The Lamar register., 1920-03-03
BUSINESS MEN TO
FORM ORGANIZATION
Movement Started to Organize the
Business Men into a Civic Wei
fare Association.

ness men of Lamar met with the city
council at the city hall on Monday
evening about $50 o'clock and went
from there to the Fraternal Temple
where fine dinner had been prepared
for them under the direction of l..
Writ Markham. The city dads evil
IDENTIFY appreciate just the best way
to get bunch of males of the human
race into good humor, for the feed
served was such as to make even an
overworked man SO gentle a child
could play with him.
After this appeal to the real ma
ture of the man had had time to sink
in and do its persuasive work Mayor
Church as chairman proceeded to an
nounce that the object of the call was
to get men from all elements of the
town together for discussion of what
was needed to promote the best in
terests of the community and if deem
ed best to organize an association to
assist in bringing new industries here
and promote needed public improve
ments. He then called on various ones
present to speak on subjects directly
applicable to the cause for which the
meeting was called. Among those who
made talks either on what has caused
Lamar men to get too busy to look
after public affairs and the best way
to remedy them were Judge CRANKY
Hillyer, C. NJ. Lee, F. NJ. Wilson, f.
r. Jones, c. r. Strain, C. C. Huddles-
ton, ]. S. Hasty, A. N. Parrish. Mr..
Wilson in speaking of the things that
Lamar could obtain with only small
effort called attention to the fact that
his. industry being one of the large
users of sacks and Lamar being cent
rally located for large string Of mills
in the alfalfa meal line and also other
industries that are large users of
sacks that here is the best location to
be found for sack factory that would
employ many people. Also that a big
broom factory and broom corn ware
house could easily be induced to To-
cate here with a little encouragement
from local people. while capital was
already making inquiries with regard
to putting a large hotel and fine thea
ter here.
All these matters as well as various
needed city and public Improvements
were discussed, as well as the condi-
tions created by the large number of
government drives of the last few
years which had detracted the atten-
tion of most of our business men from
the city's interests to those of pro-
noting our share in the national gov
ernment's activities. After very
harmonious discussion lasting until af-
ter midnight a resolution was intro
duced by Senator Parrish reciting the
conditions that exists and the propos-
ed action as follows:
Whereas, 1t now appears to be an
opportune time for the people of the
City of Lamar to make a united eff
fort to achieve the city's. manifest
destiny of being the leading city of
Southeastern Colorado, the era of
construction after the Great War open
ing possibilities of development Of the
territory surrounding US such as have
never presented themselves to the
community; and
Whereas, For several years, ow-
ing to TIE stress of war activities and
of increased business and other bur
dens, a large number of our people
have been prevented from giving TO
questions of civic improvement and the
upbuliding of our community suffic-
lent amount of their time and atten-
tion to enable the city to maintain an
organization for civic bettcrment unit
ing all of the elements of strength of
the community to that end, having, in
fact, too largely left the burdens OF
public questions and matters of civic
progress upon the shoulders Of the
younger element in our community
composing the Young Mems Business
Association, who have done most ad-
mirable work in that organization, to
the great benefit Of the community;
and
Whereas, 1t is now deemed neces-
sary and proper that all Of the peo-
pis NJ ths eity should unite and all