The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-09
il holt on such patrons.

ie hOit on sucn patrons.
The subscribers refused TO 60 fur
ther into such indefinite propositions
and returned to their own proposition,
which the company officials said they
would lay before their executive COM
mittee and board of directors. ,
What was our surprise and chagrin,
to read in the newspapers the next
evening that the burden for the failure
OF this conference was placed on the
shoulders of the subscribers commit |
tee Well, think we can stand 1t. We
will leave 1t to the newspaper men
who were present as to our attitude
and fairness In the proposition.
Since that date we have been i'm.
portuned by people from every section
Of the county that they will not accept
any other proposition. have attend
ed two social gatherings in the past
few days, one of perhaps 300 and the
other upwards Of thousand people
present and the telephone was the up
permost topic with the Injunction
above stated. In the light Of these
conditions it is hopeless for the COM
mittee to consider any other PROPOSE
tion or the company to get sufficient
re-installations to be worth anything
to them.
Now, gentlemen, do not care to
tire you with any further detail of this
matter, although we could go on and
give you details from the company's
sworn statements that would show
you that they were not in danger OF
financial embarrassment on the old
rates, that the replacement value is
over invoiced, that perhaps 100000
Of that invoice does not represent
dollar of investment, etc., but l will
not take your time.
We are free to admit that we have,
made mistakes in handling this affair.
We are not, perhaps, as astute as some
may be, but we have tried to fight
fair and that in the face of written
threats of prosecution and suits for
damages-we are still in that attitude.
And now genetlemen, thank you
for your patience and hope that when
this matter is settled that we may
again cooperate and work for the best
interest of Knox county and dwell in
peace ever after.
The program was in charge of the
Publicity committee. Mr. Barton W.
Blair. its chairman, presided. Mr..
Blair introduced Mr., Z. w. Doty of
Cleveland, who is engaged in publici-
| ty work. One way to get more people
to a city is to advertise your city to
the peopel who are here now, declared
Mr.. Doty. To secure more people of
thrift and quality is great ambition
for any town to work for. But the
people now here have a grand oppor-
tunity to boost the town and help it
grow if they will only tell of the city's
good points. Believe in the town. Tell
what good place in which 1t is to
live. Tell of, its friendships, opportun-
ities, believe in it, then stir yourselves
up. Get the good will of the people
who live in the county Mr.. Doty said
that the merchants Of Mt. Vernon
ought to make yearly, or semi-yearly
trips to the country surrounding Mt.
Vernon to get acquainted with the
farmers. Make people feel at home in
Mt. Vernon, then they will come to Mt.
Vernon to live.
President Kahrl of the Chamber of
Commerce, replying to Mr.. Cunning
hams question, said that the stem
ographer was present at the meeting
upon request of the telephone COM
pany.
Ladies of the Christian church serv-
ed the luncheon.