The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
THE GREENWOOD
BUSINESS LEAGUE.
Consider able Enthusiasm Manifested
In Organization.

Considerable enthusiasm is being
manifested In the Greenwood Business
League.
The new Secretary, Mr.. y. W. Ster
ling, has succeeded in securing liberal
pledges from the people for the proper
support OF the organization the lead.
ing firms subscribing from $3.50 10
$1,000 per month, and the salaried men
80 cents per month.
The League has secured the building
recently vacated by The Enterprise. on
Market street, which will be fitted up
Az It's headquarters. The walls Of the
office will be covered with photographs
OF manufacturing plants and scenes Of
interest In both city and county, now
being prepared; also with maps of
"Greater Greenwood" Lenore County,
the Delta and State; articles of histor-
ical interest; blackboard bulletin of ar
rival and departure Of trains; writing
tables, chairs, current newspapers.
The League rooms will be an Infor-
nation Bureau furnishing names and
locations of the different boarding.
houses and hotels and assisting In Sc
curing employment for those In search
Of same: also headquarters for strangers
and a rest room for ladies visiting the
city shopping.
The things TO be given immediate
consideration by the League are: Train
service into Greenwood, tax ASSESS
ments and new industries.
Later on the League will be incorpo-
rated with a capital OF $25, 900. The
Leagues affairs will be under the con-
trvl Of fifteen Directors, who will hold
a business meeting every Monday
night.
1t is the purpose OF the League to
make special and systematic Efforts to
secure the location Of different kinds Of
manufacturing plants In this city. With
this end in view the following gentle
rsen have made tho propositions named
on desirable manufacturing sites:
DIR. T. r. Henderson offers sites on
the Henry estate at 100000 per acre,
and on the Chambers estate at $I50.0 90
and $4,000 per acre.
f. II. Austin offers sites on the Ar
mold place at $4,000 per acre.
There is also other available property
for factory purposes.
The cooperation of the railroads has
been proffered in the work Of securing
new industries, and it is the purpose Of
the League to cover the entire county
In its work-many planters already en-
rolling their names as members. The
League will at an early date join the
Federation of Mississippi Leagues and
thereby secure State aid in It's work.
Locally 1t is tho purpose Of the League
to assist the municipal government In
all kinds Of improvements.
The Fair Association, the Retail Mer-
chants Association and the Manufacture
ers Club will make their respective
headquarters In the League Rooms.
1t is the purpose Of the League to is
sue weekly bulletins, showing the work
accomplished and things contemplated,
to its members, 5000 copies of a hand
somely printed and %splendidly illus
trated descriptive booklet, entitled
Greenwood, Leflore County and the
Yazoo-Mississippi Delta of To- Day" has
just been issued by the League and is
being mailed to people in sections
where it will do the most good.
Every citizen Interested in the
growth and prosperity of Greenwood
should send their names to Robt. Will
son, treasurer, stating the amount they
wish to pay per month and thereby
assist the League In It's efforts to make
this city truly a Greater Greenwood"