The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-17
IMPORTANT MEETING
HELD BY CHAMBER. OF CONF
MERGE WEDNESDAY.


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.Several Important Matters Discussed.
Booster Trip Proposed for Orange
burg Merchants. -
A meeting of.the Chamber Of Com
uerce was held fn the City Hall. Wea'
nesday afternoon at six O'Clock. There
were about twenty members present
"a very small crowd considering the
association and what they represent.
There should be from SO to seventy
Eve business men present at these
meetings. It is not fair to make "a
few men do the work, when the, en-
tire city is to reap the benefits of their
labor. From the last meetings ap-
pearances work is certainly being
done for the interest Of the city, an.
it is safe to say that Orangeburg Is
receiving more systematic boosting oy
this organization than from any other
at any time.
President Cart called the meeting
to order, and the secretary, Col. A..
H. Mal:chant read the minutes OF the
last meeting which were confirmed.
The meeting then took UP the Secre-
tary's report. In the first place the
Secretary reported that an invitation
had been extended to the National
Guard of South Carolina to hold their
encam pment near Orangeburg this
summer A suitable. location has been
offered. just beyond the river In the
invitation three arc lights and water
are promised. This invitation was
greatly encouraged by Capt. A. Cal
noun Doyle, of Columbia.
He reported satisfactorily progress
had been made in the matter OF secur-
ing the fish hatchery for Orangeburs,
and from advices in Washington he
believed it would be secured. The Sec
retary also stated that while the ex-
<scutive committee did not see fit to
take up the July 4th celebration as
Official business Of the Chamber of
Comm cree, it had endorsed it, and the
Secretary in an unofficial way was
lending all the aid he could to 1t.
The Secretary declared that engi-
neers of the Government were now
busy at the river, and that the camp
of the surveying officers was on this
side of the river. He thought that all
the little attentions that could be raid
these gentlemen should be done. The
President and himself had already
visited. the gentlemen officially and
pledged the aid of the Chamber Of
Commerce in any way they might be-
needed. On motion Of Mr.. Walker it
was decided to show some little at
tention socially to the gentlemen in
the shape of a smoker, or anything
else the executive committee might
decide. The cost of such smoker to
be paid by the members attending,
the sociable.
The next matter brought forward
was the Ramberg-Eh railroad
now being built 1t was thought that
it would be a good plangas get the;
Atlantic Coast Line to build Ia spur
from Bamberg to Johnson's siding,
several miles below this city, and that
the Coast Line then operate trains
daily from Orangeburg to Walter
bore. The secretary said he had
written Mr.. Emerson, the president
of the Coast Line, but the reply re-
ceived was non-committal. Howev-
er he believed that a determined ef-
fort could bring this thing about,
and the matter was referred to the
standing committee upon such sub
jects.
There was discussion whether we
should request a union station at the
Junction of the A. c. l.. and South
ern railroads. Some years ago a
similar movement fell to pieces, ow-
ing TO the fact, it was said, that the
residents of the streets upon which
depo:s now are opposed, so that the
streets would be improved. And it
Was ItGdISu ludI dS ~ was III" q olu1-
liar division, even though In the mi
nority might prevent us getting such
building. However 1t was deter.
mined by vote to make an effort to-
wards union station and more will
be heard from 1t later. Before con-
side1ing this union depot proposition,
Mr.. William W. Wannamaker, who
had gone to Colum bia, representing
the Chamber of Commerce. and had
presented the claims to the Railroad
Commission for better depot at the
Southern. The desire was that the
present depot be moved back from the
railroad track and from Russell street
and that between the tracks be paw
ed. Now that the Union station is to
be taken up, this will doubtless be
dropped until decision can be reach
ed in the matter whether or not we
will get union station.
Some discussion was entered into
concerning the sanitary condition of
the city, but nothing was done
The Secretary proposed that the
-Oangeburg Chamber of Commerce
invite all the business men of the city