Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-23
TOOK ON Is NEW
MEMBERS YESTERDAY
Work to Boost AmeriCuS
Begun in Good Shape.
Committee Is Highly
Pleased With Results
of First Morning Can
vass for Board Trade

A committee of seven of the men,
hers of the Board of Trade, with
President John w. Silver as chaie-
man, began an active canvass of the
city yesterday morning, giving three
hours to the work of securing new
members and stimulating a greater
degree of interest among the old mem.
5ers, appealing to the latter to show
. greater interest in the work of TIE
organization by attending the meot-
iEgs, taking part in the deliberations
and helping to lay plans for the fu
thre development of the city and the
county.
Before beginning the canvass the
committee met Secretary Wilson, Of
the Nut Growers Association, AMI
conferred with him about the advertis-
.ng of Americus and Sumter county
IN connection with the convention of
The nut growers here next May. IT,
noard of Trade will cooperate with
the officers of the Nut Growers Asso-
citation of Georgia and Florida in get
ting good attendance of members
ard others interested in nut culture
at that time.
The committee met with every en-
couragement in it's work. OF those
called upon only two concerns gave
ositiVe refusals to unite with the
Board of Trade in it's work of adj
yertising the city and county AMI
seeking to bring in new blood and new
Industries to assist in the growth $
the city and country about it.
Among the old members, too, there
were expressions of a determination
to attend meetings more frequently
hereafter and unite more actively in
purposes for which the Board of
Trade was organized.
The new members obtained as a re-
suit of the canvass yesterday morn
,H2 Iare twenty-five numEe~ and
included Messrs. H. P. Everett, T. N.
Hawkes., J. E. Johnson, W. D. Payne.
S Bolton, j. F. Bolton, Mike
Thomas, A. B. Small DR.. Sta
tham, W. Hayes, R. L. Maynard, J. C.
!Iosselton, N. A. Ray, w. S Roach,
Fletcher Griffin, 0. NJ Physioc, 0. NJ
iIansford, A. M. Leggett ]. H Purviss,
B. G. Hogue, Mr.. Lupo, The Hamil-
ION Company, Allison Furniture Co.
u S. Lockett e Son, DR.. L. F. Grubbs
The committee, with some additional
members of the Board, will give next
Tuesday morning to a continuance of
the canvass. In TIE work yesterday
only two blocks of toe
business district were covered.
There is every reason to believe that
with the committee persevering in the
canvass the membership of the Board
of Trade can be doublel. It was 110I
prior to the beginning of the can
vass. There is apparently no reason
why the membership should not be
brought up to 200, or even a greater
At the meeting of the Board on next
night a week it is hoped to
report that not less than rs new men,
5ers have been added. The canvass
will not stop then, it being the pur-
pose to get not less than 200. and if |
possible 250. Then the advertising
campaign for the city and COUNTY
will be resumed with vigor, contracts
made for six months cards in the Lead
ing farm journals, and every effort
made to turn the tide of hlomeseek-
ers in the direction of Sumter coun
This is regarded as the end to which
especial attention should be given at
mis- particular time.