The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-27

AS'''|Vi hdS Ine advantage OF uS
In some rehpect. (but understand.
this is not for publication We have
not the territory you have, but what
we have we are going to make the
greatest territory on earth"
Mr. Roddey then stressed the fact
that 1t takes money to run a chamber
or commerce, but that more is ex-
pected OF the man OF means than n
clerk, for instance, Give the little
tellow a membership" he said. Mr..
ltoddey told of one man in Rock Hill
who was making sixty dollars year
twenty years ago, who now pays
40 memberships to the chamber of
commerce, and gets value received.
Then you must exercise care in the
selection of committees. In addi,
ton to a careful choice, you need
many of them, in fact. YOU cannot
have too many committees. The
speaker asserted that when their
chamber of commerce sends repre-
sentatives to present matters for the
consideration of the York delegation
! In the legislature, it means some
thing. NO man wants to antagonize
the chamber of commerce of Rock
HILL" he declared.
After suggesting that the prettiest
spots in town be held for pubIic
parks and Fairgrounds, Mr.. Roddev
na,, laiu ,p;.. paIticuIar stress on the peace"
said wbon tbn 'o,erl UisaIi"aIloh. Fan lie
scraps, these men know tbeir d,,t,,
and see that they cut ont scraDnino
Sometimes l think Rock IIiu iS ~
most religious town i'm the Trnitod
states on Sunday he stated, "but
] at $50 Monday morning l doubt it.
Take as many memberships os
possible" urged Mr. Roddev "Rocl,
Hill paid $4,000 year for its cham
per OF commerce. Is ii paying? |
tell you, yes
He then referred to the groot vrorl,
being done by the farm demonstr,-
tor of York county i'm co-opcration
with the chamber of commerce .I.o
A,~lat of the community y. NJ G.
which is doing such greet WORT, for
the boys, VII. are tho future ,lcu of
Rock Hill.
Then get the women with Won
get the preachers with Won and GOT
10 work. | want to go back and ION
Rock Hill that we saw the finest
body of men ever assembled i'm Ian
caster, and that they organized
chamber of commerce. Are Won going
TO let me take that message back In
Rock Hill? l believe YOU can do II
and / believe you will
MIR. MURRELL OF SOUTHERN
RAILWAY
NJ n = W,
II ird,,striar Jonn... eli vi me lalu ana
nv, D. a. uepai Ililtnl ol the South-
arc 80, -, "ae 'he heAI speaker
NJ N5,,.aT o." lHs: pesah
nossad a. 80. lDII, anu neIus OF cattle
toI1 u"', "hsh Ihe owners
ro,,Id,,,t ,' hdov ,, Ihelh'
you SCI '"e Iope!
II was mus that this agent of the
~ ~ooucnerIl railway Orousht TO the at
.' .ehIloii Oh Ihe men OF Lancaster the
importance OF chamber of com
llerce, IuThlshlhs as IL would the
rope lor opportunities winch are
passing every DAY ana which cannot
olheL"ISe De SelZed. Mr.. Murrell
7 i,lellC ipllI, CLoheu the service ofered by the
department OF commerce and labor,
IIroush Whlch the government is
sIau 10 give you the most thorough
anu sCiehIihc kho"ledge lie told
neA' oi the great work the railroads
are are uol;iE lot the people, now they
are SenuIIE men more or less trained,
10 speak IN the principal cities OF the
SCUM lheSe men ne SAID, give
no ulre'I returns TO the road they
.epI,tSch'' nut nut Ihrough peheht TO the
II''oiS Iie ROADS run through.
southern IS representative IWGlt