The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-12-01

The Hickman Commercial Club Is
dead 1t has gone 20 that undiscover-
ed country from who's bourne no
traveller rcturns' IL II not recently
deceased The requiem was sung over
ffs last remains az the last attempted
meeting when q bare corporars guard
appeared In response 10 n call 10 MEET
and discuss the approaehing conmnni-
u Fair. That. we believe. l. the last
time IL tried 10 function. True. a ghost
OF irs former SELF still survives. IL has
a roll: n has an offcial staff: the bust
ness can still be transacted under lis
name. but the last would seem almost
AS humorous as Balboas's claiming Of
the Pacific In the name OF the king OF
spain now seems The body may as
scuble toward the end Of the year 10
elect officers for the ensuing year with
n banquet as a whip to urge the mem
bsrs to attendance
The Commercial Club has not died a
natural DEATH IL has been ignored 10
death That. together with other min
or complicaions. near-sightedness In
Guided. caused its demise-
A resurrection ought 20 take place
A commercial club il an organization
10 promote the business Of the town aud
the cordiality OF the business relations
Of the members. IL should strive. In
addition. TO bring new enterprises 10
the city. During its life the Hickman
Commercial Club was efficient I'm the
nrSr two functions. Towards bringing
new enterprises TO the city. II made lit
tle effort some efforts were made by
members. more enthusiastic than ihe
rest. In this direction. but these were
quickly knocked In the head
A town. Ike anything else. must eth
or 90 forward OF backward IL cannot
remain stationary. Without her bust
ness men organized and striving to 20
forward. Hickman cannot be said by
even her most optomlsfic citizens 70 be
going forward Our neighboring towns
with their Commercial Clubs. their
Lions Clubs aud their various other
boards Of trade nre now and have been
reaching out and getting the cream In
the way OF new business
There are some live business organ
nations In this section and the present
attitude OF ssif-compiaccncy taken by
Hickman business spells disaster IL
means suicide. With the present state
OF affairs our rank among our neigh
bors rs the best business town in this
section may continue for a time. but
unless a change Is made whereby more
progrcssiveness and cooperation viii be
made manifest. IL vii Ibe only a matter
Of time until we viii have. 50 10 speak.
90 do obeisance TO our superiors In a
business way. Surely none OF US can
imagine such a state of affairs
We want TO see the Hickman Com
mercial Club assembled for business
with q new vision-an ideal In fits mind
Tor service 70 the community and to the
business Of the town. II ought to be
brought together soon and officers Sc
lected for the next years work They
ought 10 be selected from among those
members who are most interested in
Hickman's development and certainly
from those who believe I'm Hickman
enough 20 support her home Industries
and to believe that she has citizens as
capable and honest as any neighboring
cffie&
The Courier would not aspire TO sit
in the scorner's seat. nor hurl thecynic's
bsn'' but we do believe that the time
for an honest statement Of our beliefs
ON this subject has come and we hope
that this criticism viii help to re-estab-
lisi the Hickman Commercial Club as
n going organization As conditions are
now. it's Everybody TO himself, and the
devil take the hindmost--