The Neshoba Democrat., 1920-10-21
|NHEN THE CON-
py!UN|TY GOT Be
hind BUSINESS
Men everyone works and
no one shirks, you can raise
a town from the dead"
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BY SHELDON WILLS
Copyrighted BY A. w. Shaw Co
Published Here Through the
s Courtesy of SYSTEM"
CONTINUED From Last Week.
THE AUCTIONS ARE FAIR,
SQUARE A ND ABOVEBOARD

sE THE AUCTIONS AXE FAIR,
tls SQUARE AND ABOVEBOARD
NJ At one OF these farm meetings WAS
|aa man who had comedown into this
part of the country to buy q fruit
Earm. He had been over the country
spd had found place that met his
fulrments, but he told the real es-
,.oe man who had shown him about
Isisat he WAS going on down into Ar
kansas and investigate that country
sefore making a definite choice.
After this meeting out on the farm,
lie hunted up the real estate man.
4 tIf you have this kind of feeling be-
gwepn the farmers and the towns
sbeople as saw demonstrated out at
That club meeting, Pm not going
Flown into Arkansas. Let's close
Sshe deal on that farm"
S THE Neosho club has gone a step
FARTHER than holding a Sales Day
Ind meeting out on the farms. 1t
sAas ipaugrated the Farmers Auction
syhsel is held on each Sales Day and
eyfiSh is now known almost as well
llsss the Sales pay Itself.
,.rhis auction is held TO enable the
Eee.pple round about to bring in their
1--we stock, farm machinery, imple-
<s,ents, household gaodsor anything
ShApy have to sell; the goods are sold
|at tauction i'm sales pavilion built
Ny the club at a cost OF 81, 900. This
ksp vilion has open sides, seats about
Es00 people and provides pens for
heir stock.
a The farm implements, machinery
lind other goods are auctioned off in
Ethe forenoon. the live stock in the
afternoon. The sales are held under
Ehe auspices of the club and per-
ksent of the selling price is charged to
gay the expenses OF the clerk and the
Rluctioneer and make the project self
b This Farmers Auction it a power
1fll llinducement to the people to come
Eo Neosho on Sales Day and how
bhey do come from miles about Its
'yalue as trade-getter may be reali-
|sed when you know that some auc-
lions have run as high as %, 900, and
Ehese farmers with $4,000 in their
aockets are not going to take all Of
~ home with them.
Everything must be fair, square
Isnd aboveboard at these auctions.
sust for instance, take the case of a
Eoung Newton county farmer who
Eurchased six pigs at one OF these
Farmers auctions for $50. Shortly
Stfter he got them out on his farm.
kae pigs developed cholera and died.
Ehe first thing the Ad Club did upon
OF the circumstances, was
70 send polite letter of regret to
fne young fellow about his bad luck
Rad as letters Of regret do not buy
Eaany shoes for the baby, the club
Faclosed a check for $50 to cover the
F0ung mans loss. Result?
IA man with megaphone, station
IA ON the highest point OF the Ozarks
Nild not have furnished the publici-
~ the club. and through it Neosho,
e@sscd for this act.
Another thing the club did for the
lsstterment Of the. community and
3bich also brings people to Neosho-
6nd to bring in people is to create
p9cre business--was to make possi-
We Il pretty little city park, not far
8om the business part OF the town.
aere. on week days, Sundays. and
Sales Days, will be found
Rnndreds OF farmer-families, eating
sheir lunches under the shade OF the
ag trees.
BRINGING COUNTRY AND CITY
n TOGETHER IN MORE
WAYS THAN ONE
1, During the summer months all the
Churches in the city unite In holding
|5pen air meetings in the park. When
Rsou attend one OF these outdoor SER
'vices one OF the important things