Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-04-29
BOARD Of TRA,,E OF wALHALLA.
Permanent Organization Efise,sd Iass Friday
WIN 90 10 Work ImHedIaieIy.

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held last Friday night at Beips Hall. was
eyen moro encouraging than the frat
The names OF eight business men were
added TO the roll "a charter members
giving the Board OF Trade q membersbiI
of so with which to begin its work.
The constitution and bylaws reported
by the committee appointed at Che pre-.
yious meeting to draft the same, were
read as o whole. then taken mp, and,
with few changes and amendments
were adopted, section by section, and
There are quite q number who know
little of the purposes of the Board oi
Erade. For the benefit of these, and IN
order that all may know the lines upon
which the Walhalla Board of Trade pro
poses to work, We reproduce here the
purposes of the local organization as sci
forth in the constitution:
Article Il.--Object
Section 1. The object of this BODY
shall be to promote the interests and
advance the prosperity of the town
OF Walhalla; and to that end the
Board of Trade will endeavor TO cul-
tivate among the business men Of the
town q friendly intercourse and COM
3 mendable r.valry. It will foster and
promote desirable manufactures,
stimulate an honest, active and en-
terprising commerce and encourage
diversified farming in the region
about Walhalla; 1t will collect.
record and publish information per.
tanning to the industrial, commercial
and climatic advantages Of the town:
1t will cooperate with all transpor-
tation agencies, SO as to secure for
the town such convenient train
schedules and just freight rates as
will foster the interests of its trade
In word, 1t will, by all legitimate
and proper means, lend its influence
to tho general welfare of the COM
munity.
1t is desired that every business man
interested in the upbuilding of the town
aud surrounding country join in with
the Board of Trade and unite their
Efforts In movement to better existing
conditions and add new enterprises that
will be Of benefit to the wage Garner
and offer Inducements for the Investment
of capital BY men of money. The Board
of Trade wishes to increase it's member
ship by the addition Of names to it's roll
from the ranks of business men. as is
shown ~ another clause of it's constit,,-
tion.
Article Vl.--Members.
Section /. The members of this
organization shall consist of regular
members and honorary members.
All white citizens of the State of
South Carolina, resident within five
miles OF the town of Walhalla, of
good moral character and business
habits. are eligible as regular men,
bers; and any white citizen of the
acter and business habits, may be
eligible as an honorary member.
\ Regular members shall be en-
( titled to all the privileges of the
! Board of Trade. Honorary members
shall be entitled TO all the privileges
I of the Board of Trade, except the
I privilege Of voting.
We give this outline of the purposes OF
the organization and who may become
members of it for specific reason: The
Board of Trade Is bound to be of lasting
benefit to the town and community IL we
will but lend our influence, give hearty
endorsement to and assist in the work
on the proposed lines. All who come
within the scope of Article vi, Section 1,
Of the constitution, should become mem.
bers. of the body and join in with the
work, remembering that whatever is ol
direct benefit to one will be of indirect
benefit to all. Every new enterprise put
on q paying basis is to the interest of the
whole community, though, of course, II
will naturally be of more benefit to some
individuals than to others. We should
all remember, therefore, that the more
we put into or do for anything the more
interest we will have in 1t and the greater
will be the individual and collective
benefit derived from it. We must worl
together-not every one for himself.
In the organization of the Board OF
In t.a II ne
to work together has been shown to 6
remarkable degree and will bear it's fruit
The following officers we're unanimously
elected to serve for one year:
President Jas. M. Moss.
First Vice President-T. K. Alexander
Second Vice President-JohnF r. Craig
Secretary--J. A. Steck.
Treasurer-James Thompson.
Board of Directors--W. j. Beard, A
p. Crisp, Jesse q. Neville, w. l.. Werner
G. w. Bauknight, DR.. j. w. Bell, r. T
Jaynes, with the president and vict
presidents as members ex officio.
Executive Committee-W. l.. Werner
w. j. Beard, with president and vict
presidents members OK officio.
Committee on Membership--C. w
Pitchford, G. G. Jaynes, j. NJ. Ward.
The first regular business meeting OF
the Board of Trade as whole will b,
hold on Monday evening" May 4th, at 6. 81
o'clock, at Bells Hall. The membership
fee for the first quarter ($1 .00) will bt
payable, and all members are requested
to come prepared to pay the dues. A
special meeting of the Board of Directors
will be held at the Walhalla Hotel Fri
day night, May 1st, at $50 O'Clock, a
which 1t Is desired that all members O
the Board of Directors shall be present
as some matters may be brought up fo
attention prior to the meeting of the full
Board of Trade.