The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-03
Company Proposed to
Build 100 New Homes
For City's New Citizens
Annual Meeting Of Chamber of Commerce is
Decided Success City May Get Big
Reynolds Tobacco Factory

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The annual Chamber of Commerce
banquet and meeting held at the Cen
tral Hotel Tuesday evening was In
many respects, the greatest meeting of
the kind ever held in the city Of Mays
Vile. There was a splendid represen-
tation of the local business interests
present and besides the election OF Of
ficers and the discussion of plans for
greater Chamber of Commerce there
was launched building plan which
will mean a greater Maysville in every
respect.
In the selection of officers, the MEM
bers displayed wisdom for they select
ed for the various offices Just the men
best fitted to these positions under the
conditions certain to face the organi-
zation during the year. The election
resulted as follows:
President-Frank L. Hendrickson
Vice President-George Dodson.
Treasurer-W. w. Ball, Jr.
Directors:
Industrial Affairs-John Welsh
Retail Affairs. M. Hunt
Organization Affairs-A. L. Merz.
Civic Affairs-George H. Frank.
State and Federal-E. T. Kirk.
County Affairs-A. L. Glascock.
The report of Acting Secretary Geo.
Kirk was read. The report recited the
various activities of the Chamber since
his assuming the office management
BY far the most important feature
of the entire meeting was the start
ing Of movement to organize Mays
vile Chamber of Commerce Building
Association for the purpose of building
number of new residences to house
new citizens who would be attracted
here by big Industrial development
which is certain to come to Maysville
should the proper housing facilities
be offered by our city. 1t was pointed
out that the one thing that was at
present holding Maysville back as an
industrial city was the inability to
house new residents.
Mr.. e. T.~Kirk, district representa-
| tive Of the r. ]. Reynolds Tobacco
Company, addressed the business men
explaining to them the plans of his
company as regards Maysville. He
stated that 1t was the plan of the Rey-
nolds Company to make their Mays
vile plant one of the largest plants in
the entire South by building the pres
ent building out to Forest Avenue and
three stories high making of 1t
manufacturing plant as well as a
rehandling house; taking tobacco in
the back way in the leaf and bringing
1t out the front way manufactured in
packages ready for sale on the store
shelves. This was impossible at the
present time, however, Mr. Kirk ex-
planned because Maysville was unable
to house the employees necessary to
the operation of such plant. He
suggested the organization of Build
ing Association by Maysville business
men for the purpose Of erecting resi-
dences for the housing Of the employees
necessary for the plant therefore
bringing to Maysville a pay roll OF
several thousands of dollars eacn
week.
The suggestion spread like wildfire
over the gathering OF business men
and every man present seemed to
think that this was another time when
opportunity was knocking at Mays
ville's door and that the Maysville peo-
Pile should open the door and admit
the opportunity. II was suggested that
such Building Company be organized
and within very short time $4,000,
was subscribed by the business men
present on the $4,000 sum necessary
TO start the company 10 erect one hum
dred new residences Immediately.
Those subscriptions we're as follows,
Subscription 10 Chamber OF Com
sneroe Building Association
Geo. II, Frank. q, 900
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D. HsehInser a ce:,,,..,,..,, 1000
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Mars uFos' ',,''f,sp.r',Es,' 5000
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