The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-10-08
TIE COMMERCIAL CLUE.

properly conducted commercial body In this city OF
any other town capable OF performing great good and
1t is the greatest power In the work of upbudng city
OF course improperly conducted club is injurious to
TIE best interests OF a community.
In Nnita we have club that is doing some good
Just as much good be expected Of faithful dozen
or 50 public spirited on whom the vast majority OF
property owners content to let the burden rest
without cooperation support
AT the meeting last night thirteen members were
present AT the previous meeting there were fifteen
This fact certainly does not indicate that the citizens
Of Ynita, taken as whole very much whether the
town progresses at rate keep pace with other towns
OF the territory not Other places are outstripplng
US although they are less favored naturally It Is fact
that cannot be ruthfuly denied Why? II is chiefly by
reason Of the fact that the citizens these towns pull to-
gethe for the general good and personal feeling and ami
mostly buried during the discussion Of and action up
on public questions
II certain citizens do not like the manner In which
business is conducted they do not suk and stay away
from club meetings then critese and condemn all that
has been done by those who do attend.
II you do not approve of the work Of the Commercial
club Of vlnta attend the meetings and give Others the
tany the topics discussed at these meetings interest you
as they do all citizens collectively. No cti
zen would appreciate being termed moss-back" hold-
er back or chronic knocker against all that tends to
progress Is IL not possible that your inner cohscous
hess indcts you upon charge Of being one OF these3
II you cannot smother the personal feeling you may
entertain against certain members who take the lead In
The work Of town building against officers attend the
meetings and assume the lead yourself or vote for officers
more favorable to you.
The Of a town are responsible for It's progress
II they are stingy and coss and content let the town
build up by ITSELF shift the burden to other shoulders
they ar, not good desirable citizens for any eommu
nifty All should do their part and every property owner
can do something to assist.
This Is the period when yinIta needs action The
future Of The city depends largely II not entirely upon
what action is today taken. Many towns have taken
the lead away from vnta and Others are passing us in
The march 10 metropolitansm. They have no better
conditions than exist here but their property
ownen-are displaying and exercising more public spirit
than are the men OF VinIta
Not y many yean ago Muskogee had one railroad;
Vinta had two trunk lines our natural resources sur
passed those Of Muskogee The men OF the latter town
iow city pulled together and offered Inducements for
people TO go there In business lnaugurate Indus
ries and become one Of them while the people ofvlnlta
'ued singy or In cques opposing every proposition
PRESENTED by the other fellow simply because he was the
ther fellow
This has been done during Tie past i've or SIX yeau
nd IN that time we committed The unfogiyable sin Of
osng for vnita the title Of Metropolis Of the Indian
Territory"