The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-05-16
BOARD OF TRADE.
Board of Directors Elected at
Largely Attended An
nual Meeting.

The meeting of the Cambridge
Board of Trade yesterday evening,
! in the Board of Trade rooms in the
Masonic Temple. was largely atten-
ded.
Mr.. Foble. representing the Com
mittee appointed to take up the
matter of the Fox Creek Railroad
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Of
ficials reported concerning the in
spection trip of representatives of
the Railroad. and stated that these
gentlemen seemed greatly impressed
with the country through which the
proposed line would pass. and also
with the unusual business opportuni-
ties of the section affected.
Mr.. Bradley reported that he had
learned, through unofficial sources,
that the railroad Company proposes
in a very short while to give Cam
bridge an additional passenger train.
This matter was taken up by the
Board of Trade shortly after it was
first organized, and while an i'm
provement was secured in the train
schedule, the work of securing the
extra train was continued, with the
results as stated.
After the conclusion of the regu-
lar business. the election OF fifteen
directors to serve for the ensuing
year was taken up. and upon the
motion of Mr.. Daniel H. LeCompte,
who stated that he believed in ro-
tation of offices and the infusion OF
new blood. it was decided to elect
EIGHT of the members of the old
Board and seven new ones. Those
reelected from the former Board
were:
John G. Mills. w. Irving Bowdle,
Earl w. Orem. Herbert Hearn, A.
J. Foble, Daniel H. LeCompte. J.
Ben Brown. Sr.. DR.. E. E. Wolff,
After the nomination of fifteen
or twenty gentlemen, from whom
seven were to be elected, the follow
ing were selected to serve with the
eight already elected: Vernon
S. Bradley. P. Watson Webb. Jas.
N. Sherman, Samuel H. Mills, Sam
uel E. Hubbard. Edw. l.. Bramble.
and Russell P Smith, making fif-
teen in all.
The splendid work accomplished
by the Board of Trade during the
time it has been in existence was
not reviewed. but it was felt by all
O.. those gentlemen. representing
majority of the business interests OF
Cambridge. that it has been sue
cessful in an unusual degree. It is
impossible to name all of the things
that have been accomplished but
few of them are the paving of the
streets, the securing of factory. the
securing of the new State Hospital.
the securing of Federal Building,
changes in the town laws, better
idea Of citizenship among hundreds
OF the men of Cambridge.
There are two other accomplish
ments that stand out boldly In the
work accomplished by this organiza-
ton. The "Clean-Up" week. Cam
bridge was the first town IN W. r.
land to have such week and now
from one end OF the State to the
other this movement has been taken
up. Baltimore. Frederick. Hagers-
town. Annapolis. Salisbury, Easton.
and many other places. caught the
idea from Cambridge.
Secondly. there exists closer
bond of union among the business
men: the old antagonism is gradual
ly disappearing: men are beginning
to recognize the fact that because
they are in business is one of the
strongest reasons in the world why
they should work together, and
equally strong why they should be
on amicable terms. BY pulling to-
gether. there is much strength; in
pulling apart. there Is weakness.
.f'Clean-Up" weak will start next
NJ ,nday. May 10, and during the
week it is hoped and expected that
every yard within the corporate lin
it's of Cambridge will be cleaned
out; this refers to business places
as we'll as private homes.