The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-26
TO ORGANIZE STATE CHAMBER
MANY CITIES TO BE REPRt,oL,\r-
ED ar COLUMBIA MEE.TitG.
'harl">t"n oioani<1t'Cn Hop 10
send at Least Thirty t.cu 40 Al
t'nd Sessions at Capital III Which
south Carolina Chamber oJ Com.
mcrcc Will bc FOrmp,i
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
July ? is designated t. j.. an i'm
p"rtant day in the annual. If indus
trial and commercial history of south
Carolina ON That day. It j., proposed
10y the commercial secretaries Of the
Palmetto state 10 organize Il State
Chamber If Commerce. The event
viii tax" place at p. NJ. O'Clock
Tuesday, July >. in Colombia. and
viii in all probability be attended Lv
from one hundred 70 one ana hum
dred and fifty business men from all
parts Of the state.
1t is the present intention of the
officers Of the Charleston Chamber of
commerce to send at least thirty
members Of the local organization 70
Columi in on July :. An active can
Nass among the members of the
'hamh"r of Commerce will be made
during the coming two days in order
to ascertain just who will make he
trip.
1t has long been a dream Of GER
tain commercial organization officials
in this state to form strong and
actlNe state Chamber Of Commerce
Fully two-thirds II the states in the
Cnlon ar present are equipped with
an orga nizatiOn of this character
which, il handled rightly. can be
made to exercise world of good for
the commercial and industrial in
terests Of the respective Common
WealthS
The coming organization day in
South Carolina is certain 70 see
great rally Of the business interests
of the State. The convention will
convene at 2. VI. and organize a
permanent State Chamber Of Com
merce or Development League.
which will have for its principal OBJ
Ject the internal development of
the state along every line. and for
closer cooperation between the prin-
cipal cities and towns of The state.
1t is expected that the State body will
assist in the forming Of a State Re-
tail Merchants Association, a State
Real Estate Association. cooperation
in securing better highways. immi-
grafton and farm development. drain
age. cooperation in bringing to the
state industries and capital TO de-
Velop natural resources and to manu-
facture the states raw material.
Such an organization can do a great
work in advertising the States epec-
ial advantages abroad and in secur-
ing greater publicity throughout the
nation.
Every city in the state is working
hard to have a large delegation at
the Columbia organization meeting on
July 2. Florence has notified the
committee on arrangements at Column
hia that she will have a special car
load Of boosters at the meeting. sum
ter is prepared to send fifty men.
while Orangeburg intends to send a
delegation which will leave all others
in the shade. Charleston Will also he
strongly represented. ii is hoped.
The Meistersinger Male Quartette. of
the city, have received a special in
vitation to sing at the meeting. The
Columbia Al club quartette will also
do several stunts.
tentative State Chamber Of Com
merce was formed in Columbia on
June for the purpose of starting
something" in the line Of general
state advertising and publicity. which
means enlisting the interest and SER
vice of the business and public spirit
ed citizens of the State.
Mr.. Lewis w. Parker. of Greenville.
:. c., WAS unanimously elected tenn
porarN president of the organization.
with Secretary \. McP Handy. Of
Columbia. as temporary secretary.
The following cities We're represented
al this preliminary meeting: Char
lesion. Columbia. Grcenville. Green
wood, Spartanhurg. sumter. Florence.
Georgetown ana LaUrenS
SIIOE NEGRO n\ rI,NI\