The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-28
Name Style IS Now the
GfeenviIIe Business
League
CHARTER TO BE
DRAWN UP
The Organization is to be Put on a
Sound Business Basis and New
Life Infused Into It

The meeting Of the Young Men:
Business League held at the Cotton
Exchange last Thursday night was
attended by some fifty or sixty of the
business men Of the city.
President T c. Holmes called the
meeting to order, and in a few re
marks stated that the League should
be put on and conducted on an or
gsnized business basis. That for
some to. pay their dues and other
business men who receive the same
returns from the investments pay
nothing, he thought was unfair, and
the only way to correct this was to
set aprice of membership and those
who had the interest of the city at
heart would pay it.As to the amount
to charge for membership he want
ed those present to says O. He plead
ed for astrong business organization
for the advancement and welfare of
the city and said every citizen who
held Greenvile foremost in their
hearts would join no matter what
the membership fee might be.
President Holmes then called upon
N. Goldstein, who favored the sug-
gestion and moved that the League
be re-organized into an organization
to be known as the Greenville Bust
ness League. Carried.
Moved that a committee OF three
be appointed to draw up a suitable
charter and have it published. Car
ried. On this comittee were named
Hon. N. Goldstein, F. n Thomas
and w. A. Everman. -.
Capt. w A. Everman then arose
and moved that the membership ia
the Greenvile Business League be
set at $50 He said that there was
mot one business in the city but what
could afford it and every man who
wanted a membership would pay 1t
and invited those present to step
up and join.
Mr.. Goldstein thought $1,000 was
a little high and he did not know
how many it would drive away. lie
thought that the first thing to do
was to see how many members
could be induced to join; that if $50
names could be secured it would
prove stronger organization. He
suggested that all present who
would Join to give the secretary their
names. The secretary enrolled
some fifty present.
Hon. T. N. Thomas thought the
membership fee of $4,000 was too
high and so expressed himself
Mr Halter said that the League
had suffered more from the indiffet-
ence OF the business men than from
the need of money He thought
that there should be firm or bust
ness membership and an individual
membership, and in this way It
would appeal TO, every man who mas
the city at heart.
Capt. Eyerman then arose and eS
planned the purpose Of member
| ship fee and what it would accent
| plish.
Mr. crittenden moved to amen'
/ Caot Fverrnan's motion making tn
membership fee Se5.oo instead Q
$1,000 ;,
Hon. E. N Thomas arose TO II
auire into the motion as to whethe
i meant membership of the Goye
! Co. would entitle any member G
! that firm 10 join the elague. Nj
Thomas did not think that the youn
men who are willing workers shonl
be barred by placing the fee to
high
Mr.. Smith said that the organic
ton was not for social purposes b'
for building up the city He though
the membership should be in Il
. form of shares of stock, and NAL
them at $500. $1,000 or 5000. az
allow each man to take as mte
stock as he desires. This he thougl
fron4;n,ed on last Dape1