The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-07
FAYETTEVILLE ADOPTS 1T.

times commented upon the enlarge
ment OF the local chamber of COM
merce so as to include members from
| the entire county. In ether words TO
pui into effect the Trenton Idea,"
which is spreading rapidly in other
progressive communities. This "Tren-
ton Idea" simply means the elimina-
tion OF the imaginary line or boundary
between the city and the country, and
| treating every member OF the club as
IL he were q citizen OF the community.
1t enlarges the community by embrac-
Ing miles instead OF blocks, and does
away with the Visionary difference
between the man who lives In the city
and the man who lives in tie count
try.
Recently this idea struck Fayette-
Vile, N. c., and tho chamber of COM
merce invited the farmers of the sur
rounding country to come in and be
members The Charlotte Observer has
the following to say about this pro-
gressiye step:
Fayetteville has what Is commonly
termed "a live" chamber of COM
merce, and the latest idea OF this or
ganization for broadening it's field of
usefulness Is to open its membership
roll to farmers of the surrounding
cou3ty and to invite them in. Some
time ago 1t made farmers eligible
and has q number OF rural members,
but wants an increase In this class.
In an article in. The Fayetteville OBJ
server n call is made for 174 .'good
men and true. TO send in their appli-
cations by rural carrier. The reason
for wanting this particular number
at this particular time, Is that It
would round cut the membership to
total 500." Asking and answering
the question as to just why the |
gentlemen who live In the country
should accommodate the chamber of
commerce, The Observer says for ex-
actly the same reason that the 32G |
have already joined-because they
can help themselves and others by so |
doing. The modern farmer Ia just as |
much n business man as anybody |
else He buys his supplies, sells his |
crop and banks hts money in town. |
All the currents of business affect his |
welfare II is as much part OF sue
cessful farming to look after the |
markets for supplies. crops and |
money as To see to the sowing and |
reaping The country gentleman Is |
simply standlng In his own light when |
ne lets his mRrket town shitt for tt !
self.
cit would take quite remarkable |
man to tell the exact difference be- |
tween town and country anyway" |
says Tho Observer aSome OF Fay |
ettevilie's leesfng business men live
outside the city limits, and that Is SO |
OF nearly every other town. When |
Henderaon's charter was drawn the
limits were set Just 1900 feet in ev-
cry direction from stake in .fe mid |
die OF the town The clerk that copied |
that bill wrote Ii 1900 miles. and ey-
cry farmer In Cumberland Couny
lived In the town OF Henderson With |
out knowing it,.
4 It Is true, az The Observer says, |
that town and county make one
community that may prosper together |
or suffer apart The choice Is up to |
all inhauitants. The measure OF pros.
perity depends on the measure Of CO.
operation" 1t Is Z wonder the Fay
.etteviiie idea had not been born eari-
ier and had q, wities spSSssd. The
commercial organizations thht NAV
have been overlooking the farmer as
2 desirable factor In the Increase OF
membership have had tiieir eyes shut
q, this time to. q most profitable oc-
cupation.