Kansas City daily journal., 1895-08-16
MISSOURI ON WHEELS.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT TnE
COATES HOUSE.
4 Committee Appointed to Raise Five
Thousand Dollars to Properly Place
Jackson County IN
Line.

There was meeting of the board of
managers Of the Missouri on Wheels
advertising enterprise at the Coates House
yesterday afternoon for the purposes OF
more fully setting forth the purposes OF
the scheme and perfccting some plans to
raise jackson county's share of the guaran-
tee fund. Robert Gillhnm was chosen chair
man, and T.. H. Richardson, secretary.
The meeting was addressed by l., H. Wat
ers. J. V. G. Karnos, David Il. Kirk, Wit
ten Mcdonald. ]. H. Nerf. a. \. Whipple,
Dr w j. bowman. Judge h. +. Baily OF
Sedalia and others.
1t was what would be called n very en-
couraging meeting. Nothing but good
words were said for the purpose of the
excursion. Comparatively little was said
as To the details OF the plans proposed. as
they were pretty well understood by all
who presented themselves at yesterdays
meeting. colonel Waters said that there
is no other evidence so effective In ad-
vortisinE as the actual presentation Of
your goods, and while oratory may he
very good In its way. n carload OF products
is much more eloquent MIR Karuos said
that it is very singular how little Eastern
people know of the West as compared with
what Western people know of the East.
lie said that any means that served TO
bring attention of Eastern people to the
that he knew of no other means so cffec-
tive as the presentation of the choice
in an attractive display. and sending 1t
from town to town for inspecton..
1t was the opinion of MIR Mcdonald
that there is no other place on the face
of the earth to he compared TO the Mis-
souir valley in the abundance and the
variety OF its resources. Some one had
suggested that those best educated in the
values of advertising would naturally be
prise mo" said MIR. Mcdonald, you
can have too much education, When |
sought help on recent advertising scheme
in which / was Interested, had all kinds
of opposition to contend with. Those OF
whom most was cNpected-the educated
literally poured it down my back. | was
almost constrained to yield to discourage
ment, when the words of Joshua occurred
of whom | had cause to expect less ana
received from them my most substantial
Mr. Kirk proposed as the best means of
and Jackson county, that a certain amount
be set aside for each one of the commer-
cial bodies. This plan was opposed ny
bodies had been worked pretty hard on
such lines. and that he thought the most
effective plan. would be the regular SUD;
tHaip''2i tHn} the Kansas Kansas City Medical society
would be willing to contribute sum to
the cause of advertising the state.
BY motion IT was determined that Jack
son county should pledge its effort to Sc
cure 5000 as its share of the $9V'.o. est ST.
mated as necessary to carry out the
scheme In the raising of this amount 1t
is believed that the county court will make
an appropriation. spokesman Tor lnde-
pendence gave his opinion that this inter
esting suburb alone will give SlVo to the
scheme. =, - ,.,,
III Glham appointed cdDnciima D@rih f.; kiTk k6T.
man. j. X Davidson and S. b. stokely as
IL committee to devise the best means 10
,I,. ,,,t toe fnr Jackson