The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-08
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. Norman II. johnson Delivers
Stirring Address, Merchants
Present Decided to Join.

! Mr.. Norman Il. Johnson. who has
been spending some days in South
Carolina, cooperating with the Mer-
chants association Of Greenwood IN
their efforts to organize the mer-
chants of the various towns and cit
les of the State, with view to the
forming Of State organization, was
in Newberry Friday evening.
Mr.. Mcclure, secretary OF the
Greenwood association was here also.
Notice had been given that this
meeting would be held in the cham
Der Of commerce and in addition to
the members of the Merchants
Credit association, Of Newberry, the
merchants ac3 business men gener>
allv were invited to attend.
The attendance was rather small,
in fact not all of the members Of
the Merchants Credit association
we're present. Mr.. Johnson. how
ever. delivered an address in which
he. demonstrated to those who were
present the advantages and import
ance of, forming a State association
and of having a local association in
each town and city in the. State.
The representative Of The Herald
and News did not get to the meeting
in time to hear all Of Mr.. Johnson S
address. Those who were fortunate
enough to be present pronounced 1t
a most excellent presentation Of the
reasons for the merchants to or
ganize and of the advantages of such
organizations. The attendance be-
ing so small; however, nothing was
done further than to take the sentl-
ment Of those present.
Mr.. Clarence T. Summer, who is
vice president of the local Credit
association, called the meeting to
order after the address Of Mr..
johnson, and a motion was unanl-
mously adopted expf\ ssing the
sentiment of those present in favor
of forming a local association as a
part of the State association, which
is now in process Of organization.
The annual meeting Of the Mer-
chants Credit association will be
held in a few days and at that time
it is very probable that reorganiza-
ton will be had along the line Of
the State organization advocated by
Mr.. johnson and being organized by
Mr.. Mcclure.
The present Merchants Credit
association, however, does not take
in as many Of the merchants and
business men Of Newberry as should
go into the organization which it is
proposed to organize. Of course a
great deal more can be accomplished
by cooperation and united effort
than by purely local organization.
Greenwood has worked up very
thorough organization, which in
cludes the entire county and this
organization has published dlrec-
tory with the financial standing Of
all the business concerns of the
county Of Greenwood. At first the
merchants were slow to take hold of
the association but now nearly every
merchant of the county belongs, and
a paid secretary is employed, who
gives practically all of his time to
the, work Of the association and the
merchants have found it a great
benefit, especially in the matter OF
their collections. It is not alone for
this purpose, however, that the
present organization is being made,
but it is also with a view to serving
all the interests Of the county, such
as freight rates, the building OF
roads, and in fact everything that
would conduce to the making of a
live and progressive community.
With this in view, the present asso-
citation. when It meets to consider