The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-02-11

paign for Stanford, which he declar-
ed was the only way that new bust
ness could be brought into the COM
munity. He pointed out the vast pos
sibilities which lie to the east of this
city, and that Stanford might well be
advertised as the gateway to the rich
southeastern section of Kentucky.
Mr.. Bright suggested that descrip-
tive booklet or pamphlet of Stanford
and Lincoln county, should be issued,
and distributed throughout the sec
tons in which they might do the
most good. He was literally ap-
plauded when he offered to be one
! of 20 men who would contribute $40
to a fund, to be kept separate and
distinct from the regular fund of the
commercial organization, to be used
strictly as an advertising fund for
the city to get out and distribute
matter showing what Stanford has
and has to offer; and then declared
| that after the fund was raised, he
would be one of number to contrib
ute SIS more each as an additional
fund to keep the good work going.
Mr.. Bright gave his hearers some
splendid suggestions on cooperation
among the business interests of this
city. He said in part:
~ hope there is not a man here
tonight who came with the sole idea
of social meeting and a good time.
We are here for purpose-to devise
something that will be a benefit to
our town and county. Let's put a
little business judgment and aggres-
siveness into it. Every merchant and
every banker who has red blood in
his veins wants his institution to
grow. In order to secure new bust
ness, we must indicate a desire for
new business. When a new store
opens up in town the first thing they
do is to tell the people who they are
where they are-and the bargains
they have to offer. When Hays Fos-
ter wants good crowd to see good
picture, he circularizes the town and
a man on the top of his hHci &
with a megaphone tells the people
to come and they come. In this un-
dertaking, I want to suggest that we
all take trumpets and megaphones
and not hammers.
Il think the first thing we should
! do is to tell whole world who we
are, and the attractions we have to
offer. Let's have publicity league.
Why not let the coal and lumber OPP
orators in Eastern Kentucky know
! of the church, educational advan-
tages and homes for their families
we have here, and let the natives of
the mountains who have sold their
lands at good prices, know of the
good farms and homes in Lincoln
county and our splendid markets and
shipping facilities to Louisville, Gin
cinnati, Knoxville, Atlanta and other
points. Why can we not unite to
extend the trade limits of Stan
| ford? Instead of me trying to in
duce one of the First Nationals good
depositors to come to our bank, let
me try to bring new ones to the
town; instead of you merchants try
ing to get one of your competitors
good customers, branch out and
bring new one to the town. This
will make Stanford grow.
with the consent of the promo
tiers of this gathering, l am going to
make you proposition: In order to
advertise our town and county in an
attractive illustrated booklet or PAM
, phlet, that in itself will be a credit
to our own, | will be one 20 men to
give $1,000. When this is filed l
will be one of 20 men to give $500,
this alone to be our Advertising
Fund or Publicity League. We want
not less than $500, and then we
| should send a good man to every
town in Eastern Kentucky and dis
tribute them to the best advantage"
Following Mr. Bright's sugges-
tons, President ]. C. McClary, of the
old Commercial Club, urged con-
solidation of the various commercial
organizations and enterprise. He said
that the only thing the old CONNER
cial Club had to show for its work
was "dislocation of the Boone
Way" and that the real trouble had
been that Stanford had never gone
after anything with solid front. He
said that he, as business man of the
city, had gotten more out of the
Credit Mems Association than any
other organization the town had ever
had, and urged that the business men
of Stanford put all their shoulders
to the wheel in a united effort
S. M. Saufey then followed with
round table on Boosting Stanford.
He defined Boosting as simply an