Show I 1 CHAMBER CRA ER OF COMMERCE I 1 I 1 1 1 the meeting of tho the chamber of commerce list iset evening for the election of directors was not as well attended i as be ft it should have been but it lacked nothing in earnestness earnest and spirit daring during the somewhat tedious routine of ball ballotti otting og for officers there of zest and was a quiet manifestation interest which argues well for the years success and in the thirteen I 1 gentlemen ge clemen elected to serve daring during that period there la 13 a still more hopeful assurance that the chamber will sill promptly gird on the armor of battle and wage baliant warfare for the city t whose commercial rights it has entered the lists to defend A wise weighty and well endowed 1 bakers dozen are the men who have bave been thus honored with their I 1 I 1 col leagnes suf frages they have the 1 opportunity to make a great record for themselves for the chamber and for tle city and they have he the capacity to do it for some reason there has of late been a lack of interest in the organization we do not pretend to say why this has been the case bat but it has been beanan an unfortunate fact and few bare bays been unaware of its existence though none seem to know its cause the present is a rood good time to bury and forget all euch ruch things the future 1 opens bright before us there is every incentive for all interests to pull together instead of each individually trying to pull apart that ibis this latter influence has not wrought more damage than it haa has is due largely to the patience and perseverance pere per everence of the retiring officers those at least who have attempted to fill the positions which one year ago they accepted to these men the city owes much gratitude for whatever errors may be charged against them were of the head bead not of the heart of them and the chambers work we shall have more mare to say when their successors are f organized and qualified meanwhile beat best wishes to the new board may they all live long and prosper |