The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-12-13


tlon of Commercial Executives, now
of Detroit, Mich, arrived here last
Thursday and led in movement tc
raise funds to put the Union Cham.
Der OF Commerce upon a good finan.
cial footing. Mr.. Wilson was enter
tained Thursday afternoon by the
business men of the city at dinner
at Hotel Union, at which the move
ment to raise funds was launched.
On the same evening Mr.. Wilson
delivered an address in the opera
house on the subject: "What is a
Chamber of Commerce. On Friday
morning the canvass for funds be-
gan. The following three commit
tees were appointed and entered upon
the work of soliciting funds:
1. Emslie Nicholson, chairman: ::
F. M. Farr, R. P. Morgan, R. P. Har-
ry, ]. R. Westmoreland and B. F.
Aston, Jr.
| 2. l.. j. Hames, chairman; ]. Co,
hen, P. E. Wilburn, and D. FAINT Gill
liam.
B. w. F. Gillian, chairman, ]. Roy
FAINT and I. Frank Peake.
These committees reported ata
luncheon in the Chamber of Conn
merce rooms at 80 o'clock, showing
about $4,000 per annum, and for three
years, subscribed up to that time.
| The canvass was continued in the
afternoon and report next day
showed the amount to have reached
the sum of about $25O0 per annum
and for three years.
| The canvass was resumed Thurs
day of this week, and it seems to be
assured that the yearly Subscription
will reach $4,000. :,
Mr.. Wilson left here Saturday af-
ternoon for Spartanburg where he de-
livered an address Monday after
noon.
Since the Union Chamber of Com
merce has been in existence 1t has
been helpful in the following forward
movements in the city: :'-.s'1Ss: a
New Postoffice Building-Worked
for and secured appropriation for
this. Site purchased and plans adopt
ed.
New Court House-This PROPOSE
tion put through. Building erected.
Farmers Telephone Exchanges
Raised money and otherwise aided in
this matter. Result: Farmers Ex-
changes at Adamsburg, West Springs,
Cross Keys, Meador and South Union.
Charleston Asheville Highway
Posted signs along the route through
Union county.
Government Soil Survey-This has
been promised by the u. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture for Union county
as soon as there is an available man
to send here.
Overhead Bridge on Southern Rail.
way-Have promise of Southern Rail.
way to eliminate grade crossing
above town and replace them with
overhead bridge. Railway ready tc
build.
Union County Fair-Started the
movement and organized the Unior
County Fair Association.
| City Sewerage Ordinance-Started
the movement during a previous ad
ministration and secured the passage
of ordinance requiring sewerage tc
be installed in all buildings withir
certain limits.
Insurance Rates-Started and now
have consideration ways and means
of reducing the fire insurance rates
for the city.
Railroads-Worked for and aidet
in securing better connections a,
Pride between the Seaboard and thu
Union and Glenn Springs r. r.
Railroads-WorScd for and secu. =
late afternoon train on Southern
Railway for Spartanburg. Can nov
go to Spartanburg three times dai
ly and return same day. Can now gc
to Columbia twice daily and return
same day.
Railroads-Have worked for i'm
provement in freight service.
Advertising South Carolina-Aidet
in the effort to get the state adver
tised in conjunction with aid alone
this line from railroads. Have aidet
in the movement to get the state ad
vertised by means of moving picture
films.
Highway to Chester-Now working
on matter or securing good highway
to Chester, only 25 or 30 miles away
but practically out of touch with
Union.
Clemson Winthrop Extension Worl
Aided in getting Clemson Winthrop
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