Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-06
MISS. ASSOC|A T|ON.
LEADERS T0ADDRESS
MEETING IN OTTAWA
COUNTY CONFERENCE WILL BE
HELD AT ARMORY JULY 18th
VlCE-PRESIDENT EDWARD A.
BRIGGS TO HELP BOOST Or
GANlZATlON.

Ward has just been received by the
local Chamber of Commerce thai Ed
ward A. Briggs, Vice-President of the
Mississippi Valley Association and a
very prominent Chicago man will be
the main speaker at the waterway
meeting to be held in the Armory
July 18th.
The meeting will be the result of a
recent visit by a representative OF the
Mississippi Valley Association who
was sent to Ottawa for the purpose
OF organizing the county for the many
industrial and commercial improve
ments that they are working on in the
Mississippi Valley. All the surround
ing cities will receive an invitation to
attend the session which will be the
first OF a series during the completion
of the county organization. The main
idea is to acquaint the people with
the great possibilities of water trans
portation and waterway improve
ments in general but more particular
ly and arouse sentiment in favor OF
opening up the Illinois river as pro-
posed by the state of Illinois.
Special announcements of the meet
ing will be sent to all members of the
Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club,
Farm Bureau and an appeal made to
all interested citizens to take part in
1t. short program is now being ar
ranged and the basementoftheArmo
WILDE used il the main floor is found
10 be unsuitable for the meeting
The message Mr. Briggs will convey
to the people in La Sale County will
be worth listening to If editorials
and newspapers clippings may be de-
pended upon as a criterion. His en-
dorsements are too numerous to men
ion as they come from all the cities
| the Central West and even from
the Secretary of the Department of
Commerce The Kewanee Herald in
an editorial stated: Briggs deliver
ed message to us that could be
heard to advantage by every commun-
ity in the United States" The Burling-
ton Hawkeye says that he gave a
splendid address on national and in
ternational affairs, one of the most
notable meetings as to attendance.
OF guests and program that
has been held in Burlington in many
2ears.
Want Labor Day Celebration.
In statement issued today, Secre-
tary Leo Carroll, of the Chamber of
Commerce says
"a Iiutnn tn tho nrte nd
street talk about the Fourth of July
celebration it is encouraging to know
that there are quiet a number of the
old timers, of the middle aged group
and younger generation chat are still
firmly convinced that Ottawa can do
things Unexpectedly and successfully.
"lt a few boys can step out few
days before the Fourth OF July against
opposition and all odds. with a very
limited supply of funds but with
plenty of patriotism, pep and enthusi-
asm for this little berg, and can draw
the crowd of people that were in OF
tawa July 4th, what? Oh what would
the result be if a united effort was
put forward to stage a real honest to
goodness full fledged. early planned
and early advertised Labor Day Cele-
bration on Monday. September 5th?
From the word that is passing around,
there appears to be quiet strong
possibility of Ottawa stepping in to
stage big county Labor Day event
to surpass anything that has ever
been held in the county.
Secretary Carroll of the Chamber
of Commerce has already received
many suggestions from interested men
and women on the advisability of
starting this movement and it is ex-
pected that before long some definite
action will be taken to formulate a
plan to be submitted to the people
with a view of interesting everybody
in the proposition in order to assure of
its being success"