The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-08

however, of the election for state and
county officers it was deemed unwise
to undertake such a movement at that
time.
(p) CheroColo Plant-The Com
mercial Club succeeded in inducing
interested parties to establish a Chero
Colo Plant in Hattiesburg. In the
spring or early summer, H. Roy Smith
made a visit to Hattiesburg to inves-
/ tigate conditions, and was undecided
as between Columbus, Miss, and Hat
tiesburg. After showing him over the
city and presenting to him our SUI
perior advantages he decided to 10
cate in this city, and it is contem-
plated that this plant will be ready
/ for operation by January /, represent
ing an investment of approximately
$4,000.
(q) Jackson Highway Association.
In September we sent a committee
| to Nashville to attend the Jackson
j Military Highway Association in an
effort to have the route through Me-
ridian. Laurel, Hattiesburg and into
New Orleans adopted as the official
/ government route. We likewise in
I October, sent a committee to New Or
leans to appear before the Louisiana
members of the executive board.
While the official adoption of a route
! has been postponed for another year,
we have reason to believe that we will
secure this national highway. We en-
/ tertained the members of the scout
party while in Hattiesburg, had com
mittees to appear before the Board of
= Supervisors to have all necessary or
ders passed by said board. and have
succeeded in having actual work on
said highway begun and well under
way.
(rl Government Investigation Of
Road Building-During the latter part
| of November the United States gov
eminent having selected three coun-
ties in each of the Southern states
for the purpose of ascertaining just
what results were being attained in
road building, sent a representative
to Forrest County We furnished him
will all facts, figures and data as to
/ the methods used and results achieT-
ed in road building. This representa-
! tive Of the government was highly
supplementary to Forrest county
roads and especially to the commits
siOners who have had charge of the
construction of roads in beats 1 and
! 3, assuring us that we had more than
/ got our moneys worth.
Mr.. Hannah then explained that
since August only $3.50 had been
paid out for personal services.
! When the secretary resigned in Au-
gust, the report stated, the indebted
ness of the club was $1O22.77.
cat this hour" he continued, every
dollar Of this Indebtedness has been
wiped out and this club is now free
of debt There is $141 in the bank
and sufficient dues yet to collect to
! take care of the December expenses"
| Mr. Hannah then asked if the men,
bers thought they had received for
every dollar spent, 100 cents.
| "This question must be answered
by you," he continued.
81 have interviewed the member
: ship from time to time. They are in
terested in the club, but they won't
attend the meetings. My observations
have shown me that:
(a) not a single dry goods mer-
chapt attends the Commercial Club
meetings and at least one of the larg
est merchants is not a member of the
club.
CD Not a single haberdasher at
tends the Commercial Club meetings,
and one of the leading stores in this
line is not represented in our men,
bership.
(c) Not a single shoe dealer lex
clusive) attends our meetings.
I'D Not a single drug dealer at
tends our Commercial Club meetings
and some are not even members Of
our club.
(e) Not a single hardware dealer
attends the Commercial Club meet
ings.
(f) Not a single retail grocer at
tends the Commercial Clug meetings.
(g) One furniture dealer is a reg
ular attendant at our meetings.
| (h) Not a single real estate agent