The Monett times., 1921-06-17
"PEP' MEETING OF
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Much Enthusiasm Shown on City Park
And New Hotel Propositions.
Membership Campaign to be
Launched. -

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Commercial club was held at the city
hall Friday evening, there being about
sixty representative citizens present
The meeting was called by the presi-
dent, ]. v. Nelson, to discuss several
matters of much interest to Monet
people.
Membership Campaign.
Mr.. Nelson explained to the club a
proposition made by the St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce to put on
membership campaign at this place.
Mr.. Barnes, representative of that
organization, had explained previous
~ their plan.
They will send a man here to con-
duct such a campaign at absolutely
no expense to the Monet club. The
Chamber Of Commerce has set aside
$4,000 to help Commercial clubs in
their trade territory, believing that a
live commercial club brings prestige
to a community which results in good
to all doing business with them.
The membership campaign is for
the purpose, of securing a large enough
| list of paid members to be able to hire
paid secretary to spend his entire
time in looking after the interests OF
the town. The St. Louis Chamber Of
Commerce is training men in this work
and can provide a. secretary. If any
community wishes to hire a man from
their own town they can send him to
the training school where he will
learn his duties and how to manage
the affairs turned over to him.
The club was favorable to this
proposition and the campaign will be
but on as soon as an open date can be
secured. Women, farmers, railroad
people, business and professional men
are to be included in the membership
Printing Booklets.
The committee on printing adver-
tising booklets for the city submitted
the price made by the local printing
offices for this work. S. G. Dow, a
member of the committee, who wished
TO bid on the work, resigned and Sig
Solomon was given the place.
The City Park.
H. A. Gardner, chairman of the
legislative and park committee, made
his report on the proposed city park.
He reported that the sentiment seemed
to be for the calling of bond election
to buy and maintain a city park, and
the committee had drafted recon-
mendations to be submitted to the city
council.
! The committee recommended that a
BOND issue of S25,000 be voted to Sc
cure and fit up a park, at a tax OF
/ one mill on the $1.00 OF 10 cents per
/ 500, the bonds to be retired in twenty
wears. A standing vote was taken and
/ it was almost unanimous for the park
bond issue.
The general opinion was that the
matter should be rushed through in
order to get the use of park as soon
as possible. Representative citizens
made talks in favor Of the proposition.
| 1t was recommended that the city
council appoint a park commission
composed of nine members, three OF
whom are to be elected each year ottet
the first year.
The New Hotel.
The proposition of the new five
story hotel being promoted by A. f.
,Morelock, of st. Louis, Sharles Berta-
lot, F. P. Sizer, NJ E. Gillioz, and
others was discussed and the proposed
building and manner of taking stock
thoroughly explained. The president
was instructed to appoint committee
from the club directors to work with
the promoters to secure the $4,000
preferred stock subscriptions wanted
from Monet citizens. The Com
mercial club members will give moral
and financial support to this project
Good Roads Delegate
S. A. Chapel, Mayor Of Monett, was
appointed delegate TO the Good Roads
convention to be held at Jefferson
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