minnesota and North Dakota Bot
tiers association; attendance at the
National Highway association meet
ings; also attendance at the leglsla-
ture in which favorable result was
obtained, besides other work re-
ferred to in the above.
A communication was received
from C.. J. Lee OF the Farmers s-s4
uity society regarding the location
of a packing plant in North Dakota.
committee consisting of Alison
Wells, A. C. Maxwell and j. J. Nler-
ling was appointed and secretary
ordered to notify Mr.. Lee said COM
mittee was ready to confer with him
in regard to the proposed packing
plant.
communication from Thomas
Griff1ng of the federal immigration
department, in regard to starting
night school in jamestown for for
eieners and others, was considered.
Dean Taylor of jamestown College
was present and spoke briefly of the
Importance of this matter and the in
terest that the college took IN ex-
tending educational facilities to any
class of our population.
Superintendent Koontz Of the pub
lie schools said that the matter had
been discussed by the city school
board but there was no money to
pay for instruction by teachers. The
schools were already overcrowded
and there were not enough seats
for the pupils Of school age in the
public school buildings, 1t was stat
ed that the school board could pro-
vide a room for such a night school
if started, but payment for instruc-
ton must be derived from some 9th
er source. Prof. Koontz also spoke
informingly along lines of future i'm
migration and predicted that there
would be less of this movement in
the United States after the present
war is over than there has been in
the past.
It was stated that about fifty resi-
dents, mostly foreign-born and en-
ployees of the Northern Pacific,
would probably take advantage of
any offer to furnish free schooling
at night. This to include women as
we'll as men. The secretary was in
structed to obtain list Of the names
of such persons at an expense of not
to exceed $40 and the matter would
be further considered by the club.
Alex Karr addressed the club in
behalf Of the Spiritwood lake Chau-
tauqua. He gave a sketch of the
Valley City Chautauqua, of which he
was formerly the head. He also told
of the plans of the new association,
the amount of money that had al
ready been raised, the interest taken
and made q convincing argument
that Spiritwood lake had bright
future.
Among the speakers was J. J.
Ryan, national secretary Of the Re-
tail Grocers' association. He gave
a valuable talk upon credits. show
ing how the deadbeats could be elm
mated and losses reduced by coop
Grafton among, business men. Hel