The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03
WILL HAVE MENA
 CREAMERY SOON
A Meeting of the Nj. (. D. C. Friday Night Did Good Work for the City-Several Projects
 Considered.


 representative of that of the peo- pie of Meua, this city IS going to have a creamery.
 In fact the committee having the project in charge announces that the creamery is to be. The original committee was composed of c. w. Petty, W. D. Durham, and H. W. Cardwell, and Friday night two enthusiastic workers were added in s. H. Smith and J. T. Spring. aud something over 5000 in stock subscribed then and there.
 When the announcement was made that F. c. Wilsey had de- cided to locate his creamery at Cove, J. H. Hamilton, Father Gallagher, s. H. Smith and a dozen others who had been talk ing creamery, said that unless one was put here there would be great disappointment; that there were farmers here now who would leave if it was not done, and others whose locating depend ed upon the enterprise.
 The matter of offering a bonus for a good creamery or of sub scribing for for stock was dis cussed.
 H. A. Scoggin stated that If the people desired to g.ve bo- nus he would put in bank two dollars tor each one given, none to be drawn out except on vouch- CTS for the creamery, and would have plant running within 30 days.
 It seemed to be the general seu- timent, however. that it would be better to have creamery stock owned by citizens, particularly by those who expect to furnish milk and cream. Those present were invited to subscribe for stock, and more than 5000 was taken within a few moments, and the commit tee instructed to push the enter prise, if necessary advertising for an experienced man who would take stock and conduct the cream cry.
 The meeting was opened with President c. A. Smith presiding. On request of Mir. Smith, John H. Hamilton, vice president, took the chair.
 Talking That Does Harm.
 In assuming the position of pre- siding officer, Mir. Hamilton made talk on the general situation of Mena, interspersed with enough humor to keep everybody in a happy mood. His remarks were hopeful in tone, and had for their chief purpose tue discouraging of the too common disposition of many to harm themselves and the city by seeing and talking from the darkest standpoint. He made most convincing talk and won everybody present to his viewpoint-all but one. As he finished, J. T. Spring got up and quoted to Mir. Hamilton some re. marks of his own of recent date that turned the tables on him in flash, and the crowd roared. Mir. Hamilton accepted the re. buke with remark to the effect that Most of us are like ly to have of days" and he was like the rest.
 However, the sentiment pre- vailed that everyone should do his part in standing up for Mena' 1t was worth it every day.
 The Agricultural School.
 Then d letter was read from At torney General Norwood rejoicing that Mena was to try for the state agricultural school for this dis. trict. Mir. Norwood pointed oui the value of this institution as a builder of locality, aud to tne fact that there would be a hart fight by other towns to locate il near, and made valuable sugges tious, one of which was to makt an effort to bring the trustees tc Meua and 'sshow them"
 Mir. Hamilton stated that th, schools were asked for by tn, farmers, worked for by the farm CTS and the trustees appointed al approved by the Farmers Union In fact, the whole movement wa, for the farmers, and he though they should better understand i and take more interest in them
 The report of the committee t, solicit funds for the school re ported $3,000 subscribed, witl but two hours work. It was in structed to go on with its efforts
 F. Nj. Reeves, Father Gallaghe and c. B. Wood were appointed as committee to arrange adver Using matter and have sam, placed in publications that woul, re7ch people who might becom, interested in Polk county.
 The meeting as a whole wa very interesting and all presen realized that good would com