Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-29
Fear Aninosities In Disarmament Conference
Goal In Sight As
Efforts RedoubLed|
In Hotel Campaign

The goal in the tourist hotel drive
is i'll sight with the total mount OF
subscriptions hovering near the
100000 mark and expected to pass
hat marY by today noon when all-
other luncheon OF hotel workers will
be held at the Presbyterian church
annex.
The total passed the $4,000 mari:
yesterday wnen Al additional Doug
las residents subscribed to stock
totaIlng SIS 900 for the day. The grand
total yesterday noon was $92,200.
Three hundred and seventy seven
Douglas people have forclbly ex-
pressed their belief in the future
prosperity of their city by subscrib-
ing to that amount OF stock lE the
tourist hotel, a check OF reports re-
vealed yesterday.
With the campaign nearing an
end work in getting subscriptions
from new on is expected TO be
easier Aas the public sees that the
hotel is to be reality.
The weeks campaign, scheduled to
close at noon today, may oe continued
through another day to enable stock
statesmen to run up as large a total
rs possible.
At the close of the luncheon yes
terday, the statesmen started out to
cinch the hotcl for Douglas with a
bang, each resolved to sell at least
four shares OF the stock before the
monday meeting today.
Each salesman was spurred on by
the atl1cIinserpeilt yesterday that a
gold watcl, would be given to the
man selling the largest amount OF
the stock from then until the ter
mination OF the campaign.
Another watch will be given to
tho salesman making the largest
number Of sales. In this way one
salesman who makes large num-
bCr of small sales will not lose his
chance at the watch ii another sells
enc largo block to one man.
A spirited race has developed pc-
tween divisions of Joe Tale;y. Tom
Glenn and Harvey johnson as 10
which will sell the largest amount OF
stock in the new motel
At nool: Yesterday sotl.sr n'c men
were leading with total OF $l4i90
but were beng c.osely pressed b5
Glenn with S13,50O and Tardy with
$l2,4CO.
3 George 3. Doubleday's group in
Tom (1lenri division is leading all
other groups in total sales with
$4,000 subscribed. r. E. Webster's
group is the closest competitors with
s5A'O an1 W. w. WindIlan:'s men
Lave $s 300.
II A. Wimbcriey's group lost "the
goat yesterday after retaining pos
session of h.m for one day. The
Coat is daily awarded to the group
having the high total for the day
Its new possessor is r E. Webster.
L. A. Webster, representative OF
tho Hocke nburg system read re-
potts from other towns Of similar
size that have built hotels to show
that Douglas is progressing at a
normal rate. He expects abort 6AD
subscribers to tine stock when the
campaign is closed.
Seven new members we're added
to the Boosters Club" yesterday.
Tie boosters" are statesmen who
have sold more than s10G0 worth OF
stock. The new Numbers are j. FL
White, 1gnatic Soto. H .rvey john
son, Frank Thompson, Joe Tardy
Tom Glenn and Tom Scllo1ield.
White, new manager OF the Ari-
IONA Southwest Bank, was lauded
Ter his cwrk in the campaign as he
has become a members OF the
boosters" although having made his
home here for less than a month,
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