The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-11-22
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Holds Enthusiastic Meeting-Many
Matters of Importance COnsid-
cred.

The regular business meeting OF
the Newberry chamber of commerce
was held Friday night and was large
'Iy attended by the membership. Re-
ports of committees were called for
and while some did not have reports,
others made very interesting reports
which concerned the welfare and prog
ress and development Of the commu-
alty.
Mr.. A. Mop. Handy, Of the Colum-
bia chamber Of commerce, was pres
ent by invitation and delivered very
interesting and instructive address,
taking as his ubject, "a Greater South
Through a Greater South Carolina.
Mr.. Handy emphasized the fact that
in order to accomplish this, it was
necessary to get the commercial Or
ganizations Of the State in closer touch
and work together.
Mr.. E. B. Adams, secretary of the
lreenville board Of trade, was also
ggesent and spoke interestingly OF
chamber of ccmlnarce work, and, OF
course. Incidentally emphasized the
work that was being done, and the
srowth that was evident in the Pied
xnont section, and particularly in
ga~eanvi!la.
One of the most important reports
submitted was the verbal report OF Mr.
q. H. Aull, in which he called atten-
tion to the possibilities and probabili-
ties Of Newberry securing the
proposed road from Augusta
through Edgefeld, Saluda and
Newberry to spartanburg, and spoke
Of the advantages such road would
Ae to this community. He stated that
he understood that his was not simply
hot air, but that the people behind the
proiect had the money and intended
to build the road and all that they ask
ed of Newberry was to secure rights
@f way and terminals, and to give their
influence and their moral support to
Tha enterprise. He stated that he
thought that this was Newberry's op-
portunity.
Dr.. Jas Mcintosh moved that COM
nittee of five be appointed to cooper
ate with the promoters Of the road and
70 ascertain just what was wanted
srom Newberry and to report to sub
seouent meeting Of the chamber OF
commerce called for the purpose. He
stated that, in his opinion, the great
est thing that was needed at Newberry
now was this road. He thought that
Newberry had lost the sale Of three or
four thousand bales of cotton this sea-
son already.
The sentiment Of the meeting was
hearty in favor Of doing anything that
could be done in order to hasten the
building of this railroad across the
State via New perry.
Mr.. J. L. Bowles, chairman of the
hcommittee on membership, reported
that the membership at present was
167, and at the beginning Of the pres
ont fiscal year in March, the member
ship was only fifty, showing an in
crease of III. The committee urges
the cooperation Of the present mem
bership, and intends by the end OF this
wear to have a membership Of more
than 300.
DR.. J. Henry Harms, chairman of
the committee Of education, stated
that he had prepared report and was
ready to submit it but the majority OF
his committee thought best not to do
80 until at subsequent meeting.
Mr.. Jno. B. Mayes, chairman of the
- committee on public entertainment,
reported that it had been decided to
Nave a banquet during December, and
December 20 had been selected as the
date. President w. W. Finley, OF the
Southern railway, has accepted an in
ritation to be present and to make 81
address. The action Of this comTlit-
tee was heartily and unanimously en-
Sorsed by the meeting, and Mr.. Jno'
II. Kinard, insisted that nothing
would so bring the membership into
activity as a good banquet and he
urged the members to work diligently
for new members so as to increase the
membership to at least 250 by the 10th
os December.
Mr.. C. T. Summer, of the committee
Oh insurance and freight rates, re-
ported that his committee had big
proposition before it and was working
as rapidly as possible, but had no for
NAL report to make.