Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-30
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movement to organize q Chamber Of Commerce.
Now watt please kindly withhold comment until have
read all we have to say. t..
Yes we admit Baxter had all commercial clubs in
years past and they have all owed up They amounted
anything because nothing big expected them when
they started The organizers had nothing big in view
The potentially of every Baxter commercial club of the past
spiked the beginning by ngecng provide for suc
lent funds to keep going The pary membership fee always left
the hands of the officials tied fast however much they might have
wanted to do things
To be sure years past Baxter Springs only agcu
tua community The people who got along comfortably
with the trade OF the farmers and satisfied Gradually they
became unprogressve without knowing it. They thought in
limited way and naturally the growth Of the town for was
lmed-very limited In fact Baxter had been gradually shrink
ing up little than year when venturesome
stranger satisfied with w enough poked hole down into
the earth and discovered ore.
And have only just begun realize that
the immediate vicinity of mineral deposits fabuousy rich and
inestimable extent.
Like the butterfly just Of its all at discover
ourselves longer sleepy village Baxter Springs i'm
portan mining community perfectly nodded by nature both for
the habaton Of and for the hub of gigantic industrial
wheel.
Our neghbo months this great OF prosperity
coming and began prepare for it, but Baxter slept her rights
Miami particular keen to grasp its opportunity Its people
realized that point and would be selected the metro
polls Of the immense OklahomaKans mining field and with the
determination to make Miami that metropolis they at once set
about do things with the result that within six months that
little city has doubled population and increased its assessable
valuation in greater proportions.
The first thing the business and property OF Miami
did organize Chamber Of Commerce. They went deep
down their pockets and financed the club with few
dollars but with pledges for several thousand dollars They
vded for big publicity campaign and placed the head OF the
organization professional city promoter and publicity man. whose
salary was fixed at $4,000 year.
Has paid? Ask any Miaman "At first there
knockers and calamity howe prominent Miami contractor
told recently but they have all the light Without
doubt through the efforts of the Miami Chamber Commerce and
number Of industries and many thousands of dollars from Baxter
Springs that city, all of which could have been induced come
here had we been alert neghbors to the south
Now, what we going to do about the future?
Recently number of business volunteered to once
correlate the push and ability evidently lacking here
individually into strong collective machine for the development
and the enlargement of position the
Officers perfectly capable warmly supported to do much
for Baxter than the Chamber Of Commerce of Miami
doing for that city, selected Now special membership
committee starting campaign for membership.
The membership fee has been fixed at $ year. Is that not
too high? some will ask.
The answer that overwhelming majority of the most
successful Chambers of Commerce America have $24 dues
higher.
The difference between small $24 dues essentially
psychological matter oducation Men hesitate at $4 dues
imply because they do realize what Chamber Of Commerce
of the right to them in their community They
have responded elsewhere when this has been presented to them
clearly and forcey Miami people declare that their $4,000
secretary has earned double his salary and every month he
Commerce receives the support called for to also put
thoroughly competent secretary educated for the
job and thoroughly onto his job They won't turn to some
inexperienced fellow simply because he good fellow
and needs the money.
The promoters of the present Baxter Chamber Of Commerce
have get 400 members That that the ogana
ton is going to be capitalized at the start at $4,000
that be done the behind the gun declare that
there will be Chamber of Commerce is not going be
repetition of the old time Commercial Club.
The News surely hopes the Of this city will at the
wisdom of getting behind this movement 1t big proposition
But nothing big proposition will fill the bill here
1t is time cut all the traditional letters of mta
ton that have held public spirit in close confinement for 80
long and give chance expand Let us look through
the binoculars of optimism for while and perhaps shall discover
not far away the approaching industrial army that will seek
home within the gates Of this most delightful city. RI
Now your chance to grow, neighbOr; grow with the COM
munity Become factor the making of fine city. Let your