The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-03-26
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Successful Work Done-Annual
Meeting-Election of Officers
Want College for Women.

/ The first annual meeting Of the
chamber of commerce was held III
+ the rooms on Thursday evening at $50
| o'clock. The attendance was very
good. and the interest manifested
was encouraging.
, President 4. +. Wright has been
active in Keeping up an interest in
; the organization, and it is gratifying
that his efforts have been endorsed
by the membership generally. and
there is more life in the organization
than any nf similar character that
Ncwbcrry has ever had.
The membership now is only about
one hundred. OF course it should he
twice this number but there are al
WAYS those III every community Of
this size. who are prophets Of evil in
REGARD t. any organization rr enter
prise tina, has for lis object the gen
rral welfare. This is fast passing
away. however. ana the business men
-: ,hi> community arc reali&in" the
GOOD work that IS hri"g done for The
! community ,)r"Hgh The chamhcr of
: r"mmrrtn. AMI with the active co.
/ operation ot the present membership.
President Wright hopes soon to have
At least Two hundred members
The rooms occupied by the cham
hcr Of commerce are AMONGST the
NaNd>nmc>; If the kind in the state,
and they arc "icely furnished and
conveniently located.
The chairmen of the varion> COM
"oit:r" mAdr reports Of the work
d,H". aN3 there was intcreS,;ny dis
r0><i"n If many questions TIA; co~-
c"'N The welfare If this community.
ana in some of The discussions there
WAS little spice. hnt all in good hn-
,M"r. and every one rronnu cr1 the
m"e1iNc a successful meeting.
One matter Of very great import
aMce 10 this community was ,?;<cu><-
- ana its importance emrha<izea.
That ouc>lion is the establishment Of
a girls seminary or female college.
While onr educational facilities here
are UNSURPASSED in many reSrectS. We
have not been as iealons and a< wide
awake to the imnortance Of educa-
mon. not only from a literary stand
point. hut in the arts and sciences If
| onr vonn~ ladies as we should be.
! AS result Of this. great MANY Of
our girls go away to higher institu-
tionS every year,
This question will be taken up by
the proper committees. and ii is hop
cd will result in fruit in the near fu-
ture
It was also decided tha, the cham
N"r "f commerce would live an an
nal hannue1 in the Near future. and
the matter Of making ARRANGEMENTS
Cor this hanuuet was referred to the
committee on entertainment.
The present Officers were re-elect-
ed for another year as follows:
President. z. F.. Wright: First
Nice-President. George W. Summer
Secc~d Vicc-PreSident. F.. R. Hipp.
These three officers with the follow
ing gentlemen constitute the Board
Of Governors:
| MeSsrs. George r. Cromrr, George
S. Mower. i. a. Burton. i. D. Daven-
port. c. J. Purcell and John NJ. Kin
ard.
! The election of secretary and a
treasurer was referred to the Board
Of Governors. The opinion prevail
ed that at least the secretary Of the
organization should be pail n salary
and should be q man. who could give
some Of his time to the work of the
chamber Of commerce. and it was
| thought best that the selection of
these two officers and the fixing of
their compensation should be left to
the Board of Governors.
J Efforts will be made through a
special committee composed Of f. Fl
| Aull, F.. Fl. Dominick and M. l.
Spearman, to have the new trains re-
Gently inaugurated by the Southern
made mail trains. The Southern now
operates three passenger trains each
way a day but only two each way
handle mail. It is desired to make
mail trains of the other two.
The chamber of commerce is doing
good work not only for the material
| l.,o.oo,,o,,t 20 tho community hnI