The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15
BOOSTING RIVER TRAFFIC
ON A REORCANlZED BASIS

ON a REOKCANlZEO Basis
In asking for the reorganization
Of the Chamber of Commerce in
Morgan City it is not the purpose of
the citizens to disregard the present
Chamber of Commerce or the men
who were appointed as officers Of
same. Mr.. Norman, as president
Of the Chamber Of Commerce of
this city has ever been found ready
and anxious to serve the city in
every possible way. Mr.. Joe
Fisher, as secretary of the Chamber
Of Commerce has rendered exceed
jngly valuable service to the city.
Both sMr. Norman and Mr.. Fisher
have spent time and money in their
loyal efforts to conserve the inter-
ct Of the citizens who designated
them as active officers Of the city
commercial organization. Let these
facts be acknowledged by all citizens
then the way is clear for the talk-of
reorganization. ga - -
The primary reason that the
Chamber of Commerce in Morgan
City is not so effective as it might
be is because the. city'ss advancement
Il Nobody's Business. The work
that has been done has has not been
because Mr.sNorhas and Mr.. FiJher
have felt it their business to work
butg bec<ase they have felt as loyal
citizens that they must, especially
as officers of the commercial body,
give what time they could spare
from their own business to attend to
the business of the community.
What more can be asked of any citi-
zen and what more is to be expeeted7
May it not also be true that great
deal more could have been accom-
plished had every citizen considered
it his duty to give as much time
from his personal affairs to the
city's. affairs as the president and
secretary have done?. it reason
sble to suppose that d long as the
Chamber of Commerce in Morgan
City remains on its present basis no
more will be done in the future than
in the past? Is it not more reason
able to suppose that by making the
city's commercial advancement
somebody's business that the city
may expect it's business to have a
great deal more attention? Not
better attention than Mr.. Norman
and Mr.. Fisher have given, but
More attention, Constant attention,
Z EXPERT attention. UNREMiTT- 3
ING, INTENSE and WELL-PAID
attention. The only class of atten-
ton that will ever give to Morgan
City the recognition and the returns
to which she is justly entitled.
Is there citizen in Morgan City,
no matter how big, how broad, how
brainy or how loyal he may be who
could step into the breach and sup
ply the actual needs Of the.city from
. standpoint Of such service as the
city has q right to expect at the
hands Of the man who should serve
it as- commercial secretary? There
II no doubt that there are men and
many Of them in Morgan City who
are bigger, broader, brainer and
more loyal to the city's interest than
any imported secretary the city
might procure-but would these big
men be willing to lay aside their big |
personal affairs to undertake the |
work? Would the balance of the
citizens be willing to pay citizen lin [
vuch position the salary he would
earn? Would he feel that he should
disregard every interest in life ex-
:ept the interests of Morgan City
md even if he believed that he !.
Gould do SC would the citizens ever
,ome to accept .liis gilt to them in.
he manner in which it. was given?
human nature makes the practical
esults of such service doubtful.
OUR HOFFMAN MACHINE
WILL ARRIVE SOON. YOUR {
Work SOLICITED. PHONE 43.
'0NcIO CLEANING AND PRESS 5
Nc co. +
T'RINirY dliURcH 4
Morgan City, March 18th. Fourth a
nnday in Lent: Service at 1880 p. {