The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01
Chamber of Commerce Meeting.


the Leon Chamber of Commerce was
held in the dining. room of the new
Presbyterian church Monday evening,
plates being laid for sixty, and every
seat at the table being occupied to
partake of the most excellent dinner
served by the ladies Of the Leon Civic
League, following which the regular
interesting session was held which
did not adjourn until IL O'Clock.
After the regular routine business
was disposed of Mr.. J. d. ClarksOn,
general manager of the Jefferson
Highway, was introduced and spoke
way had done since it's organization,
and of the future which was before
the country adjacent to it, telling OF
some Of the big road Improvements
which had been made, and of the
extent of the travel by autos over the
country and how the travellers, many
ote Of them Tsre %sSwsY g ciarksan in lands Is
a wonderful man, and to his efforts
the success of the association can be
assigned. He told Of publicity
campaign being inaugurated to at
tract people from other states to visit
the states through which the Jeffer-
ed by Mr.: Walsencroft, publicity
manager, who spoke as to the good
subscriptions to the Jefferson High
way Declaration, the official paper of
the association would do if properly
circulated among the farmers as we'll
as the town people. A number who
had not been receiving this excellent
after.
Chairman Jas. F. Harvey reported
that big signs were being painted
be placed on the roads where they
enter Decatur county, and that the
new road south of Leon, known as
the Manchester road, was now com
pleted, was being used, and that all
| the bills in connection With the open
ing of this road had been paid.
Rev. c. S. Marsolf spoke of getting
| into closer touch with the farmers
of this county, and suggested holding
kind, and his remarks were warmly
seconded by Rev. w. NJ. Brooks.
| Judge T. l.. Maxwell also spoke on
of several which had been organized
in Union couty and of the revival OF
county fair this year which was a
big success.
present, county engineer John Hy-
land, Johnson Richards, G. N. Carl
son, Of Osceola, and F. H: Friday, OF
Murray, chairman of the Clarke
county board of supervisors, and all
of them were called upon for re-
marks. They were enthusiastic good
roads men, and report that things
are moving in Clarke county, with
promise that the Wade hill would
be attended to before another year
rolled around.
w. H. Darner, the man who re-
Gently bought the Housh farm; made
few remarks, and told that when
he bought this farm the fact that il
was on the Jefferson Highway caus-
ed him to pay $25 an acre more foI
it than he could have bought a SINH
lar farm in an adjoining county.
Five Davis City guests were also
present, C. w. Robinson, H. L. Nc
Claran, Lyman McLain, Dr. J. w:
| Wales, and A. +. Radnich, and
Claude Robinson spoke as the nrodi-
gal son who was gla0 to get back to
Leon. Then came surprise, when
H. L. McClaran was called upon, and
he announced himself as the Pump
kin Pie orator." And say, no one
up here ever knew that Davis City
had such an orator as Mr.. McClaran
proved to be. He told good stories
spoke Of the relation between the
farmer and the merchant, and he
made a real hit, and his talk was
worth hearing.
Four new members of the Cham.
Der of Commerce were enrolled al
this meeting. Prof. o. NJ. Gass, Rev
| w. NJ. Brooks, Ralph McGinnis and
Wy II nornor