Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10
GREATER HENDERsONVILLE CLUB
NOW ON GOOD WORKING BASIS.
Holds Representative and Enthusiastic
Meeting, Warns the TightWads
and Prepares for Work.

81 people or Hend0fS0nVll1e FTlddy uISHt
4 and the members we're surcharged
with determination to work together
for greater city, at the same time
sounding an ominous note for the
i leech-like, tightwads who have never
heen accustomed TO contributing to the
city's welfare.
new plan of organization was en-
| Enthusiastically adopted and member
ship of about twenty-five enrolled
| despite the inclement weather.
Il President r. N. Wilcox called the
meeting to order, outlining it's pur
j rose clearly, to the effect that in the
! growth of all organizations it occa-
1 s;onally becomes necessary to change
its rules and methods of work and to
/ have an occasional reorganization. He
| said that it was absolutely necessary
for the good of the city to-invigorate
/ the Greater Hendersonville club and
i to place it on more substantial work
| ing basis than heretofore He outlined
] the plan of membership which was
later adopted with some additions, and
! pleaded with his hearers to get to-
/ gether and work for the good of the
i city, which could be done in no more
/ effective way than through an organi-
cation of this kinG
Mr.. Smith Talks,
! w. A. Smith responded to the call Of
| President Wilcox and emphasized the
| point that it is time that the city is
| becoming frightened over it's future
by reason of the business depressiols
over the country and especially in the
I
son for the mountains next summer
He told of the 1907 panic, how it afS
tested the tourist business, how Hen
Jacksonville organized and as a result
of it's activities received a greater per
cent of tourists than any other section
CT the mountains. He said it is nee
essary that we have tourists, that real
estate be sold, that buildings be erect
ed, or the people here will have moth
ing with which to buy, and there
will be no work for the laboring
classes. He was anxious to know why
the physicians, the lawyers, the livery
men, the dentists, the boarding houses.
and other classes who live on the tour
list business to a great extent had never
become active members of the club.
He declared that the support of all
classes is necessary. Mr.. Smith de-
livered knockout blow to the tight
wad class of business people who sap
the life of Hendersonville but never
contribute to that which tends to it's
growth. He said that it is nigh time
that the leech-like class of citizens who
will not support the city be made con-
.spicuous by being distinguished from
the working classes and those who
contribute to tie welfare of the city
pass them by wncn it comes to doing
business.
DIR. Few Urges Cooperation.
DR.. C.Few was called on for a few re-
marks and he responded by urging edu-
cation and cooperation. He declared |
that he couldn't see where Henderson
vile people got their money with which |
to buy and import so many things that |
should be produced in the county. He |
said it was appalling since Henderson |
county produced only about one fourth |
what it consumed. He urged the peo-
pie to get together and work for the |
good of the whole county,
Lodges Are Interested.
Assurances were given that the |
lodges of the city would be aroused |
over the Importance of it's members !
supporting the club and about dozen |
rose and pledged themselves to take |
the matter up with the Woodmen of |
the World. 1t was stated that |
the Knights of Pythias had acted |
on the matter and appointed a
committee. The club work will be !
presented to other lodges and possibly |
to the churches.
Mr.. Clark Says Critical Time.
R. G. Clark gave the knockers and
tightwads a black-eye knockout blow |
that was greeted with applause from |
the house. He said that it is critical
time with Hendersonville, since the
last tourist season was cut short, the
Irish potato crop was short, the apple
Top meant little by reason of small
prices, that bonds can't be sold and
that unless people can be induced to
come here through the efforts of the
club there will be no real estate sold, |
no building planned since nothing is
bringing in any money. Mr.. Clark
declared that he didn't believe in
bIackballing people but he said that
the man who would not help support
the club, which is the means of Undue
lug pCOp4O W COn1O nSI.O d4u case
business, is not entitled to the slight,
est patronage from those who support
this organization
The Views of Others.
J. E. Shipman expressed himself as
highly optimistic, saying that it was
one of the most representative gather
aings ever seen in Hendersonyille. He
predicted that there would be a rush
for membership.
E. w. Ewbank said he was some
what pessimistic for the reason, thai
if the people of the city would not
rally to the support of the club, times
would be hard in Hendersonville.
G. ]. Millward expressed opposition
to the Greater Western Carolina as
ISOLATION, believing that greater sup
port would be enlisted if the money |
Gid not go to that organizations |