The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

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It is club which wants to forget town
selflshness, which wants to work for
the advancement of its entire trade
territory and which wants to join sim
liar organizations in systematic boost
campaign for North Missouri. Good
roads, is its paramount issue.
The Birth Of The Idea.
Governor Hadley, the principal
speaker at Commercial Club dinner
attended by five hundred men last
night at the Trenton Convention Hall,
was impressed when he learned OF the
Trenton idea' and how 1t was work
ing out. The governor would have the
Trenton idea" taken to every city
and town in Missouri.
A few weeks ago M. V. Watson,
chairman Of the ways and means COM
mittee of the Kansas City Commercial
Club, went to Trenton in response to
a request for advice in reorganizing an
inactive business club.
Mr.. Watson was met at the depot by
T. n. Witteu, a business man, now
president Of the new club
How many citizens have your the
Kansas City man asked
six thousand. Mr. Witten said,
with some pride.
How much ground do you Govern
About two miles"
8tAlIagether too small, Mr. Watson
: zasls city Is too small to
- = square
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ever you draw trade - ||l 81
Trenton is not place wlieFe ps6ple
live. It's place where people do bus
mess. Think about it."
"shooks The City Limits.
Trenton business men thought about
it. They shook hands-and then
'sook' the city limits. They called
every man who came into the business
district of Trenton a Trenton man,
ignoring whether he walked six blocks
or drove six miles to get there.
Trenton has a Commercial Club OF
nearly fiye hundred men. almost half
of whom are farmers. Rock roads in
the county are being talked. Rock
roads to adjacent county seats are be-
ing urged The projecting railroad
from GAINESVILLE to Chhlicothe. which
would give southern outlet to the
fast developing coalfieds of GAINESVILLE,
isbe ing encouraged a friendly alli-
ance with the business clubs of North
Missouri is sought
Trenton. which doubled its boosting
population by new idea leading away
from the old selfcentered rut, sent
special train with a hundred citizens
and band to meet Governor HadIey
at Gallatin yesterday over 200
school children with flags gave the
governor reception which he said
had not been eQualed In his experience.
Neighbors Came to Wonder.
Last night more men than ever as
sembled in Trenton for a community
project bespoke the yigor of the "Tren-
ton idea. When NJ. V. Watson ap-
peared with the Kansas City guests,
the five hundred" cheered and greet
ed him as dad Every one OF the
five hundred was a member Of one Of
sixteen active committees.
Representatives of several North
Missouri commercial clubs were in
Trenton to see what the new Trenton
idea" really was.
The speakers at the dinner We're: f.
Nj. Harber, postmaster; T. n. Witten,
president Commercial Club; A. G.
Knight, the Rev G. B. Miller Charles
D. Morris, St. Joseph; j. G. TrimbIe.
general attorney Quincy. Omaha &
Kansas City Railroad. kaasas City,
NJ Y Watson. Kansas City ~
IWhittenton. general manager Rock
island the Rev. S. g. Fisher. G n
Adams. president Chillicothe CONNER
cial Club; Judge George w Naaa-
maker Bethany; A. J. Bandy, general
passenger agent 0. x Railroad, Kan-
sas City; Arthur N. Hyde, former
mayor Of Princeton; the Rev Henry
B. Tierney. ]. l. Parrish, Rock Island
general attorney for Iowa and tie Da
'kotas. and Governor Hadsey