4-520: The Merchants Club was a predecessor club to The Commercial Club of Chicago . It was organized in Chicago in 1896. It merged with the Commercial Club in 1907. Its leaders included Charles G. Dawes , Frederic A. Delano , and Charles H. Wacker . It was responsible for commissioning Daniel Burnham 's Plan of Chicago (1909), also known as Burnham's plan. This Chicago -related article
8-611: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Commercial Club of Chicago The Commercial Club of Chicago is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) social welfare organization founded in 1877 with a mission to promote the social and economic vitality of the metropolitan area of Chicago . The Commercial Club was founded in 1877 as a capitalist reaction to the Great Upheaval, a national labor strike that began with railroad workers in Martinsburg, West Virginia. In 1907,
12-626: The blueprint for the future growth and development of the entire Chicago region. The Commercial Club addressed many other progressive reform issues: supported street cleaning and paving projects, smoke abatement and sanitation schemes, and the development of city parks and playgrounds. They also endorsed the creation of the Cook County Forest Preserve district. They also maintained a consciousness of social reform issues like juvenile delinquency , race relations, and old-age pensions. The club traces its origins back to
16-572: The Commercial Club merged with the Merchants Club (organized in 1896). In 1933, the Industrial Club of Chicago (organized in 1905) joined. Its most active members included George Pullman , Marshall Field , Cyrus McCormick , George Armour , Frederic Delano , Sewell Avery , Rufus C. Dawes , and Julius Rosenwald . The club championed member Daniel Burnham 's Plan of Chicago (1909), also known as Burnham's plan. The plan gave
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