The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-02-04
ADD new NAMES
TO MEMBERSHIP
OF CREDIT BODY
RETAIL MERCHANTS HOLD BEST
MEETING THAT THEY HAVE
HAD IN SEVERAL YEARS.
PAY Up WEEK DECIDED SUCCESS
Several Merchants Testify to the Val
ue of the Campaign That Has Been
Conducted to Preserve Credit of the
COMMUNICATIONS Business.
(From Fridays Daily Herald


| Possibly the most enthusiastic and
largely attended meeting of the Co
llumbia Retail Credit Association was
held Thursday night in the county
court room, since the organization OF
the association four years ago.
There was decidedly more spiz in
the membership and every fellow
seemed to be on his toes and ready
for business. President Sloan called
the meeting to order, and Secretary
Hendley read the minutes of the for
mer meeting which were approved
and disposed of, and the business be-
fore the meeting was taken up and
dispatched with exactness and speed
One of the first matters taken up
was the receiving Of applications for
new members and the applications for
Reinstatement of old members Frakes
Bros. name was offered for member
ship by 4. p. Turner and the firm was
duly elected, and Bowser Frakes, who
was in waiting, was invited into the
councils of th@assocation. Fry Bros.
name was offered by w. d, Hastings
and this firm was duly elected to mem.
bership Richardson Lumber Co., who
through mistake had been omitted
from the roll was ordered placed back
and their name added to the list being
published In the Pay-Up Week ad-
vertising campaign.
Upon motion of Chairman Hastings,
Of the publicity committee, the chair
named three others to assist and act
as an advisory committee during the
advertising of Pay-Up Week, The
chair named Theodore Stephenson, U.
II. Foster and H, A, Porter on this
committee.
This led to the discussion Of the re
suits that had been obtained by the
campaign and many Of the members
told of old accounts that had been col.
lected through this publicity and in
sisted that 1t be kept up right on
through Pay-Ups Week, February Is.
And the best feature of the whole bus
mess is that those who have been ow-
ing accounts for long period of time,
seem to be pleased to get square with
their merchants and start all over
again, and in many instances have ex.
pressed themselves as favoring the
and said that they were 60
ing to keep their accounts square.
The question of revision of the rate
book was taken up and upon motion
it was decided to hold weekly meet
ings for this purpose and each mem
Der is requested to be present and
have their rate book. The first meet
ing will be held February 10th, or right
after pay up week. This will give the
fellow who is now rated low chance
to clear the states and get in good
standing for the future.
The matter of drafting a spcial bill
to be presented to the representatives
Of Maury county ana Senator Looney
looking to exacting all transient ped
dlers to pay an ad valorem tax was
to the legislative committee
with power to act.
The Smith-Towner educational bill
was also referred to the legislative
The attention Of the association was
called to the big hog sale that is to be !
held by J. B. Farmer and J. r. VIII
hanson, and other matters were dis
cussed when adjournment was taken |