The Coconino sun., 1925-02-27
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
EAT AND TALK BUSINESS;
TRY TO STOP PEDDLERS

The regular monthly meeting of the
Flagstaff Business and professional
Mems association was held in the Ro-
tary club rooms at the Weatherforc
hotel Monday evening at which num-
Der of matters of vital interest to the
business interests of Flagstaff were
taken up and discussed.
1t was a dinner meeting at which
about 25 members of the association
occupied chairs at the table at $50
when the ladies of the Episcopal
church served substantial and tasty
dinner, after which the business of the
evening was taken up.
President w. H. Switzer was in the
chair and the minutes of the meeting
of January 26 were read by Secretary
Art Riordan, and approved.
The board of directors reported that
they had held meeting at which a
number of matters were discussed.
They recommended that the annual
dues $40, payable quarterly in adj
vance. They estimated that this years
expenses would be held down to be-
tween $500 and $400 and that a fee
of $40 from each member would be
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proposed to have a secretary at a
small salary to take care of the bust
ness of the club; this will be the chief
item of expense this year. The board
also recommended that the member
ship from each firm or corporation be
limited to two. After discussion this
recommendation was amended to read
that each firm or corporation should
be entitled to hold one voting mem
bership and as many additional asso-
ciated non-voting memberships as it
desired. In that form it was adopted.
At the request of the Flagstaff
Woman's club the association voted to
assist in every way possible in the en-
tertainment of the delegates to the
state federation convention which
meets here in April.
A communication from the Gila
County Business Mems association
asking the support of this association
the state legislature compelling min
ing companies to deliver to their en-
ployes the full amount of their pay
cheeks was read and discussed. 1t
appearing from the information at
hand that the act affected only min
ing companies and as there are no
such companies in this county the club
took the view that action of the club
was not necessary and members of the
association were left to take such ac-
ton as they considered wise in the
matter.
The matter of the community chest
was presented and committee ap-
pointed to work out plan and present
at the next meeting. |. B. Koch was
made chairman of the committee and
he has to name the other members.
He selected w. H. Switzer, Pat Moran
and r. H. Simpson, others to be
named later.
An investigation of the towns or
dinances against peddlers is to be
made by committee consisting of
Ralph Davis, John Clark and r. H.
Simpson, with instructions to recon-
mend more stringent measures and
present them at the next meeting, af-
ter which they will be taken before the
town council for their approval.
The next meeting of the association
will be. held at the Rotary rooms on
the last Monday of next month, March
80, at $50 in the evening, at which
each member is asked to bring with
him as a guest one Flagstaff business
or professional man who is eligible to
membership in the association.