Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
pOCAHONTAS BOOM
I GOES MERRIlY ON

| Pocahdhtas, Arkansas, is on the
map and the people of the state and
adjoining states are fast finding 1t
out. There are big things in store for
us If we do not let too many opportu-
mites slip by. We have. big father
that is not going to let the town stand
still If we will only assist just a lit
tie in the program which he has out
lined to MS. We refer to the Poca-
hOntas Chamber of Commerce, one of
the liyest organizations the town has
ever had. The men who are the head
Of this organization are vitally inter
ested in POcahontas. OF course they
should be. This is their home, just as
it is your home and ours. They should
not have to bear any burden alone and
every citizen should be ready to CO.
operate in any movement for advance
ment We have very few knockers,
but we have many people who appear
to be content to drift with the tide and
are slow to drop in line and become
! real boosters for their home town
and community. This town has grown
steadily all along, but it has not made
the progress it should and would have
made had there been more people will
ling to sacrifice little more time and
money to help advertise our possibili-
ties to the outside world.
! The Chamber of Commerce has
started some things really worth
while, which if put through will mean
much not only for Pocahontas, but
i for our entire county and adjoining
communities. At the meeting last Fri
day night, which was attended by
practically all members of the board
4 of directors, besides a number of citi-
zens, several propositions were sub
mitted and first steps taken to put
them over, chief of which was to have
correct census of the town taken to
determine just how strong we are nu-
titled to be rated as a city Of the sec
ond class. We think we are. We
passed the 1900 mark nearly two
years ago and we have been gradu-
ally growing since. If 1t is found that
we have population Of more than
two thousand then we will have the
opportunity of making many internal
improvements that we do not now en-
joy, such as paving our streets, ex-
tending the waterworks and sewerage
system, improving public property,
etc. Another thing the G. of c. pro
posed and appointed a committee to
act upon was the locating Of a public
camp ground for tourists, and fitting
the same up for the convenience Of
tourists and visitors in general. Moth
ing win have better effect in adver-
tsing the town than this. Tourists
spend money where they stop and
they stop where there is good camp
ing grounds with good water. A lit
tie town in a western state keeps tab
on the amount of money spent there
monthly by travellers and the tabula-
tion shows an average Of a little more
than $4,000 per month. Worth con
sidering isn't it?
Then the G. of c. appointed com
mittee to get i'm touch with hotel pro-
moters with the view of getting a
modern hotel located here, and this
is one of the greatest needs Of POca-
hontas. This would mean as much If
not more to the town right now than
any other one thing. There are sew
eral splendid locations that could be
bought at a reasonable price and there
are men i'm other sections of the cOun-
try who are looking for just such a
location as we have, and If this com
mittee is able to get in touch with
them and then the citizens will give
the proper encouragement the propo-
sition will go through with no un-
necessary expense to anybody. A
good hotel conducted. properly can be
made TO pay in Pocahontas.
Building is going merrily on, both
in the business and resident section
of the town and now while the going
is good let's keep it up by boosting
eyerv forward movement that is pro
posed.