The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-14
GaStonia Chamber of Com
merCe Will Stick To The
Home Papers
RELIEF FOR FARMERS
Business Men win Aid The
Storm-StriCken Sections BY
Working For Tax and Fertil-
IZer Rebates - Resolutions
OF Respect For Late Walter
RamSaur

Gastonia, July 1l=Faha ady.rtf~-
ing pr"n"sltlons Were given a jolt ut
the Secon quartely meeting Of the
GaStonla chamber Of Commerce held
in this city Thursday evening when
n question o. advertising schemes
that have been worked in the city for
some time past by outsiders. and sta
tiStlCS on the amount of money lost
by local business people through such
schemes, was brought To the attention
OF the members Of the organization by
Secretary Alfred &. Lloyd. was let in
the hands of the advertising commit
tee 10 endeayor to secure an agree
ment by all OF the business people Of
the city TO do no advertising. EXCEPT
that IN the local papers. unless the
same was sanctioned by the adyertis-
ing IN or the secretary. I'm
mediate action will be taken an this
matter ty the committee. The busi-
ness men of the town say that the
proposition is one Of the most mpor-
tant matters to yet receive the at
tention of the chamber.
Help for Stricken.
rms was but one OF the important
questions discussed at the meeting
an others being the Offering OF as
SlStance to the farmers OF the imme-
date vicinity as we'll as those along
the border in South Carolina. who
lost their crops during the recent rain
and hail storms that swept this sec
ton. A resolution was unanimously
adopted that to offer the assistance
Of the chamber to these unfortunate
farmers and to offer the assistance
OF the In occurring in both
his state and South Carolina, a state
appropriation for the refund Of taxes
on the farm lands affected. as well
as to cooperate in the movement to
secure rebates from the fertilizer
plants, If not an entire donation Of
the fertilizer used on the destroyed
crops. Secretary Lloyd will take up
this question Immediately with the
farmers, their representatives, the
state officials and other commercial
organizations and endeavor to secure
some relief for those whose crops
were destroyed.
A Committee of three, A. 6. Jones.
w. j. Clifford and Joe S. Wray, were
appointed to draw up suitable resolu-
tons of respect on the recent death Of
the late Walter Ramsaur, a most en-
thusiastic member of the organiza-
ton, the resolution to be published
in the local papers a copy sent to the
bereaved family and another copy TO
be filed at the business office of the
chamber.
Secretary Reports Progress.
The report Of Secretary Lloyd for
the last quarter was adopted. In his
report the secretary called particular
attention to the preparatory work OF
the chamber during the last quarter
l and that the organization was now in
: it's most critical state. that recogni-
1 ton had been secured from scveral
/ large industrial investors and that IL
the next few weeks it was likely that
J something new in industrial develop
. ment of the city could be accomplish
ed. The secretary also asked that tbs
= same hearty cooperation be given b5
: the members that was manifest dur
ing the past months, which-he said
! would be able to bring about the re-
( suits all hoped for.
: Several short talks along the linz
of cooperation and the industrial de
velopment Of the city took place dur
ing the meeting, members Of tn
chamber assuring nat this co-opera
ton would be given by themselves ans
r asked that every member Of tn
chamber put his shoulder to the whee
q and assist the secretary.
The secretary also made a shor
n ak on the industrial question, tell
ing the members Of some OF the in
n dustrial propositions which had bee
received and some that were unde
consideration at this time.
The evenings meeting was the mos
e enthusiastic yet to be held BY tn
\. chamber and with the supper an
: cooperation assured Secretary Lloyd
h it is likely that the hoped for indus
trial advancement will be made be
fore the first year of the organiza
ton has passed.