The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-06
ANNUAL MEETING NEXT


Biz Attendance Urged for This.
w. Winser Announced for Chair
fanshIp Of Celebration
Committee.
Ways and means for lifting the fall
celebration debt Of $3.50; the an
nouncement of the appointment OF
J. w. Winger as chairman OF the
fall celebration committee for 1917,
and a discussion Of the best means
for bringing more people to keoXuk
to trade were important develop
ments of the December meeting OF the
Keokuk Retailers league at the Hotel
Iowa last night. There were only
forty members present, but the meet
ing was one Of the snappfest that has
been held. The president announced
the annual meeting next MONTH ana
urged q large attendance. He also
cautioned the members about being
Lax as regards the advertising agree
ment.
Secretary J. M. Fulton read the
financial statement. showing $429
had been paid on the note Tor the
deficit from the celebration. ms
leaves $3.50 to be paid, and sugges-
tons as TO how to raise the money
were made. Return postal cards,
personal canvass, voluntary subscrip-
lions, and assessment of league mem
bers were all suggested. On motion
of J. P. Ingle. seconded by Al LIN
ouist. 1t was decided to canvass the
membership of the league and see
how much could be secured from the
league members by the next meeting,
before making q general canvass OF
the business district.
President Justice said that the
committee thought 1t was
hardly fair to e. F. Renaud who had
the work and worry of the last cele-
bration on his shoulders to serve as
chairman again this year, and that
the committee had appointed J. w.
Winger to serve in that Capacity.
rising vote of thanks was rendered
the retiring chairman, and the Sec
rotary authorized to write him let
ter expressing the leagues apprecia-
ton Of his work In the last celebra-
ton. The new chairman asked for
the support IT all OF the members
and said that the committee hoped
to have another good fair this COM
ing fall.
Getting People Here.
President Justice said that every
dollar brought into Keokuk does
good, and he asked if there wasn't
some way to bring more people here.
The example of the week last spring
and the three days this week OF the
Birth of Nation here, and people 1t
is bringing In. was cited. He sug-
gested making Keokuk q shopping
district and said that according to
statistics Keokuk was entitled to 40
per cent of the trade in surrounding
territory additional to the trade OF
10000 here at home.
1t was suggested by some OF the
members that additional advertising
be done. ]. J. Chapman said that
there there was not enough adver-
Using being done by the local mer-
chants in their home paper. Al Lin
quist suggested advertising In the
local papers to the same extent or
more. and taking ads in some of the
country papers. H. c. Duncan thought
all the advertising ought to be done
in the local paper He said 1t was a
good medium and II more advertising
was done, more could be accomplish
ed by it. Jack Klein suggested TAX
ing a page or several pages In the
country papers, everybody taking an
ad one week in one paper. and the
next week in another. J. Schouten
thought that using the out of town
papers for advertising was not be-
ing hostile to Keokuk but bringing
business through another channel.
John Tumelty upheld Mr.. Duncan
and urged the advertising to be done
In the home paper, the one that fights
your battles for you, as he expressed
it. Mr.. Chapman said he was sure
that the local merchants weren't do
ing enough here at home and sug-
gested boosting the amount of ad-
yertising In the local papers, and
then If it was decided best, to go out
of town, too. George Angel suggest
ed that certain mail order houses
used out Of town papers, and judging
from the appearance Of the parcel
post carriers in Keokuk, for instance,
they were getting results.
The president commented on the
small attendance at the meeting and
asked for larger attendance at the
annual meeting and election OF Off
GERS in January. He cautioned the
members about becoming lax in the
matter of the advertising agreement.
He told them If any OF them had
doubts about the genuineness of the
to call the secretary. and
make some Inquiries. He said sew
eraI had been taking ads in mediums
which proved faulty in some respect,
and which the advertising committee
had not approved, showing that the
committees judgment
was to be relied upon.
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