The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-30
WHAT IS A CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE?


for a hospital; Greenwood is ag1tat-
inc the subject, and we hope the
suggestion contained in the Herald
and News as to NewbeTy will not
be permitted to pass by without at
tention. We have as fine physicians
here as any Of these towns, and while
this is healthy community, yet 1t
would be good thing to have tlrst-
class hospital, because people do some
times get sick, and there are, unfor-
tunately, times when it is necessary
to have surgical operations perform
ed.-Herald and News.
As we said, the Newberry paper
makes the right sound. The above
is we'll and wisely said. We know
it to be a fact that what the Herald
and News says as to the physicians
and healthfulness Of Newberry is true.
The same can be truly said OF Lau-
rens. As for the hospital, it would
be god idea, but you can't get that
or the Atlantic Coast Line parlor car
unless citizens support the newspa-
pers along these lines. So far as the
Laurens chamber Of commerce IS
concerned, it is a new organization
and the committees haven't got the
hang of things yet. Newberry has
had one Of these bodies for some
time. Will the Herald and News
kindly tell us just what a chamber
of commerce is organized for ?1Lau-
rensville Herald.
The question asked by our contem-
porary is very broad one and the
answer might be very broad also. We
suppose it depends largely upon the
point of view.
A chamber of commerce may be Or
ganized for the purpose Of fitting up
nice rooms, in which the members
NAV assemble for social and pleasant
intercourse; there may be also at
tached reading room in which the
leading periodicals and newspapers
of the day may be found, and the
purpose Of some may be to have ac-
cess to these leading magazines and
periodicals; there also may be a nice
pool and billiard room connected with
.,''er Of commerce, and the main
idea and purpose Of some Of the men,
bers may be that a chamber Of COM
merce is organized for the purpose
Of having a pool and billiard room,
where this pleasant and innocent
amusement may be INDUCED in by the
members; then it may be that cham
Der Of commerce is organized for the
purpose of permitting its auditorium
to be used as a meeting place for the
civic association, the bachelor maids
and others who desire to have their
meeting place in pleasant and de-
lightfully fitted up room; then
chamber of commerce usually has
president and a board of governors.
who elect a secretary and who ap-
point number Of committees on var
ious subjects, who are supposed. to do
certain things. which it IS presumed
will be for the good Of the entire
comm 1ity. Some of these things
might be to look after the railroads
and see that the city is not discrim-
mated against and to take mp this
very matter Of a hospital and get
the people together and united IN
their efforts to build one, and then,
there might be another committee on
railroads, whose duty it is presumed
to be to look after such subjects as
securing a parlor car on the Atlantic
Coast Line, and showing the railroad
authorities that the sentiment Of the
community is heartily in favor of such
improved service: then there might
be another committee, whose duty it
is presumed would be to get after the
people, who have charge of the pub
lie roads and to keep after them un-
I'll there were soma good roads built
leading into tie city i'll which the
chamber Of commerce is presumed to
be operating: ti,en. there might be
anoiter committee, which would keep
behind the city ath, rites and show
then that the sentiment of the COM
munity. in which the chamber OF COM
merce is located, is heartily in favor
Of paving some of the streets in the
cry 50 as to keep apaee with the pro-
o"e=s Of the times: then, there might
be another general committee, or
rather special committee, whose duty
it is presumed would be to see if it
were possible to widen the streets in
4ha o;t1- -, rb;o1 tho chamber of cOn-