The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22
TO RE-oRGAN1zE COMMERCIAL
CLUB
Affiliahon With Federation of Mis-
souri, Commercial Clubs
Planned,

6O0uQef ana more eIIlClcHI USSIS
both systematically and financially.
The plan of reorganization con
templates an affiliation with the Fed
grafton of Missouri Commercial
Clubs, and the local campaign per
fecting the reorganization will b.
handled by representative of tina
BODY.
A. Lyman Donlin, Secretary Man
ager of the Federation OF Missour
Commercial Clubs, who is now con
Quoting a campaign for the organiza
ton of a Chamber of Commerce al
: Nevada, spent Sunday in Butler ir
consultation with the directors of thu
Commercial Club, and it was the
unanimous opinion of those attending
the meeting that the work of reor.
ganization should begin at the earliest
possible date.
While the initial cost will be great.
er than anything that Butler has ever
attempted in this line, they are con.
vinced that 1t will ultimately be the
most efficient and economical organ
ization in the history of our town.
Aside. from ample revenue to carry
on the development work in Butler
and vicinity, the organization pro-
poses to have eHetsshh money on hand
to finance all projects of worthy
nature out of the treasury without
having to pass the hat as has been
done in the past for almost everything
handled to date.
1t was unanimously agreed upon by
the men who met with Mr.. Donlin to
make the dues of the Commercial
Club, under the reorganized plan,
$2s.oo a year and to pledge the mem-
bers for three years in order to
stabilize the organization. The larger
institutions about the city, who will
natui ally derive the most benefit, will
be asked to take out plural member
ships, as has been done in other COM
munities.. This will enable. the club
to handle, in scientific way all ap.
peals for charitable problems, road
campaigns and various other projects,
out of the. treasury instead of having
to compel few live wires to run
around, passing the hat among the
business and professional men of the
town for donations for the numerous
project that we are called upon to
finance from time to time.
By connecting up with the Fedora
ton of Missouri Commercial Clubs,
we will be able to get the co-opera-
ton and advice of all commercial or
ganizations throughout the state. We
will know just how they have put
over the various things they have
done to make their towns bigger, bet
ter and more prosperous. Then, too,
the Federation is in touch with sue
cessful commercial organizations
the United States, thus
placing the various activities of sue
cessful communities at our disposal.
The St. Louis Chamber of Com
merce, realizing the great work that
is being done by the Federation of
Commercial Clubs, has set aside a |
fund of $4,000 to carry on the work
Of building up in an efficient manner
the smaller commercial organizations |
the state. Bankers, mer-
chants, manufacturers and jobbers of
St. Louis made possible the partici-.
patton of St. Louis in the organiza-
tiQp work of the Federation.
VT costs $Iso,ooo a year to operate
the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce
and St. Louis, through its Chamber of
Commerce when the local organiza-
tion is perfected, will place at our DIS
posal its experts on traffic, industrial,
conventions, publicity and
sales problems. The salaries of these
men range from $1,000 to $4,000 each
4 year. Eaxh department is handled
BY a skilled expert and their services
will be placed at the disposal of But
er's reorganized commercial club
without cost.
Mr. .Donlin, who will undoubtedly
De sent here to handle the local cam
,aign, is regarded as one of the most
efficient men in his line of work in
he United States. His salary is S.
100 . year and expenses. III
During the last few months he rel
,rganized the following commercial
and raised the amount
Indicated in each community: JEFF
erson City, 5000 in eight hours;
Mexico, $1,000 in eight hours; Her
nan, Sc, I6o in three hours Union.
4. 100 in three hours; Troy, $2,I6o in
hree hours; DeSoto, $500 in four
ours; Joplin. $Ia,ooo in eight hours;
Webb City, $ro,3so in ten hours, and
$2,I6o in three hours.
Il il expected that Mr.. Donlin will
eturn to Butler at the conclusion of
he Nevada campaign, which will be
within the next week or ten days.
Il 10 the intention Of the present
Ulcers to give everyone who joins
/ Ills new movement . voice in the
Of its affairs. and in or
es to make this possible they win
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