The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-14
REMEMBER THE CALL FOk
COMMERCIAL RE-ORCANIZA-
TION.~

Elsewhere IN tIllS ASSuC - s'AS ~-
issued for q meeting to be held at
the City Hall next Tuesday night to
re-oreanize the Chamber Of Com
merce. Every citizen Of Tiger Island
and Berwick is urged to attend.
A live commercial organization is
badly needed. Two or three people
having been doing what they could
and they have accomplished a great
deal. A concerted, unanimous effort
will have a powerful effect. 1t now
seems that Berwick is going to get
a big shipbuilding company located
there. This shipyard will be the dir
ect result of a concerted effort on
the part of the citizens of Morgan
City and Berwick. The securing OF
this industry for Berwick will be in
the nature of an accident. No ef-
fort was made from the communl-
ties effected to get John A. Bick-
ford of Chicago here originally. His
coming was the result Of chance
direction from the outside. But on
his presenting his inquiries here,
the communities realized that he
represented important matters IN
which they were interested. His ad-
vances were responded to and his
interest attracted. Committees made
it their business to see that he came
into possession of the facts. The
facts impressed him and now his
message indicates that he is coming
back to. locate.
How many John A. Bickford's
could Berwick and Morgan City in
terest by making strong, continu-
GUS effort to reach just such people.
Not only shipbyilders can be inter-
ested in the industries opportunities
of these communities.
It takes money to carry on the
work of Commercial organization.
It takes work and above all it takes
enthusiasm. The ends to be gained
justify the money it will cost and
the work it will take. The true in
ducements the territory has to Of
fer justify enthusiasm. Let's spend
five or six hundred dollars month
for a year in doing this work. It
can not be done in the right manner
on less and more can be wisely used.
n necessary, let's select capable
home man for Temporary secretary
and employ him to give his entire
attention to promoting our inter-
ests.
We have at our command just
such a man as is needed. He has in
telligence. He has energy. He has a
thorough knowledge of local condi-
tons and he has the faith in his ter
titory and the enthusiasm in his
heart to carry on the needed work.
To the efforts of this man must be
given the principal acknowledge
ment for the securing of the Bick-
ford Shipyard, and his thorough
handling of the matter is q striking
illusion of his qualifications. Lets
ask Mr.. M. P. Palmer, to act for us
still further along these lines. Let's
pay him a salary which will justify
his giving his entire attention. Let's
get the benefit of the intelligence,
the industry, and Knowledge and
the enthusiasm he possesses. Let's
furnish him with our Undivided sup
port. Let's give him the funds to do
the work needed. Let's pay Office
rent, advertising, stenographic ser
vices, stamps, stationery and every
other needed item to carry on this
work. Ard above all let's form an
organizatio, = stard back Of him
and assist him in every possible
way. Let's do these things at the
meeting Tuesday night. 10y