The Monett times., 1922-03-24
FRISCO FIRST CLUB
SEEKS COOPERATION
Movement in Progress for SecurinRs
Increased Freight Business for
Frisco. Committees Appointed.


Frisco. Committees Appointed.
A very enthusiastic meeting was
held at the Y. M. C. A. building Mon
day night under the auspices Of the
Frisco First Club, with the business
men of the town as their guests.
The meeting was called to order by
the vice president, Sam Pittman, who
briefly outlined the object OF the
meeting. Mr.. Pitmann called On.
Agent A. T. Brown to outline the on
ject and purpose of the Frisco Frst
club, which he briefly stated as fol-
lows, cooperation between Frisco enar
ployes; second, cooperation between
employees and management; third, co-
operation between the Frisco snr
ployes and the business men; fourth.
relations between the Frisco railroad
and the city of Monet.
Mr.. Brown explained that there are
over TOO employees in Monett rsprer
senting approximately 5000 people,
also with reference to traffic that
rightfully belongs to the railroad thai
is being diverted to the motor car and
truck. He claimed that there are
freight trucks plying between Joplin,
Neosho, Carthage, Aurora, Spring
field and Monett which carry vast
amount of tonnage into Monett, which
rightfully belongs to the Frisco rail-
road.
The effects of this are as follows:
the cutting off of locals between Mo-
nett and Fayette Junction, Monet
and Alton, Monett and Joplin and
Monett and Springfield, which has
decreased the employees in Monet In
train service twenty-five men, also de-
creased the employees in the freight
department, round house, mill shops,
section and yard forces. The effects
are felt, not only in these departments
but also in the through freight SER
vice, all of which causes business de-
preston and is a detriment to the
city of Monett.
Mr.. Brown also brought out the
fact that the railroad is large factor
in payment of taxes to our city and
the pay roll amounts to large sum,
which the employees practically spead
in Monett. He explained that the
railroad company welcomes fair COM
petition but they do not think it fair
that public highways, built by tax
alton of the people at large should be
donated to the truck traffic to COM
pete with the railroad whose roadbed
costs on an average Of 100000 per
mile, besides large expenditures for
rolling stock and maintenance.
Mr.. Brown assured the business
men that the Frisco employees were in
favor of good roads and would use
their influence in every way possible
to bring this about and the traffic
truck should be used as feeder TO
the railroads.
Mr.. Brown was followed by Fred
Spain, w. G. Haynes, who corroocr-
ated the statements of Mr.. Brown. s,
A. Chapel, ]. V. Nelson, J. P. Davis,
H. T. Osborn, and Henry Fly spoke
for the business men assuring the club
that cur interests were mutual and
that we should all work for the inter-
est of Monet.
1t was agreed that the club ap-
point committee of three to meet
with like number appointed from
the Commercial club TO investigate,
these matters and make report to the
two organizations. The chairman
appointed on the Frisco club commit
tee A. I. Brown, H. P. buckets and
w. S. Taylor. =
Remarks were also made by Mr..
Beal, agent at Republic; Mr., Wood
fill, agent at Aurora; W. o. Pelham,
G. w. Finn and w. H. Snicer.
E. E. Mcclure, Superintendent OF
terminals, assured the business men
that it was the desire of the Frisco
management to cooperate with the
people of Monett in any way possible
to better conditions.