The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-03-12
COMMERCE CHAMBER
ENJOYS SMOKER
Business Men and Farmers
as Guests
M UGH GOOD
LOOKED FOR

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Topics are Discussed. Address by
Specialist from Bureau of Soils. En-
dorses Public Library.
At @ smoker given Monday night by
the l.aurens Chamber of Commerce.
vide range Of subjects claimed the
attention Of the various speakers-
from sweet potato storage warehous-
es TO the building Of public library.
with special emphasis on the para
mount issue Of good roads. The an
nouncement made by State Senator
John II. Wharton that the road bonds
of the county would be sold before
Saturday night and that Laurens conn-
'ty was going to make beginning on
the permanent Improvement OF its
highways brought forth round Of
applause. In fact every reference to
the subject of "ond Improvement had
instant attention on The part Of the
members and guests Of the CONNER
cial body
cial body. The feature Of the meet
ing was an address by Howard G.
Smith, OF the U. S. Soil Survey, Bureau
eof Soils, Washington, ID. G. Mr., Smith
spoke last on the program.
W. l.. Gray. president Of the local
organization. presided over the meet
ing. Invitations had been issued to
several hundred people Of the county,
and the response was very gratifying,
though 1t was pointed out that the con-
dition Of the roads prevented many
from coming
NJ. ID. Moore, county demonstration
agent, told the meeting OF the purpose
of the Charleston & Western Carolina
railroad to encourage the growing of
sweet potatoes on a larger scale in
this section with the view Of build
ing storage warehouses, the railway
company proposing to furnish the
plans and sites for the necessary
buildings. A special agent is engaged
in promoting the plans throughout
This section. Potatoes arc selling at
Sl.S0 by the car and 1t is always easy
enough to sell potatoes, said Mr.
Moore. In pointing to the fact that
this section would this week send out
$S5.000 for nitrate OF soda, he cmpha-
sized the Importance OF having other
marketable crops besides cotton.
DR.. II. *. Aiken, in introducing the
subject OF good roads said there was
n
ness and welfare Of the people than
complete system Of improved or
permanent highways, and he was
greatly pleased that the county was
taking up the question again with
such enthusiasm.
Capt. w. r. Richcy, who has recent
ly returned from France said that he
was always in sympathy With move
ments for good roads and said that 1t
was his pleasure to have been co-au-
thor for the bill which resulted in
the bond issue for roads in this coun-
ty. He gave an interesting description
Of French roads, saying that the poor
est roads in France compared favor
ably with the best ones In this state
and credited the roads OF that country,
with the indomitablc courage OF the
Allied and American armies. with the
victory over the Germans
State Senator Wharton greatly re-
grGttcd the defeat OF the good roads
measure at the recent session of the
General Assembly, saying that 1t was
misfortune for the entire State. Sen
ator Wharton expressed the opinion
that If the legislature were called to-
gcthcr again the members OF the
House would support good roads
bill. But the matter will have to 20
over for year 1t seems. He voted for
the measure in the Senate and would
have supported any reasonable bill
that will afford relief Off the people in
the matter Of better roads. He is con
yinced that the members OF the lower
house who opposed the bill would now
reverse themselves IL they had the
chance.
United States Senator N. B. Dial ex-
pressed qualification over the favorable
prospects for immediate work on the
roads as n result OF the sale Of the
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