The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-07

field OF activity for commercial
club OF 500 members, about half of
whom we're farmers. Thus, from
the very beginning, THE Trenton
Idea" was put to work and the slo-
gan Of the aggregation naturally
grew out of the development of the
idea. The slogan is THE Trenton
Idea is not lazy; IL works"
In February, 1912, the CONNER
cial Club of the city of Trenton.
Mo-, decided that the results OBJ
tanned in the past were not entire
ly satisfactory. After general
discussion and an exchange of
ideas, between the individuals com
posing the organization. THE Tren-
ton Idea" was evolved. The
thought Is by no means new, but
'ts success in appealing to the intel
ligence of the community, seeking
for the highest form of commercial
development, has awakened the in
terest of industrial thinkers
throughout the country. Leading
trade journals. and periodicals Of
importance have featured its orr
gin, history and future significance.
as result of which Trenton, Mo-.
is in the limelight.
"The Trenton Idea" proclaims in
practical terms, the reaching out
for wider fields hitherto untouched,
effects. a closer cooperation of the
agricultural and commercial cum
munities; and promotes the pcrna-
neat union of the interests OF all
the people in the trade territory.
The Trenton Idea" obliterates
the established legal, but imaginary
line between the town end the
country. II extends the zone Of az
tivity from the central point of the
cal town. 10 the circumference of
the community at large. 1t Ignores
The tendency to confine the trade
and commercial activities within.
the limits of the town or city, and
works to the end that the Interests
of all are the interests of each. 1t
includes botii business and social
activities OF life. a. d gives vent and
diI ection - the Urban and .u)ur.
ban -energie5. 10 tire town AM lie
farm.
With this range of thought clear
ly before them, ne members OF me
Trenton Commercial Club agreed
to inaugurate new campaign for
membership. "l. new Commercial
Cub was t. contain not only the
citizens OF the town of Trenton.
hut also the tanners who reside
within The circumference VI tine
sphere of common welfare, within
whose bounds "'"he Trenton Il. ~
was to opercic.
This campaign for membership
was unique and decidedly seuccess-
full. With previous membership
of only $50 members, all of whom
were residents of the city of Tren-
ton. the organization grew to nearly
500 citizens OF the greater city of
Trenton. The total membership
was about half farmers, scattered
in every direction within a radius
of twenty miles of the center of the
Idea. Thus could 1t truly be said
that according to The Trenton
Idea" Trenton has population of
10000 instead of 1000. The or
ganization, fully representing the
territory in which 1t thrives, be-
came a chamber of agriculture and
commerce.
In terms of definition, Trenton
lite is a man who lives within this
zone of common interests, whether
he walks six blocks or drives six
miles. He is citizen of Trenton
and an exponent of THE Trenton
Idea" in actual life. In other
words. the interests of all the citi-
zens are identical. What is good
for the citizen six blocks from the
court house, is good for the citizen
six miles from that point. A citi-
zen who raises eighty bushels of
corn per acre ten miles from the
court house. has identical interest !
with the man who raises enough |
tomatoes on three vines on a TWEEN
ty foot square garden in town to
serve his family during the season.
The workman in the factory in the
old corporate limits. has equal con-
Germ with the pouItry-yard enthu-
siast on the farm who is making
Grand River Valley famous in the
production and distribution of the
Missouri hen.
Back of and still deeper than the |
and financial features
involved in this proposition. lies the
better part of THE Trenton Idea."