The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-20
CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE MEETING
Road Meeting Deferred. Amendment
% Bylaws Made. Endorses Edu-
cational Movement

& The regular monthly meeting of the
i Grenada County Chamber of Com
merce was held in the Directors
Room of the Grenada Bank on Thurs
day. May II. There was a pretty
4 full attendance and quite a number
Il present who were not members but
who came by special invitation to dis
cuss some matters relative to the
4 spending Of the $300.00000 road
money. \ special inVitati n was al
so issued to the members of the
board of supervisors at the instance
Of one Of its members but owing to
the fact that but TWO members of that
body were present, MeSsrs. j. II.
James and I, @. RounSaville, the mat
ter relative TO roads was deferred
until such time wnen ( will be con
VenienC Tor al the members OF the
board 10 be- present when = special
meeting VIII ne called
1 number - matters were before
the meeting Or. J. Z. CounJiss was
present hy invitation and made a
short talk relative 70 the Education
- movement now on by the Metho-
dist church. It the conclusion Of
Elr. CoUnCl>>' a..reSS Inc following
resolution offered oy NH. j. Ray
was presented and unanimously
adopted:
Whereas. We. The Chamber Of
Commerce OF Grenada County, have
heard with genuine pleasure and
deep satisfaction. the statement of
the purpose Of the Methodist church
ito direct $3.50. .000. 90 Of $33. .000. 600
HC0 Educational movement fund to
our own Grenada College in giving
II larger and better equipment and
also in giving I . substantial perna-
nent endowment, thus placing it be
yond all possible fluctuations on an
enduring foundation; and,
Whereas we esteem Grenada Col
lege, not only the particul2r pride of
oar City, buc as Wei enc Of the best
Christian Colleges OF the South.
Resolved, That We express our
great qualification at the outlook of
Grenada College. ana that we call
upon and urge every citizen of our
City Beautiful', as we'll as from Civ
ic Pride ard Loyalty IS f-Gm Civic
interest, to@give 10 this Educational
Movement in Grenada their utmost
cooperation and help to the erd that
greater than it now is.
A resolution also offered by Mr..
Ray was adopted relative to telephone
rates. The proposition was to clear
the way for those who had not paid
their telephone bills because of She
increase in the bills from March , |
TO March p. the time pending be
tween the order OF the railroad com
mission allowing the rate increase and |
the time the appeal was fled with |
the Circuit Court Of Hinds county. |
The following amendment TO the |
BYLAWS was offered al the last reg
ular meeting and came up for final |
consideration. II was passed. It will |
be seen that The amendment makes |
the annual dues Of the farmers only !
$l2. or 81. per month. and that the |
travelling men VINO nave 10 business
interests in Grenada also 81. per
month while all others pay $24. or
81. per month. The amendment reads
as follows:
Amendment 10 Section i Of By
Laws, offered al stated meeting,
April II, 1921.
Be it Resolved that Section ! Of
BYLAWS be amended so as 10 read
as follows:
(a) The annual dues for men,
firms of corporations engaged in busi-
ness within the city of Grenada, shall
be $24. payable monthly in ADVANCE
in the sum OF two dollars. The an
nual dues of travelling men" or
'drummers' residing in Grenada shall
be only S12, and so also shall the
annual dues Of those living beyond
the confines Of the city OF Grenada
be S12. payable monthly in the sum
Of one dollars in advance.
(b) The membership of any firm
Dr corporation shall not entitle that
firm or corporation TO but one vote, {
out in the absence Of the member in ]
whose name the membership is taken,
ne may name OF designate any mem 5
Der of said firm 20 represent him or I
lis firm or the corporation and the {
member so designated shall be EMIT l
ed TO all the rights and privileges of !
he one he is named TO represent l
,ut in no case shall one annual !
membership be entitled 70 but one c
yote {
An invitation was extended Hon. d
Percy Bell, of Greenville, to address :
he members and others at the next !
egular meeting. Il L
The Sentinel feels sure that it in =
erprets properly the sentiment of
he Chamber of Commerce when it =.
tates that it is the earnest desire Of q
ach and every member to make the Z
rganization fit the farmers and to u
ave the greatest number of farmers "
ossible to become members. This =
aper feels sure that the organiza- n
on can be made of great service to u
9th farmers and merchants and 9TH d
r business interests of the county. r.
o function properly, the farming in G
,rests must be at least fairly repre- u
snted in membership. 1t would be m
ell for the farmers to discuss the u
after among themselves and to O.
)me in and take part in the meetings "a
I'd assist in having the organization tf
what it can to further the farming W
Aerests Of this section. d