Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-31

and a quarter per cent. These bonds
are harder to sell this year, however,
than last year, due probably to SO
many securities being on the market.
How Work Was Divided.
1 OF the SIG 900 spent for bridge work,
He felt that the body was really cele-
brating birthday and that its -fu-
ture growth depended solely upon
the degree of cooperation given. He
asked for the unselfsh loyalty Of the
membership. The officers Of the or
ganization are all shorn of their pow
er, which rests entirely with the
membership. He asked full coopera-
ton OF The city at large with the
Chamber OF Commerce. He asked,
also, the hearty cooperation Of city
officials and the press. without which
the work would be hampered. He
bespoke a kindly welcome to-. secre-
tary Want HUI and sought, likewise,
the full cooperation Of the newly
formed Hamilton County Farm Bur-
eau. In fact, he asked that everyone
enter into spirit Of cooperation
with an open mind and an eye upon
the common good Of all. Wei have
seen what cooperation will do in war
and we have seen the cost of the lack
OF 1t.
Publicity Dynamo Of Business.
Geo. c. Tucker next responded to
the subject Publicity" Publicity is
the dynamo Of modern business. The
successful men in any community
are the men who make an intelligent
fuse OF publicity, which may be prin-
ter's ink, personal popularity, repu-
tation or a number of other things,
all of which are simply publicity. He
bespoke kindly feeling for the Web
ster City Chamber of Commerce and
pledged to the organization the hear
ltiest and fullest cooperation Of the
press in furthering its work in this
community.
Secretary Want HUI was the last
speaker, his subject being, why is
a Chamber OF Commerce" He thank
ed the people Of the community fol-
the cordial welcome extended him. He
| felt that the great object of the or
| ganization is to make life better, hap
pier and more prosperous in this
Iscommunity. Every man likes to be
connected with a successful enter
prise and he urged the men of this
city to use generously the equipment
Of the Chamber of Commerce. This
| is no time for indifference, careless
ness or fighting among ourselves. We
must all learn Tor think community
WISE and as community we should
adopt the slogan OF Chicago, Il Will. =
We must live and let live and enter
into the spirit Of community building
We want a clean city, but not a dead
one The Chamber Of Comerce must
take prominent part in all war ac-
tivities. 1t should be the central
agency for starting this work. He in
vited full and free discussion Of
all suggestion made to the Chamber
Of Commerce--an organization In
which each member has his say
Community building is simply a mat,
ter Of Salesmanship-always say a
good word for your home town. He
felt that the Chamber Of Commerce
should take an intelligent Interest
| in municipal affairs to the end that
We get good officials and give them
mans chance to make good. Among
other things in which he felt the
organization should take an interest
were Legislation, education, school
property, parks and public play
| grounds, public Utilities, health and
sanitary Regulations. traffic and
transportation, Stfeets, pavements
county roads. the laying out of new
additions to the city. the establish
ment OF a labor bureau. industrial
promotion, manufacturing and trade
extension, prosecution Of fake ad-
vertisers, uniform store hours and
many other things. As to factories
and new industries, the secretary
felt that, while it is all right to sc
after new industries, we should first
develop those we have. He invited
the membership to make the secre-
tary's Office Headquarters and ex-
pressed the hope that the organiza-
tion would start with a clean slate
and wipe out gil petty jealousies, to
the end that the closest cooperation
might be given.
The meeting was a success In