The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-11-13
CITIZENS PLAN FOR A
GREATER COLUMBIA
Guests at Commercial Club
Dinner Suggest Local
Improvements.
"PUSH GOOD ROADS"
Better Railroad Facilities
Also Found as Answer to
QUESTIONABLE.
"PUSH GOOD ROADS"


Good roads, greater CHRISTIAN
College, a city library, city park, bet
ter railroad facilities and more manu-
featuring industries are just few OF
the things Columbians are thinking
about in connection with a greater Co.
lumbia, as brought out by the answers
to QUESTIONABLE cards filled out by the
guests at the dinner given by the Com
mercial Club recently.
One thing the dinner accomplished
was to foster greater spirit OF CO.
operation among the citizens OF Co.
lumbia. An other result of the ban
quet was to get some coordination
of ideas about what the Commercial
Club should undertake for the coming
year.
The first question on the cards was:
What should the Commercial Club do
to help Columbian" The second 4aes-
ton was: What can the Commercial
Club do to increase its membership?
The suggestions received were most
ly OF a constructive nature. The good
roads issue received more atfe2tiop
than any other matter.
Many Knock City Officials.
A considerable number of sarcastic
replies were also received, most OF
them taking a dig at the present city
administration. Get a new city at
torney;;" Don't put our young busi-
ness men in Jail for playing little
poker" Get another Black Maria;;'
and Get an entire new city admins
tration," are among the list.
Make all roads leading to Colum-
bia better than those leading else
where" is John T. McMullen's reply
on good roads.
Get on the main line; buy park
to honor soldiers; pull together fol
the library; get more women to join
the Commercial Club" are the sug,
gestions of Emily S. Harshe.
Push the good roads movement
above all things" says D. A. Robnett
"a bond issue of one million dol
lars for good roads for Boone Coun
ty; make club rooms more useful tt
people of town and country" say:
Mayor James Gordon.
Boost the state and county roads
and the city park" is w. 7. Conley'!
contribution. w. H. Braselton, man
ager of the Hamilton Brown sho
factory, wants junior commercial
club.
Some Want Electric Railway.
That the Commercial Club shoul'
concentrate on few worth Whll
things and do them well was suggest
ed by one anonymous card. There ar
several advocates of an electric rail
way through Columbia, it was founc
Here are some of the other thing
mentioned in answer to the question
on the questionnaires:
Camping grounds for auto tourists
advertise Columbia as city beautiful
End city of homes. keep out catalogu
houses; closer cooperation betwee
town and country; park and ban
concerts for pubic; more funds fo
public schools.
Organize county club or simila
organization where in social and II
dustrial life of the county can Ger
ter; encourage development of locs
coal mines; community singing; Ct
lumbia Dinner every month; encoul
age increased production and thrift,
more help at postoffice and bette
mail service.
Get more women to join the Con
mercial Club; look after the farm il
terests of Boone County; get town an
country to rub elbows; invite fe
farmers to become members; NAL
club room more useful to farmers ar
merchants.
Get money, then real secretar!
have a real membership drive; a
tempt to engender more interest {
The part of those already member
get still buster.
All answers will be filed for futu
reference and for future consider
ton by the Commercial Club.
Hi BETA STEPP0 RUSHING ENI
vn;+;,4ion fo Saorat Mock Snrnrify