The Marlin Democrat
Fifteenth Year   Number 10
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, May 5, 1904

GREAT BUSINESS MEETING.

Lively Interest Shown By League
Members.

     The regular monthly meeting of the Marlin Business League held at K. of P. hall Monday night was noted for some interesting proceedings.
     The meeting was quite well attended and the interest was keen throughout. After reading of minutes a number of communications were read and filed or referred to the proper committees. Among them were a communication from the Dallas commercial club officially notifying the league of their itenery and the scheduled arrival here on Monday afternoon next for the night; a letter from E. E. Ritchison refering to the matter of having the streets numbered; communication from an advertising agency desiring to place advertising for Marlin.
     After considerable discussion the matter of entertaining the Dallas delegation was referred to the entertainment committee.
     The question of an opera house was presented by Dr. Robertson and elicited an interesting discussion. There was some difference of opinion as to the best policy to pursue and the discussion took a wide range. The question was disposed of by adopting a motion by W. W. Allen to appoint a committee to canvass the property owners and others for further subscriptions to stock for the erection of an opera house. Dr. Robertson, A. R. Wright and A. B. McBride were appointed on said committee.
     On motion the Marlin papers were requested to "whoop up", the opera house enterprise. Mr. Nettles cited the successful agitation for the Waco auditorium by the Times-Herald, as an illustration of the power of printers' ink.
     Under head of officers and committee reports there was nothing of great importance to report just now, outside of the matters herein enumerated.
     The program as published in Monday's paper was taken up, D. P. McAlpine "on visit to Houston" made a few remarks showing wherein Marlin was handicapped as compared to other applicants.
     F. M. Burkhead gave some information as to the effect of the advertising and bustling that the T. & P. railway was doing for Mineral Wells.
     The matter of a general trades day for Marlin was discussed and it was the concensus of opinion that it would be a good thing for Marlin. The president was authorized, on motion of B. C. Nettles. to appoint a committee, with T. A. Cheeves as chairman, to evolve a definite plan and present same to board of directors at once.

Adjourned.

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