The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-06
COMMERCIAL CLUB SUC-
CESTIONS ARE HEARD


CESTIONS ARE HEARD
An interested citizen, realizing
the great need of Commercial
Club in Morgan City, has expressed
the hope that the citizens may soon
get together on some practical plan
of organization. This gentlemen has
given the matter serious thought
and it is his opinion that there is
no town in the South so much to
be benefited by widespread pub
licity plan as Morgan City. The
vast possibilities awaiting the city
justify, in his opinion, intense ex-
ploitation and to do this thoroughly
it is necessary to have commercial
organization maintained on broad
lines and in a manner commensurate
with the results which may be OBJ
tanned.
The idea has been advanced that
a strong, harmonious club capable
of far-reaching results can be sue
cessfully maintained in this city,
and that it would greatly increase
its effectiveness to make real
municipal club rather than a bust
ness mems organization. With the
membership list open to every citi-
zen and an adjustable membership
fee or monthly dues it is possible
that men, women and children
might be induced to support the club.
With the funds received in monthly
dues from a large membership it
will be possible to have the benefit
of the services of a city-building
specialist who can give Morgan City
the publicity she is entitled to. With
a membership drawn from the en-
tire community the fees would
scarcely be felt and there is. no end
to what long, strong, steady, all
together pull on the part Of the solid
citizenship might accomplish.
The gentleman of ideas also out
lined plan whereby every men,
Der of the organization could have a
constant, active voice in the af-
fairs of the organization. He sug-
gests that there be a chairman, a
secretary-manager, and a treasurer
and that every member of the or
ganization be member Of the
board of directors. A quorum Of ten
to fifteen members might be provid-
ed and every meeting of the club
would be a stockholders meeting
wherein every member would have
the right to vote on every question
brought up. In this manner, every
citizen, from the largest to the
smallest would have an active in
terest in the upbuilding Of the city.
and that interest would quickly
mold the citizens into glorious, in
vincible body of boosters who
would put their shoulders to the
wheels Of progress and roll their be-
loved city into the first ranks of
modern, hustling, wealthy, munich
palities.
! The crux Of the plan is,'of course,
a paid secretary who is big enough,
deep enough, broad enough and
enough to carry out the
task the city will have for him.
To get man who is all that the sit
uation requires will cost money, but
the outlay will reap surer returns
than any investment ever made by
any city. If man of this caliber de-
mands salary Of $4,000 or $780,
90 per month he will be worth it. If
he isn't worth this amount, Morgan
City doesn't want him at any price.
If he is worth $4,000 or 100000
per month, there is no city under
the sun that can better afford to
have him than Morgan City. There |
Is no city under the sun which has
scc umulated a more glorious field
for Ire activities Of such a man.
Let's have him.