Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-01-24
MORE THAN 100
PEOPLE AT THE
FESTAL BOARD
Tho Baxter Mining Exchanges Entertainment
of It's Guests Was Fine.


tanned DELEGATION from the Joplin Commercial Club several from
Galena the president Of the Webb City Club and lew from Column
bus The visitors at the trains and taken over the camp
In the evening they given banquet by the Exchange the
banquet room Of the Eastern Star ladies' who served the spread
More than 100 covers were laid.
The visitors we're R. A. Sanford Clay GREGORY Col H. H. Gregg
j. Guarm w. Watt Chris Gueneerich H. Cove B. W. Lyon
Howard Gray Of Joplin Harrison Of Webb City 0. W. Sparks
H. J. Hanes J. c. Moore R. Waite, s. R. Ping L. Mcclure of
Galena and H. Henderson A. F. Williams and E. B. Morgan OF
Columbus.
At the evenings entertainment H. Rice introduced by Mr.
Watson as POSTMASTER and Mr. Rice introduced Mr. Watson
president the exchange Mr. Watson delivered address Of we
come which was responded by A. Sanford president Of the
Joplin club
We shall not attempt this time tell all Of the good things
said BY the visitors but every one them expressed surprise what
he saw the camp and expressed appreciation Of his entertainment
here.
COL Gregg explained the good features the mining congress
which will in Joplin time this fall and invited the Baxter
exchange Join in and get of the benefits be derived bm
the bringing to this section so large body representative mining
men, COL Gregg is fine aker and what he says along mining
lines carries great deal weight he has been the mining
business greater part Of his life.
E. T. Mccarthy made nice talk the Possibilities the
Baxter Mining Camp He told the early development work here
and gave the visitors idea the magnitude OF the camp when
he said reached from Baxter Springs the northeast to Miami on
the southwest from the station Quapaw on the northwest to Peoria
on the southeast He said he wanted the producers OF the en-
tire district together for the good ALL and this remark
brought forth loud applause from all present
In speaking of the mining congress- COL Gregg said Joplin had
two very strong competitors when she went after the next meeting
Gode Nevada and Douglass Arizona both wanted the congress-
and had men present Denver last year working very hard for it.
But Joplin won and the meeting will be held there The entire
lead and zinc district will be greatly benefited by the meeting and
i'll no 10
sand delegates who will be present
&C. Harrison president Of the Webb City club made very in
eesne speech and the OF his remarks ne mentioned
era things Of the importance to the entire district chief OF
which that some be taken keep out from Mex
leo and Canada
NJ c. French had for his them Hot Air" and although Mr..
French is very modest bash and retiring he did very well
with his subject
H. B. Henderson made little talk and the OF his
remarks said he thought the Baxter Springs camp had glorious
future
Waite Of Gaena made speech he denied being IRON
Gaena Said pleaded guilty being in that place one week. and
wished to throw himself on the mercy ofthe court
Chris Guenserh Joplin told something about the early history
zinc in this country Mr. Guengech pleaded guilty to
German but said the Germans who rs gave this coun
,rv the zinc industry He referred the zinc firm OF Matthieson
Heller of La Sale ILL., These gentlemen did the first smelling OF
zinc ore the United States and are today still in the business
Mr. Gueusech is one of the road commissioners Of Jasper county
Mo- and has been since 1896 He gave interesting remarks
on road building which we hope will prove profitable
VIM Grimes Of Guthrie made short speech Said ne would
have made LONGER one but had idea he would be called on SO
had not prepared talk
Ru yon president of the Joplin Country Club made talk for
tho benefit Of the ladies' we did not know he will never leave
nn we would think he intended Baxter Springs andrun
for Office. ~,
Mrs Abrams made fine talk behalf Of the ladies' and H.
Mlar told bou mining in ENGLAND France and the United States
Sparks said he had intended talk about an hour but his team
was waiting, and he was excused
Clay Gregory secretary Of the Joplin Club brought out the ac
that apple line for should be run into the district and ne gave
mes to prove it.
The visitors we're taken through the Mission mine during the day
and when Moore Of Gaena called say something ne
said he had been the Southwest field since 1917 but had never
seen a-beter mine than the Mission. I'll
Howard GRAY would have talked about liability insurance but
for his modesv C. Plumb l. H. Watts, T. Foley. l. Foster
hut Miss Harrison