Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-12

you want to prosper if you want a better Mansfield. Good
homes, good women, good business men.
81 wish to urge you to pull together. Stand back of those
who are boosting for your town and community. 1t takes time
and energy and effort on their part to boost. They even are
forced to neglect, at times, their business. Push them. A per-
son that won't boost or push the ones who do should get out"
From Oliver 3. Davis, Editor Douglas County Herald:
81 regret very much that the rush of work caused by The
evening. | intended TO be with you, but my business is such that
cannot leave it at this time.
81 thank you very kindly for the invitation and appreciate
it very much. But appreciate more the honor of being placed
on your program. assure you that deeply regret that am
not in a position to attend
From Carl Garner, Editor Seymour Citizen:
81 regret very much that the rush of work caused by The
Power of the Press will prevent me from being present at your
banquet tonight. trust, however, that the occasion will be one
of great pleasure to all present and that it will rebound to the
benefit of the community. May Mansfield continue to grow and
prosper. In that event much of the progress of your city will be
due in great measure to the power of the press as manifested by
your good local newspaper"
From Congressman Thomas L. Rubey, Washington, D. c.:
81 beg to acknowledge receipt of your very kind invitation
to be present at the annual banquet of the Young Mems Business
Club Of Mansfield on Tuesday evening, March Bird. l regret ex-
~ceedingy that my duties here will prevent my attendance upon
that occasion.
81 wish to commend, in the highest terms, your organization
and the Importance Of the work it has to do. Some one has said,
God made the country, man made the city If that be true,
then it behooves the men who make the city to unite and work
together tremendously and enthusiastically for the upbuilding
of their city. have noted with a good deal of pleasure the or
ganization Of similar clubs and associations in many of the cities
and towns in my district, and they are doing a most excellent
work.
II : " JIG dIlHS ll tC W lH " VI SOWC VI tS
work which is now being done at other places. At Rola they
have a business mems club and recently they have been holding
what they term MONDAY meetings once a week. Some subject is
assigned a week ahead and they meet and discuss that subject.
One of the enjoyable features of the meetings is that the ladies
of the town furnish upon each one of these occasions a good
dinner, which, of course, is enjoyed by all who attend. For sew
eral weeks the club at Rola has been discussing the road ques-
ton, and they have arranged to get men from a distance to
address them at their monday weekly meetings. Last week they
discussed the question Of the sanitary condition of the city. The
club at Rola has been doing a great deal of good along this line
of work.
"The club at Lebanon has recently taken up the question of
cooperation with the farmers and has invited the farmers to
attend their meetings and has even gone so far as to prepare a
special program and furnish a dinner and have the farmers come
in and meet with them and discuss methods of cooperation,
which is, of course, beneficial both to the city and to the country.
This plan has been followed in a number of the cities in my
district. 1t is very DESTROYS that the city should cooperate in
every possible way with the people in the surrounding country,
and nothing can be more beneficial to the upbulding of a city
than to have the friendly cooperation of the farming community.
"n some places have noticed that a rest room has been
set aside for the convenience of the farmers, and especially their
wives and daughters. This room is usually placed in charge of
some lady and the wives and daughters of the farmers can go
there and receive a hearty welcome.
Another plan that has been taken up in some places is the
building, in some convenient vacant lot, of sheds where the teams
of the farmers can be taken care of and kept out of the rain,
and where they can be fed, watered, etc. am especially inter-
ested in seeing the heartiest possible cooperation between
cities and the country in the building up of public roads. We
have recently passed through Congress what is known as the
%Shackleford road bill. This bill provides for government aid in
building up the roads which go from the farmers house to the
market place. There are a few here in Congress who are very
DESTROYS of building national ocean to ocean highways, over which
they may tour in their AUTOMOBILES, but the great bulk of the
members of Congress are opposed to this sort of road building,
and are in favor of the kind of roads which will help the farmer
get his products to town and which will help him carry home the
merchandise which he buys in the town.
81 commend you for the good work which know you are
doing at Mansfield. regret exceedingly that | cannot be with
you upon the occasion of your annual banquet. l thank you sim
cerely for your invitation and bid you godspeed in your under
taking"
From L. D. MARI, vice president of the Colonial Trust Com
pany of Tulsa, Okla:
81 have your valued communication of the 14th, and note
that you are to have a splendid banquet. l would very much like
to be with you and make the talk you ask, but l do not want to
promise and disappoint you.
"The civic life of your town, it's religious and public school
phase and its industrial environments are live issues, and as l
used to live in Mansfield and love the old spot it will delight me
very much if can be with you. Should find that cannot be
there will write a brief paper and mail to you, which may help
fill in part of the program you propose.