The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TELLS WHAT IT'S DOING
Has Had Hand In Everything
Worth While, According to
Mr.. Job

llAlltS III lut lallAtDtlll VI imam
Der of Commerce would be surprised
at the great amount of work done by
that organization for the advance
mcnf Of the commercial interests and
the bcttcrmcnt of the city in gccnral
during the past year.
The Elizabeth Ciy Chamber Of
Commerce is an aggressive orgami-
cation including in its membership
something like 90 persons and .irms
representative of the general COM
mercial and Industrial establishments
of the ciiv It was re-organi2ci IN
1918 uul put ~ self supporting
basis with I full time secretary. aud
has since sponsored any G"d aIl
movements calculated TO further the
best interests Of the city.
Til; newspaper is furnished with
a list of some of the things which
TIE Chamber has sponsored or I'M
tiatcd durrg the past nine months
of 1922. r. c. Job. the prcScl; Sec
rctary. came to Elizabeth City IN
March. 1921.
Besides answering an immense
number of letters inquiring aGout the
resources, possibilities and general
conditions in Elizabeth City. tie
Chamber of Commerce has taken
part in every movement within its
scope that has been of any coHa2-
qucncc.
The Chamber Of Commerce has
kept tab on train service TO and
from this city. and it was largely
thru the cooperation of this body
that the Norfolk Southern Railroad
remandrd its original order to take
of certain night trains on this line
during the coal strike.
II is cooperating in the fight
known as the Southeastern Rate
Case and has compiled data and fig
urcs of this city'S commerce which
have proved of considerable impor-
tancc in the fight for reasonable
freight rates to North Carolina ship
pCrS.
1t co-operated with the merchants
in staging 'Drcss-Up Week" this
spring, which proved good business
stimulant for Elizabeth City mer-
chants and revived interest in shop
ping during an unusually dull season.
II promoted the movement 10 en-.
courage Congress TO buy the Dismal
Swamp canal, and altho the scheme
failed. it is still working on the pro
jcct.
Thrus its activities L potato mar
ket reporter was sent by the Gov
crnmcnt to this city, thereby giving
the farmers of the section first hand
information on the movements and
prices of potatoes, advising them
when and where to ship.
It was instrumental in bringing
packing plant to this city. which
means another boost for stock grow
inr in Pasuuotank county. BY the
work of the Chamber of Commerce,
tbc farmers of this county are bcnc-
fitted as we'll as Elizabeth City.
II co-oDcrated in the promotion OF
the AIbemarlc District Fair, assisted
in staging a Fourth of July program
and thru its initiative, the Surfmen
convention was brought to this city.
II conducted n drive to open
hospital in Elizabeth City and as
result we have the PaSQuotanE Mu-
nicipal Hospital which has disposed
of something more than 800 eases
and is doing good work. In conncc-
ton with the hospital. canvass was
made of all the doctors in the sec
ton, showing them the advantage OF
! bringing their patients to the local
hospital, with the result ot
strengthening in the support given
the institution and otherwise boost
ing Elizabeth City.
/ 1t worked hard for the bill proyld-
ing for the dredging of PasQuotank
River and kept on the job at Wash
ington to see that it was not side
| tracked.
It has started crcditablc public
library, staged madc-in-Ellzabcth
City exhibit at the Fair, launched
the magic dollar campaign and dur
ing the winter it conducted gym
nasium class for business men.
1t has succeeded in obtaining Sc
ries of aerial photographs of Eliza
beth City, and these will be used in
an advertising booklet being planned.
These pictures will give the true size
and appearance Of the city better
than any other thing might do.
The Chamber of Commerce has
fine and roomy quarters III the Y. NJ
c. A. building. This has come to
be known as the Community build
ing and various organizations use
these rooms free of charge for
meeting place, including the Board
of Aldermen, the Welfare Council,
the meetings of the local Ministerial
Association, Teachers meetings,
school entertainments, the School
Board, public hearings, hospital d.
rectors, Pasquotank, Camden, Dare,
Medical Association, and various con-
ventions, called meetings and social
activities.