Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-20
SUBSCRIBED BY FEW BAX-
TER CITIZENS FOR WORK
ON PICHER ROAD
WILL PUT ON MORE GRAVEL
Joplin and Baxter Each Adding
S1,5OO to Fund Already Ex-
pended in Restoring
Much Used Highway

L NNNI a. NOhoA' Ae@''~N-
Fri. night in less than thirty minutes
and without going out Of the room,
at the meeting of the Chamber Of
Commerce held at the headquarters
in the Goodeagle Hall. About fifty
were present, only one-fourth of the
full membership.
The money raised is to be matched,
dollar for dollar, with a fund to be
raised in Joplin for completing the
graveling of the Baxter-Picher road.
At the opening Of the meeting, at
which Pres. Roy Harvey presided,
John Malang, of Joplin, made an i'm
passioned speech in which he urged
that unless more money is provided
for completing the Pcher road now,
while the earth is frozen, it would be
all cut up by the heavy traffic as
soon as the thaw came and the sew
cral thousand dollars so far expended
would mostly be lost. Mr.. Malang
urged the Importance to Baxter of
having a good 365 day road between
here and Picher. He declared that
Joplin business interests would meet
Baxter half way and eXpend another
81 900 if Baxter would do the same.
Walter Apple promptly responded
with the pledge of 500 for himself
and another Sl0O for the Goodeagle
interests. o. NJ. Lynch came in with
another hundred for the Abernathy
Lumber company and he was follow
ed by Roy Harvey and the Baxter
State Bank each with hundred. On
ly a few minutes were necessary,
then, to raise the balance of the
81 900 and more.
Mr.. Malang, seeing the enthusiasm
shown by the Chamber of Commerce
for a good road to Pichcr, got up and
purposed that another $1,000 be rails
ed, of which Joplin would give $500,
and with that money put more gravel
on that road and make it that much
better. Also that pledge of suffi-
cient monthly subscriptions be Sc
cured here and in Joplin from users
of the road for the maintenance af-
ter it is thoroughly rebuilt. The plan
suggested was to keep man and
team hauling gravel all the time to
fill in ruts and weak spots.
To this end President Harvey ap-
pointed the following committee,
which is out today soliciting pledges
from business men who were not
present at the meeting last night:
Messrs. Station, Howard, C. V. Hiatt,
Abbott, f. NJ. Richardson and o. M.
Lynch.
The road matter disposed of, the
regular business of the Chamber was
taken up. President Harvey in
short and interesting talk, told about
the activities of the organization
since it came into being few months
ago, and then gave n most convinc-
ing description of the development
now going on in the Baxter field and
the consequent big opportunity for
the Chamber of Commerce to do
things during the coming year.
Pres. Harvey then introduced C. L.
Mariner, the new secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, and he gave
an outline Of the program he pro-
posed to be followed during the year.
The first annual election of officers
was then taken up and the following
were chosen for the year 1918:
President-Roy Harvey.
Vive-President-Dr. j.. H. Boswell.
Treasurer. L. Cardin.
Board of Directors. H. Hannah,
o. M. Lynch and E. NJ. Richardson.
The subscriptions to the road fund
were as follows:
w. T. Apple ..............................$1OO.OO
Goodeagle Estate ...................... 10000