Baxter Springs news., 1919-03-21
$4,000 MEMO
RIAL STARTER
Campaign of One Week Expect
ed to Raise the Funds
for the Memorial
Building

seven men named to formulate PLAN
for raising funds for the big memo
rial building Wed. night, q tentative
arrangements was formed and furthel
progress made towards the day wher
the business men will actually ge'
their pencils and subscription list
and start out to raise this money.
A plan that has been much used IN
large cities and which is very success
full will likely be carried out here
This plan Is that Of a highly organ.
lied, centralized system. The city
will be divided into four wards or dis
tricts, that part Of the city lying west
of Military and north Of Eleventh
street to comprise District No. /; that
part Of the city east Of Military and
north Of Eleventh to be District No.
2; that part south Of Eleventh and
east Of Military as District No. 3,
and the other corner of the town, south
Of Eleventh and west Of Military rs
District No. 4.
Speaking in the vernacular Of the
military, these four divisions will be
assigned General, this man, whoever
he Is to be selected for his financial
capacity and ability to organize and
handle his men. Each Of these Cen
erals in turn will select three Cap
tains who in turn will each select four
assistants.
This will be an organization Of 81
men who will be men interested and
inspired and who will be charged with
the responsibility Of getting out and
getting this money.
This organization will be brought to
q state Of perfection as near as pos
sible before attempting to get out for
subscriptions. The town will likely be
polled and each Captain will know the
names Of every man in the city from
the man who carries his dinner to
work up To the professional men, and
they will all be called on for subscrip-
tiOns.
The speech-maling time is past and
we can only demonstrate our faith in
Baxter Springs by our works. from
henceforth. It lies within the power
of these people to put out thousands
of dollars to working men Of the city
if they will only accept this PROPOSE
ton. The money you put into it will
be as secure as money put into any
bank in town and will pay a greater
interest than any of these banks and
greater than the government pays for
the use Of your money.
During this drive, liberty bonds, or
any other kind of government collat-
era, will be accepted for its face value
in purchase of stock in this building.
This Memorial belongs to you if you
care to invest in it. This is not do
nation but it is q paying investment in
more ways than one. The plan as
proposed will be as follows:
Dist. No. Ii General, 8 Captains,
IL Assistants, total 16.
Dist. No. 2-1 General, 3 Captains,
IL Assistants, total is.
Dist. No. 81 General, 8 Captains,
II Assistants, total 16.
Dist. No. Al General, 8 Captains,
12 Assistants, total 16.
Here, then, is the organization OF
"a men taken from all classes OF
trades and professions in the city
who are mutually interested in see
ing this Memorial building erected.
If you want to help yourself in
helping the community, this is your
chance. Take of your coat and work
for Il.
A total Of $4,000 was subscribed
at last nights meeting, with approx
mately that much more in sight. A
campaign Of not more than week is
expected to raise the $780, 900 suffi-
cient to put the deal through, and that
construction on the building may then
start Immediately. A representative
Of one Of the most important financial
concerns Of New York City is here
asking the privilege Of supplying the
additional 100000.
The four captains and twelve lieut.
enants will meet in the assembly
room at six-thirty tomorrow evening
70 formulate additional plans.
According to information reaching
the Chamber Of Commerce, other
cities that are planning Memorial
buildings include Madison, Wis; Okla
honaa City; Joplin. No.; Syracuse, n.
Y; Akron, Ohio; PaTkersburg, W.
Va; Manistee, Mich; Wilson, N. c.
Lowell, Mass.; Providence, R. l.; Kan
sas City, No.; St. Paul, MINI; Louis
vile, KY; Spokane, Wash; Toledo
Ohio. DesMoines, Iowa; Joliet, Ill;