Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-02-25
SFCRFTARY'S
COMPLETE REPORT
B. ]. GLATTLY GIVES REPORT
OF LEAD MEETING
THE WORK IS OUTLINED
INTERESTING RESUME OF THE COM.
MERClAL CLUBS SECRETARIES
ASSOCIATION Meeting.

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ASSOCIATION MEETING.
Minutes Of Association of Black Hills
District Commercial Clubs. Lead.
South Dakota, February 18th, 1916
After enjoying splendid dinner as
guests OF the Lead Commercial Club
the meeting was called to order and
presided over by Elmer O. Thorpe in
the Lead City Hall.
The following representatives were
present: w. +. Hanley, Custer, P. H.
Helm. Custer. j. R. Warren, Spesrtish,
E. A. Ritter, Spesrflsh, @. II. Kannon,
Hill City, H. ". Trotb, Deadwood, Mr..
Rogers, Deadwood, j. K Hull, Rapid
City, Albert Hunt, Rapid City, b. j.
Glsttly. Hot Springs, E. P. DeMoulin.
Hot Springs, F. @. Thorpe. and others
from Lead.
The minutes of the last meeting held
at Hot Springs, January 18th, 1916
were read by ]. K. Hull and approved.
B. ]. Glsttly was elected secretary to
act until the next meeting.
A communication from Belle
Fourche was read endorsing the OBJ
jects of this Association and stating
that they would take action on the
matter Of joining the association as
soon as they had completed their cam
psign for finances which is being done
under the budget system.
A communication from Harry p.
Atwater, Sturgis, South Dakota, was
read in which he stated that Sturgis is
in sympathy with our Association and
desired to join it. He also stated that
they expected to be represented at this
meeting.
The Constitution of the Association
was read for the benefit of those who
were meeting with Us for the first time
and its objects and plans were explain.
ed by the chairman.
Mr.. Helm stated that Custer was
favorable to cooperating with US along
the lines Of work planned by this as
sociation and explained the reason why
Custer had not joined this movement
at an earlier date.
@. H. Kammon stated that Hill City
would be glad to work with the AS
ISOLATION and to assist it to the extent
of their ability,
The representatives from Spearflsh
stated that they would be glad to join
the Association and that they would
present the matter to their CONNER.
cial Club and advise rs as to the GLASS
they enter.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that Spesrflsb, Custer and Hill
Oity be received into the Association
and that the Constitution and bylaws
be submitted to them for their action
The secretary read communication
from H. w. Bacon, of Edgemont, who
was unable to meet with us, and stated
that Edgemont had decided to enter
Glass D. Mr.. Bacon also made re-
port of his work as committee to in
vestigste ways and means for making
the auto roads through the Black Hill,
and submit plan for same with esti-
mated cost of the work. He stated tina
Edgemont was taking old car NUMBER
and painting them over for the pur.
pose of marking the road from Edge.
mont to Dewey and Newcastle. He ale,
stated that the roads from Edgemon
to Ardmore. Oelrichs, Custer and 30
Springs would be profusely marked be
fore the auto season opened.
The report was ordered placed OF
ale.
A lengthy discussion was entere,
into to ascertain the best means O
markiog the roads and it was the sens
of those present that the best metho,
would be to procure AN indestruotibl
metal sign which should be uniform
throughout the Black Hills except tha
the particular msrkings of establishe
auto roads should be incorporated Il
them and that these signs should civ
the distances between towns at certai
intervals as we'll as marking ever
point where directions are needed.
was contemplated that this would re
qnire lot Of work on the part of thi
committee aud W. Fl. Troti Was sy
pointed to assist Mr.. Bacon in fndin
out the number of signs required fc
this work and the cost of them as We
O. devising ways and means for bavin
them erected. In order to facilital