The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

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Of trade Nashville has the strongest con-
mercial organization IN the south This
{ is bola assertion but the claim e
I based on solid rock and cannot be
shaken The Nashville Board Of Trade
I has membership Of more than 1,7e0
I live, wide-aWake. progressive citizens
THE burden OF proof IN contradiction 70
NashviUe-s claim is upon the rivals OF
/ this city until equal membership figures
and equal pr0gresslvcness are produced
4 Ever since Nashville has been a town
Of any importance It had a cOmmercial
/ organizat ton As early as 1s55 there was
I q board Of trade with u. II. Gordon. 2.
retired merchant. as secretary. and it
I had a prosperous life until the civil war.
during which IL wound up its affairs,
and passed OFT Of existence
In 1853 another board OF trade was or
4 gsnized.with Col J. P. Mcclure as presi-
dent ard James Mclaughlin as secretary
Consolidation Is Effected.
Upon the retirement Of Col Mcclure
as president H C. Hensiey was elected
lto succeed him. and he held the Office
continuously until 1S94. when Il was con
solidated with the commercial club The
latter was an organization OF the young
business men Of Nashville. and was
formed in January. 1890 by five young
men T. T. Baxter was president until
IISq4. with Charles Sykes as secretary, who
was later succeeded by George W
Arrnistead
A consolidation Of the board OF trade
and the commercial club was effected on
81 ffrrr F'ra
chamber Of commerce was completed By
the election Of Capt A. J. Harris as
president and MAJ A W Willis as sec
retaVy.
The retail merchants association was
organized En- 1S9S. with Il n Brennecks
! as its first president and Dr. r A. Hal
ley as secretary.
The present board OF trade IS the result
p o. the fusion Of - chamber OF com
merce and the retail merchants associa-
! tion. which was Effected February J. Esl6-
= Its present officers are: f W Foster.
president: J. ". Love. first vice presi-
= dent. Joserh Frank. second vice presi-
dent. F. s shannon. secretary; l. r.
B Nastman. assistant secretary: Il H
( Hance. treasurer; Manning Wakefield.
; cashier
C Objects OF the Organization
The objects Of the Nashville Board Of
= Trade. briefly stated. are 70 promote ths
Z commercial manufacturing. and indus
trial interests OF Nashville, 10 advance
its sanitary conditions educational and
n transportation facilities: TO advertise che
D CITY and It's advantages. and 10 advances
the general welfare OF Nashville and i-i
people
The Nashville Board of Trade owns tht
~r..T
together with the Nashville grain eE-
change. the retail srocers association
and thirty other auxiliary associations
Here the services Of four secretaries
a cashier. and SIX clerks are kept busy
/ and await the call az visitors al an hours
The building is never closed until Ian.
al night
The board OF trade maintains two trans
p0rtati0n associations by which Out-of
tcvn merchants and shoppers are IN
- duced 20 visit Nashville for the purchas.
OF every variety OF merchandise. theh
% fare being refunded.
P NashviTie's business Is greatly sIiuu
n lated By the trade extension tours takeT
r. bv the heads OF the 105bing and manu-
t. featuring plants. made annually Wnde
D. the auspices OF the board OF trade owe
some part of Nsshvlue-s natural territory
OF territory which tEe board Of trad
G believes can be acquired for Nashville
s. These business men preach the gCspe
a. OF Nashville and her trade. and 70 us
Of Nashville made goods. thus keeping hOm
money az home
Goods Made in Nashville
er Another important factor IN Nashville
" success IS The fact that 50 many Of IN
s. lines +cbl,ed out OF Nashville are manu-
ed factured IN Nashville. Overalls. shirts
snces gloves. caps. stoves. furnitur'
Is fertilizers. telephone and electrical goods
four-in fact everything that IS neede
T. IN trade-ls manufactured IN Nashville
10 There IS bur one freight rate. one prof
o- 10 Be figured IN The selling price Thi
means lower prices. and when i Is cor
= sldered that II means lower prices ~
-1 better goods. II means that Nashville SCI
-, the trade
Ia Under the fostering care Of the board q
. trade the retail trade IS growing rapidly
- Many department stores are in opera
' ton. occupying four and i've hoor'
q modern IN appointments. up-tO-date {
n the goods offered. courteous Treatment
a and So arranged that there IS no M
ia necessary hunting for wares, or dela
=. in waiting upon q customer
7" The board Of trade lends its services
NJ any one seeking to locate an industr
~ In this section OF the country Informs
n rion vii he furnished with reference
"a any particular Industry, the possibilt
OF future success shOvrr- 50 that persor
ln who have IN prospect any venture CO
cA be assured n advance OF the possibilit
u of their particular line If located
n F. s. sHANNcN.
By sec-etary Boa-d q TEa6s-