The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-12-11
OPPOSED POOL AND BILLIARDS.
Mr.. A. 9. Jones Writes President
Chamber Of Commercially Not
Have Some Amusement
And Work Also.

Mr.. A. G. Jones, who is chairman
OF the committee on Transportation
OF the Chamber of Commerce, and
who has taken an active part in that
organization, is opposed to having
billiards and pool in the rooms of this
organization and to place upon record
his opposition to them, has addressed
the following letter to Mr.. z. f.
Wright, president of the Chamber Of
Commerce:
Newberry, S. c., Dec. 8, 1906.
Mr.. u. F. Wright, President
Chamber of Commerce,
Newberry, S. C.
Ny dear sir:
AS the Chahmber Of Commerce Is
managed and directed almost entirely
by its officers, and Board of Cover
nors, the individual or private men,
Der has practically no voice in it. For
this reason I have hesitated to say
much about it, but in justice to my
self, L feel that I should say that I
do not approve Of the billiards and
pool, which you have in the rooms. As
q member of my church I have not re-
garded it consistent to Join any or
ganization that had anything connect
ed with it that I did not approve OF.
Billiards and pool is the worlds way
OF taking men from the work of the
church and keeping young men from
joining the church, and I was SUP
prised when the matter of the reduc-
tion of the admission fee was under
discussion, that some of our members,
who are supposed to be active mem
bers of their churches, should urge
these things as reason why the fec
should be reduced to induce the
young men of the city to join us.
Billiards and pool are not part of
The work for. which the Chamber of
Commerce was organized, and the
money used in this way could be used
to a better advantage in promoting
the business interests of Newberry.
They might be made a feature of a
Commercial Club, but that feature
would keep me ont of it.
Sincerely.
A. c. Jones.
The Herald and News can see no
serious objection to pool and billiards.
In fact they are innocent amusemcnts
and help to divert the mind of the
busy business man and to give it II
rest from the cares Of life; at the
same time they should not be the y. IL
cipal feature of the organization.
There are many things that this or
ganization can do for the advance
ment of our city and among these is
to advertise the city. In fact, when
ever anything is done, they should be
anxious to publish it in the newspa-
pers that are published here, and the
newspapers would always be glad to
secure anything of that kind which
contains an item of news.
The Chamber of Commerce should
pay a secretary sufficient salary so
that he might secure part of the time
of stenographer and typewriter and
thus keep before the public the ad-
vancement Of this community and if
there were such compensation a man
fitted for that work would be easily
secured and by dividing the salary,
which he would receive, with his steno-
grapher, the services of such II
person could also be secured and the
two could assist the president and the
board Of governors and the commit
tees in their work, and thus exploit
the many advantages of Ncwbcrry.
We are entirely too modest. We do
not even claim what we have.