The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-06
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD
Business Men and Farmers of Com
munity Meet at Court House--Hon.
A. S .Hinchey, Secretary of S. f.
Missouri Federation of Commercial
Clubs Makes Address.

On last Friday evening at the Court
house was held one of the largest and
most enthusiastic meetings in the his
tory of the Pennington Commercial
Club. The attendance was large, in
GLIDING many farmers from the sur
rounding country. The secretary
reports, however, that business men
of Pennington predominated.
One of the leading features Of the
meeting was the address by Mr.. A. S.
Hinchey, of Cape Girardeau, who is
secretary of the Cape Girardeau Com
mercial Club AS well as secretary of
the Federation of Commercial Clubs
of Southeast Missouri. Mr.. Hinchey
in his address stated that Cape Girar-
deau had doubled in population twice
in the last twelve years. This is re-
markable in deed; and yet not so
much so when it is taken into consid-
Grafton that behind it all has been
thorough systematic work on the part
organized and directed. One of the
of lot of hustling business men well
chief ways whereby this work was
done is in advertising. These men
have set themselves to the task of
telling the world about Southeast
Missouri. They have done it well.
AS result of the advertising South
east Missouri is perhaps better known
and more talked about than any other
section of the country. Mr.. Hinchey
told of the advertising placed in the
Sc. Louis Republic only Sunday or
so ago, and Of the fact that he had
received as many as one hundred and
two letters up to the time that he was
here from parties making inquiries
about Cape Girardeau in particular
and Southeast Missouri in general.
There is no question but that Cape Gil
rardeau has grown so most rapidly.
There is also very little question as
to the means that has helped to bring
about the growth; a hustling bunch
of progressive business men, organ
ized and working has been the agency
that has brought this to pass.
1t was pointed out at this meeting
that Pennington and st. Francois
county have made great growth and
development in the last ten or fifteen
years, especially in the way of popula-
tion. But surely there are other ways
that growth might he attained. Far
mington in particular, has not grown
perhaps as some other parts of the
county. There are number of things
that might be done to accelerate the
development of our little city. Far
mington is an attractive little city, n
pleasant place to live, has many ad-
vantages, would be a good location
for n factory of most any kind, and
withal there are many things avail
able to exploit. There are also i'm
provement to be made that would
greatly help impress the stranger
within our gates, and as well the par
ty that would be seeking location.
1t is to be hoped that through the Far
mington Commercial Club or some
other means these matters may be
taken up and our little city boosted
in such a way as our population may
grow and as well large number of
new enterprises start here.
Minutes of the Meeting
Meeting was called to order by the
president. Minutes Of the previous
meeting were read and approved. r.
c. Moore and A. w. Terrill were elect
ed to membership and enrolled.
The committee composed of Messrs.
Harlan, Manley and Laakman, ap-
pointed at the last meeting to provide
fixtures, stationery, ETC., for the farm
advisers Office, reported that said Of
fee has been fully equipped and the
accounts paid. In accordance with the
written proposition to vote three hun
dred dollars (s300) out of the Club
Treasury for the incidental fund of
the Farm Adviser in st. Francois
County submitted at the last meeting,
it being shown that notice in writing
had been given each member, motion
was made and seconded that the Club
appropriate One Hundred Dollars
ts100) each year for the next three
years for such purpose; it being un-
derstood that the $4,000 voted at the
last meeting for equipping the Farm
Advisers Office were to be deducted
and only s51.00 paid out for the year
1914. Carried.
The Secretary's report was heard
and approved. Motion made and sec
onded that the President name COM
mittee Of three farmers to cooperate
with Mr.. Terfffi, the Farm Adviser,
in organizing the st. Francois Coun-
ty Farm Bureau. Messrs. L. G. Kraft,
w. E. Matkin and R. P. Taylor were
appointed.
Motion was made and seconded that
the Secretary be instructed to send