The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-10-20
THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
Much Interest Manifested
at Last Nights Meeting.
TO WELCOME THE SOLDIER BOYS,
Secretary Floyd Gives Some Interesting
News Regarding His Work-Mr web
ster's speech.

The Columbia Chamber of Commerce
held a most interesting meeting in the
Circuit Court room Friday night.
There were, perhaps, one hundred
members of the body in attendance,
most of whom manifested great interest
in the proceedings.
In the absence of the president, Jno.
w. Fry, Vice President A. b. Rains oc-
cupied the chair.
Secretary Floyd read the minutes of
the preceding meeting, which were APP
proved. He stated that he had recently
visited Louisville, where he had con-
ferred with President Smith, of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, with a
view of securing additional passenger
trains between this city and Mt. Pleas
ant, for the purpose of facilitating travel
between the two places, and in bringing
the two neighbor towns in closer bust
ness relations. Mr.. Smith had kindly
acceded to his requests, as secretary Of
the Chamber of Commerce, and his or
ders regarding the additional trains had
recently gone into effect.
President Smith further showed his
interest in the building up of Columbia
by suggesting the establishing of phos-
phate manufactory here, and asked Mr..
Floyd to correspond with Mr.. Peacock,
who until recently was editor of the
American Fertilizer. Mr.. Peacock sug-
gested to Mr. Floyd the advisability of
urging the erection of a cement and fer
tilizer factory in Columbia, where the
raw material for such manufacture was
so near at hand and the advantages of
Transportation with which foreign man
ufacturers have to contend, would not
have to be encountered.
Mr. Floyd has also been in correspond
ence with northern parties desiring to
locate here in the manufacture of various
kinds of woodwork, who have a capital
of S25 900, and would give steady and
remunerative employment to 70 or l0C
hands. Besides this, Secretary Floyd is
in communication with parties regard
ing the establishment of a canning
factory here.
On motion a standing committee on
schools was appointed to look after the
educational interests of the city.
Mayor Yoest brought up the subject
of welcoming the soldier boys, who viii
probably arrive in this city about the
middle of December, and made a motion
that the body take some action in re
gard to giving them rousing reception
The matter was referred to the Recep
tion Committee.
The Theta Turu pike.
Mr.. ]. G.. Voorhes, chairman of the
committee appointed to raise funds
) towards assisting in the building of the
road to Theta, reported that about 80.
had been secured, most of which haC
been used. About $3.50 more is needed
for graveling and completing the un
finished portion at this end Of the road
OF this amount, six men, viz, Messrs
A. b. Rains, w. J. Webster, j. f
Brownlow, e. E. Erwin, w. j. Embr,
and S. 3. Stevens agreed to raise 81
} each. which leaves only S10O to b.
: raised by other subscriptions. Those il
, charge of the county road gang ar
ready to begin work Immediately, an,
say the work must , done within tW
weeks, or before lie full rains set in
q This is a matter vi ich should be at
tended to at once, as the opening of tn
road will be of inestimable value to tn
, business interests of Columbia.
|.
= the i. & n. railroad, has offered his sel
!, vices to the Chamber Of Commerce /
promoting the general welfare of tn
town, and has offered transportation
= committees going elsewhere to secT
. the location of manufacturing enter
o prises in this city.
~ Messrs. Floyd and Hatcher, member
= of the Committee ON Franchises, r.
II Gently went down to Mt. Pleasant an
) had a conference with four of the 81
members of the city council In regard
the electric road but failed to get muc
e satisfaction. They found some of tn
If phosphat city people in favor of til
o road. but the general sentiment seen
to be against the proposition. How
g ever, Mayor Hunter has agreed to call
r, mass meeting at an early date, and a
!, low the franchise committee an oppo
= tunity Of presenting their views in IL
" premises. Thereport of the commit,
e was received.
MIR. Webster's Addres.
% Mr.. w. J. Webster's address {
Is ..The Mineral Resources of Maui
o County," which had previously be,
lie announced, followed, and was co
20 vincing array of facts estabishir
70 Maury county as the center of the pho
phate region. and as the home of Il
;, grandest lot of men and women on Il
face Of the globe.
y Mr.. Webster stated that phospha
a. was only one Of several minerals to
IN found in the county, as iron pyrit,
a marble. etc. had been discovered al
~ he spoke as If he knew what he W
talking about He emphasized in /
Is speech that no one section Of the coun
,e should be jealous or envious Of anoth,
"A and that good feeling should preva
He said the reason Maury county was
sd rich vas because the phosphate beds
In some localities had disintegrated al
,e made soil. Mr.. Webster, brought
-, many interesting suggestions in the cOU
y of his remarks which elected hearty q