Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
|BgOsT|NG MOVEMENT
GETS BIG IMPETUS,
MANY WEARING THERED
General Meeting Win be Held
on February 8 to Form
Working Organization

Working Organization
The movement to form an organiza-
ton to boost Staunton is now in full
swing. Another meeting of the men
interested in it was held Wednesday
in City Manager Ashburnel's office
and great deal of enthusiasm was
manifested.
It was decided to hold q mass meet
ing on Friday February s. at which
the plans for the organisation will
be submitted to the pc ople for their
approval or amendment. Every in
dividual who feels an interest in the
deve lopment Of his home town ANA is
willing to help boost her to the posi-
ion to which she is entitled is not on.
~ invited, but urged to attend. There
is to be nothing cut an. dried about
the meeting. 1t is hoped to have Mr..
William T. Dabney, business manager
of the Richmond chamber of COM
MERGE, who has done . splendid work
there, come to Staunton and tell how
Richmond eliminated the knockers
and offer some suggestions for devel-
oping the resources of this city. It
is also hoped to have one or two
others who have worked along similar
lines tell of their experiences. These
are TO be short talks. net formal ad-
dresses. The meeting is intended to
be business meeting, and to show
whether the spirit Of knocking or
boost ~ is in the ascendency. The
men who are working to organise
the NOV ement ha We no desire to control
it. Their work is purely in the in
terest of the com mon good, and it
will be for the meeting of the citizens
to determine jast what form the Or
ganization email take.
At the meeting last night Mr..
Charles Catlett presided as he did
the night before. There was q
general interchange of views as 20
the best lines along which to work.
II was suggested that there is some
land which could readily be obtained
for free factory sites. and the desir-
ability Of bringing more Industries 70
tine city was emphasized. 1t was
pointed out that if q single factory
employing 300 persons could be obtain
ed in . years work, it would mean
the expenditure among the merchants
Of Staunton Of $1,000 every Saturday.
The question Of advertising the city
was also considered. Other cities
ara advertising their advantages for
ni1ztries, and their desirability as
locations for homes with splendid
results and there ia no reason why
Staunton should not reap similar
results from just that sort Of thing.
1t is hoped to make the organization
ona in which every person in Staur.-
ton will feel an interest, and manifest
that interest by pledging himself to
talk of Staunton's advantages at
every possible opportunity, and to
wear the sign of the booster, bit Of
red ribbon ON his coat.
The red ribbon idea was = happy
one and every man at last nights
meeting wore one, while many were
seen Oh the streets in the course OF
the day. Every man willing to stop
knocking for sixty days and to talk
of what fine place Staunton really
is, is urged to begin wearing his bit
of red right now, and NOS wait unit.
February 3rd. One of the gentlemen
present offered to furnish the ribbons
to all who would wear them, and
there will be supply ia the Office Of
City Manager Ashburner for all who
desire them.
A plan Of organization suggested
was for general bo1y composed Of
whose officers would consist of a
president, two Independents,
treasurer and q secretary. There
would also be an executive hoard con-
sisting of the president and two vice.
together with four repre-
sentatives Of the city council and
twelve members of the organization.
This executive board would be SUBJ
divided into committees on finance,
entertainment, advertis-
ing, real estate, with such others as
may be found necessary. The ques-
tion of charter, it was suggested,
ought to be deferred until after tine
general citizens meeting on Feb
ruary 8.
It is hoped to have the close coop
GRAFTON Of tue city government. and
in considering the question Of fin
ances it was suggested that as the
organisation is to be form
I'd solely to benefit the city and its
people, the councils would no doubt
be willing to.besr- q part Of -she1 ex-
pense~ incident to it's work. The
question of a..nams for tn. Organise
lion was also left open What is
wanted is..something short, and
lnappy, yet which will, Indicate the
purpose Of the associate On, thatais to +
,elp The town in every possible way.
Any suggestions sent to the Dispatch
md News will Do appreciated. These
will b. printed ana turned over to