Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 9
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, May 1, 1902
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THE MOVEMENT (missing)
GREATER MARLIN.
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The Meeting Tuesday Night
An Enthusiastic One.
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Committee Selected to Go to Pales-
tine for I. & G. N. Shops.
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A Business Men's Organization Perfected
With Large Membership Resolved
Into "Get-To-Gether Club."
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In response to the call issued Tuesday by Mayor Wm. Shelton about sixty citizens
of Marlin assembled at the Arlington hotel Tuesday night for the purpose of
taking action with respect to the location of the I. & G. N. shops in Marlin.
Judge Shelton was called to the chair and
stated the object (of the) meeting. He dwelt upon (missing)
(a paragraph is missing
here-lsc)
On motion of
W. W. Allen a committee was appointed to go to Palestine to confer with General
Superintendent Leroy Trice and ascertain from him what the conditions for the
location of the shops in Marlin would be, the committee to report at a
subsequent meeting of the club. The following were selected: Wm.
Shelton, chairman, W. A. Patrick, A Y Curtis, J A Martin, B H Rice, T A Cheeves,
L E Allen, B C Nettles, C W Rush, D S Eddins, W M Gunnell, L Z Harrison.
Judge Shelton urged the citizens to
advertise the Marlin water, pointing out the great benefits to be derived
therefrom and declared that every resident of Marlin had been financially
benefitted by the hot well, even to the poor widow women (missing) spare room or
two to (missing.
(This paragrah is missing-lsc)
C. T. Curry
was elected treasurer.
On motion of Dan M. Jackson the temporary
organization was made permanent.
A committee on by laws and constitution was
appointed as (missing): B. H. Rice, L P Robert----, George Frank, to report
(missing) May 8.
Resolution offered by J. M. Kennedy was
adopted:
Resolved, That this club ratify and confirm
in all respects the action of the citizens and city council in extending an
invitation to the Texas Press Association to meet in Marlin in 1903.
In motion of Captain G. A. King a vote of
thanks was extended manager L Z Harrison for the use of the room for meeting
purposes.
NAMES ENROLLED.
The following is the list
of membership of the club:
Wm. Shelton, J C Snead, L Z Harrison, M
Mose, Joe and A Levy, Dan Jackson, W W, L E and Dr. W H Allen, E P Hutchings, G
A King, I J Pringle, H G Dupuy, B F Hawkins, CG and F A Cooley, W A, John, C A
and Prentice Oltorf, E R Little, B C Curry, L P Robertson, W T Price, R A Reed,
F E Smith, D Adams, W A Patrick, Sam Bykowsky, B H Rice, J W Bartlett, T A
Cheeves, G E Sanders, F M Burkhead, W J Finks, D S Eddins, C T Curry, E W
Nicholson, E F Kavenaugh, S A Silverman, J M Kennedy, Wm Egerton, B C Nettles, H
M Bryden, W H W Jones.
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