Smyrna times., 1911-04-12
SMYRNA BUSINESS MEN
TO HAVE BOARD OF TRADE
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD
AT TOWN HALL MONDAY NIGHT
Temporary Organization Effected to
Be Followed Soon BY Strong
and Permanent Board


the awakening of the industrial life
of Smyrna, nearly half a hundred
of Smyrna's progressive business
men met at the Town Hall Monday
evening at the call of Charles H.
LeFevre, Esq, who some weeks ago
inaugurated the movement and
effected a temporary organization
looking to the formation of live
Board of Trade. MIR. c. H. LeFevre
was made president of the meeting;
]. E. Hoffecker, vice-president;
Hervey P. nall, secretary; Charles
j. Sudler, treasurer. The Board
will meet on Thursday, April the
9th, 20 permanently organize. The
meeting was full of enthusiasm.
MIR. LeFevre, whose enterprise, and
public spiritedness lead him to in
augurate the movement. gave a
brief outline of what he had been
doing, the correspondence he had
had with prospective industries and
expressed pleasure that so many
volunteers" were present. He
then submitted a draft of a Consti-
tuition and a set of Bylaws copied
after that used by Cambridge (Md)
Board of Trade. This was read by
Secretary Hall and on motion was
adopted for use and guidance of the
Smyrna Board of Trade.
Want Membership of One Hundred
Some spirited addresses were made
by William FAIRIES, j. E. Hoffecker
and others along the line of town
development and the need of a wide
awake organization to look out for
the present and future of Smyrna.
Instead of the census showing fall
ing off, it should always show a gain
over the previous decade. President
LeFevre, showed that nothing was
accomplished without some effort,
and oftimes many things could be
had by the mere asking. He empha-
sized his point by stating that better
train service for Smyrna had been
accomplished by some of our citizens
appealing to the proper railroad
authorities. The new station at
Dover he said was largely due to the
efforts of the Dover Board of Trade.
Smyrna with its natural advantages
in both rail and water facilities
was in position to make some at
tractive offers, if the right effort il
made. The first step to be taken, hi
thought, was to get every busines;
man and citizen in Smyrna interest
ed. Mr.. Hall, threupon, made {
motion that a committee of five b.
appointed by the chair to solici
membership. President LeFevr
named the following as solicitors
Walter F. Keith, chairman; H. M
Smith, Howard r. Jones, Georg
w. Cunning and J. Frank Webb.
Cooperation of Council Will be Aske
On motion, President LeFevre ap
pointed j. E. Hoffecker, chairman
Charles P. Thornley, and Walter W
Hynson, a committee of three t
await upon Smyrna Town Council a
their next meeting to ask their &C
operation with the Board of Trade j
the matter of inducing industries
locate in our midst and to assis
them in making propositions as al
tractive as possible. 1t was point
ed out that Council and the Board {
Trade ant11d hanI ~, hand
the matter of town development an
that by pulling together much GOO
could be accomplished. To furthe
this end, it was the sense of ii
Board that the enlarged executiy
committee should have the wor
largely in hand between this ar
the next meeting of the Boar
which will be the fourth Thur
day in this month, and on mi
tion President LeFevre was a
thorized to name three to serve wi
the officers on the Executive Cor
mittee. This committee in full
as follows: C. H. LeFevre, ].
Hoffecker, H. P. Hall, C. j. Sudle
H. G. Tschudy, V. Lay Phillips a
Rev. F. w. R. Arthurs.
First Business the 'DuPont BouIevar
Some little discussion was Civ
to the matter of pressing Smyrna
desire in the matter of having
proposed DUPONT Boulevard" col
as near Smyrna as possible and M
withstanding there was a rumor I'll
the road would touch point betwe
Smyrna and Clayton, members of
Board felt that it would be we'll
no stone to be left unturned in
matter of Smyrna's desire.
motion of Mr.. William FAIRIES, s.
retary H. P. Hall was directed
get in communication with 7. Co
man DUPONT and see what could
done.