The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02

utes Prof. w. M. Hughes urged tina
something be done for the improve
ment of the public highways of tn
county. He struck responsive chort
as was attested by the repeated our
bursts of applause that punctuatet
his address. He declared that thu
county should have free roads, thai
toll gates were relics of barbarisn
u declaration that was cheered. He
also urged that the Board of Trade
undertake the work of having the
roads and points of interest ant
streams of the county properly mark
ed SO that the stranger who Travelled
the county could know and apprecI
ale it's history and geography.
w. Andrew Dale made plain, prac
tical and common sense appeal for
the support and patronage Of home
industry. He spoke Of the great ben.
Gifts that accrue to the entire commu.
nifty from the prosperity Of any line
Of business or enterprise within its
borders.
j. H. Dining eloquently, earnest
~ and convicingly presented reasons
why professional men should be mem
bers of the Board Of Trade. His ef-
fort was pronounced gem and arous-
ed great deal of enthusiasm. He
declared that the interest of every
man was bound up in and affected by
the interests the community; that
the professional man could no longer
afford to stand apart from the bust
ness and active life of the people
among whom he lived.
Hon. Jesse Tomlinson, assistant
commissioner of agriculture, spoke OF
the work that could be done by the
Board Of Trace for the advancement
Of the farming interests of the coun-
ty. He said that something should
be done to keep the boys and girls
On tho farm, that the drain Of the best
life Of the country to the city should
be stopped.
Banking and the Board of Trade"
was the subject Of carefully prepar-
I'd speech by Col. Joseph F. Brown
ow. In the course of his address he
described in brief, way the Aldrich
currency measure and predicted that,
IS result of it's enactment into law,
his country would witness one of
he greatest periods of prosperity in
is whole history.
This closed the regular program,
tut not the speaking, for two OF the
'est efforts were yet to come. Prof.
q S Fisher, commercial superfntend-
mt of the Cumberland Telephone &
telegraph Company, who was pre-
ente1 and responded to a request
or word with several very happy
uggestions for the business men of
he community. He also had a word i
o say for good roads, declaring that
oys and girls left the country be-
ause when they came to town they
ad no roads to get back to the coun-
~.
Col. E. l. Gregory, the w. R. |
learst Of Oklahoma, was called on
Or a few remarks and in the midst i
I hearty applause responded. He
Ioke the echoes with some plain
acts about the delinquencies of the
usiness men Of the county. He gave
ONE good wholesome advice for fu-
ire conduct. He told the audience
nat Maury countians had been con-
INT for too long to live on their past
lory and achievements and pedi-
rees; that it was not what they had
cen but what they were not and
'ould be in the future that would
punt in the development and ad-
ancement Of the county.
At the close of the speech making
II. Finney asked all who would
edge membership and support to
lie board during the coming year and
no would attend the next business
Getting to stand. More than half Of
.oss present stood.
Col ]. c. Hardy pronounced the
snediction and at 1880 o'clock this
orning the big banquet came to an
ID. II