The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-05
IN THE ABSENCE OF A PAID
REPRESENTATIVE

REPRESENTATIVE
The community interests Of
Morgan City were represented OF
Saturday by Mr.. M. P. Palmer ane
Mr.. J. r. Drackctt. Probably nj
better representatives could have
been selected by the city at large
for the extemporaneous entertain
ment of stranger within the gates
than these two gentlemen who, In
lieut. of concerted plan, made il
their pleasure to supply a certain
Mr.. John A. Bickford with few
bits of information relative to the
location of a cypress shipbuildine
yard which he came here to investi'
gate Mr.. Bickford's visit was in the
nature of a preliminary survey and
it is believed that he was SO favor
ably impressed with local conditions,
as pointed out by Messrs Palmer
and Drackett that there will be fol
low-up visit from a practical ship
builder whose verdict Of the suit
ability Of Morgan City as place for
the building of ships will guide Mr..
Bickford in his decision, either to
locate or not to locate here.
Mr.. Bickford's credentials as a
man Of worth were genuine. Mr..
Bickford's decision to locate a ship
yard in Morgan City will mean the
acquisition Of a big industry. The
filling of contracts already in his
hands would mean payroll of pro-
baby $4,000 per month.
And yet, the entertaining and
source Of general information which
greet a man who is capable Of de-
veloping such possibilities for Nor
gan City is left in the hands Of two
loyal citizens who willingly lay
aside their routine affairs to further
the good fortunes of their city. The
apparently attractive idea Of condi-
lions carried away by the big con-
tractor speaks exceedingly well for
the manner in which Messrs Palmer
and Drackett showed him about. !"
They deserve the thanks of every
business man and property owner;
but would it not have been more
effective if the city had been solid
y behind the welcome which was ex-
tended to Mr.. Bickford? And while
these two gentlemen did the things
which occurred to them as being
most important on the spur Of the
moment, would the city not have
stood better chance to profit by
the services Of . representative
who could have acted in the name Of
the business interests Of the city
and who could have produced from
authentic records and files a vast
store Of information exactly per-
tanning to such conditions as the
visitor wished to investigate?
wouldn't the addition to the bust
ness interests Of Morgan City Of one
Industry with q payroll Of $780, 900
per month be a great return for the
naintainance Of real commercial
organization for years, even If moth
Ing else resulted?
Think il over.
Is Morgan City's untouched re-
lources in commercial activities to
continue neglected when q co-opera-
i've movement on the part Of q unit
d community would mean the rapid
Of one Of the greatest
commercial centers in the South? |
I the Bickford Shipyard comes to
forgan City it win be due to the
6orts Of Mr.. NJ. p. Palmer and Mr..
|. r. Drackett. Will these gentle
aen always be able to be handy to
erve their city in such capacity
Who else believes that Morgan
lily does need five hundred dollars
month to exploit her cwn great
IS?
Does anyone think it cant be
one! 1
Does anyone think it wouldn't
AY?