Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-01-24
PRESIDENT BowEN's FOURTEEN POINTS

PRESIDENT BOWEN'S FOURTEEN POINTS
In his initial address to the Chamber of Com
merce, President VIM. r. Bowen, like the illus
trious President Wilson, presented the needs Of
the city in fourteen distinct recommendations for
the guidance of his organization for the current
year. Each and every one contain practical helps
for the entire community and none of them are
unattainable
ist. An adequate membership of Chamber of Com
merce to interest
Has brought forth fruit forty new members already
have been added to the membership
2nd Enthusiastic workinaA aAmembers.
The ready response the membership drive by the
older members, proves that there lack of enthusiasm
3rd. Ample income to support its demands.
The additional funds derived from the new members
will help solve that point.
4th Scientific committee organization and control
The committees appointed for the various civic ac-
tives by President Bowen himself answers fully to this
requirement.
5th Farm Bureau Stimulation and promotion of our
agricultural interests.
The cooperation of the Warehouses and Banks as
provided in the purchase select cotton seed and cal
cium arsenatc agreed upon with the officers of the
Chamber of Commerce dsposes satisfactorily of this
point for the present
9th. Enjoy full measurcof public trust
The organization seems TO have this and the contin-
nance and increase of entirely with the of
the personnel of the Chamber of Commerce
9TH Internal and external publicity-well prepared
of our section OF the country
The of the city and its foreign correspondents
are doing their bit along this direction and are anxious
10 cooperate in every make our resources better
known to the outside world
9Th The and alleys of our city kept clean and
sanitary
The Sanitary Department of the city can be depended
carry this recommendation into effect as it has
In the past
9TH Parks and Fairgrounds kept clean and open o
every child in our city sI@
With the cooperation of the Parent Teachers Asso-
Citations OF the ward schools this is already be-
coming reality
10. Public Comfort Station built, in some centrally
location for convenience of all.
This is much needed improvement which our city
fathers should provide at an early date
ilth Merchants association encouraged and its work
Cohtinued along the line of advertising
ing their Golden Rule Sales from month to month
An enlarged program for these monthly sales would
increase their usefulness and bring buyers to our stores
from more extended territory for which the Chamber
OF Commerce should give its full cooperation and inter
est the thoughtful element of the city to the value of
loyalty to the Home Merchant
IZth Prevent promscuous solicitation of merchants
and business men, Solicitors should have card from ad
vertsng committee .r-
18TH Seek to get hydro-electric power that cheaner
current may be had for consumers of large quantities Of
current
Through the efforts of Mayor Jack Mayes and Mr.
Bowen steps have already been taken to induce the Geor
gaAlabama Power Company to extend their lines to the
city
l4th That our citizens should have a get-to-eether nro
gram and adopt the slogan "A for one and one for al"
In this last sentence lies the gst Of city building
1T would be well for ctzeny to adopt this slogan
and put it into practice for the good of als not com
petition that's the real city builder but co-operaton Of
all citizens makes for the best of the community