The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-16


| those present be called to ascertain
how much stock can be secured"
! Carried.
The roll was then called and result
ed in securing Il total subscription of
$3.50.
4, was moved and seconded that
Messrs. b,lser. Stuckey and Lennon
he appointed = committee to make a
canvass To secure the additional
! amount needed. Carried.
IL was moved, seconded and car
ried that the committee be authoriz-
ed TO communicate with the party
who was proposed as manager when
ever the committee in their discreet
ion though necessary.
AS the hour was then growing late
the secretary was requested to read
over the list Of the remaining commit
| tees and point out the work that they
were doing and which it was thought
they should take up.
Under Farm Improvement it was
suggested that the work Of organiz-
ing tomato clubs be taken up. 1t was
also suggested that Sumter have
corn show to prepare for the Stale
and National Corn Shows to be Lcld
In Columbia. 1t was moved. seconded
and carried that the. Board OF Di-
rectors be requested to appropriate
prizes for this work, d first prize of
s25 and second prize Of SIS, the
rules for the contest to be worked out
by that committee.
1t was reported that the County
| Fair Committee was busy securing
subscriptions for the proposed fair
and that over $4,000 had been sub
scribed.
Under the head of the Finance and
Banking Committee 1t was moved.
seconded and carried that that COM
mittee be instructed to work with
the Membership Committee to in
crease the membership Of the Cham
ber and further that a plan be work.
ed out to secure the services of Mr..
Weir to raise ai, advertising fund.
Under New Industries. 1t was
moved and seconded that the plan Of
forming a holding company to take
| stock In new industries as proposed by
MIR. III. G. Os'ren be taken up and a
plan formed and that the proposition
be referred to this committee. Car
ried.
The Legislation Committee was re-
quested to take up the matter Of
paving under the ten year plan or by
the abutting property holder and that
they lay out plans to secure the nec-
essary legislation.
The Committee on Public Build
ings and Parks was requested to
look into the question of securing q
Carnegie Library and also Of obtain
ing a public park on the outskirts OF
the city.
The Committee on Fire Protection
and Building code reported that they
had about finished their work on the
building code and that II would soon
be in shape to report to the com.
mission.
Mr.. Henry Moses. for the Commit
tee on New Members. stated that
list had been compiled Of those who
should be members and that canvass
OF these names would be made.
DR.. Booth for the committee on
conventions reported that little
work had been done by his commit
tee owing to the poor hotel facilities
hut that as soon as these were COM
pieted that the committee would
make an active canvass for conven-
tions.
ON Traffic and Freight Rates It was
reported for Mr.. Crosswell that his
committee was actively at work and
would be In a position to take up this
subject with the railroads soon. II
was suggested that Freight Bureau
be formed and that an expert freight
man be secured who would go over
the entire freight rate situation and
also would collect all over-charges on
commission basis.
Under Railroad Extension and Pas
senger Service, the question of i'm
provements at the A. G.. l.. depot
were discussed. The committee was
instructed TO proceed immediately
with securing track connections be-
tween the y. G. L. railway and the
south Carolina Western. The COM
mittee was further instructed to take
up with the a. G. l.. railway the mat