Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
BULLETIN FROM
/. CHAMBER OF COM.
BAXTER ON THRESHOLD OF
: CRUCIAL CONSTRUCT
I'VE PERIOD
Success Thrust Upon Baxter

clusion that Baxter Springs Is now
on the threshold of n crucial, con-
structive, period Of transformation
from normal conditions to the larger
and more stringent responsibilities
and possibilities Of progressive met
roplitan life. Some cities may be born
with success assured; some may,
through strenuous efforts, obtain sue
cess; but Baxter Springs, more than
any other Western City, is destined to
have success thrust upon it. The
measure of success depends chiefly
upon the constructive vision Of the
men who identify themselves with
Baxter Springs municipal life to d.
rect and enlarge its civic development
during the perior of its embodiment.
The attitude Of the City officials to
cooperate with our Chamber of Com
merce during the twelve months of
the year 1913 will effect in a great
measure the civic, economic, and COM
mercial life of this community for the
next thirty years. Active mutual eff
fort is the life of municipal growth.
The real measure Of the city's growth
will not be the largeness of transit
tory business which may sift through
each year, but the volume of substan-
tial enterprise which will be induced
to become q permanent part of our
community life. A big asset to the
environment of which Baxter Springs
is the center is the liberality of ore
deposit, the quality and quantity of
which is claimed to be the best of any
mining district of its kind in the
world. This is q challenge to Baxter
Springs for .he very best in every
thing, and the call for quality, dura-
bility, and permanent progress. Bax-
ter's fine modern hotel of the near
future will offer entertainment and
will appeal to the best class of people
from anywhere on the face of the
earth, affording them the opportunity
to tarry comfortably a sufficient
length of time to insure investment
of their money. Baxter Springs is a
logical place for automobile repair
shops, machine shops, sash and door
factories, flour mills, wholesale flour
and feed concerns, department stores,
wholesale establishments for hard
ware, groceries, dry goods and drugs.
These along with many other lines Of
enterprise, will, no doubt, become a
substantial part of the city, to share
in the making of a great community
center-to share in the prosperity
and divide the burdens to make Bax-
ter the best. At no other stage Of
the upbuilding and progress of our
town is it more important than at
this identical time for every single
member of our Chamber of Com
merce to come to the realization that
he, himself, must do his part and be-
come q cog in our great machine
The Chamber of Commerce which will
be the driving force that will regu-
late the substantiability Of the
growth of our city. We, as a Cham
Der of Commerce, are directly re-
sponsible for the regulation Of the
growth of Baxter Springs and no
member should shirk his responsible
ity. Remember that every man, wo-
man and child in Baxter Springs owe
something t. the building up Of our
community.
State Health Officers Coming
This office is in receipt of official
notice from the State Board of Health
that the State Inspector will be at
Baxter Springs at once and will stay
on the ground until conditions are
Strengthened up in a sanitary way.
We feel as though offenders in this
matter have been given a reasonable
length of time, and have had suffi-
cient prompting in the matter OF
cleaning up, both as a fire protection
measure and as a sanitary measure;
that no further notice need be given
either to the city or individual prop
erty owners. The Secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce will cooper
ate with the State officials in the
general cleanup here at Baxter
Springs.
Corporation Starting Improvements
The N. S. Sherman Iron Works
Corporation will begin extensive i'm
provements on their new property
here at Baxter Springs at once. The
Chamber of Commerce is using every
effort to assist them in getting the
proper switch facilities, and any 9TH
er matters where we can be of assist
ance to them. Through the efforts Of
our Chamber, this large concern was
persuaded to locate in Baxter Springs
There il no doubt that this concern
viii be a big asset to our town, and