The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-21

MUCH INTEREST BEING
TAKEN IN CAMPAIGN
TEAMS MEET WITH SUCCESS IN
CANvASSING FOR CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE FUNDS.

Columbus citizens are responding
Loyalty to the call Of the Chamber Of
Commerce. The first days campaign
carried forward by thirty business
men divided into teams, resulted in
$500 a year for three years being
raised for the promotion of eommun-
ity interests. The second days work
from reports as the Commercial was
going to press, indicate an equally
successful day.
The campaigns opening gun was
fired at meeting at the city hall on
Monday, which in spite of the inelem-
ent weather, was well attended. At
the close of the meeting everyone
present was emphatic in the state
ment that the meeting was one of the
best ever held in the city and the re-
gret of everyone was that the wealth
er conditions could not have been
more favorable so as to afford larg-
er audience.
Interesting talks were made by DR..
Lipscomb, W. H. Carter, Rabbi
Abram Brill, of Meridian, j. |. Stur-
divant, p. W. Maer and C. A. Me-
Keand, of Indianapolis. The meeting
lasted for two hours and every one
of the men on the program contribu-
ted interesting remarks to fill up the
period The talk by Rabbi Brill was
the best received, and rightly so, be-
cause he presented in most interest
ing way the ideas of civic improve
ment and duty.
From the interest displayed ct the
meeting there is no doubt but what
the citizens generally are alive 10 The
Importance of properly organized
Chamber Of Commerce.
Preeiou to the meeting OF Mon
Say light the team Yorker - the
four days campaign met at the Bell
Cafe and were the guests of Mr. c.
A. McKeand for supper, at which
time the final preparations for the
campaign was made 1t was also de-
cided to run contest between the
two divisions of workers headed by
|. |. Kaufman and V. B. Ines, each
dollar raised counting so many points
and the team having the least num-
ber at the close of the campaign to
treat the winning side to supper.
This is causing lot of good naturcd
rivalry among the workers and each
is fully determined that his side shall
not "be it."
At the close of the first days
campaign V. B. Ines division was in
the lead by several hundred points
and the workers under l. l. Kauf-
man are determined to bring their
side into the lead.
The campaign will close with a big
rally on Friday, every team making
an effort to complete its list of
prospects by Friday night. The aim
of the campaign is $4,000 per year
for three-y year period for the work
of the Chamber of Commerce The
memberships secured yesterday were,
with very few exceptions, for the
amount requested, and indications
are that the same success will
result during the rest of the solicita-
ton.
Mr. McKeand, manager of the
campaign expressed himself as well
pleased with the results of the first
days campaign. The first day of
campaign as a rule is not the best,
the teams needing time and practice
to make the sales arguments clear
and get their team work in running
order 1t is experience that each
day Of the campaign brings better
results,
Today the workers in the cam
paign will go on the automobile trip
to Aberdeen in interest of the good
roads movement. The matter is one
of Importance to the community and
! tho Chamber of Commerce Is very
much interested in the work.