The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-03-23
A PERTINENT
SUGGESTION

Of the Commercial Club Monday night
and had the pleasure Of hearing the
bylaws OF the organization and the
advice given and the suggestions made
by representatives. OF the Nashville
Board Of Trade
The burden of the bylaws and re-
marks made, plainly expressed the OBJ
iects of the organization to be ito in
luce corporations and individuals to
locate manufacturing and industrial
enterprises in Mt. Pleasant, and to
assist and encourage the operation of
those already located here
AS was very pertinently said by Mr.
Shannon, In order to induce stran-
gers TO invest their money in your
town, you must first convince them
that they will receive protection and
! encouragement from your citizens in
the way of patronage, taxes that are
not oppressive, and every concession
that can be made them within reason.
The best way to convince them is to
let them see and know you are doing
this for those industries which are al
ready located and in operation" 1t
so happens that the only corporation
lnow located within the limits of Mt.
Pleasant and paying taxes to the city,
which could be classed as an indus
trial enterprise, is the Mt. Pleasant
Electric Co.,-the stock in which con-
lcern is owned by five citizens of Mt
Pleasant, all of whom are tax payers
and who have done as much towards
the advancement of the city's inter
ests, in their individual capacity, as
any five men residing in the city.
These citizens have invested large
sum of money in a plant for the pur-
pose of furnishing a modern system
Of lighting for the streets, business
places and residences Of Mt. Pleasant;
and in doing SO have supplied one Of
the greatest needs in any town which
homes TO be prosperous. Up to the
present time they have reaped no prof
It's and any benefits derived have been
those received by the citizens by hay
ing their streets and houses LIGHTED.
Wouldn't it. therefore, be a good
idea for our Commercial Club to be
gin its good Offices, and show its good
, Intentions to prospective investors
oy lending a helping hand to this cor
pOration in the way OF using its in
aucnce to ongender among its mem
6 bers and citizens at large spirit OF
good viii and assistance towards this
2 enterprise. As conditions now exist
there is decided tendency amona
I many Of our citizens to hamper anC
I retard the growth of the Electric Co,
and use their own means time and IN
J duence to decrease instead of increase
q it's business.
Let the lights be out for shor
time and a message is sent to The gas
n oline' man, a nonresident who has
e no interest in our city). He appears
Il on the scene, and, backed up by rep
n Iresentative citizens Of the town, be
n gins to persuade our merchants to pu
It in his lights. In the midst OF thei
b troubles the officials of the compan.
d are kept busy running to the tele
n phone to hear orders to cut out lights
n If patron happens to increase hi
r light supply and the Company informs
o him that his rate will be raised &C
, cordingly, he takes offense and send
o for the gasoline" man; and from tina
10 moment becomes an opponent and az
I. gressiye solicitor against the Electri
J.. Company.
I'll AS a result of such proceedings TIL
J. Company has lost up to this time b.
/ the installation of gasoline lights al
d annual income exceeding $1,000.
: A short time since the Company ad
., vertised that it would for a limitet