The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING
A Good Attendance Tuesday Even
ing-The Business Transacted.

A good meeting of the Butler CON-
mercial Club was held at the city hall
Tuesday evening, and there was a
large attendance of members.
The soliciting committee recently
appointed to gather funds for the en-
tertainment OF soldier boys who are
leaving Tor the various training
camps reported that $500 had been
secured. The committee was in
ssruc,ed to retain this money and
use i, in any manner they see fit.
Lewis w. keele, who had charge
OF the corn testing station, made a
report oi the work accomplished.
He stated that about $4,000 ears of
corn had been listed for testing; that
about 5000 had been eliminated;
that the tests had been the means of
saving 4, least $4,000 bushels for
planting. Tested corn had been sent
to farmers in many different states
and that so far only one complaint
had been heard from this corn. Mr..
keele reported deficit of $67.oo for
the testing station, and on motion
warrant to cover this deficit was or
dered, Mr.. keele was elected to
membership in the club.
The agricultural committee OF the
club was instructed to take up as
soon as possible the matter OF testing
corn for planting next year.
Mayor James A. DeArmond and e..
l.. Culver. chairman OF the light and
water committee of the city council
were present and talked briefly in re-
gard to the matter of having proper
survey OF the public utilities OF the
city made in the near future. The
MAYOR stated that the question has
been before the city council for some
time. and he asked that the members
OF the club express their opinion in
regard &c the matter. Several propo-
s,tions. the mayor stated, had been
made TO the city by firms-of consult
ing engineers and there is wide
variance i'll the prices given for this
work. The council had about come
to the conclusion that the proposition
nj Burns 4 Mcdonald, we'll known
engineers OF Kansas City, for 5000,
Was ahou, the best yet made.
The mayor stated that at present
there is a wastage of about 80 per
cen, in the transmission OF current
from the power station on West Mill
street - the old downtown station
On East Pine street. There are other
losses which must be overcome, and
the council is OF the opinion that a
survey >hould be made at once, as It
Will be the means OF saving the city
Considerable money in the long run.
Tie question ui changing from an
alternating 10 direct current will
,he MAYOR stated. cost owners OF
II r,"r> and fans some money. but the
CHANGE will enable The city TO furnish
In,ovS customers with current ant
prn>e more satisfactory in every way
/, W.> the opinion of majority o
the ,Nr,nhrrs OF the club present tina
a contract should be made with th'
CONSULTING engineers. and survey
ordered.
tIS ~ SttlSu liiut tiiS A'tiiNi
had entered into contract with En-.
sinecr jos, Flammang for plans anc
specifications for a new concrete dam
at The waterworks pumping station
II : the idea To erect the new dam a
short distance below the present dam
and raise it three feet higher, thus
almost doubling the capacity OF the
basins above the dam and assuring
the city plenty of water during the
mes, protracted drought. He hoped
tina. the dam could be erected before
the coming OF the usual fall rains.
\ general discussion OF other mat
tiers. especially help for the farmers
during harvest, followed. but no &C
tion MAS taken. and the club adj
journed 10 the regular meeting on
June :.