The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-20
Big Movement
Is Launched

In accordance with the action taken
at the banquet in the Masonic hall
last Thursday night, which had been
given for the purpose of promoting
the organization of Commercial
Club for Pennington, at which about
seventy-five progressive citizens were
present, a nominating committee was
appointed, to make report as soon as
possible. This committee was also
instructed to draft, or recommend, a
constitution for the government of
the proposed organization.
The committee appointed by tenn
porary chairman, Mayor Tetley, is as
follows: Henry Manley, Ed Hender-
son, s. ]. Tetley, w. M. Harlan, with
L. H. Williams, L. F. Castleman and
Fred Karsch substituting for E. j.
Mckinney, M. c. Spaugh and J. F.
Karsch.
The committee met Monday eve-
ming, in the Farmers Bank, and de-
cided to recommend the constitution
of the Rolla Chamber of Commerce as,
in their opinion, being well suited to
local conditions. The committee also
decided to recommend for President
Commerce, L. F. Castleman, and for
Secretary, Lyman H. Reed; ]. B.
Burks, Director in charge of legisla-
ton; Rolla Cozean, Director in charge
of membership; R. l.. Alien, Treasur-
er. They also recommended the fol-
lowing Vice Presidents, who will have
charge Of the following departments:
c. B. Denman, First Vice President.
In charge of Production Depart
ment. This department includes boys
and girls clubs, education, markets,
trucks, poultry, animals, dairy, min
ing, gardening, roads, farmers.
c. A. Tetley, Second Vice President.
In charge of Industry Department.
Includes labor, fuel, power, vocational
training, housing, location, oil and
gas transport, farm products, metal
products, wood products.
M. p. Cayce, Third Vice President.
In charge of Transportation De-
partnent. Includes highways, water,
switching, interurban, trucks, mails,
express, terminals, telephone and tel
egraph, traffic and railroads.
J. c. Morris, Fourth Vice President.
In charge of Commercial Depart
ment. Includes banks, jobbers, re-
tail, credits, exhibits, insurance, con-
vention, advertising, publicity, real
estate.
J. F. Karseh, Fifth Vice President.
-asln charge of Civics Department. In
cludes homes, = education, sanitation,
public building, streets, parks, play
grounds, sewers, lights, public util-
tiles, churches, flowers, safety, side
walks, traffic, stores, markets.
1t is desired to hold the next meet
ing for the perfection of this organ
!zation next Tuesday evening at the
Masonic hall, when there will per
taps be another banquet, or smoker,
and when it is hoped that perma-
nent organization will be perfected
It is possible that the date will be
to Thursday evening, how
ever, as Frank Carter, President of
he st. Louis Chamber of Commerce
md former citizen of Pennington,
together with an expert organizer
rom that organization, is expected to
le present at the next meeting, and
hey will be given the privilege of
coming when it best suits them.
Much enthusiasm is already appar-
mt in regard to this organization,
which will doubtless start off with
membership of one hundred or more.
every effort is being
made to get it properly launched, af-
er which there will be something do
ng all the time, so it is anticipated
hat there will be no chance for inter-
st in the upbuilding of Pennington
md community to become stale or
ormant.