The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-05-05
The Lions.

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: attendance Tuesday at Forrester's
Cafe, probably the largest of all the
business meetings, and the spirit
seems to be growing. AS DR.. Parks
says, the ethics are taking root in
the club to the extent that it's work
is reflected in general achievements
and the fellow spirit engendered
among the people of Union City and
Obion County.
DR.. Turner opened the meeting
and Mr.. Ellsworth reported progress
| towards the organization of the I'm
ion City Building and Loan Associa-
ton. OF the $4,000 capital eleven
thousand dollars was already sub
scribed and to this amount an addi-
tional twelve thousand dollars was
subscribed in a few minutes while
| Mr.. Ellsworth was on his feet. This
makes the organization another real
ization on the efforts of the club.
The committee will now proceed with
articles of incorporation and perma-
nent organization
The discussion of street improve
ments came next, quite number of
the members taking part. Mr.. Chas.
Dietzel reported a resolution to the
effect that the club go on record in
favor of the permanent public i'm
provement of the streets, cutters and
walks of Union City. This was unan-
imously adopted by rising vote. Mr..
Andrews, an alderman, expressed his
appreciation of the fact that the
club is showing an interest in public
improvements and that tits ready to
support the city in it's efforts for con-
structive measures. 1t remains for
the city to determine how the plans
are to be worked out and the traffic
requirements of the different streets.
Mr.. Weatherford, of Memphis, was
present, and explained the conditions
existing when the former board I'M
dertook street construction, making
it impractical to proceed. The mar
ket for bonds is now more favorable
and street material and construction
are also more reasonable.
Mr.. Hopper, 2 visiting alderman,
was in favor of permanent streets but
Of system which would involve less |
expensive construction on the streets
which are not to bear so much traf-
fic. He felt that the cheaper streets
could be maintained with the inter-
est necessary for the higher-priced |
street bonds.
Mr.. Pittman, former mayor, said
that he hoped the present board
would get the streets; that the for
mer administration had all the hard
ships.
Rev. Marlin, pastor of the Baptist
Church. was present and appreciated |
the welcome extended by the club.
Mr.. Motlow reported on the rat
killing compaign that literature and
publicity are soon to be IN the hands
of the public and that the committee
will proceed as rapidly as possible.
Mr. Dietzel proposed a pig club,
in which the Lions club is to promote
the distribution of pigs among the
boys of the county, who are to raise
the pigs and become responsible for
the cost of same and report their
progress to the club. Mr.. Dietzel here
reported the success of his brother,
Mr.. Herman Dietzel, Jr., at the
Shorthorn Exhibition and Sale at Co
lumbia, Tenn, in the number of pre-
miums awarded to his herd of short
horns, amounting altogether to $240,
or nearly one-fourth of the total pre-
miums of $1,000.
Mr.. Kerr and Mr.. Pickard both
had something to say about the rails
ing of pigs, and incidentally Mr..
Pickard made the statement that
Obion is the greatest livestock pro-
ducing county in the United States.
1t is great feeding ground but not
the greatest breeding ground in the
country.
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