The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-04-06
SECRETARY SCOTT'S
REPORT CHAMBER
OF CONNER
MONDAY NIGHTS MEET
Makes Fine Showing of Activ-
tiles of Organization During
Past Year Under Direction
of President Tomlinson and
Secretary Scott and Loyal
Board of Directors.

To The President, Board of Directors
and members of the Chamber OF
Commerce, 1 respectfully sub
NIT for your consideration my
annual report.
Every Chamber Of Commerce must
of necessity probably be minority
organization, in that it derives its
support from a comparatively small
number of citizens in the community.
The Chamber of Commerce is mis-
understood by the majority; it is
misjudged by many and misrepre-
sented by the few, yet it is curious
paradox that when the entire COM
munity wants anything done it
promptly knocks at the door of the
Chamber of Commerce. Whether we
have responded quickly and efficient
| ly to these knocks, whether your or
ganization has lived up to it's tradi-
tion during the last year, whether
our deeds merit your approval and
continued support, you are now to sit
in judgment.
The work of the Chamber of Com
merce for the past year has been i'm
portant and varied, we have been
called upon to do at least a little
of everything that had as it's aim the
| betterment of the community, and
while as an organization we do not
for one minute claim all the credit,
we do claim without fear of contra
diction that practically all move
ments for the betterment of Wilson
had as its leaders men who are mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce,
men with vision who see a greater
| ing to give their moral as well as
financial support to any worth while
movement. Wilson like every other
growing city has citizens who live
here solely for the dollars and cents
that they can make and hoard, but
they are in the minority.
The Chamber of Commerce like
all other business concerns has suf-
fered this year on account of the
general depression, therefore our
activities have naturally decreased
accordingly, we have had hard sled
ding at times, due principally to our
inability to collect membership dues.
We have had to pass up several
things for the betterment of Wilson
on account of the lack Of funds but
I am glad to state that on a whole
the members have paid their dues to
the best of their ability, and those
who have not will do so as soon as
conditions adjust themselves. There
has been very few designations, and
those were on account of hard times
and not because they did not think
l'the association worth while and a
benefit to the community.
i The principal object of the modern
Chamber of Commerce is to teach
the public to think and to transfer
sane thoughts into effective action,
for thought without action is use
less, and action withoLL thought is
dangerous. We as an organization
have tried to be fair with every citi-
zen in all our undertakings, if we
have erred and made enemies we
have the satisfaction of knowing that
it was an error of the head and not
the heart. Any person or organiza-
tion that attempts to do anything
worth while is naturally criticized by
the unprogressive element.
Freight Rates.
During the past year the Chamber
of Commerce continued it's fight be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for the removal of the un-
just and discriminatory freight rates
that for years have held back the
growth and progress of Wilson and
North Carolina and allowed the so
called Virginia Cities to prosper and
grow at our expense. After much
hard work the Interstate Comns rca
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