The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-12
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
y.,,,, OF Committees and Some Discus
sim Of the Advertising Question
SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS MADE

Tho Commercial Club met on Monday
.;n,, ~ was announced at last meeting
.i,bcuitc = large crowd in attendance.
1,,. .nnrctorr was absent and the read
80. o, the minu,c- of the last meeting
.a. d;s,cused with Very fcw of the
committees had any definite report to
make, and most Of the tine was spent III
a;.co..iuc the advertising question
~ Joshua f. Buiitt. chairman OF the
mmi,,cc apaoin,ca to look after The
...r,ion Of a club building. reported that
,to committee had not gel held meeting
,,ot he was in communication with a
,on,lcn,u in New York city who had
,ro,niee,, 10 aid him in the matter. and
mink. he vii be abb to 'aisc the entire
.,,. far Tho erection Of such building in
New YORK; alone. lie ssii the committee
would get together and formulate some
definite alan in regard to the matter as
soon a. po.sibc.
NJ -prolc, Of the Advertising commit
foe stated that his committee had met and
discussed the subject of Advertising. hut
wore waiting on the finance conmii'cc be-
eorc ,okiu. nny definite steps in the mat
ter
Mr. John Fox. of tho. Reception COM
ni,tcc. rcportcd that cards we're being
n-in,cd containing the namcs Of the vari-
zion. committees. and would soon he ready
for distribution. Mr. ]. W Fox, 81, was
added to the committee
Several letters were read by the secrc-
tary from Mr. Russell. of Florence. Ala.'
in regard to the adysaiility of locating
handle factors al this place. Mr.. Russell
will b,. here Oh the 10Th 10 inspect the
timber and location.
letter was also read from Mr.. W"tson'
If Ashcyillc. y. c.. extending ii special
Invitation TO members Of the club Ia visit
that civ during the immigration conven-
t;on. which begins on the l7th inst. and
continues 10 the 18th On motion com
mi,tcc of three. with the president as eN-
oilicio chairman, vas appointed to repre-
semi Biz stone Gap at the convention.
The following were appointed on the COM
mittec: ". :. Palmer John Fox and ". h.
Harris.
.Iudpe Maury reported that he had been
carving on further correspondence with
the gentleman whom he had been ne
ro,iatinc with for some time in regard to
locating = sash. door and blind factory al
5 this place, with prospects OF favorable
results
Mr.. ". a. Mcdowell stated that he had
been requested TO say To the committee on
TRANSFORMATION TINT if they would write to
Mr. James Fox. of New York. in regard to
the frcish, rates on the :. a. X o. he
Nigh, he able. while there, to relieve them
Of the grievances occaSioncd by the man
arcmcnt Of that road, a. he would see
some of the officials in that city.
While on the subject of high freight
rates charged hy the :. 4. X O., Mr.. {. ii.
Bcrryman spoke Of a gentleman here who
was over to Bristol a few days ago trying
to get ear to ship some goods ont to this
place The company nj first asked him
. 81 cts per hundred. hut after some effort he
secured i, Tor cts Mr.. Bulitl suggested
that another man he added to the Trans
porIation committee. ~ Mir. Mcdowell. the
chairman. was absent and would he for
some time
Mr. Mathew of the Grievance commit
Tee said their chairman had never called
them together. and they hardly knew how
TO proceed. lie thought that one of the
most striking grievances al present was
) the condition OF the streets. and suggested
that fcrry-hoat line bc established at
the principal crossings. He asked the
J various committees 10 report To him any
grievance thai might come to their notice
4 aud they would gladly give their attention
( to the matter.
Mr. James Fox. ST. in speaking Of Il
conversation be had afcw days ago with
Mr.. Ta@ecrt stated that Mr.. Taggcrt in
formed him he could furnish coal to the
general consumers al this place nj SLID
To ) - pct tom and coke at $500 per ton.
and that h. had offered ouc manufacturer
coal dcliNcrcda, the depot al one dollar
per tom ant coke a, two dollars. lie said
the reason they could furnish the coke so
\ cheap wa- only accounted for by the large
& number of 'veuS they would have in oper
\ alton. He also stated that they were
y pushing the construction of the ovens rs
& fast a. possible. aud would he ready to
81 ship coke ont hy the time the L. y.
4 branch line reached the works
y iuf >nyrHriSiNc QUESTION.
81 Mr.. W. +. Harris of the Advertising
81 committee made q lengthy speech on the
II Importance OF advertising. and favored
q very strongly the plan adopted by Mr..
s. 'olluli' i'll advertising Florence. lie
s sad. This is one of the most important
g matters tins club has 10 consider. We
n nave been considering the plan of ASSESS
81 M The property holders. that are outside
Il the companies. Every man who OWNS Il
81 Lot here ought to he willing 10 give his
s. pr"-rtla part. ! am very much in favor
q "i Mr. Colquiti'- plan of advertising
q Towns. Which Is hl travelling through the
s country, writing Il up in The hest papers.
81 Sc'ihs the peopic, and stirring up some
81 enthusiasm. He succeeded admirably in
s. ADVERTISING Florence in this way, and al
81 ,h"ush The financial crisis has hindercd
81 us CROWN 10 some extent they have made
"a 'c'h"rNahie progress Another good way,
SE "hich mas proved very successful to me,
.sS ana others know Of is to establish agen-
$@ cues IN The principle cities in the East,
sE ana nave our agents working for the town.
81 owe 'hem a commission on all the proper
M ~ 'heN sell, and get them interested in the
s# pace "a, We 20 10 work OH some such
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