The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-26
ENDORSED BY ALL ATTEND.
ING ANNUAL MEETING
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HELD LAST NIGHT
AT HEADQUARTERS
Occasion One of Good Feeling
and Many Good Speeches
Were Enjoyed.

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The second annual meeting OF the
Chamber OF Commerce was held last
night in the rooms of the organiza-
tion on North Main street. President
Jas. D. Hammett, presiding. The oc-
casion was one OF good feeling and
exemplifled the spiri. OF cooperation
and pfogressiyeness tnat has always
characterized the dealings OF the cit
izens OF this city. The paramount Is
sue up for discussion was street pay
Ing and every member OF the organi-
zation was heartily In favor OF push
ing the matter OF paving.
The terms or Office OF three men,
bers OF the board OF directors expired,
Messrs. M. NJ Mattison, T. Frank
Watkins, and w. L Brissey. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were selected to
fill their places: Messrs, J. e. Barton,
II. q. Ligon, and e. r. Horton. These
gentlemen are representative or the
spirit OF progress and will carry for
ward the ideas of those whom they
succeed es well as any who could
have been chosen.
The exercises were opened by Rev,
J. W.. Speake, pastor OF the st, johns
Methodist church, who delivered the
invocation. The next number was
song by Q quintet. composed OF
Messrs. Pa r.. King. r. M, Burnett,
j. ID. Rast. L. L. Rice and II. b. Fsty-
gerald. This song, was quite catchy
and struck the popular fancy as eyf-t
dsnceda BY the liberal applause. Is
e taeneeak Bon RIlarn Speaks,
The Future Bef0re Us was the
subject 9f IN tii1fssE Gen. ss
Bonii. q, ssl6 q 6il e DE Vfh d
adyhntages enjoyed by this section.
OF the maximum prod duction OF tiii
farm products, Of water power, aud
electricai development, which are re-
sDonBible for the supremacy or the
Piedmont section. sslss - ~ 3
Z UGSS7s s;ifateiiy;, sssa.ssE mas been 6 iisFG
year for the people and now we have
10 period Of business depression but
these periods are necessary for the
proper development OF q man or OF
"a people. Good will come from III
and 1t will, teauh our people not to
depend upon a one-crop system, but
that by diyergification we shall grow
more independent and richer by far.
"The future is bright with hope" )"
said General Bonham. This is no
time for pessimisni. We have much,
eyidencing our prosperity. Our new
opera house. our new Blue Ridge
passenger station, the development OF
the @. C w. c. property and many
other things speak OF our prosperity"
The speaker etoquently spoke OF
the courage Of those who wore the
gray more than half q century ago.
f.rR
land. and set about making the spieii-
did iawEand heritage we are now eil--2'
joying. Surely the people OF the
be worthy OF cur sires and look for-
ward with confidence in the future
and I'm 4 3ur6elyes," concluded the
speaker amid applause.
G. Cullen Sulliyan, Esq.
The next speaker was City Attor-
'ney @. Cullen Sullivan, who was as-
signed the subject of Paving He
made a strong plea for the paving
proposition and was iiberaiiy ap-
plahded. He said hS has. been read
ing the, Saturday Eye5lEg Post re-
Gently, and was struct by q remark
of Andrew Carnegie who attributed
his success 10 concentration. This"
said the speaker, els all that we need
TO have the paving issue succeed.
There must be give and take pols-
cy, as 1t 10 hardly over possible for
any plan to be proposed which will
meet with the approval OF every one.
This audience can accomplish the
paving of Anderson II they will pull
itoEether' =, i9
Speaking OF the commission Mr.. Sui
Iivan said he felt the conmiasic OF
besiness men had been appointed fiii
1y able 20 handle the paving PROPOSE
tion, This commission win effect It's 3
own organization, select its presiding
osiicer and tts treasurer and have full
and complete control Of the proposi-
tIDa. 8 sls $ ~
The speaker discssed the proposed
law. cf which he Is the author. as IA
tfo6aced Ia the legislature and ak
planned several Of It's provisions
There VIII be no tax for paving side
walks; as II was thoGght inequitabie
TO have property owners pay for psy-
ing efdeMails as so much OF the city
has sidewe lbs already constructed b. !
sflS city, q
SIR. Sullivan sfated that IL the ahut-
tliig property law we're defeated
thare would see no bond issue, as the
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