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

Phosphate ana Fertile r-H. D.
RUBIN, H. NJ. Bates, Jr., NJ. q. Gray.
7. r. FetteI and Jno. Garrett.
Real Estate-Dr. J. S. Hill, D. ".
Shofner. S. 4. Goodloe, Z L. Greg
oIy and L. L FrieIson.
Rights and Remedles-P. ;. Caand
Ter. John Kuhn. Jr., E. l. Gil gor,,
F. NJ Ricketts, and Dr.. ]. A. " F =
rim.
Railroad and Transportstion-G. W.
Kllleb1ew. M. E. Wheeler, H. D.
Ruhm, G. Y. Clake and ]. A. BOs-
tick.
On motion of Ir. Hill, the first five
directors elected eIe elected to serve
two years and the additional OF
second five, to serve one year.
After the ratification of the work OF
the Board tle President addressed tie
club in few well chosen words, COM
pIimenting those present on the SUP
port and interest so plainly manifested
and pointing cut the possibilities of
the "rganizatlon.
Dr. ]. S. Hill was called upon and
! responded with emphasis on the posi-
oii,lies of the club, strongly endorsing
and emphasizing the President sug-
gestions and assertions
Hon. E. L. Gregory was the next to
gam the attention OF the gathering and
called forth applause by his wonderful
power of speech with which he held
his hearers spell bound for twenty
minutes. He told OF news boys, who
delivered daily. TO his office. twenty
wears ago in Nashville, the daily pa
per. we're none other than Greater
Nashville E S. Shannon and S. G..
Douglas, the former of whom he then
introduced to the Club.
Mr.. Shannon told in a practical
manner, step by step, how to make
success of the Club, making many val
liable suggestions. he suggested that
the Club obtain and prepare a special
car exhibiting all the resou Ices OF MI
pleasant and vicinity, which should be
sent throughout all the country. de
told of the great amount of good the
Nashville boosters had accomplished,
both for Nashville and other towns.
He advocated State organization Of
commercial clubs and asked that the
Mt. Pleasant Commercial Club shoulC
head the list with at least five dele
gates to a convention for that purpos'
to meet In Nashville, May 18th next
He suggested as motto for the club
the phrase of pull together, and als'
the truth that what's good for MT
Pleasant, is good for all. =
President Hume was then intro
duced by Mr.. Gregory. Mr.. HUME
strongly endorsed what Mr.. Shannon
had said as to the cordial spirit ant
support of the Nashville Board o
Trade. He compared the old moss
back spirit of Mt. Pleasant with tn
moss-covered trees of New Orlean
and vicinity. Now the moss is al
gone and from four hundred and hit,
moss backs the town has grown Il
about 1000 wide-awake, hustlini
I citizens inside the city limits. MI
D Hume advised against sticking I
\ phosphate alone, but to broaden on
\ into other lines of business, to whlc
y this part of the country is so we
N adapted. He urged that the Gu
Z should not rest until new industrie
y and fertilizer factories were locate
y here. He argued that, if Mt Pleasan
4 would dare to tell what Mt. Pleasa1
Y has a right to tell, that people wi
y run over themselves to get here
X and to invest their money.
XII AS President of the Nashville Boar
Y of Trade, Mr.. Hume extended a co
n dial invitation to all members of tn
X Club to visit the rooms of the Boar
u of Trade in Nashville, and reg1ste
" with Greater Nashville" Shame
W when in that city.
Wl Mr.. Gregory then introduced Mr..
n G. Douglas, who told a number
W amusing anecdotes, and spoke for
W Insurance Convention, and asked tn;
n the Club appoint from three to fi7
W delegates to attend convention
NJ Nashville on May II, next, the purpos
X of which is to take steps looking
" the repeating, amending and enactir
~ of better laws on the subject OF FIJI
M Insurance through the coming legi
" lature, all of which met the approx
NJ of the Club and resulted in the a
X pointment by the President of the fc
W lowing delegates to attend both Il
" State Board of Trade and Fire Insu
* ance Convention on May II: w.
x Cooper, F. S. Wheeler, 8. ]. Mankin
XII NJ n.oro1d Tate TopLinc