Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-09-19
MEETING OF THE
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
Question of its Continuance in
Doubt-Rest Room Matter
Was Considered. IL,

A meeting of some of those inter-
ested in the maintenance of a Com
mercial League in Webster City was
held last night in the city clerks Of
flee. Probably less than fifteen men
were present and the small number
had depressing effect upon the spir-
it's of those who have been trying
desperately to keep such an organi-
cation alive. Election of officers was
the order of business for the event.
ing, but the risk seemed too great to
the number of men at the meeting to
attempt election of new officers I'M
less there is something like united
support. The present officials of the
organization hold Office until Oct. 1.
Aside from the subject of the
apathy that exists in regard to a
league, the only other topic of direct
interest was that of the rest room. A
deficit exists in the running expenses
of the room and E. E. Mason and b.,
o. Brumfield were appointed COM
mittee of two to go around among
the merchants and professional men
and raise the amount.
AS the matter stands, the league
can undertake no support of the
room. There is no money in the
treasury and what is more import
ant, there is no ,unifying spirit to
keep that or any other plan going. A
committee was again appointed for
the third time, to go before the city
council and plead for the city's sup
port of the room, with no definite
success. The county is already pay
ing $40 per month toward the sup
port of the room and that leaves
about $35 per month to be raised in
some other manner. The county has
done we'll and it is distinct disap-
pointment to those who are vitality
in the up-keep of the
room, that as body, the city coun-
Gil is not inclined to appropriate
money from the general fund.
1t is true that there is no law
which covers this particular phase.
but there is probably no taxpayer
who is going to object to the setting
aside of a small sum per month to
help keep up a room for public COM
fort and utility.
Des Moines is doing this thing
right along; other cities are to fol-
low and in short time every city
in the state the size of Webster City
will support and, maintain a rest
room. The opening of a public COM
fort station is necessity. Public
sentiment demands the keeping open
of rest room in this city and few
business and professional men ought
not to be the ones alone who go
down into their pockets to help raise
the money.
In this little town of 5000 souls
at no time have less than $50 per-
sons been accommodated at the room
during one month alone, and as high
as 1,46O persons have been enter
tanned in one month.
Every month of this, the second
year of the rooms opening, there has
been an increase in the number of
persons accommodated with the eX-
ception of two months. Commercial
interests should not be eternally con-
sidered in town; there should oc-
casionally be the interest of human
ity weighed against that of dollars
expended.
If Webster City loses her rest
room for the lack of little money
hat fact will go out over the state
and be a stigma upon the name of
he town. Business men up and DOWN
he street today have been express
ng themselves in no uncertain terms
n regard to the matter. Public SEN
iment should not be overlooked in
affairs which concern public COM
'ort and health.
The Commercial League-or as
many as are interested-will meet
lext Monday evening to decide final
y the continuance of the league as
,ody.
Case of PARALYSIS BETTER.