Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

Inc CnamDer OF commerce DeBdn
the actual campaign, at the regular
bi-weekly meeting of the directors
last night, for a 5-story office build
ing in Baxter Springs to be in the
long run either a city or Y. NJ. c.
A. memorial building-erected in
memory of the eight boys from the
Baxter locality who lost their lives
during the War and also monument
to the POT boys who entered the ser
vice from the Baxter community. !.
/ And not only was the campaign in
augurated Wed. night but ii can be
said that the proposition starts of at
once with perhaps a site and sub
scription of $4,000. The intention of
the directors is a 100000 building,
containing on one of the floors head
quarters for the Y. M. C. A., State
Guards, Red Cross, Boy Scouts and
like organizations. The corner stones
will set forth fittingly the names Of
the soldiers, in whose memory the
building is erected.
The Chamber of Commerce direct
ors met Wed. night at the Secretary's
office following a six-thirty o'clock
dinner at the Minute Cafe. The men,
bers present were E. M. Richardson,
J. H. Hannah, Earl Ray, ]. W. Kali
tenbach, R. E.. Rosenstein, Fairfax
Barnes, B. H. Lowry, and President
Harvey. The two absent members
were G. E. Lundgren and w. w.
Wyatt, both at home sick.
The matter of the memorial build
ing was presented through the hOus-
ing department, of which Mr.. Kalten-
bach is the head, and with the en-
dorsement of the patriotic department
headed by Mr.. Rosenstein. The plans
were discussed at length, the PROPOSE
tion was endorsed and the campaign
launched. The committee, to work
out the details, in conjunction with
the regular committees, will be named
at the next meeting.
Endorse One-Eighth Royalty
Mr.. Lowry, as chairman of the min
ing department, presented cOmmun-
ication from Miami, asking the Cham
ber Of Commerce endorsement of q
bill, to be introduced in the legisla-
lures of Oklahoma, Kansas and Mis-
souri, which provides that the maxi
mum legal royalty in mining opera
tions in these states shall not exceed
One-Sixth or 16 2-S per cent. This
measure is advanced as one greatly
needed in the mining game and that
will prove very beneficial, doing away
with the high royalties that are said
now to prevent development and the
operation of mill properties.
The Miami communication was dis
cussed at length by the directors, was
then endorsed it unanimously with the
one amendment asked that the maxi
mum royalty be made one-Eighth or
121s per cent instead Of 0ne-Sixth,
or 16 2-3 per cent as the cOmmunica-
ton suggests.
Ask Home Preference
The directors endorsed unanimously
the action of the city administration
in voting to purchase fire protection
equipment and then adopted 'unani-
mously a resolution requesting the
city council to give the preference to
local bidders, If there should be any,
to men who live in Baxter, pay taxes
and help support the community.
Turn Down Chautauqua
The proposition Of q representative
of the White-Myefs chautauqua, the
same that furnished the program in
Baxter the past year, was turned
down. The company sought another
date in Baxter for 1919. It was the
opinion Of all the directors that if
Baxter has q chautauqua there should
be a change. The matter was pre-
sented to the directors by Chairman
Barnes of the church cooperation de-
partment.
Ask About Street Signs
At the request of Postmaster Smith
the matter of street signs in Baxter
was presented by Chairman Lowry Of
the postal service department. It de-
veloped that only a portion Of the
signs have been placed, but it was ex-
planned also that the freezing Of the
ground is interfering with the setting
Of the poles for the signs. The
earliest possible action was recon-
mmded.