The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-03
FIVE GOOD MEN.

INV WIZ i'-tl''lfu VIII aNuDlIlll lil'lI
designations to called ndeting Of the
membership. The entire board has
worked AK unit during the year just
ended, and there has never been
banking institution or manufactur-
ing enterprise or other industry in
this city whose dIrectot9 kASe .been
more punctual in their attendance or
more loyal aud more united in devo-
tion to the success Of the undertaking
than the nine members of the Ander-
son Chamber Of Commeres; liave been
for the past year. -- i
The decision OF these fyet9Rentlc-
men, however. Is said to be In Keeping
with the spirit of the plan ofsoTfginal
organization year ago. Rotation in
office was decided upon. and9aaf u
meeting Of the citizens, very largely
attended. 1t was decided to.eieut the
directors from the floor. Now that the
year Is out, the five who drew tie
y
reelection 1t will mean that they will
have served three years byi the time
their new terms expire. While they
feel that they have In the ,first year
received valuable training FOR civic
work. yet they feel also that they
would be recreant, to; tlefF8 dyty as
citizens If they did not ,use that exa
pcrience for the buildinBg up&of the
city. and they wish to see new blood
infused into the directorate These
five retiring members will-gwork for
the Chamber of Commerce. Just as
hard as II they were again actively in
harness.
This decision on the part OF these
gentlemen was arrived at lthe day af-
ter the annual meeting, but they
agreed to make no announcement OF
1t until they could submit their
wishes TO the entire board, The mem
bers who wish to retire emphasized
the fact at the meeting yesterday
that the work of the year had been
most pleasant. and that tiJeys would
find great zest in taking ksdp again.
but they will not be loaEers when new
men are put into their places. The
work OF these five men has Bobeen, val
liable. The fruits will not appear for
months, and perhaps years, but the
foundations have been laidiwath great
care and Ihucb skill. a ~
Mr.. Farmer is the chaifnIafh of the
committee on railway extension. His
committee has undertakings on hand
that will mott come to a, heaA for some
time. lie has worked sindefatigably,
and Anderson has no citizen who Is
more progressive, or who has done
more for the public good In the last
year than Mr.. Farmer. ,,i+
MIR. 81. o. Evans Is the chairman OF
the trades day committee The work
OF this committee will never be fully
appreciated. Mr.. Evans and Mr.. w.
II Osborne gsva a,achl Sf the time
that was valuable to them. in their
business In planning thihgs TO. try to
bring the city and the county closer
together.
Mr.. w. w. Sullivan is chairman of
the committee on transportation. to
which must be given great deal of
the credit for pulling through the big
deal by which the city secured the
development which the Charleston
and Western Carolina VIII put
| through this spring. The value Of
this committee in the undertaking
was no small factor. The Committee
has done a great deal for the. city in
other ways, saving in freights more
than the actual cost Of ther Chamber
of Commerce for whole year.
Capt. Ramer. for the civic commit
tee. and Mayor Holleman. for the en-
tertainment committee. have also done
work in a quiet way which has had
good effect and will bear fruit in the
| months to come. Each of these di-
rectors named. while serving rs chair
] man of big committee. has also
/ given valued service to the directorate
as q whole.
IT speaks well for the city of An
derson when these SSatlemen are
willing to step down and to let Others
take the places of honor and respon-
sibillty while they will essume the OBJ
legation to work Just es hard in the
ranks as they did as directors
We trust that the new men to be
elected will be as thoroughly repro
sentative and as hard , workers as
these, and that u possible some OF
these gentlemen who have their hands
In The work may be retained on their