The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-31

whether ii' '''
.,:on %, The situation. The coinmeFc'N
c,., .ro,o<c. 10 aid them, and they must
I'D the Commercial Club. \ word to
the wis, is sufficient
.,rrnp,Y >lcu1> MASS MEETING
r. rcsnonsc to the suggestion made -
81. colnmns %. the Posi- last wceE, a
,a....,ncc,inc Of citizens was held Sat"r-
ia, evening in Saumcrticld's new build
inr for the purpose OF considering the
,5yisabilil, Of forming commercial cl"b'
,boo object of which should be 10 promote
mir, Of action on measures affecting all
interest. pertaining to the general welfare
and prosperity Of our city.
Nayor II. \. " skccn vas called to the
chair The fir; address was made by H.
T Irvine. esq. He outlined the measures
win which. Il commercial clnb could prop
e,ly concern itself and named what Ia
deemed the hes, course to follow to pro-
ducc the desired results.
ii. C. Mcdowell ir., expressed his
hearty sympathy with the contemplated
movement. Ilcurecd that all the pcrma-
n.nt interest, of our city. and not alone
or principally those pertaining to real
estate. should be looked after hy the club
it wa, propose To form.
j. VI Hardin. v. X shelly. Rev. W \.
Simmon, and ". :. Mathews. esq, also
spoke briefly /, favor Of the proposed or
canizci effort on the part of all our cti-
zens to promote the general prosperity of
the place.
Mr. Mcdowell suggested the appoint
mcnt of committee of five to take the
subject under consideration. TO draft a
constitution aud report at a meeting 10 he
held Monday night
Mayor >kcen appointed the following
gentlemen q, the committee: Il. 7. Irvine.
W.T.CooJloc ". y. Mcdowell. L. NJ. Har-
din and Colonel G.. +. Sears
Mr.J ". Fox, 81. VA, called upon. and
spoke Of thc apparent apathy that had
prevailed here. a, compared with the en-
tcrprisc manifested in some of The neigh
boring ionns.
The thanks @; those present were voted
TO Cd Sears for having suggested the
holding of the meeting. and to Mr.. sum
mcrfcd and Mr. Ernest Newell for The
use of the building. and the meeting
stood adjourned
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