The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
BOARD OF TRADE
DIRECTORS MEET
Cucumbers, Cotton, Airplanes,
Brass Bands and Organiza-
ton Discussed.

A regular meeting of the Board OF
Directors of the Brookhayen Board
of Trade was held in the office al
the City Hall on Wednesday, Feb
11th, 1920, at 400 p. m, with the
following members present.
DR.. l. w. Cooper, G. S. Butterheld
D. Cohn, F. v. Becker, ]. M. Wood
and L. H. Bowen.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
]. w. McGrath reported that DR.
Bowling, of the Oscar Bowling Food
Products Company of New Orleans
La, had visited Brookhaven, and ap-
pointed P. j. Allgood, local man, to
solicit acreage for cucumbers. Mr.
Allgood was having good success, and
the merchants are requested to boost
the matter.
F. V. Becker reported that he had
appeared before the City Council in
the interest of having brass band
for Brookhaven, but on account OF
the sewerage business taking up the
time of the Board he had not been
able to get hearing.
F. V. Becker reported that his
committee had finished the canvass
of ward for subscriptions to the
Board Of Trade for this year.
w. D. Davis reported that he had
very nearly completed the canvass
of Ward for monthly subscriptions
and gave a list of the Special Sub
scribers and the amount pledged by
each.
A letter from J. w. McGrath was
read stating Now is the time to take
some action regarding improvement
of the cotton which we produce in
Lincoln County, and bringing about
the use of better bagging for wrap
ping; and better care of the cotton
after it is ready for the market. Mr.,
Dave Cohn and Mr.. Willard Seavey
are both admirably competent to take
this in hand"
On motion duly carried, D. Cohn
W. H. Seavey and ]. w. McGrath
were appoited to take charge of this
mater and to call meeting of those
interested.
On motion duly carried, j. M.
Wood, o. H. Hartman and L. H. Bow
en- were appointed committee to
decide on a suitable landing place
for airplanes when they visit Brook
haven.
1t was moved and carried that a
committee be appointed to suggest
a basis of organization and work for
the Brookhaven Board of Trade, and
}. M. Wood and L. H. Bowen were
duly appointed.
The following resolution was duly
carried
Resolved by this Board that for
the purpose of meeting bills for the
Judicious advertising and exploiting
of Brookhaven and the County for
the purpose of inducing the location
of individuals, manufacturing cor
poratlons, agricultural and live stock
enterprises and eleemosynary institu-
tlons we call on the Special Contract
Subscribers for the immediate pay-
ment of three 10 per cent install
ments.
The incidental Account was report
ed by L. H. Bowen as having been
audited, found correct, and a vouch-
er for $1,000 drawn by Assistant
Secretary, for further incidental ex-
penditures.
1t is ordered that the funds of the
Board of Trade be transferred from
the First National Bank to the
Brookhaven Bank and Trust Co.,
according to transfer customs of this
Board.
The following accounts were al
lowed;- ]. M. Wood, $3.50; Semi
Weekly Leader, $500; Cumberland
Tel and Tel. Co., $4.70; The Open
Eye, $500. Total $500.
On motion duly carried, the meet
ing adjourned.
DR.. 1. w. Cooper President.
L. H. Bowen, Secretary.