The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-10-11
Dermott and Its
Board of Trade

May we ask of you, is not Dermott's
interest and that of the Board of Trade
identical?
If their relations are of a mutual ma
ture, would it not seem strange for
any merchant, lawyer, doctor, carpen-
ter, banker, hotel keeper, contractor,
manufacturer, planter. or in fact any
man industrially identified with Der
mott and surrounding country, not to
belong to and support the Board of
Trade?
If a stranger should get off the tram
here tomorrow to obtain information
regarding Dermott's activities with
the view of locating factory in some
live up to- date town, and meeting you
on the street, ask you for information
relating to the next meeting date OF
YOUR Board of Trade, what it is dong,
who its secretary is, and how you
thought the body would vote on certain
matters of nature vital to his IN
terest, wouldn't you get away from
him in the most polite manner posi-
BILE, hunt up the secretary pay your
dollar and come to the next Board of
Trade meeting?
This stranger might find so many
business men before he got through
the street. no better posted on the sub
leet than yourself. that he would de
eide Dermott was not the town tor his
business Would he he very much
wrong in his decision
Let our town become an organized
municipality to support the Board OF
Trade and Dermott will soon appear
ON the horizon of commercial activity
in such proportions "a has never been
seen in the history of our little city.
Every act of this body should be en-
dorsed by Dermott's organized
strength.
You should know what Is being
done at these meetings while 1t Is be
ing done. instead of catching from a
neiphhor on the street. or through the
paper. information relating to what
has been done and then maybe find
that what was accomplished did not
lust exactly suit you. although the few
faithful members present shouldered
the burden to the very best of their
ability.
Let's make the Board of Trade
chamber a seat of pleasure. II Is not
only your duty but Your privilege To
become your own representative at
short duration. not of tlresome ma
ture, and brings YOU and your neighbor
closer together
Lend this little body of faithful
workers your presence. and Your vote,
ii nothing more. and thus help to ar
range decisions affecting the moral.
social. and industrial orders of your
town There never has been a time
when you were not needed at these
meetings. but never We're you needed
80 much a. now. when capitalists of
tue nOrln ana east are lpohlHE W the
south for locations for their factories
and mills in an effort to get away from
the labor troubles of those sections,
In Tennessee, Alabama. Georgia
Mlssisslppi and many other southern
states, towns even smaller than Der
mott are bidding fer these pay rolls
and getting them. Some of these in
dustries, particularly the ones manu-
featuring articles made of wood. such
as chairs screens, yeneerinE. etc.
should easily be located in permott
Will YOU help Ii So. Join the Board
of Trade Do not wait for commit
tee to call on YOU ! on are in a new
country where development Is pract-
cally all ahead YOU Revive the old
pioneer spirit, join hands with your
neighbor and failure cannot lurk in
our midst.
BY Member of the Board of Trade
Publicity Committee