The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-11-17
BROWN SHOE co.
BRANcH.FACTORY
Record Campaign for Organiza-
ton and Generally Sue
cessful Results.
THE PUBLIC AWAKENING
Our Former Citizens Respond Most
Graciously and Handsomely.

UTdC1OuSly anu ddHuSomely.
The campaign for 100000 for tn,
Brown Shoe Co. branch factory il
Union City closed last Friday
night with a monster demonstration
A meeting of the officers of the or
ganization, together, with mass
meeting of the citizens, was held at
the courthouse Friday evening,
that being the limit of the extension
of time, it was understood, that I'm
ion City should have to produce d
subscription of 100000 TO DC re-
ported to the main Offices of the
Brown Shoe Company in St. Louis.
The courthouse was crowded and
packed to the DOORS. Director Bob
Rust and Adjutant Henry oliver
were on hand to open the meeting,
and they were not long about it.
Mr.. Rust made a brief and pointed
statement to the effect that this was
the time to do or die, and that ten
GAOuoduu WOulu DO uCCSoOdIN
to land the branch shoe factory.
For few seconds everything was
quiet, but it was not long until the
announcement was made that
prominent citizen, who was not able
to be out, had made an addition 20
his subscription. He had sent to the
courthouse five notes of one hundred
dollars each. This started the en-
thusiasm, and somebody said, 81 will
dollar note" This was done with
dispatch. Then some somebody said
II will add five dollars to every fifty |
dollar note that is made" From this
the ball kept rolling until the books
showed a subscription of $100,025.
Then the crowd adjourned in q
chorus of songs and shouts, waking
up the old town as it had never been
before. A parade was formed with
the blowing of the fire whistle, and
it was o'clock in the morning when
the charivari was done.
Union City had raised 100000
and was ready to sleep and dream OF
our industrial future and a progress
and prosperity we have never known
before.
Union CT ty was promised this big
enterprise just four weeks ago Fri
day, in the event 100000 YVES raised
and site for the plant donated I
Three high officials of the Brown I
shoe Co., which has headquarters in !
Ut. Louis, appeared here and made
lhe offer. Included in the officials {
vas E. R. Mccarthy, vice president y
md general manager of the concern. II
This town was warned, however, V
hat the same offer had been made n
o two other towns, and that enter L
rise was necessary if Union City Il
vas to obtain the plant. Immediate d
y, thorough working organization u
vas perfected and plans made to s'
canvass the town. b
No one was overlooked and dona- n
ions ranging from one dollar to ef
5000 were pledged The first day e.
the campaign netted the workers ID
5000, and put them half way over
ne top. After that it was hard. But
ne workers were determined to go III
yer the top and efforts were re- IN
oubled after the campaign had be- nc
un to lag. fa
Four weeks of tireless effort AMI
le goal was reached about 1O:30
riday night. IN
Advices from Mr.. Mccarthy were Ci
lat work on construction of the il
ant would be begin IS soon as mi
,r details of the deal could be look WI
after. is
Specifications call for 4 plant PEI
x250 feet, three stories high, with RAJ
81" 70 feet long. 1t is estimated Cit
at this building will cost slightly raj
-er $4,000. Union City officials spe
We not selected the site pending ent
,sing of the deal. In addition to the
mating the site the city will supply we