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Greater Goderich, 1918-05-11, Page 2WE DO Developing —and— Printing ON VELOX PAPER Come here for your Kodak and Brownie - - Supplies - - JAMES A. CAMPBELL "Central Drag Store" 'Phone '90 Goderich, Ontario GREATER GODERICH, MAY 11, 191$ Continued from page 1 'success there were several essentials. 1st. Representative membership, in- eluding everybody in the community who can afford to pay the dues. 2nd. Working capital. It takes money to run a business, a church, or any organization, and it takes ,pioney 'to run a"successful commercial organi zati on. 3rd. Personal service. .Every man should give his own personal assistance ip the conduct of the organization. 4th. A ,capable man on the job. -The secretary would not only supervise the work, ,keep -track of prospects, etc., but would also keep the people of the town working in co-operation. Across the line the old methods had • been scrapped add -commercial organi- zations were adopting the bureau form of chamber of commerce work. There would be .a bureau for each depart- ment of the work. Thus : 1. Industrial. 2. Agricultural or rural. 3. Retail trade. 4. Convention and publicity. 5. Traffic and transportation. 6. Civic. In each of the departments men were put in charge who were especially in- terested in that particular phase of activity. In this way there were de- veloped groups of men interested and expert each in its own line of word. One man might belong to more thafn one group if he desired. The bureau method had been adopted by 400 organi- zations in large and small cities in the United States. Mr. McFarland then .explained the methods by which it was intended to 'continue the campaign in Goderich. He said that since he had come to Gode- rich he had noticed a marked change in the attitude of the people. Alen who formerly were knockers had become boosters. Mr. McFarland gave some information from his own experience of .how some cities across the line support their Board of Trade. When a city begins to invest in its own growth it usually k' eps .on increasing its investments, as it is found that larger investments give larger dividends. Goderich had an as- sessed valuation of $2,300.000 ;but many a business of $50,000 capital spent more in advertising itself than this town had done. It would be good business :for Goderich to make a large investment in :placing its advantages before the world. Sheriff Reynolds, the next speaker, indulged the hope that this meeting would be the planting of the acorn that would grow up into the mighty oak. He did not 'believe Goderich was on the down grade. He did not believe there was a town that had done better in backing up every proposition for the advancement of the town. Some mis- takes had been made—every maii'makes mistakes—but the people of Goderich were of a class that were not satisfied Ontario will plant 1,000,000 acres more in cereals and cultivated crops this spring ; Quebec, 600,000 and the - Maritime Provinces, 400,000 acres,. extra. The farmers in Eastern Canada are called upon to plant five ers in Eastern Canada can save the situation. FOOTWEAR The newest models of Oxfords and Pumps are now being shown in our windows, and they repre- sent the very best efforts of the successful Shoe manufacturers. Each style is designed to include perfect comfort as well as good looks. The prices are most reas- onable. Geo. MacVicar YireVo. FireCo is the name of the Range that is the latest thing in Range construction. In this range one bucket of coal will do your baking more satis- factorily than two buckets in other ranges. This is a strong assertion, but it has been proved and you can prove it for yourself, and if this Range does not do as represented it cau be returned. :Stop that awful waste of Fuel CHAS. C. LEE Phone 22. unless they were making progress. As I the officials the possibilities of Gode- an .example of what could be done in rich. There was a combination right Goderich the Patriotic Fund Campaign here at Goderich which could be found was mentioned. It had commenced nowhere else—salt, mineral water and with a meeting very slimly .attended. fresh water. From salt 3 4 by -pro - To succeed all must pull together and ducts were to be obtained. Why not, back the efforts of Mr. McFarland. One develop this great mine of wealth that thing he liked about Mr. McFarland was is beneath our feet ? He also talked that he made no promises. He came to the men of Goderich and said, "You are the men who have to do these' things." .He (the speaker) was glad' they had a young man like Mr. Parsons' :at the head of the Board of Trade. This was a young man's proposition ,and it would be a shame if the young men did not take hold and put it through. He hoped "Greater Goderich" would develop into a regular daily newspaper. "Let us bring forth and produce the results of this night's meeting. Each man should do his ,duty and the cam- paign will be a success." Mr. M. G. Cameron, K. C., followed. "Surely every one here;' he