The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-25
BIG SUCCESS
WAS SCORED
Four Hundred Attended
Meeting of Anderson
Boosters.
RAILROAD MEN AaADE
SPLENDID ADDRESSES
Biggest Meeting Ever Held OF An
derson Live Wires DC.
cured Last Night.

Searching through the records of
history, Anderson people vii: be un-
able to find an incident that will COM
pare with the splendid gathering of
last night IN connection with the an
nual meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce, Never before has this city
had the honor of entertaining more
distinguished men than the railroad
officials In attendance, and never be-
fore was so delightful an event staged
in this city.
1t had been expected that the meet
ing would be a success, but even the
most sauguine expectations had not
pictured for the event such a delight
full get together" sepirit as was man
ifested on, all sides, and the benefit
that will accrue to the people Of AM
derson and to the city can hardly be
estimated. aHi.f: at .'l'r-
Another point of Significance in
connection, with this meeting was the
fact that interest in the doings CT the
Anderson Chamber of Commerce,
instead of showing any signs of flag
GINS ss, increasing. g. day by day. which
fact was conclusiyely demonstrated
by the attendance at last nights BAN
'quet. Well over 400 OF the city's most
representative men were present.
1t would be hard to estimate the
millions of dollars of capital repre-
sented by the men who were present
and participated in the deliberations
Of the meeting. Practically the entire
wealth of Andersen county was to be
found represented from some source,
end all told no more representative
body OF men could nave been selected
from any part of the county or any
section Of the state.
The splendid addresses delivered by
the Railway officials, printed in full in
another portion OF this mornings pa
per. were enthusiastically received by
the audience, and the speakers we're
vigorously applauded from time to
time. While they made no definite
promises TO Anderson, it was evident
from the trend of every speech de-
ltverei that the railway officials are
friendly To this9cit and, all things
being equal, Anderson will get as fair
men made a stroug inipteasion upon
show as any other competing town In
this immediate section. The railroad
the peopleoas entertaining d warm
feeling forathis city. st 3ssif1
e or the delightful menu served by
the ladies' of the Civic association tool
MUCH cannot Ne SalQ4 IltjaCked in
no, detail and 1t was complete in every
respect. Sufficient to say that the
gusto with which the repast was at
tackled showed how 1t was considered
by the people who gathered around
the banquet board. ,sgsF -,
The only official action of any kind
taken at last nights meeting was the
reelection ofpthe FIVE retiring direc-
tors of the Anderson Chamber OF
Commerce. These men have shown
Anderson people too we'll during the
past year that no more sdisabis saEn
could be selected for the position, and
they could not have prevailed on the
body to consider any other possible
candidates. 81
Porter =. Whaiey, secretary OF inc
Anderson Chamber Of Commerce,
told an Intelligencer reporter last
night that he could have wished, in
no single particular, for q better
meeting than was the one held last
night, and that he felt moreS encour-
ssea ever the bright prospect for AM
derson's future than he ever had at
any time since he assumed the itnnorl
tnnt office which he now holds. 'fsa