The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-19
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Recommendations of Board of Cover
nors Adopted-Good Roads Mat
ters Discussed.

The special meeting of the chamber
of commerce called for Tuesday even
ine was very we'll attended consider
;ne the great number of members VINO
are out of town on their summer va
o.+ion and on business. The main
nurpose of the meeting, as stated IN
the call, was to amend the constitution
90 recommended by the board of gov
ernors so that no initiation Zee
would be charged new memDers'
President Hunt stated the object OF
the meeting and on motion OF Mr.. T.
8 R1ease the recommendation OF the
hoard of governors was unanimously
odon+od and the constitution amended
as recommended.
Mr.. E, H. Aull suggested the need
of a constitution adapted to cnaIn-
her of commerce and offered a resolu-
+ion that a committee be appointed 10
revise and prepare a constitution suit
able to the chamber Of commerce ana
that said committee report at the next
regular meeting. On motion OF Mr.
G. s Mower it was decided to amend
50 that the committee be composed Oh
thu hoard of governors which reso-
1nt;on as amended was adopted.
The following resolution ofereo Oy
Mr.. E. H. Aull, was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas the improvement OF the
roads leading to the city are OF mu-
tual benefit to the merchants and the
farmers and in fact to all the people.
And whereas it is the purpose OF tne
chamber Of commerce to- encourage
anv and everything that will help the
people of the town and county, and
whereas the improvement OF the
roads is of the greatest Importance to
the educational and commercial IN
terests of the community.
Therefore be Resolved, That we, as
q body, commend the enterprise, pub
lie spirit and interest taken in THIS
important and vital question by Dr.
G, D. Weeks and Summer Bros. Co.,
in Offering to place at the disposal OF
the chamber of commerce split log
drags to be used in the Improvement
of the roads leading to Newberry, and
further would commend to others the
public spirit thus shown.
That we suggest to the farmers the
advisability of cooperating with the
chamber Of commerce by using these
drags on the public roads.
Mr.. Aull also offered resolution
indorsing the action Of Mr.. HamDy'
secretary of the chamber Of commerce
of Columbia, in getting the Seaboard
Air Line railroad to cooperate with
the c., N. and L. railroad in handing
sleeper on the two roads between
Columbia and Atlanta, and instructlng
the secretary to communicate with
the Seaboard officials and urge that
this service be put on, as agreed up
on, on the 1st of September. inns
resolution was also unanimously
Whereas we have noticed that
through the efforts of Mr.. A. McP.
Handy Of the Columbia chamber OF
commerce the Seaboard Air Line rail-
road has agreed to cooperate with
President Childs of the c., n. & l..
railroad to operate Pullman car be-
tween Columbia and Atlanta on the
c. \, &. l.. and Seaboard. Therefore,
he if Resolved, That we put ourselves
nm record as heartily indorsing and
commencing this action on the part OF
the Seaboard.
9 That we earnestly request thai
the seaboard inaugurate this schedule
on the 1st of September as agreed.
8. That the secretary be instructed
TO communicate this action at once to
the proper officials Of the Seaboard'
! Some other informal talks were
made pertaining to the welfare OF the
chamber of commerce and it was stat
ed that some 25 new members had
come in within the last few days, and
it is expected that at least one hum
dred of our friends who reside out
side of the city will identify them
selves actively with the organization
under the new rate adopted. The mem
bership committee will now get active
and it is expected that the member
shin will be at least 800 by the first
of October. Every business man and
clerk in the city should lend his as
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