Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-05-25
BUSINESS MEN
ENTERTAINED
At ST. LOUIS
FORTY c. OF {. MEMBERS WERE
GUESTS OF BOARD OF TRADE
AT FRIDAY LUNCHEON.
Rhodes Urged Closer
Relation in Address

Chamber or Commerce were guests
Friday noon of the st. Louis Board
Of Trade, at luncheon held in that
city, a luncheon different from those
ordinarily seen, as the tables were
rocking beneath the weight of the
good things to eat that had been pre-
pared by the organization in our Sis
ter City, and prepared to such an eX-
tent that even the hungry men from
Alma could not entirely make away
with the viands placed before them.
Ii was a royal luncheon prepared by
a royal good bunch of fellows who
were out to show what they could do
when they start.
Carl Faunce, one of the highly es-
teemed citizens of that city, and also
numbered among the progressive and
hustling business men of the COM
munity, who hope that with the re-
turn to normalcy, st. Louis will again
jump to the front, acted in the ca
pacity of chairman at the meeting.
Charles G. Rhodes, secretary of
The Republic Motor Truck Co. Inc,
of Alma was the first speaker intro
duced by Chairman Carl Faunce. In
his short talk Mr.. Rhodes pointed out
that the period of business depression
that the country has been going
through during the past two years has
been a time when the business integ-
rity of men was being tested, and that
it was the good citizens of the COM
munities, who always are found work
ing for the community and are al
ways ready to aid, who have stood the
test.
He urged that the boosters for COM
munity betterment keep everlastingly
at il, as it was their work which made
the others ashamed of their lack
of work and gradually converted them
into boosters for their city.
He urged that the chamber of COM
merce in st. Louis and Alma tie close
ly, as there is big need for it, es-
pecially as they would work on a
common ground, as the things that
aid one community must aid the other
Working closely would make for bet
ter schools, better churches. better
standards throughout and make
northern Gratiot what it should be,
he pointed out.
The Hon. Newell Smith of st. Louis
was the second speaker He endorsed
the words that Mr.. Rhodes had spok-
en- and called attention to three mat
ters, taxation, the repeal of the law
exempting bonds from taxation, and
good roads to which he would devote
a good part of his time, should the
people of the senatorial district see
fit to nominate and elect him this
fall as state senator from this dis
trict. He stated that remedies for
high taxation should be applied, that
the various appropriation bills should
be studied closely and new ways of
raising money should be sought. He
stated that the law exempting bonds
from taxation should be repealed as
millions of dollars were tied in these
bonds in Michigan, which are not pay
ing tax, and which, if the bonds
were taxed, would find its way into
industry for the betterment of the
state. He called attention to the fact
that he was the author of the present
automobile law, which brought to the
state $6,000,000 last year. He urged
that for every dollar spent, the state
should get full dollars worth in
return.
William f. King, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce in Bay City
was then introduced. He spoke of
Bay City as the glad hand town, a
city with n soul. The soul Of city,
he said is seen in its parks, its streets,
its hotels, its public buildings, and in
the loyalty and spirit of its citizens.
He called attention to the fact that
that which one gives to life comes
back into that persons own life, and
that our prosperity is dependent up
on the prosperity of our community.
Cities are judged, he said, by what
they do.
That such organizations as a cham
Der of commerce are worth while he
showed by calling attention to Mon
roe, Michigan. with Bay City, Sag
inaw, Flint and Battle Creek thirty
five years ago today. At that time
he pointed out Monroe was the largest
Of these cities. Monroe does not have
a chamber Of commerce. The others
have organizations that do things, and
today they are all larger than Monroe
The men Of of community, he said
in closing, are entitled to three things
which are essential in city building
good government, good living and CO.
operation.
James A. Mckay of Bay City, was
the final speaker, and in opening his
address called attention to what the
newspapers Of community do in the