The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-15

he stated he wanted the Board o
Trade to go on record as memorial
izing the congress- Of the United
States to take up the matter of Mer
riwether Lewis and have suitable
monument erected to his memory
Mr.. Smith suggested that the govern
ment be urged to establish a park a
the place in Lewis county where the
remains of this great American are
buried. Mr.. Smith stated that he
hao made close investigation of the
death Of this man and that he did
not commit suicide as was suppos
cd, but that he was murdered and
robbed and that he had evidence to
show that he was and by whom he
was murdered. At the conclusion Of
his talk the president appointed Mr..
Smith as a committee Of one to take
the matter UP for the Board of Trade
and do what he saw best, fit and
proper.
The president appointed the fol-
lowing committee on membership:
U. H. Foster E. P. Turner and w.
D. Hastings.
Quite a discussion arose over the
condition Of the roads in the county
and a matter was stated that a re-
quest had come from the citizens Of
Williamsport asking that stretch
Of road leading to the Hickman
county line be built and that If the
people Of Maury county would build
this stretch of road, about miles,
that the citizens Of the Shady Grove
vicinity would join it from the other
side Of Gordon's Ferry bridge,
which event would open up great
scope of country which woald make
Ii near contiguous to Columbia. This
matter was discussed to considerable
length and the following road COM
'Littee was appointed and ordered to
act as they see best: Horace Raj
ley, William Hughes. w. P. Ridley,
JEFF Gray, Joe F. Porter. Richard
Wilkes, T. G. Hughes and G. G.
Daimwood
A resolution was also introduced
instructing the secretary to write w.
J. McEwen and DR.. H. o. Anderson,
cf Shady Grove, asking them TO CO.
operate with the Board of Trade in
this movement of building this road
and ask that they meet with the COM
nittee at some future date.
The committee on the corn clue re-
ported that nearly all of the funds
had been raised and that in addition
to the regular premiums a number of
The merchants had given valuable
prizes as specials and the Board Of
Trade was to place them where they
saw proper.
]. F. Brownlow, a committee of
)ne on electric power and railroad
or Columbia reported progress and
.sked for further time, which was
eadily granted.
A communication from J. w. Nc
luigg, of Livermore, KY, was read
Dy the secretary. Mr.. McQuigg is
leSirous eli locating a chair factory
n a territory where there is plenty
If beech timber. This comuunica-
las been duly and properly answer
ID and MI. McQuigg invited to come
o Columbia and look the situation
yer and the hospitality Of the Eoard
4 Trade was extended him.
Alderman Louis Loeb, of the city
nance committee, in answer to a |
uestion as to what the city was 60
Dg to do in the matter of fitting up
he room over the city hall for the |
Gliding of the meetings of the Board |
f Trade and for their own special
leetings, stated that after investiga-
ion of the matter they found that it
'ouid cost the city 5000 or more to
t the hall up, and asked that the
,oard- of Trade furnish 1t. There
'as no motion taken on the matter
ut it was the general opinion of the
LENDERS present that the board
ould not afford to spend the money,
8 they had only limited means and
iere were 80 many things calling i
'r money, and it was decided that
le meetings would be held else
here II the hall was not fitted up by
lie city. However, a resolution was
assed thanking the city authorities
II the interets they had manifested
/ the matter