The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-18
CENTRAL BUREAU
WOULD HELP CITIES
IN COOPERATION
League Of Municipalities
Plans 10 Attract Capital
and Improve Laws
City Solicitor Campbell In.
terested in the Work.
WILL START WITH BANQUET.

The estaDnenment OF bureau
through which all fities Of the state
may come and wok together to the
same end and a pan to invite the
investment of foreifn capital to Ken
lucky. were two Important questions
vigorously discussed yesterday by the
Executive committ4 OF the Munici-
pal League of Kebtucky, at Louis
vile. City Solicitof James p. Camp
bell. Jr.. of Paducal. who is secretary
of the league. retdrned home early
this morning highli enthusiastic over
the prospects for aluseful future for
the league. His fetum found him
chairman of a pragram committee.
which was appointtd to arrange for
the annual meeting. The date for
the meeting was fixed at July 5 and
at Louisville, and an elaborate ban
quet given by the league at the Seel-
bach hotel will close the get to-
gether" meeting.
The solicitor Is devoting all of his
spare time TO its work.
Several matters came before the
committee yesterday. but only two
were OF general significance at pres
ent. The committee discussed plans
for a bureau to be operated under
the auspices OF the municipal league
land to act as a medium through
which all cities and towns In Ken
lucky may be brought together more
closely, to cooperate in every Line of
thought and movement and keep in
touch with the management OF city
affairs Il IL also the intention of the
committee for the bureau to handle
the legislative branch of the cities
and have charge of all recommended
tions and bills TO go before the gen.
eral assembly. II will take some
little time to effect the organization
CT this bureau. to which an expense
is necessarily attached. norder that
the committeeman may have time to
devote to II and all cities may give
expressions. Il was held open until
the animal meeting. when will be
held in July.
To Invite Capital.
Another vital matter that needs
immediate attention is to offer fair
Inducements for foreign capital, as
well as to protect home investments |
This. according to Mr.. Campbell. is a
very important factor in o states /
growth and welfare and how to get |
about this plan will be thrashed out
as soon as possible.
How to get members OF the league
to show an active interest was also
we'll discussed Mr.. Campbell said
probably the most enthusiastic and
spirited member is Mayor w. o. Head
of Louisville, who has promised to
do all in his power to make the
league a success and already has
done much for its interest. Mr..
Campbell a week ago sent applica-
tions IN blank form over the state
and said the membership is steadily
growing. He said the league antici-
pates a full membership from the
$50 cities of the state and untold
benefits will be derived from the
work of the league. He said its pur-
pose Is to look after the interest and
welfare of municipalities of the
state: to promote beneficial legisla-
ton; to devise ways and means for
wise and economical administration;
and to advance the interest OF the
citizes of the municipalities of Ken
lucky. Politics will be eliminated al
together from its operations. No I
compensation is paid the officers OF
the league, and nominal membership
fees are charged, just enough to care
for the necessary running expenses
of the organization.
Mr.. Campbell received a letter
from a citizen OF Covington this
morning highly commencing the pur-
poses OF the league. This was
source OF inspiration to him and he
IL trying to arouse like interest in all
citizens of the state who are not
members OF the league.
Program Committee.
On the program committee with
Mr.. Campbell were placed Mayor
Head. OF Louisville. ana Mayor James
II. Polsgrove. president OF the league,
of Frankfort. The committee will
arrange 10 secure speakers of ma
tional reputation for the annual
meeting to discuss matters OF interest
TO municipalities. The committee Will
also assign different members OF the
league to discuss certain topics OF
interest. These topics are to be de- u
cided upon by the committee and 1t
will require several weeks of hard
work to arrange this The commit
tee will meet in few weeks at Louis
Vile.
Present at the meeting yesterday
were, Mayor Head, OF Louisville:
nfo,or 9 Lambert. of Owensharo. Il