Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-08-06
WILL YOU DO YOUR PART TO
PUT OVER GREATER PALATKA


amount of money is required to carry on present |
plans of the Chamber of Commerce; how many |
workers have you; are you encounterlng opposl- |
ton; where from and why; what mark do you set |
for Palatka?
The following signed statement was given
The News for publication by President Will
Merriam:
Your Mr. Guerry reports that he has been
asked number of questions by non-member OF
the Palatka Chamber of Commerce, and | will
answer them to the point.
by direction of the Board of Governors the
Secretary compiled budget for the year April
first, 1922, to March 3Ist, 1923. The bud get
could not exceed present income and with view
of making a greater Palatka we ordered a new
budget of $4,000 prepared. In my estimation
the budget should be $4,000, and it could be
wisely expended and results shown CommenSu-
rate with thhat figure, but our income has not
reached half that figure. To provide $4,000 an
nually and the workers necessary, we should have
three hundred members. Our "workers" now
number less than fifty. Our membership is
around 100 We never recognize opposition,
We invite criticism. Being organized not to
prosper any particular business or profession,
but rather prosper Palatka, we expect some op-
position, but it gets nowhere when placed in its
cannot say where any comes from. We do be-
lieve that if anyone is not with" 1.-THE Chamber,
he is "agin' it. The list to be published will ess
tablish those witt" it.
Regarding the mark set for Palatka | musts
confess that is hard question: Any small NUNS
Der can be- set a mark but it takes large number
in this class of work to accomplish it. If VOC
will accept my view of an ideal City as mark
big actively participating membership in the
Chamber Of Commerce can bring about it would
oe this: %8uf
"FirSj, | would have unlimited confidence
in our City, Second. would label every ind-
yidual who attempted to destroy or impair that
primary asset; third would have permanent
wide highways leading into Palatka that our
trade might increase to encourage the building
of three and four story buildings to centrallze
our retail and office district; fourth a, full utli
zatiOn of our waterway made possible with
channel accommodating ocean going steamers;
fifth, wider streets throughout Paatka; sixth, en-
c0uragerlcnt by patronage and enthusiastic mo-
raj support of the business houses and manufaC-
turing establishments of Palatka; seventh, an in
yestiqatOn Of the value Of the present industries
in PaIatka; eighth, the pushing aside of those
who think Paatka is good enough; ninth, the
banding together IN one organization OF the men
who want TO GO, who will 90, who cannot be stop
ped in making Palatka the best City in Florida
81 may be too enthusiastic, too optimistic of
Palatka's future | want to be shown. Until
am, Palatka will be my home and the only regret
have is that we did not start ten years ago to get
Palatka, with its unequaled natural advantages,
fayorably before the public. We fear no COM
parsons, but we too weekly invite them. Palat-
ka is what we make it, and as the Committee asks,
When will Palatka be greater City if everyone
works for it as do There is lot of sense in
that question We should have $4,000 popula-
ton spirit here A few to start, few to go, and
a few more to keep going will do it.
Campaign Committee teams start Monday
in the drive for 800 members, according to an
nouncement made today. A thermometers will
be placed on the Ackerman-Stewart Drug Co.
building betweep the windows of the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Company office. 1t will re-
gister the daily increase in membership, accord
ing to the Greater Palatka Committees plan.