The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-15
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8THE WHY, WHO AND HOW OF"
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Among the many questions asked
, of the men who are promoting the ex-
pansion campaign Of the Newberry
Chamber of Commerce, five seem to
be uppermost in the minds Of the cit
; liens.
1. Why should Newberry expand
it's Chamber of Commerce?
2. What can the expanded New
berry Chamber of Commerce do?
8. Who is going to run the ex-
panded Newberry Chamber of Com
merce?
4. How will the Newberry Cham
Der of Commerce be financed?
5. What about the permanence of
the expanded Chamber of Commerce?
Members of the executive commit
tee have prepared answers to these
questions and express thanks to The
Herald and News for it's cooperation
in presenting them to its readers. The
first is published today; the others
will follow in succeeding issues.
Why should Newberry expand it's
Chamber of Commerce.
Every city needs an. organization
of the character of a Chamber of
Commerce. Every city needs an or
ganization which will bring the men
and women together to do things that
the city needs to have done.
This getting together stimulates
discussion of the problems of the
city; it discovers things to do that
nobody had ever thought of; it puts
a united force behind the individual
who would like to have things done
but knows he cannot do them alone.
Discussion of city's needs natural
ly tends to the finding of ways and
means of doing things.
This is what is meant by the crea-
tion of the spirit of enterprise in a
community. A city which has once
acquired this spirit will not permit it
to die out. .zc,;
"A we'll manned, well-planned Cham
Der of Commerce provides the city
with an organization and the machin-
cry to make use of the best thoughts
and energy Of the citizens. A dis
organized factory is menace to the
industrial life of the city. It. is a
liability. An unorganized commun-
ity is liability to the nation.
Every man and woman has sur
plus of time and strength out Of which
to give to his or city. Yet is it the
common experience, to be told, when
asking the citizens for some service
for the common good, that he is too
busy with his own affairs.
The accomplishments of a well or
ganized Chamber of Commerce will
quickly show that he is not too busy
with his own affairs to give a little
time and energy to his community.
He will not be long in agreeing with
the man who invented the phrase
Enthusiasm is cantagious-let's
have an epidemic" THE best kind of
an epidemic we can have.
Men working together every day
for a common cause learn to give.
The accomplishments of well or
ganized Chamber of Commerce bring
immediate and tangible results to a
city and it's people. The store-keep-
er, the mill owner, the physician and
lawyer, even the newsboy, sense the
! usefulness of a good Chamber of
, Commerce; they know it builds up
the business of the city making it a
better place to do business in, and it
adds to the population by making the
city better place to live in.
Unless the business and profession
al men of today insure the prosperity
/ and advancement Of their city few
years hence, their sons and daughters
will inevitably go to those cities which
offer greater advantages. A we'll or
ganized Chamber of Commerce is
such insurance.
There is very wealthy man in
Des Moines who for long time could
see no need for Chamber OF Com
Mere. .+.fter much eff } = lie wss in
dr:t cd to secome member. For the
past five years he has subscribed
| $4,000 annually to its maintenance
his reasoning being, in his own words;
| ct ,o,lJ,,,4 b;ro tho DaoD1a Of his