Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

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work. With each step ahead the
members of the Organization
have been filled with new enthu-
siasm and a determination to
push forward to greater things
The membership is not as large
as it should be and an effort wiki
be made to interest every citizen
of Meade in the Club. A num-
Der of our business men, the
very ones who stand to receive
the most benefit from a bigger
and better town, are on the out
side watching the others work.
1t should not be so. Everyone
should come IN and do their part,
and if all will do this the past
record of efficient service can be
greatly improved upon. The
terms of membership have been
arranged to admit the small bust
ness man without requiring him
to go beyond his means and at
the same time he can be OF great
help in the work of the organiza-
ton. A few days ago the writer
solicited citizen of the town to
take membership and received
the answer that if we could show
him where it was going to benefit
him he would do 1T This is
what we shall endeavor to do.
No one will deny that the more
business that comes to town,
the greater will be the benefits
derived by every institution
within its limits. The first and
greatest object of the CONNER
cial Club is to extend the trade
territory of Meade. Competi-
ton is keen between the towns
in this territory and to people
living on a line between two
towns, the one offering the most
inducements gets the trade.
The Club, in autos, made trip
to the south, distributed adver-
matter and personally solicited
business for the town-and il
came. People who had not been
coming here transferred their
business to Meade and every
man, woman, and child in town
is the gamer. Then the roads
were in bad condition, 1t was
easier to haul loads to other
towns. There was no one to
look after them. The township
officials we're not able to keep
them in the proper condition and
in many instances were ignorant
of their condition. Grain and
produce were going to the towns
leading to which the roads were
kept up. The Club appointed
committee to look after this
feature and when the proper
authorities do not act the Club
takes the responsibility of doing
it and as a result the roads lead
ing to Meade are in excellent
shape, and the trade which for
merly went to other towns now
conner here. A bridge was need
ed at the Stump Aroya. The
cost of the bridge was in excess
of the amount the township was
allowed to expend; the bridge
fund was exhausted; the bridge
was necessary to bring business
to Meadc-what was done? The
Meade Commercial Club put up
the money to enable the town
shipto build the bridge and to-
day thousands of dollars worth
of grain and produce are being
hauled to Meade over this bridge.
Does this help the town? Of
course it does. Does it benefit
any one firm in Meade?' Most
assuredly it does not. 1t helps
you, us, and them. Have you
done anything to help in these,
things? If not, the time is here
for you to begin. Did the fair
and carnival help you? Yes, you
did a good business and made
new business friends and the
whole town has been benefited
and advertised and you are
ahead. There are other things
accomplished by the Club which
we have not space to enumerate,
but if you attend it's meetings
you will learn that it will benefit
you. Hand in your name and be
one of the live ones and use your
energy to help make Meade
Move"