The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-01
ANDERSON is ASKED
TO CONTRIBUTE $1,000
FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA
EXHIBIT
AT THE EXPOSITION
Joint Meeting of Directors. of the
Chamber Of Commerce and
City Council Held Last Night

Anderson will be asked to contrib
Tie s1,ofc az her share toward the
South Carolina exhibit for the Panama
I@p ten, according to planu made
last night at "a Joint mecing OF the An
dersoh chamber OF commerce. The.
meotirg vas fiad hr'tiie rooms Of the
local oiphbcr ofI commerce and was
we'll attended. Interest was evident in
.ifn ac"cme ard the, men present en-
ti.us a3ticaliy ondofsed the plan.
James d. Hammott presided over
tho meeting and the tirst speaker to
address tho audience was Albert
Blum, special StatS 1F8b bresentative for
South Carolina OF the Panama exhibit
Mr.. Blum elaborated on the proposed
plan and Deemed to have all the de-
tails of the exhibit at his fingers
ends. He showed that the exhibit pro-
vides splendid opportunity, from an
advertising standpoint, for tho people,
Of tile South and moro e6pecially for
| the people of South Carolina. He Says
/, that the eyes OF the people OF South
America. Central America and the
Orient are now turned in the ,direc-
tion or this country and that the Pam
anna exhibit viii do much, toward at
tracing trade from those countries TO
/ the United States and to the South. In
support OF his stRtepent, Mr.. Blum
quoted from an interview which Pre5-t
ident HARRISON Of the Panama Exhibit
gave 10 the San Francisco Cali" few
days ago. in which tho president said
that Eo other sacti8ipo of the country
has 80 much 20 hops for in the way
Of advertising and Off results as has
tho Piedmont section of the South.
Mr.. Blum was tffade "a complete in
sDcction OF tho fhisy fof,i Anderson and
while se had fhoEed ITO secure 1000
feet Of moving picture film of this city,
he said last night that owing to the
Gompactness of the city he viii be
able TO display this city's advantages
very nicely I'M 500 feet. although he
wonid like tn have moro, f E,nasihie
a. s. Farmer, ppecial Panama. Ex-
hibit commissioner for this district.
was the second speaker to address the
meeting and he delivered short talk
IN which he enthusiastically endorsed
the proposition and g.resged the value
of the advertising to be secured from
! such an affair. He says that the time
of all times for the South to advertise
her resources Is hereSanii he: urged the
| acceptance Of the plan providing for
this city to take part.
The meeting was fortunate In hay-
ing present Charles K Bryant. OF
Richmond. Va, stats commissioner for
| that state and architect for fhe vir-
ginia building at the exposition, Mr..
Bryant has Just returned from San,
Franctcco. where he went to let the
contract for the Virginia building. He
says that the Virginia people consider
the exposition great advertising pos
e.bil!ty and they seized uron IL wftEs
out hesitation. A replica OF Mt. YER
non. the home OF George Washington,
| iSes the selection CO enc y.yginia peg
pie for their state building and this is
what &f. Bryant Is nov having siFs,;ieti
at the exposition grounds Mr.. Bry-
ant thinks that South Csrolipa's ex-
hibit may be superior to Virginia be-
cause their plan contemplatea show
| ing sides of Industrial coaditions.
etc, whereas the South Carolina ex-
'ibit will be pictures from real life.
| Mr.. Bryant said That he would show
the feeling he entertained for the peo-
+! pie OF Anderson bv1 qubscEibirg 10 the
AnderFnii f0nd and he made a very lib
\ eral s,ibsGfiTr $780, ~ ~
Tho 80 uliDs finally, decided
: -, = ,t;ity miigt faiSo the ftim OF
GO sward ,r-Hssiipg stfEnsle
aayt of the * -s.'li, for &niorson and
aUdst~6:, ts0getfa- Svss h .i,e &nsf6nfd-
bipTs slcrritbrw, wiliabc abIa 20 furnish
i4bis SUM with ease.
\ A committee waz apppinsed last
night to call upon Tho business mon OF
the city ead secure subscriptions and