An article headlined "Town and Country Store Makes Bow" appears on the
woman's page of April 28, 1914. The high-minded enthusiasm may point to Miles as author:
Great credit for persistence in the face of obstacles and for faithful work without
reward save in furthering the common welfare of the women of both the community and the
countryside must be accorded to the Town and Country Co-operative society, which opened
this morning a store in a part of the Woman's Exchange. It is called the 'Town and Country
Co-operative Store' and will handle all sorts of country produce, buying and selling on
the co-operative plan. Only standard quality butter, eggs, etc., will be received, and
every effort will be made to bring producers and consumers together for obtaining the best
grade of goods at lowest prices . . . . (6)
Thanks to the increase in automotive traffic, Seventh Street had been transformed from a sleepy thoroughfare into one of the city's main arteries. The positive effects of the transition were gauged in a series of News' articles headlined "Seventh Street, Chattanooga''s Livest Cross Street" (4/11/14:9; 4/25/11).