said, -is of .one mind on the matter that .has been spoken Of this evening." He hoped one of the results' of this revivification of :the Board of Trade would be the rous- ing of those who should be interested. As president for some years of the Board of Trade ,he had had rather a discouraging experience, because the merchants and others who should be interested would not do .anything, would not even attend the meetings. He had almost come to the -conclusion -that we might as well close our doors and give up the effort. The only hope of success he saw was that we should all make up our minds to do something ourselves. It was an erroneous idea that prosperity would come without our exerting ourselves, making sacri- fices and securing unity of action to advance the interests of the town. Be did not think much of the man who had not some local patriotism. That was what was needed in Goderich. Surely it was only latent and would come to the surface with opportunity. That opportunity had arrived. We were making the endeavor, anyway, and if we did not succeed we shduld have no regrets—and surely we should not fail. Mr. ,Cameron said he had had no part in the work that had been done so far in connection with this movement, but he put himself at the command of the committee with pleasure, and he thought the nest of- the community owed:a vote of thanks to those who had inaugurated the movement. Mr. C. L. Moore said he was more than pleased with the expressions he had heard that evening and also with what was heard on the streets regard- ing the movement. He told of a cam- paign that had been carried on with success in his old home town in the States two years ago, with success, one gratifying result being a marked re- - duction in the rate or laxation. Every man, woman and child in Goderich should be interested. When he came to Goderich five years ago he was im- pressed with the beauty of the town and he thought it should grow and ever since he had been trying to do some- thing to help in its "growth. Rev. A. L. G. Clarke, who was next heard, declared there was no such word as "can't." Of course there were diffi- culties and obstacles, but he remember - ed that when he was a boy at school they had obstacle races, and the game was to get over these obstacles that were placed in their way. No diffi- culty existed here that could not be overcome by a body of determined men who worked together. Education was necessary. The criticism heard :a few, days before was that "this is a new thing." and the people were inclined to distrust it, but within the last few days there had been a marked changeof sentiment. Towns were somewhat ;like' trains. Nobody wanted to be on a trait' that was standing still ; but when it moved people wanted to get on. The slogan should be, "All aboard for a greater Goderich." Mr. Joseph Kidd said he had a great deal of faith and hope in what was being done. Though his epitaph had been written, "Resting still" (referring to a recent witticism), he was not dead yet, and he had been quietly Rvorking for Goderich in his connection with the C. P. R. At every convention of .ttie C. P. R. agents he had hammered into at these meetings about steamboat business for Goderich and had con- verted the officials to his view, and they had promised to give Goderich the desired connection but on account of the scarcity of vessels could not do anything until ;after the war. He was glad to see the enthusiasm .that was manifested concerning the present movement and he would do whatever he could. Mr. George Porter told ,of some of the work that had already been done by the committee of which he is a member, .and said he felt sure the movement could be carried to success by united effort. He •had been ,a nember of the Board of Trade • for thirty years and had J paid $30 in fees, but did not get much for it. When he paid $25 a year he would expect to get value for the in- vestment. There would now be better methods ; but even with the better methods they must use them to good advantage or they would be throwing their money away. He did not think they would make this mistake. The president made a few concluding remarks and expressed the hope that all present would join in furthering -the project of a Greater Goderich. After the singing of the National Anthem ;the gathering dispersed. SONS OF THE SOIL Under the auspices of the Canada Food Board, 25,000 Canadian boys from 15 to 19 years of age, were called to help out this summer on the farm. To date, 23,000 responded in Ontario and the Western pro- yinces alone. Quebec and the Mari- time Provinces hold their enroll- ment later. The Star to Jan. 1st, 1919, for 75c. INTERESTING NEWS — FROM — WALKER'S TWO STORES STORE No. 1 The Furniture Store Space will not permit to give you in detail our many specials. We will quote special prices all through this ten-day campaign on Linoleums, Oil Cloth, Gongoleu= Rugs, Furniture Coverings, Cur- tains, Cretonnes, Draperies, Etc. 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