Putnam patriot., 1909-07-09
Business Men's Association --.Quarierly Meeting.


 Meeting.
 The early part of next menth the Rn- slness Mems Association will hold its quarterly meeting. The President and Executive Committee. as heretofore. will have matters of importance to lay before the people relative 10 the inter- ests of the city.
 The Association has not been idle in regard to its special work. Our eiti- zens will be glad to learn that through the efforts of the Executive Committee new industry has been brought to this city, and Is now in operation. The firm name of the concern is Dor. sey < Bone-John D. Dorsey and Ro- bert Bone-from Worcester. They have rented the ,entire shoe shop, formerly belonging to C. NJ. Fisher ( Go., but now owned by Mir. T. P. Botham, on School street. The company are mak- ing high grade of handles fer some of the hargest edge-tool makers in the State.
 Both members have become part of our community, having hired homes and removed their families here, who are now occupying them.
 The power in the buildinginot suit ing the needs of the firm, Nil. Botham has agreed to furnish them with the power they require, and has already contracted for new large boiler and engine to meet their needs. The time limit to have the new plant come here came near being the cause of it's going elsewhere. And had it not been for the prompt action of the Executive Committee of the Business Mems Association, in interposing and guaranteeing to install an electric mo- tor with sufficient power to meet their present needs to enable them To fill the pressing orders of their customers, it would have slipped through.
 Through the courtesy of Mir. c. A. Hammond, President Of the Electric Light & Power Co., who loaned the eletric motor and promptly installed 1t, the firm were enabled to start their bu- siness in operation on Thursday. The Business Mems Association be- comes a great power for any purpose for the benefit of the community when 1t represents the majority f the citi- zens, as can then authoritatiyely ex- press the wishes of the city. It's in- fiuence is dominant to restrain any movement or purpose inimical to it's welfare as well As to encourage what ever promises to benefit the city. Had the organization been In exist ence several years ago, a valuable in- dustry that was lost to the city could have been preserved. So now in the new industry just established, we see how it's location here, without the in- fiuence of the Business Mems Associa- ton, promptly exercised, would have failed.
 The business men, the men Of char acter should see and understand how important it is to have such an institu- ton as the Business Mems Association, which can wield such immense power promptly to advance their interests, and to restrain whatever is injurious. It does this, too, without interfering with the just rights of any individual. To become member need never cost more than the initiation fee. Nor need any one limited in spare time ever be required to lose any time. There will be members ready ard willing to do the light service that will ever be neces- sary. The officers and executive com mittee who willingly assume their res. possibilities, do all the work--if we may so term tito perform all the ser vice that the Association obiigaies it. self to attend to for the benefit of the general community.
 What the Association needs to make it powerful in winning success. is the influence Of every good member. That counts. and nothing else will, no mat ter what sympathy Of good will may be expressed for the accomplishment of their purposes. That influence can be made effective only by having their names enrolled as members of the As sociation.