The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-14

FOR RGREATERLUMBERTON

Industrial and c commercial Club
Takes Steps to Advertise Lum-
berton, to Aid in Securing Site
for Federal Building, to I'm
prove Fire Department and to
Promote Public Health 4 Club
Matters.
At the call OF the president,
Mr.. R. D. Caldwell, meeting
of the Industrial and Com
mercial Club was held Tuesday
evening in the club reading room
to consider some matters of i'm
portance to the town. Advertise
ing Lumberton was the first
question considered and a COM
mittee was appointed to work
out the details of a plan by
which people who live within a
radius of 25 miles of the town
will be given railroad fare bo.h
ways when they trade up to a
certain amount, as an induce
ment to draw trade. The commit
tee will report as early as possi-
BILE and the plan will be we'll ad-
vertised in The Robesonian. A
concerted and determined effort
will be made to advertise the
town in every way and to show
, the people of the surrounding ter
ritory the advantage to them of
doing their trading in Lumber
ton.
The fire department was next
considered. The committee pre-
viously appointed to work on
plans to improve the present
system of fighting fire reported
, the results of it's Investigations.
AS reported in The Robesoniar
recently, as result of the ap
pointment of this committee {
fire company was organized anc
the present equipment has beer
, placed in as good condition a;
possible. The committee has hac
up the matter of installing al
: alarm system and other improve
: ments Mr.. J. A. Branch, loca
= = manager of the Bell Telephon,
Co., who has had some expert
ence as member of fire com
r panies in other places, was add
a ed to the committee. which will
3 continue it's Investigations an,
will take up with the town com
missioners the matter of improv
ing the equipment.
A Federal building site wa:
next considered. Five thousand
d dollars has been appropriated By
the government for the purchas
Of a site and bids are being ad
vertised for by the Secretary o
T. the Treasury, bids to be opene
d the 22d inst. Col. N. A. McLea
/. urged the Importance of the mat
ter being taken up by the clu
# and said that while the appropri
, alton was inadequate it is a be
ginning and that if the matte
j is properly handled it is not to
- - much to hope that Lumberto
y y may in time get a 100000 pub
~ lie building. A committee wa
appointed, Col. Mclean, chair
le3 man, to look into the matter a
10 once and see what can De done.
Public health was briefly dis
4 cussed and a committee was az
q, pointed to act with the commi
is tee from the Civic Association
promoting the health of the towr
10 The club went on record as bs
le ing solidly with the Civic Assoc
l. alton in urging the town commits
l. sioners to take proper steps
I'd improve sanitary conditions.
is Treasurer r. H. Crichton
report showed the club to be i
al good condition financially. Clu
T. dues were revised and placed q
W 81 per month for each member
and a committee was appointe
of to purchase a piano.
- - County AuditorA. Nash, chai
30 man Of the county board of aud
!. A. and finance, was directed
~ - write all unlisted persons in tt
! county to list their property 9
- - or before the 25th inst. and thos
ae le who fail to list on or before thu
- date will be presented to tt
!" grand jury.
The commissioners visited an
inspected the Jail and the count
ye home.