(from the archived RCHC Web site)

From: The Chattanooga Daily Times, Thursday, 7 Apr 1890.

Commercial Club Officers–First Baby Boy–Building Boom.

Cardiff, Tenn., Aug. 5.–The Cardiff Commercial club has elected officers as follows: H. M. Lord, president; M. M. Duncan, first vice-president; S. F. Robinson, second vice-president; E. C. White, secretary and treasurer.  The club will occupy quarters in its own two-story brick block, corner of Union and Tennessee avenues.

A four inch iron pipe is being laid from Hembree spring to the top of the lofty eminence east of Lincoln street, where the 42,000 gallon water tank is being erected.

The first mail child born in Cardiff was Thomas Cardiff, son of Luther Kearly.

Rutan & Fraser are building ten comfortable homes on Lincoln avenue, near the McElwee house.

Ground was broken Wednesday for H. M. Lord‘s residence.

A half dozen new houses are to go up at once through the instrumentality of the Cardiff Building and Loan association.

Thomas Carter has erected a store on the corner of Rugby street and Georgia avenue.

The Cardiff Building & Lumber company is erecting 25 houses near the furnace site for the Cardiff Coal & Iron company, to be occupied by the furnace crew.

Work has begun on the concrete for the foundations for the big furnaces. The company has a big crew at work, and the work of excavation is virtually completed.

B. Weber, who has been connected with the paymaster department, has been selected to do the clerical work for the engineering corps.

There is talk of having a full dress ball in Cardiff about September 1st.

General Manager M. M. Duncan expects to occupy his new residence in a few days.