The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-03-22
BOARD or TRADE
WILL TRY AND HAVE INTERUR-
BAN POWER HOUSE AND RE-
PAIR SHOPS LOCATED At
COLUMBIA.
The Need Of County Chemist to An
aIyze Soils and Minerals Resources
Set Forth, and an Enabling Act Will
Be Presented to the Legislature.


Thursday night at the cOUrt hous
with only a fair attendance.
A communication was read from tn
Manufacturers and Producers AssC
citation Of Nashville requesting tn
Columbia Board to send a committe
to Nashville on the goth inst. to pro
test against the child labor law intro
duced by Senator Cox, and now pend
ing before the legislature. This Law
makes nine hours legal days worl
in all manufacturing establishments
in the State for all females and for all
children under sixteen years of age
and provides a penalty of from $25 to
500 for violation of the act. 1t was
the sense of the Board that the law
was a good one, and that this Board
would not only not oppose it, but the
Secretary was instructed to commu-
nicate with the Senator and Repre-
sentatives from this county, stating
that the local Board favored the pas
sage of the law.
Mr.. w C. Salmon, Chairman of the
Law and Legislation Committee re-
ported the drafting of a new charter
for Columbia and told of the differ
ence between the old and new char
ter
The name of Mr.. w. Y c. Grant was
presented for membership. The rules
were suspended and Mr.. Grant was
elected.
On motion of Mr.. R. G. Ewing, the
Committee on Advertising and Publ
city was instructed to prepare a pam
phet, setting forth the advantages of
Columbia and Maury county and have
same printed and distributed among
the business houses, where they
could be sent out in all business let
ters
The necessity of soil and mineral
for the county was suggest
ed by President Fry Under the law
the County Court has no right to
money except for coun-
ty purposes, and Mr.. Fry said some
act would have to be passed
by the Legislature so that the Coun-
y Court would have the right to en-
lloy a county chemist for this work.
t was moved, therefore, that the Law
md Legislative Committee draw up
uch an act and forward it to our Sen
tor and Representatives for passage.
Ir. Fry said chemist could be paid :
nominal salary of $1,000 to $1,000
year for this work, and could in ad- /.
ition charge a small fee, so that the :
flee would not be overrun with work.
IT. Frank Smith was present and said
rhile he had not gone thoroughly in
} the matter ne thought it was a
God move. That the only way the II
armers could economically and intel e.
gently fertilize their lands was to 81
ave the soil analysed and find what it
eeded That the only way the miner 6
resources of the county could be -
ltelligently developed was to have
le minerals analysed and find out
st what we have. III
President Fry also suggested the de- w
rability of having an authentic his al
ry OF the county prepared He said '"
at while we little realized the adj h'
ntages of handing down an anthem ~
, history of recent years to posterity, ou
9 did feel the need of an authentic :
story of the early times of the coun-
and the time would come when a
story of today would be just as val !
BILE.
DR.. George Williamson suggested
at the Board take some action in
gard to the Nashville & Columbia
terurban. This company, he said, |
,uld have to establish power plant,
pair shop, ETC., somewheres along I
} line, and they did not want to esr
,lish them in Nashville on account Il
the expense of building and main
lance. These establishments would
worth a great deal to the commu-
y where they were located. Both
anklin and Spring Hill, he said, are
err them. but he thought II Columbia
Mt after them in the right way, we
| as much chance as any other
ce. Mr. Salmon said he understood
road would probably not stop at
Pleasant, but would be built on
the Tennessee river, in which case,
umbia would be near the center
the line, and would be best suited
the establishment of the power
se. repair shops and headquarters.
was moved by Mr.. F. G. Smith that /
President appoint a committee to n
( on the officers of the road and II
out just what they needed in the
, Of a location and what induce
ats would be necessary to have