The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-11-30
BUSINESS MEETING CALLED
FOR PUSHING TOWNS
INTERESTS.
HAD A LARGE ATTENDANCE
Work Of Planning to push De-
veIopement Of Country taken
up Systematically.

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ward q "booster" club. The call for q
business meeting was responded to nobly
On Tuesday evening. The attendance
was indeed exceedingly gratifying.
There ls not 4 town In Kansas the size OF
Dodge City or even twice her size that
can get out as large, az earnest or as
capable crowd a. the one which attend
ed the business meeting here on Tuesday
night. They came early and had their
slseyes rolled up, ready to battle for
Dodge City. Once there they gather
still more enthusiasm from each other.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
Russell, aud at the beginning the oom-
mittee composed Of Mayor Hoover, Vic-
tor Carson, Fl. B. Bell and Geo. Relg-
hard, who recently visited the sugar beet
farms up the river was called upon for a
report. Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Carson ex-
planned the beet business as 1t appeared
to them from their investigation. They
were both very tavorably impressed with
the sugar beet industry. 1t Is showing
enormous profits and opens up great
possibilities to the locality which adopts
IL. II crowds land values higher than
anything that can be done In an agrcult-
ural way.
Mr.. Carson stated that an experiment
of 20 acres will be made by him the
coming season. There are now some six
or eight parties figuring on testing the
crop at the same time. There should be
twenty or thirty others join in the test.
II beets will bring clear profit of as
high as $50 per acre 1t Is worth trying.
Persons who wish to inform themselves
on the question should talk with Mr.. Car.
son and the sugar beet committee com
posed of him and Geo. W. Hoover, H. B.
Bell, Geo Reighard and Geo. Pond.
Mr.. Pond nude an earnest address on
the subject Of sugar beets. Mr.. Pond has
for several years been an enthusiast on
the subject. He has watched carefully
the growing ofsugar beels from the tests
made In California to the present estab-
lishment of beet factories and panta-
tions up the valley just west Of US, He
has talked repeatedly with the augar beet
men who have been passengers on his
train, and has gained lot of accurate
information upon the question. He has
also talked with representatives of
wealthy firms who are watching this
I. country with view to locating factories
irrigating plants etc. He believes that
the time is here when capitalists are ready
to put In money to make the Arkansas
Valley vast garden. He believes that
Dodge City can secure sugar beet enter
prises which will by far overabadow any
thing yet attempted In this line. He has
given much thought to the matter and
his enthusiasm 10 infections.
The sugar beet committee is expected
to keep in touch with all matters pertain
log to Dodge City and Ford ceunty's in
eferests In this slime, to encourage the plant
ing Of good crop for next season, and
to get into communication with capital.
lists who have money TO establish factories
irrigation plants etc. The opportunity
is here, and the committee is good one.
y The reorganization ofa business club
was taken up with vim which was good
to witness. Mr.. Russell was elected
president, Mr.. Psttijohn secretary and
Mr. Evans treasurer.
Talks were made by Messrs Slocum,
Judge Milton, Fitzgerald, Judge Madison
Sughrue, Grobety, DR.. Milton and others,
on railroads, water and light. civic Inn
provements eto. The elevator question
was left for the next meeting and In the
meantime will be put In the hands OF q
committee.
Standing committees are to be appoint.
cd on manufacturing, emigration, expor-
taaIon, civic improvement, reception and
entertainment,
There we're several who will be among
ths best workers Of the club who were
out Of town Or otherwise unayoidably
kspt away, and consequently shsIr names
de not appear on the member ship roll.
The names that do appear Ars persona
who wers In the room ct the time. II
Ave minutes after the member sAip roll
we open sixty flYs had signed up and
Gfty four of them had advanced the
member ship fes of 500.
The lIst Of members sesured Il shs iifst
meeting follows: a. 1luck. VI. j. Fits-
gerald, @. n. Hoover, h. u. Harloughsr.
2, Madden, i. !. Tayles, 4. i. Dusre