Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-13
H. B. M. A. Gets Behind The
Great Popular Movement
For Commission Form.
MANY OTHER MATTERS
Of Much Importance Acted
Upon At Friday Nights
Meeting.

Hopkinsville Business Mems Asso-
citation Friday night endorsed the
commission form of governments by
the decisive vote of 80 to 3, passing
the following resolution offered by
Geo. E. Gary;
Resolved, that this, the Hopkins
vile Business Mems Association, be-
ieving it hurtful to the standing and
progress of this city, of Hopkinville
to have it spread abroad that she has
less than 0O0population, therefore,
be it resolved, that she should beput
in the Third class where she belongs,
thus giving her the commercial pres
tige now denied her and that the pas
sage of bill be secured placing her
there and that during this the same
session of this present legislature,
that we help secure an enabling act
giving Hopkinsville and the other
Third class cities of Kentucky the
privilege of voting on the adoption
of a commission form of govern
ment."
| The motion was about to be voted
on without discussion, when ]. E.
| Mcpherson asked that Chas. M.
Meacham explain the origin of the
present ward system Mr.. Meacham
said it was system devised and kept
in force while the city was a much
smaller town for political advantage
to the Democrats, but the city's
growth had made the city so easy
for the Democrats to carry that it
had not gone Republican since 1908
and last year gave 1S9 Democratic
majority. He thought if county
! Democrats could overcome 1900 ma
! jor ty the city Democrats could hold
their own, in view of the fact that
the Republican party was almost a
thing of the past and the young men
were flocking into the Democratic
party. This brought on an animated
discussion in which Messrs. M. C..
Forbes and j. T. Wall also joined,
but the vote was almost unanimous
when it was explained that it was
not sought to legislate any man out
of Office during his term.
| The meeting endorsed Louisville
for regional bank and A. H. Eek
les, J. +. Mcpherson and w. T. Tan
dy were appointed to form the reso-
luton.
Secretary Bleich was instructed to
thank the Christian-Todd Telephone
Company for removing its poles on
Main Street.
l Chairman Gary reported that Coal
Traffic Agent, C. C Cameron, of the
|. C. Railroad, would be here this
week to discuss lower coal rates for
the city.
| Secretary Bleich reported that
Peter Fox & Sons wanted to start a
creamery here if they could get the
butter fat from 1000 cows. They
would invest $4,000 and pay out
SIS, 900 year. S. L. Cowherd, Geof-
frey Morgan and w. L. Gore were
appointed to see what could be done.
A committee composed of Geo. d.
Dalton, Chas M. Meacham and S. l..
Cowherd was appointed to wait upon
the Fiscal Court and urge the cree
ton of the tuberculosis sanitorium
authorized by the people last fall.
i By arrangement with Manager
Shrode, Friday January l6 was des-
ignated as HI. B. M. A day at the Rex
theatre. Mr. Shrode generously of
fered to donate all proceeds that day
A in excess of $40. The H. B. M. A.
/. expects to realize a handsome sum.
1t was resolved to establish a cred
lit system TO protect business men
| from dead beats and the Chair, Vice
president w. r. Wheeler. was au-
thorized to appoint a committee Of