The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-18
ev WILLIAM r, sANeoRN.

6y WILLIAM n. SAN6ONN.
EATON. O.. Jan. 1S.-The Eaton
Commercial club is about to make a
campaign for new members. Those
who have always been loyal boosters
OF this substantial little city are send
Ing up Macedonian cry for help.
They want to bring the membership
up to its one time record Of 200 con.
tibutors end co.workers.
New Officers Elected.
The annual meeting for the election
Of officers was held on Thursday
night. Every business man was In
vited and the club rooms overlooked
with visitors. The officers elected
were: president, DR.. Riley Splitter;
vice president, VIM. Reel; secretary.
The secretary was reelected, the 9TH
er officers being new men whom 1t is
hoped and expected will put life and
energy into the work Of the organi-
cation.
The Eaton Commercial club has
done much for Eaton, according to the
following advertised claims in their
bid for popular support. They say. for
instance:
This is what we have done for
Eaton: We started the court house:
we started paved streets; we started
the sewer system; we brought the
Ernst Nurseries,; we brought city let
ter carriers; we brought a crowd when
the boys went to war: we brought gas
to the town; we brought crowd here
home coming week; we brought the
armory here. and we are bringing a
federal building here"
Eaton Is not an industrial city. The
factory whistle never distnrhes the
late sleeper. nor arc labor leaders or
strike committees ever In evidence, in
this rich old farm trading center
Many are inclined to let conditions
continue as they arc and as they have
been for q hundred years of steady.
solid growth.
But the greater number Of the bus
mess men favor tho bringing Of In
rustrial plants. They are not con.
tent with large volume OF Saturday
dustrial plants. They are not con-
the idle youth employed and n new
start made toward city growth and
civic greatness. The secretary of tho
Commercial club states that a num-
Der OF propositions are before that
body from concerns seeking the adj
vantages new locations may afford
in these days Of reconstruction.
Money Is needed to investigate and
to help when assistance is deserved.
IN view of the purposes OF our or
ganization. and its record of achieve
ment, It should not be compelled to
plead for support and cooperation,
more particularly In a town almost
entirely dependent on the farmer"
This statement was made by one Of
the boosters who will assist In the
campaign for larger club. more bus
mess every day. and greater popu-
lation.
The campaign for a largely in
creased membership Is expected to
Great the public enthusiasm necessary
to an overlooking treasury. The peo-
pie OF Eaton are proud Of their home
town. and with good reason.
A Good Place to Live.
II the visitor to Eaton halls from a
dry district, where trip to Eaton is
supposed to be purely quest for "wet
goods" he will soon discover that
this Is In no sense "whiskey town"
The saloons have not made Eaton nor
will they be greatly mourned when
the lid goes on. Eaton is a city Of
bread, shady streets. and comfortable
modern homes. 1t is a city Of good
schools, fine churches and Of substan-
tial merchants.
There is much wealth in Eaton and
In Preble county. The liquor interests