Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-10-07
First Definite Step Is Taken To
Bring About Active Organization
For Promotion Of Greater Bisbee
Business Men and Members of Commercial Club Joint
Meeting Favor Merging of Two Bisbee Chamber
Of Commerce; Plan Enthusiastically Backed

Step number one was taken last
evening at mass meeting of the
members of the Warren District Com
mercial Club and the Warren District
Business Mems Association looking
toward the organization of Bisbee
Chamber of Commerce and Mines and
the building of a Greater Bisbee.
Following meeting of the member
ship of each of the old organizations,
at which time the designations of the
governing bodies of each were pre-
sented and accepted, a general meet
ing was held at the Y. -. c. A.
j. r. Henderson, president of the
Commercial Club, opened the meeting
by stating its purposes and by read
ing the original letter of recommen-
dation from the committee of the BIS
bee Civic Luncheon Club. He sug-
gested the naming of chairman to
conduct the meeting and such other
meetings as may be held pending the
competitor of the permanent organiza-
ton. Howard Givens of Lowell, pro-
posed the name of T. A. Hughes.
There was no other nominations and
the selection was made unanimous.
Upon molten the chairman was in
structed TO select a secretary and
named Lawrence ID. Clark.
Merger Is Approved
Ben Fraqkenberg, chairman of the
executive committee of the Business
Mems Association, was recognized
and stated that the association had
voted to join the movement, accept
the resignation of the executive COM
mittee and merge upon the completion
of the organization. j. R. Henderson.
president of the Commercial Club,
made a similar announcement These
actions were taken ay the two organi-
cations in order that each should con-
tinue to function until the date of the
final acceptance of the new plan and
selection of officers for the new Bis.
bee Chamber of Commerce.
The chairman then asked for sug-
gestions as to the best manner in
which to proceed to secure the Great
er Bisbee Chamber of Commerce. He
stated that it appeared to him, that
only hard work and application would
fill the bill. The secretary was call
ed upon and suggested that a COM
mittee on organization be named to
prepare bylaws which should be pre-
sented to another mass meeting and
accepted or rejected.
Ben Frankenberg moved that COM
mittee of 10 be appointed by the chair
man, of which the chairman should be
the ex-officio chairman, 5 to be Sc
lected from each of the old organize
tons. The motion prevailed unani-
mously. The chairman appointed the
following organization committee:
Ben Frankenberg,
Bertram L. Smith,
Robert Hamilton,
E w. Beddow,
j. c. White,
j. r. Henderson,
Ho ward Owens,
DR.. ~. c. Bledsoe,
E. c. Campbell.
G. B. Winfrey and T. A. Hughes,
chairman
]. c. White, president of the Bust
ness Mems Association, in speaking
of the proposed Chamber of Com
merce, dwelt upon the necessity of
securing the services of men for di-
rectorships and officials who would
work. Re declared that the success
of any organization depended upon
the men who were elected to lead. He
commented upon the possibilities of
the Bisbee District and of the sur
rounding country
!. r. Henderson urged that live,
young men of the district be drafted
into the new organization in order
that the work might go forward as 1t
should He declared that work only
would make the organization a sue
cess.
Frank Thayer asked the chairman
as to the proposed qualifications for
membership. The chair stated that