The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-11
DIRECTORS Of
COMMERCIAL BODY
HELD FULL MEETING MONDAY
AFTERNOON.-TOWEL FAC
TORY, NEW RAILWAY, AND
ENTERTAINMENT OF VISITING
DOCTORS, WHO COME TOMOR.
ROW WERE SUBJECTS DIS
CUSSED AT THE MEETING


rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
was held in the office of the presi-
dent Monday afternoon at which time
several matters of Importance and of
public interest were discussed and
some form of action taken by the
board.
The first question to come up was
request from C. E. Williamson that
the Chamber of Commerce express
itself regarding the proposed estab-
lishment of towel factory IN tn
city and that modes of procedur
regarding the securing of the capita
stock be discussed. After hearing Mr.
Williamson the directors decided
that it would be better TO wait until
a full meeting Of the entire member
ship of the Chamber could be held
and that Mr.. Blair Rice, president
of the Belton Towel factory, be in
vited to address this meeting on the
best modes of procedure to follow
in the outset, as we'll as to give some
of his experiences in his successful
work at Belton. This Of course TO de-
pend upon Mr. Rice's willingness to
talk of himself and his successful
manufactory at Belton.
The next matten up for discussion
was an offer received from the Caro-
lima Engineering Co. of Wilmington
N. c., to send representatives here
to DISCUSS the Donald-Due West
Abbeville electric railway with the
citizens of the county as well as the
members of the Chamber Of Com
mence. The president was instructed
to write the engineering firm to set
a date that would be convenient for
then, TO have their experts here and
that a mass meeting of the citizens
interested in the progress! of the
three towns as we'll as OF the county
as a whole would be called. The
board of directors takes the position
that it is we'll to hear men of sue
cessful experience express their
opinions on these projected improve
ments as applied to locar conditions
before endorsing what might prove
to be not the enterprise most need
ed for this city and the county at
large.
The Chamber of Commerce had
been requested by the local COM
mi.tee of doctors, who nave charge
of the program for the Third Dis
tr:c:. Medical association meeting to
be held here tomorrow, to appoint a
committee of its members who have
automobiles to arrange for a ride
about the city and country for the
visiting doctors. The president ap-
pointed the following committee and
requested them to meet with the
chairman and DR.. Gambrell, chair
, man of the doctors committee, to
perfect arrangements for the ride
C. E. Williamson, chairman; DR.. c,
d. McMurray, DR.. J. r. NicAes, R
E Cox, w D. Barksdale, Bradley
Reese, Owen Speed, Joel S. Morse
and John Calvert.
The committee from the board OF
directors which was appointed sew.
eral weeks ago to go into the long
list of applications for the position
of permanent secretary reported that
a number of applicants had been
invited to appear before the com
mittee and several have already come
to the city and conferred with the
committee. AS there are more appli.
cants to come this week and next
week the committee asked for more
time before submitting its final re.
port. This request was granted and
thc committee stated that they would
hasten matters as much as possible
as they realized that the securing OF
permanent secretary was !mpera
tive if the body expected to get any
resi- results accomplished this fall.
IS soon as Mr.. Rice is heard from