The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-01-21
aided this cause.

terally aided this cause.
The secretary has, on all occasions
when closing of business places has
been advisable, assisted the mer-
chants in a uniform closing.
| have co-operated with Slough
ton, GAINESVILLE, Beloit, Racine and
Kenosha, and other Chambers in
establishing ratings on people who
have moved from these cities to
Edgerton, and from Edgerton to
the several places mentioned.
You as individuals were not soli-
cited at Christmas for the COM
munity baskets and the programs,
as you have been in previous years,
because the work of raising funds
was left to the office of the Cham
Der of Commerce and all the So
cieties in the city were asked to
help, thus eliminating solicitation
for. funds.
| have been successful in estab-
fishing a receiving station in the
city of Edgerton for the patrons of
the Milk producers association. This
cream is hauled by the farmers to
Stoughton and by receiving their
products in Edgerton it will bring
a great number of farmers to Edger-
ton who formerly went elsewhere.
The Band made an appeal to the
Chamber of Commerce for funds for
their expenses during the past year.
At meeting of the directors it was
decided to request Mr.. Hoen to take
charge of this fund and he certainly
handled the same in a most efficient
manner.
Edgerton is geographically located
near the county line of Dane County
and it is impossible for us to coop
crate with county agriculture move
ments as the county does not in
clude all of our trade territory. Your
directors decided that it would be
advisable to conduct boys and
girls pure bred calf club. All the
preliminary steps were taken and
So applicants were made for calves.
The committee in charge of the
work had made suitable arrange
ments with the Holstein Breeders
association Of Jefferson County to
furnish these calves but at the last
minute they were unable to furnish
the calves to US, causing consider
able embarrassment.
[ have given you but a brief out
line of the work that comes to the
office of the Chamber of Commerce
There are things that come to my
attention daily, and to enumerate
all of them would take too much of
your time.
However, I would like to suggest
that your bylaws be ammended so
that a smaller number of directors
present at meeting will form a
quorum, so business then could be
transacted.
| wish to thank your President,
Mr.. Mabbett, at this time for the
splendid support he has given me
land also the directors and members
who have aided The mere payment
of dues does not end your obliga-
tions to the Chamber of Commerce.
1t requires work on your part to
make it success, and when your
chamber of commerce is prosperous,
so is your city.
Too often we are apt to condem
without first proper investigation
and I believe that if every member
would adopt the following motto it
would materially aid:
"I WILL NOT CONDEMN THE
EDGERTON CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE, OR, FIND ANY FAULT
WITH TT, UNLESS I HAVE PER
SONALLY ASSISTED AND HAVE
GIVEN MY TIME AND ENERGY
TO THE ! SOLUTION OF THE
PROBLEMS CONFRONTING IT."
If you will adopt this motto I be-
lieve that Edgerton will have one OF
the most live organizations of its
kind in the state.