The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-04-13
THE ANDERSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Annual Report Of President F. g. Brown.
Anderson Daily Mail. April 7th.

MAIL, April 7th.
received by Mr. r. 8. Ligon, chairman
of the committee, few days since
from Mr.. T. Q. Powell, freight traffic
manager of the Southern Railway, say.
Ing that freight rates he'd been ad.
Justeu in compliance wlun our wishes
and that the new tariff would 20 into
effect at once. / am glad to say,
therefore, that Anderson now enioys
as loW freight rate as any city in up
par South Carolina.
to the courts or before railroad
commission, and 1 think it is by far
the most important point we have
yet scored. By this ons thing the
Chamber of Commerce, il it never ac-
complishes anything else, will have
justified its existence and paid for it.
self many times over. It's ,mpor-
taEce cannot be overestimated
WHAT IT MEANS.
While Anderson has for years en-
joyed practically the same freight
rates from Eastern points as other
towns in this section, the rates from
| Western points have been much high
or. This includes flour, grain. meal.
meats, live stock, machinery, etc. and
In many cases the difference has
amounted to from to cents per
hundred pounds. This gave merchants
at other points q tremendous advan-
tage over Anderson merchants. It is
estimated by those familiar with the
subject that Anderson has been pay
ing from 800, 900 to $50, 900 in excess
freight rates every year-that is,
That the reduction we have secured
will result In 8 saving of that much
every gear TO our people on freight
rates from the West.
VII MAKE SCHEDULES.
4 Last fall the management of the
Southern Railway was lnveigled into
making change of the schedules of
their PASSENGER trains between Colum-
bie and the up-country, which change
resulted In great Inconvenience and
INJURY TO this section. A vigorous
protest at once went up from every
town along the road, and without
exception each town asked Anderson
to take the lead in having the old
schedule restored. This organization
took up the fight, and we went at it
with gloves off. The result il known,
the old schedule was restored. 1t is
worthy of mention that in one day
the secretary received three kilograms,
within "a few hours OF each other,
one from a Southern Railway official
in Columbia, one from Southern
hallway official in Atlanta, ana an
other from Southern Railway off
DIAL IN Washington, each announcing
that the old schedule would be re-
stored. This will give you an idea
OF ,she Yigor and thoroughness with
which we worked on this matter.
| IMMIGRATION.
While an organization of the people
of the oity, we have endeavored to
promote the interests Of the whois
county es we'll. We recognize that foz
the city to grow and prosper the agri
cultural interesta of the connty mGSt
be fostered. When the State immi-
grafton Society was formed Ander-
; son county was assessed 5000 10 pa;
the expenses of the society. The
Chamber OF Commerce at once pledg.
ed one half of the amount, and MIR.
w. O.. Hammond, one Of our public
spirited farmers, gave the other half.
Ehls money Ia now in our treasury and
will be turned over ito the State so.
clety whenever called for. In addi-
taon. we have been doing some indie.
pendent work with view of securing
desirable CLASS of immigrants to pop
ulhte the farms of the county. Our
aeoretary is in correspondence with
several parties IN the West with q
view of getting q professional immi-
grant agent to- take up the work, and
ne has s:secuIed list Of farm lands in
the county which may be secured fol
Immigrants. We are trying to seou Fe
but one class of immigrants, however,
farm srs from the Northern and West.
eTn States, VINO are dissatisfied with
their present conditions and surround.
ings and who want to como South.
These people are American citizens,
ehey are Imhuad with American ideas,
!. and they will be desirable as farmers
Or III oJner vooaJions. We want farm.
ers who will buy their own. homes
and improve them as we'll as good ten.
ants.
PUBLICATIONS.
Ths committee on stakistios and
publications has issued three publioa.
eioAs during the year-a booklet telling
county, the official programme of the
Gala Week. and q recent booklet for
the use OF Congressman Aiken before
the committees in congress in his eff
forts to secure the much needed post.
office buildings. These publications
aggregated more than 10, 600 copies
and each edition has been exhausted
They hsve resulted In much good tc
the city IN many ways. The secretary
IS arranging to issue new book soon,
more elaborate and comprehensive
than anyt thing yet undertaken. It vii.
J be issued during the early simmer.
THE COLLEGE.
Some time ago the matter of secur-
ing the establishment of college was
taken mp. A plan was decided upon,
and o committee was appointed to
canvass fer subscriptions. For vari-
ous unavoidable reasons this commit.
tee has not yet been able to get to &C