The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-04
The Dillon Chamber of Commerce

| Commerce is to promote the gener-
al interests of the town of Dillon.
A little over two years ago it was
organized with strong list of char
ter members. The first work that
was undertaken was the movement
for Dillon county. In the Chamber
Of Commerce this undertaking was
gotten under way and committees
We're put to work and they did their
work well, resulting in little less
of county named Dillon with Dill
than two years the establishment
Ion the county seat.
That the movement received new
vigor and that its accomplishment
was due to an organized effort no
one will dare question.
The running of the Seaboard Air
Line railroad into Dillon was first
discussed in the Chamber Of Com
merce and it wos looked upon as
being worth while. Energy was put
into the prospect and by vigorous
work of a few of it's hardest work
ers the authorities became interested
and today we have a new railroad
that might have gone elsewhere had
1t not been that we were in posi-
ton to discuss the m rits of the
question in an organized manner.
The new railroad has helped our
town and no one can estimate the
benefit that may be derived from
it within the next few years. 1t is
an enterprise that Dillon could ill
afford to elt pass and the People
OF Dillon know it. In this connec-
ton it is worth while to say that
OH account of the present differen-
ces of the town and the management
of the Seaboard it would be a wise
thing for the Chamber of Commerce
to take the matter up and come to
some understanding. The town is
surfer if we do not, and it matters
not upon which individual the blame
OF this difference falls, so far as the
country at large is concerned, the
Can we afford to let this matter
hang in the balance much longer?
questions more perpleXing and
questions about which our citiZeus
differed equally as much have been
thrashed out to the credit of our
town, and why not in this? What
Dillon has promised il is well to
know that promise, and it matters
not how it may feel to us now eithe,
for ar against US, it is not becoming
ate that which has been done in the
best of faith.
AS to the voting OF the subudbs
into the town the Chamber OF Com
merce did its best for three consecu-
tive weeks to get meeting OF it's
members in order that some definite
plan of action might be pursued in
the undertaking. From the hand
full that attended committee was
appointed to engineer the movement
and notwithstanding that in the
I. meeting there was plenty of enthusi-
asm among this smaller number to
have accomplished much, nothing
was scarcely done.
The committee was urged to has
ten its work and report back to the
! Chamber. The report was never
made though there were three meet
ings called either of which would
/ havn
not laying the blame upon the
committee entirely for the manner il
which the movement was managed,
put it falls upon The entire member
/Ship of cur organization. am
confident that if the extension of
the town limits had received due
consideration by the Chamber of
Commerce and that if the the
entire membership had worked at
it as they do things they desire for
themselves, per Sc, the limits would
have been extended.
The indifference of our members
Is not from a desire to be indifefr-
ent but it must be acknowledged
that the result of a feeling of this
kind is fatal, and that without indi-
vidual support we can expect but
little. 1t would be we'll for our sec
retary to have list of all property
in Dillon that is for sale, especially
property which may be used for
manufacturing plants. Thh has
been taken up and the committee
reports that it can get practically no
isf q n hn