Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
PLANS ITS WORK
FOR COMING YEAR
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BENT ON DOING MANY
BIG THINGS
TO Be INCORPORATED
Starts City Manager Campaign
viii Clean Up City-Rule
Out Fake Advertisers
Committees Appointed

The Incorporation OF Baxter
Springs Charnber of Commerce was
voted unanimously by the members
of the association in q meeting Wed.
night at the headquarters Of the or
ganization IN the Goodcagle building.
Individual members expressing
their opinion pointed out the advis-
ability of the move. f. NJ. Richard
son stated That the incorporation Of
the society will limit the liability Of
each member in the organization and
]. H. HANNAH thought it absolutely
necessary for the permanency Of the
chamber. A vote by acclamation
showed that the members were unan-
imous in this opinion.
President Harvey made it public
that the organization had requested
the county commissioners not to ap-
point an assessor from Baxter
Springs until the man was recon-
mended by the Chamber Of Com
merce, The importance of a right
kind of an assessor can not be over
estimated, pointed out certain men,
bers. AS possible and desirable as
SCISSORS for the city the names of DR..
M. l.. Nichols and Walter Apple were
mentioned.
The advantages of an extension
school for Baxter Springs were point
ed out by several members and the
timeliness of dairy industry for the
city was strongly emphasized. 1--WE
must look after each industry" said
DIR Boswell.
President Harvey pointed out the
advisability o! hiring an attorney to
look after the legal instruments OF
the organization. No appointments
were made, brt the matter was left in
the hands Of the board of directors.
Secretary Mariner stated that the
petition for {; managerial form oil
government vas filed with the city
council again yesterday afternoon. He
also stated that the matter of settling
claims with the Frisco Railroad Co.,
was taken up with the district man.
ager, Mr.. Irown of TT. Scott. Mr..
Brown had nromised 20 send some one
here to be on the job until all claims
against the road had been made good.
MIR. Mariner also pointed out that
through the influence of the Chamber
of Commerce the same railroad COM
nanv had installed second telephone
at the station.
Today member of the State Board
of Health is to be in Baxter Springs
for a general clean up campaign ana
President Harvey suggested that no
one need feel hurt if 1--WE go after
them hard and fast"
]. w. Kaltenbach gave a compre-
hensive report of the committee tha'
investigated cement paving in the
city of st. Louis and George Van
Dusen reported on asphaltic concrete
paving as he had seen in Topeka anc
Kansas City.
The following committees and theli
chairmen were appointed by Presl'
dent Harvey and he requested tha'
each chairman name two on his com
mittee:
Finance. l.. Cardin.
Secret Advertising-Fairfax Barnes
Traffic.. w. Kaltenbach.
Legislatiye-R. E. Rosenstein.
Road-Charles Wells.
Civic-George Harris.
Industrial Development - Waite
Apple.
Publicity-A. E. Pfremmer.
Membership-H. d. Long.
Auditing-F. T. Kelley.
-Agriculture-o. W. Fail.
Other committees are yet to be up
pointed. The purpose Of each com
mitee is self-evident. The purpose o
the secret advertising committee
to investigate all advertising stunt
tried in the city, and to pass upOI
them, before such advertisements ca'
be solicited. In other words, busines
men will be expected to refuse :
patronize advertising schemes unit
they have been recommended by tn
advertising committee. This is de
signed to eliminate large amount o
fake advertising, from which no bene
ft is derived. The plan does not af
feet the regular advertising Of th