The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-12
COM'ML CLUB IS
IN FAVOR OF THE
PARK BOND tissue

THE people must want it that way"
Mr., Deal answered. Its their admin
istration and if they wanted it any
other way, l guess they would have it
that way"
"The people! What people ?" Naeter
asked.
"The people Of Cape Girardeau.
Naeter said the city wasn't able to
take care of the city park at the Court
house location and the Lorin,ier site.
He said that if the Fairgrounds Park
was going to be taken care of in the
same way, he wasn't for it.
Mr.. Bohnsack pointed out to him
that park commissioner will be en-
ployed at some future time to take
care of the city's parks.
And then Naeter got back to the
fair. He said that the more he saw of
municipal ownership the less he
thought of it.
A chorus of voices opposed his words
at that point.
He declared he believed that fair
association could be organized to give
the Cape a fair and make money. and
he arraigned the present association
for not showing him financial state
ment.
He advocated that the Fairgrounds
purchase be dropped, a popular sub
scrpitiOn be taken up to buy out some
of the members of the present fair as
sociation and the thing re-organized on
what he termed a patriotic" basis.
He would not have anyone own more
than 500 worth of stock.
MIR. BOhnsack then explained to
Nacter that the Fair Association is an
incorporated concern, similar to bank
and as a consequence does not have to
make financial report to him or any
one else, but the directors and stock
holders.
The other part of Naeter's question
was answered by Mr.. StubbIefieId
Maybe they don't want to sell their
stocks. If they have a good business
they may want to keep t. You have"
and Mr.. Stubblefield's words became
honeyed. you have a good lucretivc
business-you're in the newspaper
business-you wouldn't care about
selling out"
I'll sell some stock all right" Mr..
Naeter interrupted.
The Fair Association stands It's
own losses and sets aside the gains"
MIR. Bohnsack put in.
Mr. Stubbiefield sat on one side of
the editor and Mr.. Bohnsack on the
other side.
NO one is asking you to stand any
or the Fair Associations losses" he
declared.
Naeter then said he didn't believe
the Fair Association ever went into
the "hoIe" in its history. He wager
cd" he did, that if everything were
known the Fair Association took in
thousands of dollars more than OK
pcnses this year.
NO they didn't" Mr.. StubblcficId
said. at wasn't paid on interest"
But you can't prove they didn't
make big money this year." Nactcr
persisted.
81 don't have to prove it. | know it,
was Mr.. Stubblefield's reioinder.
At the close of the wrangle over the
Fair Associations finances, Mr.. Car
ter. Mr.. Deal. Mr. Schaefcr and Mr..
Robert Vogelsang declared that Naetcr
had made "clean muff' of the point
at issue in this election.
This is a question as to whether or
not the people want a park" Mr.. Deal
said. "The FAIR Association PROPOSE
ion easily can be settled after the city
gets the park. There will be very lit
lie difficulty about that"
The question of taking care of the
,arks was completely ignored.
at looks to me like it's good bust
less to get that" Mr.. Carter said.
''Why, yes" Mr.. Schaefer said.
That piece of land is worth $4,000
n $4,000 and here the people have Il
nance to buy it for $4,000"
"Seems to me It would look better
S a park than to have osme private
oncern sell it out in residence lots"
Ir. Deal said.
The alteration was brought to an
nd by President Mcpherson, who de-
cribed the ''horse play" with Naeter
5 -for-all"
Mr.. Carter then placed a motion be-
pre- the club placing the organization
fficially on record as approving the
onds. It was passed viva voce and no
ne saw Naeter's lips murmur.
The meeting that Mr.. Bergman
ientioned before the club will be held
the Courthouse Monday night wher
,veral speakers will be arranged ror
I'll ~.