The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-18
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~THE WHY, WHO AND HOW OFH
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SECOND QUESTION ANSWERED
) BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Answering the second Of the five
questions most often asked in relation
| to the expansion of the Chamber of
Commerce, "What can the expanded
Chamber of Commerce do?" mem-
Der of the committee makes the state
ment below. The first question an
swered in The Herald and News of
March Is was why there should be
suchan organization here. The three
other questions which cover other
phases of the campaign, and answers
to them will be made in succeeding
issues, are as to how the chamber will
be financed, who will run it, and its
outlook for perlnanency.
What can the expanded Chamber
| Of Commerce do?
1t can do anything upon which the
thought and energy of the commun-
ity have been centered as needful to
be done. =
What it will do depends entirely
upon the membership. Every mem
ber will have an equal voice in saying
what it should do, and the doing OF
these things will then. become mat
ter of uniting the whole chamber to
!! that end.
Putting the question another way,
{ suppose it is asked: Who is going to
, say what the Chamber Of Commerce
shall do? The president? No. The
directors? No. The committees!
No. The members? Yes.
The manner in which the members
will do this is one of the most I'M
portant features Of the expanded
Chamber of Commerce, feature on
which is based one Of the chief ap-
peals for the support and cooperation
of 400 or more of the business and
professional men and women Of New
berry. I'd
/ In a word, it is the referendum
Two questions will be asked OF every
member Immediately atter the week
of the intensive campaign:
/. What, as citiz IN, do you think
is the thing of first Importance Tor
the reorganized Chamber Of Com
merce to undertake. for the, good of
the city of Newberry and the terri
tory surrounding it.
2. What, in your opinion, IS the
first thing that should be undertaken
by the Chamber of Commerce 20 I'M
prove conditions and opportunities IN
YOUR own line Of business?
In securing the answers to these
two questions reliance will not be
placed on mail replies. Group meet
ings and conferences will be hcld'
discussions, invited and other methods
followed, all intended to obtain from
every, member candid and earnest
expression of opinion or suggestions
| It has been the experience in other
cities that the answers to these TWO
questions, though coming from 4oo
to 5000 Chamber Of Commerce mem
'bers chasing themselves under COM
paratively few important headings
These subjects, thus broadly Defined
represent the planks in the platform
Of work of the expanded chamber.
It is clearly seen here that to the
nrogram of work as thus developed
the whole membership is pledged, and
!! it is the duty of the officers and d.
rectors and of the special committees
when appointed to concentrate their
whole effort to carrying this pro-
gram through. The program will COW
er a period of at least three years OF
activity.
Having learned the interests OF the
Individual members, it is possible fo1
the directors to call into the commit
tee service the men who are interest
ed in certain projects. The signed
answers to the questions will disclose
who are the men most interested IN
) various matters. By putting such
men on special committees, the dl'
; rectors insure careful study of pro-
iects and their completion by inter
ested groups of citizens.