Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-05
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tise Ottumwa and its advantages. We
have started out two or three times te
do this, but the expense has been toe
great. If the business men of Ottumwa
will take enough interest In the mat
ter and become members of the asso
citation; If we have some competent
man employed to give his time and at
tention to advertising the city; then
we may hope to get results, but ii we
drift along in the way we have there
will be no results"
After the election of officers a
general discussion was INDUCED in by
the members. The following talks
We're MAIDS by some of the manufac
turers and business men present
The principal need expressed was that
OF money. 1t seemed to be the feeling
of all present, that while the associa
ton had not been successful during
the past year, that everything had
been done that was possible consider.
Ing the limited funds at its disposal.
Must First Formulate Plan.
DR.. E. T. Edgerly: "It occurs to me
that If the board of directors would
meet and formulate a plan for push
ing the work in view, showing that
there was to be or had been some
change in program on the part Of the
Club, they would be much more sue.
cessful in campaign for new mem
bers. / do not believe that if they go
out after members now they will be
very successful. We must take some
steps, either putting new life into the
club OF putting it to death in a grace.
full way.
| M. 9. Gilmore: II want to see a
good live commercial association
here. But we cannot have such club
without a secretary to devote all of
his time to look after these things. He
must put ginger into the club and into
the city. To secure such a secretary
1t will be necessary to raise the mem
bership dues. We cannot do this with
membership fee of SIS. We will
have to make it $40 or perhaps con-
siderably more. We should pay good
secretary In the neighborhood Of
$1,80U year.
1T is up to the board of directors
to formulate a feasible plan and then
make the campaign for membership
at an increased fee. Unless we can
do this we might as well disband."
Should Get Subscriptions.
D. r. Morey: II doubt very much
whether we can get an organization
that is large enough to pay secre-
tary $1,S00 year and his expenses
In travelling and otherwise and have
our fees at even $40 year. We will
have to get all of the IS, and the $40
and the $40 people that we can and
then later try for some $500 people.
There are number of men in this
city who will be willing to subscribe
$500 or even more If they felt as
though they could get their moneys
worth.
What we need is plenty Of money
and somebody that knows how to
spend it,
T. D. Foster: I'VE ought to launch
a commercial association that will be
worthy of the name. The man at the
head of 1T in the. effice Of secretary
should be one who has had experience
along the lines Of industrial work.
No Progress without Sacrifice.
I'VE could procure, I believe, some
bright energetic young man, trained in
the Industrial office of some railroad.
who would be just the man for such
place. But we can not carry out
these plans on S. or $40 or $50 men,
.berships. The larger business inter-
ests of the city must make larger
donations to the association If the plan
Is to succeed and the club to be
success. The larger interests and the
men behind them must open up their
purses and make sacrifices Without
sacritces there is no progress. If we
all shut up our purses and allow few
to carry the burden, soon there
Will be no one carrying the burden and
we Will have no association 1t would
be better to have no commercial asso-
citation than the miserable thing which
goes by that name now.
The board of the association should
get together and formulate plan with
life and merit to it. Then they should
go after the leading industries of the
city for subscriptions Mr.. Foster
referred to Mr.. Manss' agreement
when he was here a short time ago to
speak before the banquet of the asso-
citation. He stated that he believed it
would be good plan for the direc-
tors to arrange for the annual banquet
and then to formally invite Mr.. Manss
to come to Ottumwa and speak at the
banquet along .Ae same lines as in his
address before a number of business
mel upon his last visit here.
Encouragement to Right institutions.
Mr.. Foster continued, 1.-THE associa-
ton has done large amount of USE
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