The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-22
SPLENDID REPORT MADE
BY SECRETARY CLARKE
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OF every voucher issued, showing the
date, to whom same was issued, the
amount OF same and what the voucher
covered. This book is also subject to
Inspection at any time by any member
Of the Chamber OF Commerce.
he Secretary desires to call at
tenticn TO the fact that at the pres
ent time the organization has mem
bersh1p tees per month only to the
amount of $4,000 to $325.0O which
is just barely enough to cover the
actual overhead running expenses of
the organization. In accepting the
place as your Secretary, l stated that
It would take at least $4,000 per
month to operate the Chamber of
commerce on successful basis, and
II the organization is to do the work
planned III successful manner the
difference between the present mem
bership fees OF the organization and
the amount above mentioned must be
subscribed at an early date-and I
most earnestly recommend and urge
that this body take steps to increase
the membership of the organization
in the near future.
The first six months of a Cham
Der OF Commerce is usually a seed
sowing time and the organization has
been actively at work getting the com
munlty organized, and advertising TO
the outside world that attractions and
and advantages of life in FITZGERALD
and Ben Hill county.
The organization has fostered
number OF important matters for the
benefit of the community. The Sing
ing Convention in June was a splendid
advertisement and brought hundreds
OF people to the city. The Fourth of
July celebration eclipsed anything in
the state. and it is estimated that fif-
teen to twenty-five thousand people
were in Fitzgerald on July Fourth. If
the government estimate is correct
that every visitor to town spends
from $3.50 to $500, then the Fourth
of July celebration in Fitzgerald must
have brought to the city not less than
$4,000 to $4,000.
I'm an aggressive manner the Cham
I her OF Commerce went after the Avia-
ton Landing Field proposition and
secured same for Fitzgerald, and the
aviators have made a number of land
ings and the city has gotten good pub
lefty OF out the fact that it has be-
come regular landing field for gov
eminent aviators.
The City Council has shown its
interest in the work of the Chamber
OF Commerce and endorsement of
same by appointing "a committee to
raise the necessary funds to pay for
the rental on the Aviation Field for
the first year as the government re-
quireS the field to be furnished free of
expense.
The Chamber of Commerce is also
actively at work on government
proposition which will mean a greatly
increased population for Fitzgerald if
same is established in the community.
The outlook for the establishment of
same is very favorable at this time.
The Chamber of Commerce is also
at work on peanut cleaning plant
and the outlook for securing same is
favorable 'fr
I'm the judgment of your secretary
the most valuable work which the
Chamber OF Commerce has done i'll
the past three months is two-fold.
First, the gradual bringing together
OF the community for cooperative
effort along the line of the upbuilding
of the city and county, and second.
the publicity given the city and coun-
ty throughout the press of the state.
Il want to say word from the
innernost depths of my heart in ap-
probation of the head of your organ
ization. Ludlow L. Griner. in whom
the Fitzgerald Chamber of Commerce
has man of unusual strength of
character and whose ability and en-
thusiasm has made the chamber of
commerce work bulge forward in the
minds of the public as about the Invest
and best commercial organization in
the state. At least a dozen town of
my knowledge would gladly guaran-
tee Mr.. Griner living ahead of his
earnings in Fitzgerald just to have
him in their city. Treat him right
he is an asset of which any town
might well be proud.
Il want also to give a word of ap-
probation on behalf of the assistant
secretary OF the chamber. Miss Ethel
Schroll, who has proven herself loval,
tactful and energetic and is in many
ways an ideal chamber of commerce
worker
ALLOW me to say a word in regard
to the coming live stock show this
fall. 1t is to be the greatest event
ever pulled off in Georgia of its kind.
| wish | had time to go into the de-
tails OF what | have already arranged
in regard to the show, but will simply
say that for whole week the CITY
will be like it was on the Fourth of
July. The show will be staged in
November The Southeastern Exhibit
Association has agreed to allow the
show to be held under its auspices
which gives it four-state character
from the start, and they will invite
two thousand official delegates to the
show OF people in all parts of the
South interested in the live stock in
dustry. In addition they will handle
a vast amount of publicity for the
show. The American Hereford Cat
tie Association with headquarters at
Denver. have already voted to have
an exhibition of Hereford Cattle at
the show the like of which has never
been shown in South Georgia. Take
1t from me that the live stock show
Ill Fitzgerald this fall will be the |
GROWING achievement of the Cham
Der Of Commerce this year and will
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