Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-05
Commercial Assn Has
Meeting and Luncheon
Seventy Members Attended the First
Annual Meeting Of the Organi-
zatiOn. - Bill Durans En-
dOrStNl for Governor.

The first annual meeting of th.,
Durant Commercial Association was
held last night Thursday begin
ming at 1880, in the offices of the
Association. and was a success in
every sense of the word. The meet
ing marked the close OF a very sue
cessful years work, and was very
gratifying to all the members.
The meeting was called to order
by President B. A. Mckinney, who
gave brief history of the organl-
cation. The Drrant Commercial AS
sOciation was organized at mass
meeting February Is. 1917. and be-
ga inactive work on the first of the
following April. Mr.. Mckinney stat
cd that the director felt the Associa-
tion had been a success, and this
was especially gratifying. as many
OF our good citizens had prophesied
that II could not last but a few
months at the most.
Secretary Davis next gave a COM
plete and detailed statement OF the
activities of the organization during
the past. publication OF which is
prevented here for lack OF space.
Some OF the accomplishments of the
Association have been: Advertising
Durant and Bryan county. resulting
In large business increase; enter
tanning trackmeet visitors, summer
normal students and teachers. the
Methodist conference; the Shriners:
assisted county farm and county wo-
man demonstration in every way pos
sible, resulting in better farming
farming methods and increased feed
and food production and conserva-
tlon; providing markets for farmers
products; secured three highways:
secured improvements in the FEEDER
al building: secured Indian agents;
have kept down grafters OF various
kinds; helped start tick eradication
work; helped get bridge across Blue
river northeast OF the city; secured
Y. NJ. G. A. older boys conference:
neld good roads convention at which
Williams highway was formed: as
issted in staging poultry show: Sc
cured Presbyterian General Assem-
bly,. also next Teachers Association
meeting; provided for ChautauGua
this summer and Lyceum course
next tall and winter: and put Du-
rant and Bryan county over the ton
in every war work campaign.
In closing. the Secretary stated.
I'VE started it to accomplish busi.
ness increase. we have botten il:
elimination of donations. hav" got
ten this by paying for many thing;
out of the treasury and heading off
balance: better farming. getting
this through aScsisting county agents
in every way possible; bigger county
fair. we had the biggest ever last
year: warmer hospitality for visi-
tors. have entertained them all: pop
ula'ion increase. there isn't n va
cant houses in the city: business in
crease, there isn't n vacant business
house in the city"
After the Sccretary's report. tho
President called attention to the
amoutn of time that had been de
voted tn war work. ana Il motion
heartily endorsing this activity was
passed
After much discussion the present
directors wer" r"nominate1 and un-
animously elected for teh ensuing
year
Al the suggestion of col. G. o
Johnson tn" President appointed u
committee of three. col, Johnson.
A. u Davis. and +. p. lIynds, to SO.
lcrt twenty-five delegates to atteni
the Bankhead National Highway
convention at Little Rock next
month
Hon. Chas r. McPhcrrcn made
the principal address of the evening,
speaking on. "The Duty of the Mem
hers. bringing out the fact that co
operation and ,caln-w work among
th" members was needed at all times
The meeting was next thrown np-
en- for general r0und-tahle discus
sion. and the following made apprO-
pirate remarks in regard to the ac-
tivitics of the Association: &. W.