Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-04-13
COMMITTEES NAMED
FOR BOARD OF TRADE
President Shiver Brought
in 70 New Members.
Will Seek to Civ : Board
a Progressive Ad-
ministration.

President JOHN w. Shiver is intent
on giving the Americus Board OF
Trade a progressive administration o.
its affairs durn8 the eleven months
remaining of the year for which he
was elected. To that end he will per-
sonally seek to increase it's member.
ship and will devote as much time as
the exigencies of his personal business
VIII permit to the management Of
the affairs of the organization.
During the past month President
Shiyer has seen number of old
members of the board and talked with
them about re-uniting with the or
ganlzation and joining forces in IN
endeavor to further promote the in
terests of Americus. In a number of
instances he either succeeded in get
ting the members to re-unite with the
Board of Trade or to give the matter
further consideration. Presiden,
Shiver believes that a campaign for
members will result in further addi.
tions and if coupled with an aggres-
siVe policy will result in retaining
them and actively enlisting the eff
forts of all in the work cut out for
the organization
President Shiver is one of the most
active agents in the organization of
the industrial development movement
and believes that it and the Board OF
Trade should work hand in glove. He
will use his efforts to that end.
At the meeting of the Board of
Trade last night the president an
nounced the committees for the year
as follows:
Arbitration-A. G. Miller, w. NJ
Humber, G. M. Eldridge, John il
Cobb.
City and County Development-Lee
Allen, Frank Sheffield, w. C. Car
ter.
Statistics-A. Y. Andrews, DR.. C. P.
Davis, DR.. T, NJ Merritt, T. F. Gate
wood.
Entertainment.-C. L. Ansley, Craw-
ford Wheatley, A. N. Walker, Frank
Harold.
Ffnance-Edward Sheffield, L. G
Council, A. w. Smith, NJ. M. Low
cry.
Health and sanitation-W. ]. JOS
sey, DR.. F. A. Thomas, DR.. R. E.
Cato, DR.. B. D. Mayes.
Insurance and Taxation-Thomas
Harold, R. E. McNulty, F. B. Ar
thur, ]. A. Davenport.
Immigration-G. NJ. Bragg, J. F..
Poole,' S. E. Warlick, C. R. Crisp.
Legislation-J. E. Sheppard, w. NJ.
Harper, ]. A. Hixon, w. P. Wallis.
Manufactures. P Gartner, W. O..
Barnett, E. L. Bell, G. w. Riley.
Memberships. L. Williams, G. S.
Gardner, J. Harris, H. P. Everett.
Publicity and Advertising Thomas
Gamble, T. L. Carruthers, ]. J. Hol-
liday, D. NJ. Borum.
Public Policy-C. J. Clark, w. r.
Lane, j. E. D. Shipp, A. Rylander.
Transportation and Freight Rates
Frank Lanier, G. W. Glover, j. E..
Hightower, E. B. Everett.
Twenty-one new members were
elected, of which twenty were the re-
suit of canvass made by President
Shiver recently. A full list of the
new members will be given tomorrow.
President Shiver and others heart
lily endorsed the industrial develop
mt R1ovement.
Talks were made on practical lines
by several Drese and a greater de-
gree of interest generally was mani
tested than for some time past.
Among the talks was one by Mr.. j
F. Arthur, of Union, S. c., a recent in
vestor in Americus, telling of what
Union has done in recent years L.
promoting manufactures and giving
his ideas as to the outlok here, q
summary of Of which will be given in
the Times-Recofder tomorrow
The meeting was we'll attended and
It was apparent that new enthusiasm
appears to be taking hold of the
membership of the organization.