The daily times., 1919-06-27
MERCHANTS ASSN MEETING

The Merchants Association held q
very interesting meeting last night
and the attendance was good.
1t was the first meeting since the
State Convention at Wrightsville
and the members were back with
"reminiscences of the occasion.
There were Fluctuations for Mr..
Elmer Oettinger on his election as
President of the State Convention,
and the local members were proud
of the fact that they had the chief
executive in our town. Mr. Getting
er made due acknowledgment
and in the course of his remarks
stated that whatever honor had come
to him was due to the interest and
earnestness which the Wilson dele
cation had taken in the organization
and their attendance at the conven-
tion which exceeded that of the 9TH
er delegations. He also referred to
President Fulghum's way of doing
things and said that this gentleman
had shown such mastery hand in
politics that he had it all fixed by the
time he arrived at Wrightsville.
Mr.. Carroll, chairman of the COM
-mittee on membership announced
two new members, Messrs. Tomlin-
son and Co, and the Wilson Market
Company. These. were unanimously
accepted.
Mr.. Dick Grantham eloquently ad-
vocated the location of park on his
property near the light plant and at
the conclusion of his address it was
decided to appoint committee to
take I'D the park matter with the
city fathers.
Mr. VIII Taylor was asked re-
garding the freight rate meeting IN
Raleigh and stated that the general
impression was that North Carolina )
contention was well founded and the
shippers of the State might expect
relief Mr.. Edgeraton stated that a
letter had been received from the
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce ask
ing for $4,000 to help defray the ex-
penses of the meeting with the state
ment that matters looked good for
reduction OF rates.
Mr.. Oettinger in reviewing the
contemplated work for the year said
that the state would be divided in
to districts and a vigorous campaign
for organizations in the various
towns would be begun. He also said
that the Mutual Insurance Company
that the merchants were backing is a
fact and that some 100000 worth
of United States bonds for collateral
hadSbeen deposited.
Mr.. Starr made an interesting re-
port of the convention. Among 9TH
er things he was impressed with the
explanation of the penny postage.
He said that it cost nine cents to
cent to send one of the big cata-
Iogues He said that this is the rea-
son why we do not have penny pos
tage for letters.
The matter of street paving to
connect with the streets outside of
the regular paving and to the road
macadam that is being improved was
brought up by Mr.. Fulghum. He al
so referred to the streets that need
ed paving in residential parts of the
town.
Mr.. Grantham stated that the city
sections as well as it's one-third of
had contracted for considerable paw
ing since it had to pave the inter
the street.
Mr.. Gold stated that the new bud
get would come up on Monday night
for consideration and that the citi-
zens of the town should talk over
the matter with the city fathers, and
that while the township roads are be
ing repaired the streets in the cor.
porate limits covered with old ma
cadam could be looked after at the
same time the roads are being i'm
proved if an arrangement could be
made with the county commission
ers.
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