The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-06-11
BOARD OF TRADE
REORGANIzES
AND ELECTS NEW OFFICERS.
IT'S AIM AND PURPOSES--EN-
C0URAGING PROSPECTS.

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C0URAGING PROSPECTS.
Notwithstanding the several no.
tees published, announcing that the
annual meeting of the Kingstree
Board of Trade would be held Tues.
day night, June 9, the second Tues.
day in June, as prescribed by the old
bylaws, there were scarcely bak.
er's dozen who showed up at the
place of meeting at that time to
take part in, or in any way manifest
their interest in the most important
organization, from a business point
of view, that their town can have.
A reorganization of the old board
had been previously proposed, and a
full attendance of its MEMBERSHIP
business men of Kingstree-was de-
sired and earnestly requested, that
this work might be gone into, new
officers elected and such other mat
ters disposed of as might be brought
up for consideration with the voice
or consent of each individual mem
Der.
The meeting was called for $3.50
o'clock p. m. By $50 ten or a dozen
had assembled. 1t was decided to
hold the meeting, and those present
Ioa the benches headed for the court
house door. 1t was locked hard and
fast as the buttons on Gabe's coat
and the key-well, Secretary Kinds
couldn't locate it; but, determined
that the meeting should be held, he
called his little band of followers to
order, and i. was a harmonious
meeting they held there on the old
stone steps as the night birds fitted
from tree to tree and chirped their
nocturnal notes.
| Mr. Thos McCutchen was elected
president, Mr. w E Nesmith vice
president, Mr w F Tolley secretary
and publicity man and Mr. W H
Welch treasurer.
| A resolution was proposed and
adopted, fixing the membership fee
at $500 per annum, payable in ad-
vance, so as to give the organization
a working capital to be spent in the
Interests of the town and communi-
ty as occasion arises. Membership
cards will be printed and issued to
each member by the treasurer upon
the payment of $500. A committee
composed of A C Kinds, Esq, Messrs
E C Epps and w F Tolley was ap-
pointed to prepare and get up
suitable membership card.
! Messrs w E Nesmith, W F Tolley
and A C. Kinds, Esq, were appointed
committee to formulate a set of
new bylaws and rules, to be sub
mitted at the next meeting of the
board. As the old constitution, by
laws and rules seem to have long
been burden to the organization,
they were annulled.
1t was moved and ordered by the
meeting that the secretary receive
an annual salary of $4,000 and the
treasurer 59S of all fees. At l0:45
the meeting adjourned, subject to
the call of the president.
AS the tobacco season approaches,
in view of the fact that we want to
further establish our claim to hav-
ing the best tobacco market in the
State, we must work to greatly
increase the sales here this season.
We desire to sell four million pounds
and it is the intention of the Board
of Trade to go out after and, if pos
sible, secure enough new business
among the tobacco growers of the
surrounding country to put our
market in the lead in quantity as
well as quality.
! When the work of the Board of
Trade in connection with the mar
keting of the present tobacco crop
has been finished, it will find much
to do in connection with the county
fair to be held here during October.
The new organization is enthusiastic
over the prospects of a splendid ag-
ricultural year and the work before
lit of making Williamsburg banner
county and old Kings Tree" the
finest and best county seat town in
the grand old State. They want to
strike while the iron is hot" so let
every business man come up to the
forge and lend a willing, helping
hand. 1t will pay you in the end.
Rev R H Jones, presiding elder
! of Marion district, returned to his
home yesterday, after visiting his
sister, Mrs D A Phillips. His sister
MrsJA 9 Price who has heen snend