The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-17
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tIons, Remedies
REAL BUSINESS LEAGUE
STAGES FIRST SESSION
Need OF Cooperation Stressed. Talk
Over Advertising Campaign;
Trade Extension Plan
Is Given impetus

Cooperation. Cooperation. a plea
for II and recital of what II would
accomplish II praeticcd by business
and professional men OF the city.
suggestion for trade extension cam
paign for Chickasha and general
discussion OF The things most needed
by this city to make II go forward
claimed Tho attention OF about 125
Chlckasha men who attended the
banquet OF tho Real Business league
at the Mcfarland hotel i,st night.
Ben G. Garyey. newly elected presI.
dent OF the Retail Merchants asso.
citation presided. In his opening re-
marks NJ. Garvey stressed the
value OF trade extension campaign
and urged that Chickashh business
and professional men get together In
an advertising drive to feature not
any individual firm but to put forth
the advantages of trading In Chick.
asha.
Advertising Is the greatest thing
In business said Mr.. Garvey. "Ad-
yertise good merchandise, truthfully
and ut reasonable price and you
cannot help but get results
The importance of the sales peo.
pie the clerks In the various stores.
to their respective establishments
was pointed out by tho n. N. A.
president. As an example he showed
how a man living north of Pocassct
had come to Chickasha to trade. He
had want list compiled by his wife.
who instructed him to 80 TO a Ger.
tain store and trade with certain
salesladyD The man lost the address
of the store and at loss what to
90, drove back home, got his wife in
the car and came again to Chickasha
to find the saleslady with whom his
wife liked to trade
Before that woman became ac.
Qnainted with the saleslady In ques.
tion, the entire family bought almost
entirely from mail order houses.
Since that time, they have spent
hundreds of dollars and possibly
thpisands of dollars with the sales.
lady whose courtesy had gained their
confidence said Mr. darvey.
Discussion In General
The talks that followed touched
upon many subjects and come from
men of various lines of business or
professions. DR.. A. b. Leeds declared
that the business and professional
man Of Chickasha gives and has
given too little of his time toward
helping put something over Tor the
good OF the town. You'll say that
I'll pay my money as dues to the
Retail Merchants association or the
Chamber of Commerce IL they'll only
do something, but did you ever stop
to think that you never went out
and helped these or any other or.
ganzations put anything over in
your lives?' he said.
In his remarks, DR.. Leeds sugges.
ted a Grady county band. with men,
bers coming from among the farm
boys of the county and directed by
]. A. Sager of this city who has
made a proposition to direct this
band, give a concert on the streets
of Chickasha every week. and take
the band to the state fair next fall
as Grady county organization, the
director to receive salary Of 100
month. Or. Leeds made d motion
that the meeting approve the plan
for the organization of ouch band.
Ihe motion was seconded by I. +.
Montgomery. When put to a. vote
the motion carried, L. c. Hutson,
president of the Chamber Of Com
merce stating that his Organization
had already voted funds to carry
half OF the expense. or $50 month.
To Meet Tourists
1t was brought out at the meeting
that party Of 40 cars Of Duncan
people were due in Chickasha today.
the caravan being on tour Of por.
tions Of Grady county for the pur-
pose of inspecting the consolidated
schools of this county. They are to