The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-03
FOR sUhTER's GOOD.
CnAMBER OF COMMERCE. PLANS
FOR PROGRESS.
Great Enthusiasm shown at Booster
Meeting--BookIet TO Be Issued
showing City's Resources-Discus-
doa Of Matters for Good of Game
Cock sity.

No hammers were In evidence at
the big booster meeting of the Cham
ber Of Commerce Tuesday night. the
only things in the hardware line Wis
ible being box full of booster but
tons which werc freely distributed
to those present. For the meeting
was "all boost" numberless sugges-
lions for the future good os the
Game Cock City being made and act
ed upon. OF the suggestions made.
very nearly all have had their share
Of discussion before and it only re-
mained for the Chamber of Com
merce to approve officially the work
of various committees done in ad-
vance OF the meeting.
The South Carolina Western rail-
road. the pamphlet for advertising
sumter. the hotel, the shoe factory
and the gas plant all came up for
discussion. Mr.. Manning, for the
railroad committee. stated that a
force OF over one hundred men were
waiting impatiebtly to begin at any
minute ON the seaboard extension to
this city, and would begin to get busy
As soon as It was positively settled
which OF the two routes, as already
outlined in these columns, would be
nsed. and the titles to the land for
the right Of way and terminals
could be secured. He explained to
ne chamber that the western" line
would OF course be used, this having
aIresdy been agreed upon. provided
hcreysr. no obstacles too great
mltflt be encountered in obtaining
The rights Of way for this line.
IS rnanimous vote of those pres
Isnf II was decided to further the ad-
.ve< 1|nr a. the 'Gamecock City by
~ nsnnnce of pamphlet, contain
jnf cuts and necessary literature. the
t>maRtek % cost no more than
$500. Mr.. Smell stated that he had
been In communication with several
companies who put out these PAM
phlets and that very attractive
pamphlet could he gotten out at
cost not exceeding the above amount.
AS regards the gas plant and shoe
factory, Secretary Smell read letters
from the parties interested in both
enterprises stating that they would
be here early in February with a
view to beginning work soon, al
though further action will of course
have to be taken before the shoe fac
tory becomes a certainty.
A telegram was read by Mr.. snell'
answering an inquiry which he had
made in regards to the establishment
of the new Lutheran college for wo-
men. and more may be heard of this
later.
In speaking generally of the work
accomplished by the Chamber OF
Commerce during the past year. Mr..
Smell told Of the excellent work of
the retailers association. and of the
various committees. and showed the
Chamber to he on 4 good financial
footing. Just here he read proposed
amendment to the constitution, which
was later, during the meeting. unani-
mously adopted. The object of the
amendment, primarily. is to reduce
the number Of the executive commit
tees from 19 to $, so large a com
mittee being found disadvantageous
for various reasons. The amend
ment further provides for a division
of the work Of the Chamber into
seven distinct departments, giving
each member some active work to be
kept busy at.
During the COuISc Va ioSN i'S"N -
meeting, ii was decided to aid the
travelling men by requesting the A. {.
i. to make some arrangements
whereby those who wished to leave
on the early morning train for Aug
usta could phone and find out just
how late the train might be. and "
this plan is perfected it will do DOUBT
he a great convenience to many not
of the travelling fraternity.
After the business part OF the
meeting. (Which by the way was
strengthened with about 80 44-lVo
per cent pep" boost or whatever
YOU might want to call it, had oeen
disposed Of, Tom Morgan. Secretary
of the Florence Chamber OF Com
merce gave the Chamber a real snap
py booster talk.
II would be unpardonable now