The Lexington advertiser., 1909-10-22

The Board of Directors of the Lex
ington Business League met at the
court house at O'Clock pm OF Wed
nesday, October 30. 1909.
There were present at this meeting
the following directors: Morris Lewis.
W. /. Pickens, Jno. H. McBee, Sam
Herman, Ell. w. Watson j. NJ Alex
ander, DR.. r. L. BOtt. w. [. Jordan,
]. T.. McRae, Jr,, w. L. Hooker, FL s.
Hooker, DR.. A. NJ. Dosy and DR.. 2.
d. Holcomb.
The minutes of the preceding meet.
ings were read and approved. The
committee appointed to solicit the
subscription OF funds for the league
reported Sl13 so per month for twelve
months subscribed. The following Ia
a list of the subscribers, who by their
subscr iptions became members of the
league: Bank of Lexington, Lexing-
ton Compress IL Oil Mill Co., r. d B.
Sontheimer, Harry Mccain, Beall
Hardware Co., Shaddock 81 burden,
r. L. vinson, j. nj. Alexander Drug
Co., Bank of Commerce, A. M. Pep
per. w. /. Pickens, Eric Norquist, D.
W. Beall, Jr.. g. W. Stigler. W. [.
Jordan, Jno a. Kier. MorrisH herman,
I. B. Pickens, j. H. Moore. McBee
Lumber Co., Advertiser Publishing
CO., Tackett u Elmore, Bank Of
Holmes County, Hardware Lumber
Co.. J. z. Morris. Fincher d Brown,
Pickens Bros. Co.. DR.. p. d. Hoicomb,
w {. Young, Jesse Walton, 8. |.
Burwell, Reginald Williams, DIR. X.
n. Baker, w. Il. Gwin, sam Herman,
j. I. McRae, Jr.. W. O. Barrett, Bar
rett Grocer Co., Merchants g. Farmers
Bank, Lipsey KERN Co., Peoples In.
surancs q Realty Co. Rosenthal Bros
I. Flower, ] A. Stansbury. B !.
Beall, Lexington Cotton Oil Co, Il.
.. Hooker, Jno. a. McBee, Monroe
Evans, E. Dobrowski. Morris Lewis,
8 q. KERN, w. s. Sample. T. b.
Sample, j. e. McRae, i. FL. Smith,
r. A. Povall, u. A. Wilson, Hal A.
Gillian, W. W. Wynn. j. Nj. Dyer,
DR.. G. A Moore, 0. M. Beall, y. Q.
Reid, W. Z. Dyer, Dalton McBee,
John Kyllingstad, N. B. Hooker, W.
L. hooker, Jake Herman. j. B.
Boothe, 81. W. Watson, W k. Brady,
P. Williams, E. v. Ashley, e. r.
Rhea. Jno. (. Dyson, J. G. Pickens,
S. Hyman, W. NJ. Meek, @ H. Nc
Morrough, j. j. Baker. w. A. Pierce,
Powers Williams. r. M. Gwin, Geo.
G. Harvey.
It Yves announced by the committee
that great many had not been seen
and the roll of membership is expect
ed to be much larger as soon as the
league gets In full swing.
It was resolved that Ii is tho sense
of the Business League that water
works and sewerage be installed as
soon as possible.
A motion that FIVE members of the
league be appointed m committee
to report the above resolution to the
Board of Aldermen was passed Ell
w. Watson. 8. T. Burwell, w. I.
Pickens, DR.. A. M. Doty and DR.. r.
ID. HoIcomb were appointed on this
committee, and directed to first get a
list OF the tax payers Of Lexington.
and by circulating petition find how
each tax payer stands on the sewerage
and water works question. When thiH
petition has been presented to all the
tar payers, it will be presented to the
Board OF Aldermen at their next meet
ing, as an indication of the sentiment
OF the taxpayers.
A committee Of "a. w. Watson. i.
Ell. McBee and J. nj Alexander was
appointed to solicit subscriptions from
the citizens of Lexington for Agricui-
tural High School at Cleveland.
The secretary was directed TO takU up