The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-01-18
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION,
Will our Busin ess Men Move for the
Organiza ton Of 01e2
And Thereby Help Each Other and the Public

1t has been frequently remarked in our
hearing that one great need Of this city
was number of business men who
would combine to advance the interests
of the city and who were willing to lose
sight of the almighty dollar of profit for
moment, in order that they might not
be blinded to the real demand of the
city's good. We have enterprising citi-
zens herc-too few, It's true and then
there is class who will go in for any
public improvement very willingly after
they see a big percentage of profit al
ready On the way to their pocket. Such
men, who are willing to join any move
ment for the public good just because
they see an opportunity to make money
by it, amt worth continental only in SO
far as tax-money is squeezed out of them
and their business demands the building
of new stores. The meanest miser will
be public spirited to that extent. It is
true that number of our best citizens
combined and built al elevator. That
was creditable move, and denoted sim
cerity for the reason that it took eight
OF ten thousand dollars of cash out of
their pockets. Now our attention has
been called to an organization which first
originated in Fond du Lac and known as
q Business Mems Association" This,
as we understand it, does not require
any cash outlay, but must be of incalcu
liable benefit to the business community
in which it exists. AS We learn from
documents sent us by the Secretary of
the Association mentioned, the object of
the organization is to ensure the pros
perity of ollr city and its citizens pro-
tect and maintain our credit at home and
abroad foster and encourage all enter
prises calculated to develop and extend
our business interest effect united eff
fort i'll securing desirable legislation by
city, county, State and National author
| tiles establish suitable provisions for
mutual protection against loss from IL
responsible persons and Legitimate pro-
JecSs OF concerns exert an influence
whereby the harsher features of business
competition may be softened and i'm
proved to meet the demands of an active,
vigorous and social business community !;
secure an inexpensive, more expeditions
and less Objectionable process of adjust
ing claims and differences, which from
time to time seem unavoidably to exist
| between business men arouse more
widely extended interest in public af-
orally to unite the energies and influence
of all good citizens for the more thorough
and effectaal promotion of the pablo
welfare and thus in business and So
cial sense improve the condition of each
individual member of the community !;
| and believing that 20 secure these ends
permanent organization is necessary, the
| business men have formed this Associa-
ton
What valid objection can a business
! man have to lending his influence to the
| establishing and maintaining of an OF
ganization with the above objects in
view? If there be no reasonable ground
for objection, what will prevent our
merchants and tax payers generally from
| meeting and perfecting an organization?
It is true that Aessrs. Snatchup and
Holdfast can't see shining niokle grad
ually sliding in the direction of their
money-drawer, and this may cause them
to stand aloof and refuse to cooperate
with their business competitors but
does any one believe for moment that
such an organization can exist without
being of real benefit not only to himself
but to the community Will our bust
ness men combine to secure the good
results to be attained by the carrying
out of the principles contained in the
above platform? If so. will some of them
call a meeting? The columns of THE
TRIBUNE are open to them without
money and without price,