The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1909-08-27
TUPELO COMMERCIAL CLUB
HOLDS INTERESTING MEETING
Many Matters of Interest Brought Before the Body
Trade Days Named for First Monday in Each Month
Prizes to be Awarded on Farm Products
Much Enthusiasm Aroused.

The regular meeting OF the
Tupelo Commercial Club was
held in the circuit court clerk S
office Monday night. While the
crowd was not as large as ex-
pected, many interesting fea-
lures were discussed and plans
for the fnture laid in the proper
way. The list of inquiries re-
ceived by Secretary, R. D..
Porter, showed that the present
system of advertising is making
the outside world take notice. In
every letter requests are made
for pamphlets and descriptive
literature of Tupelo. This mat
ter has been compiled and is now
in the hands of the printers. 1t
is a complete booklet of 80 pages
giving the town in half tones and
etchings.
The meeting was called to
order by the president, and the
business of electing new officers
for the ensuing year was gone
into with the following results:
w. T. Reeves, president; E. C.
Kinds, vice-president; R. D.
Porter, secretary; D. S. Ballard,
r L. Pound, S. J. High, w. A.
Monaghan, executive board; D.
S. Ballard. R. l., Pound, Tison
McCee, E. C. Hinds, R. H. Null
lins, standing committee, to look
after and arrange trade days.
The first Monday in each
month is set aside for trading
days. The people of Lee county
are invited to come to Tupelo on
this Gay and take advantage OF
the bargains that will be offered.
This does not mean that there
will be on sale that day, every
thing at bargains, but, one mer-
chant will give reduction on
some one thing while another
will cut the price on another,
thus, the trade will be scattered
and all will profit by the deal and
the purchaser will have the bar
gains just the same. If the
farmer has anything to sell, he
can bring it to Tupelo the first
Monday in any month, and a
purchaser will be found for him.
Ii he has anything he wants to
sell at'auction, or number OF
things, they will be sold without
cost to him. If he should want
to buy a farming implement or
vehicle, means will be provided
by which he can secure that
article. Through the efforts of
this Club. it is possible to get
most anything you want, and get
it at q lower price than you
otherwise could.
Between this and Christmas,
there will be three days, one in
October, November and Deem
Der, when everything will be
offered at a bargain. These are
special days, and will be given
publicity later on.
Some people do not understand
the meaning Of the Commercial
Club. 1t is for the benefit Of
Tupelo and Lee County, finan-
cially, morally and socially. Do
ing all in its power for the bet
terment and upbuilding Of this
section. No graft is attached to
it whatever, it is body of
legitimate business men. and
citizens striving to build up the
town.
Tupelo is one Of the best little
cities in North Mississippi, and
has every facility for the making
of much larger place. Almost
in sight of town thousands OF
acres of uncut timber, pine and
oak, that could be milled, lies un'
touched from the fact that nc
conveyance can be had except
wagons, to get the shipments to
the railroads. The Commercial
Club first started the movement
for the electric line, which will
run directly through this great
timoer belt. This means that
with the grading Of the road,
mills will open and many hun.