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VOLUME xLVJl TMIBER 98. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLThA, TUESD.AY,gKOVE31BER 22,91910.TWCAWEK$15AYAR CHAMBER OF COs 1ERCE. Wolds Enthusastic Reeting-Many Matters of Importance Consid ered. The regular business meeting of the Newberry chamber of commerce was held Friday night and was large it ly attended by the membership. Re ports of committees were called for and while some did not have reports, others made very interesting reports which concerned the welfare and prog ress and development of the commu alty. .Mr. A. McP. Hamby, of the Colum bia chamber of commerce, was pres ent by invitation and delivered a very interesting and instructive address, iaking as his ubject, "A Greater South Through a Greater South Carolina." Mr. Hamby emphasized the fact that in order to accomplish this, it was necessary to get the commercial or ganizations of the State in closer touch and work together. Mr. E. B. Adams, secretary of the reenville board of trade, was also *esent a'nd spoke interestingly of eamber of c.mn?rce work, and, of course. 2ncidentdl6y emphasized the: work that was being done, and the growth that was Cv;Ent in the Pied-1 ont sNction, and particularly in -eenville. One of 'the most important reports submitted was the verbal report of Mr. B. H. Aull, in Which he called atten tion to the possibilities and probabili ties of Newberry securing the proposed road from Augusta I through Edgefield, Saluda and Newberry to Spartanburg, and spoke of the advantages such a road would be to this community. He stated that he understood that his was not simply hot air, but that the people behind the -project had the money and intended to build the road and all that they ask *d of Newberry was to secure rights of way and terminals, and to give their influence and their moral support to the enterprise. He stated that he thought that this was Newberry's op Portunity. Dr. Jas McIntosh moved that a com .aittee of five be appointed to cooper ate with the promoters of the road and L o ascertain just what was wanted *rom Newberry and to report to a sub seauent meeting of the chamber of <pmmerce called for the purpose. He stated that, in his opinion, the great set thing that was needed at Newberry now was this road. He thought that Newberry had lost the sale of three or tour thousand bales of cotton this sea son already. The sentiment pf the meeting was hearty in favor of doing anything that .ould be done in order to hasten the building of this railroad across the State via Newberry. Mr. J. L. Bowles, chairman of the kommittee on membership, reported that the membership at present was 167, and at the beginning of the pres ent fiscal year in March, the member 1ship was only fifty, showing an in crease of 117. The committee urges' the cooperation of the present mem bership, and intends by the end of this .year to have a membership of more than 300. Dr. J. Henry Harms, chairman of the committee of education, 'stated that he had prepared a report and was ready to submit it but the majority of his committee thought best not to do ao until at a subsequent meeting. Mr. Jno. B. Mayes, chairman of the .committee on public entertainment reported that it had been decided to 1ave a banquet during December, and Dcember 20 had been selected as the date. President W. W. Finley, of the Southern railway, has accepted an in vitation to be present and to make :i adidress. The action of this comrait tee was heartily and unanimously en forsed by the meeting, and Mr. Jno. II. Kinard. insisted that nothing would so bring the membership into activity as a good banquet and he urged the members to work diligently for new members so as to increase the linembership to at least 250 by the 20th og December. Mr. C. T. Summer, of the conmmittee an insurance and freight rates, re aported that his committee had a big proposition before it and was working as rapidly as possible, but had no for ual report to make. - Mr. A. D. Hudson, president of the donth Atlantic Corn exposition. hi' bsen invited to make a talk. but ow legislature from this county, and also < a member of the Prosperity chamberIJ of commerce, was present. He stated 1 that he had come to hear rather than < to speak, but suggested that, in his 1 opinion, all chambers of commerce I should look after the interest of the 4 entire county as well as the city. He 1 thought that one of the most import- < ant things was the matter of improved i highways and said that under the pres ent system nothing could be accom- i plished. The time is passed when i roads could be maintained by warning): out the farmers to work them. He favored a $2 commutation tax and a one mill tax to be handled and expend ed by an efficient head. Rev. L. M. Rice, of Union, and Mr. P. W. McClure, of Greenwood, who were expected, sent their regrets. Mr. T. E. Wicker, chairman of the good roads committee, submitted a very full and complete report and sug gested that the present road law need ed to be brought up-to-date, and, in fact, needed a new road law, and the,: chairman of the chamber was author-i ized to appoint a committee to draft al' road law that would be suitable to 1 Newberry and to submit it to a sub sequent meeting of the chamber of commerce for approval and if approv- I ed, request the members of the legis lature to enact it. Mr. S. M. Duncan, cooperative de monstration agent in Newberry coun- 1 ty, made a brief talk along the lines of the importance of cooperation be- i twen the town and country. Mr. J. B. O'Neall Holloway, special 1 lecturer for the Farmer's union, made an interesting talk, emphasizing the fact that the growth of the city de pended absolutely upon the growth of the country and the importance of the1 city cooperating and cultivating small farmers. The Newberry concert band very kindly offered to furnish music dur ing the evening and was .present for an hour or more during the meeting and by their excellent music added very much to the interest and enthu siasm of the meeting. In recognition of this service, Mr. F. P. DeVore, offer ed the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: "Whereas, the members of the New berry concert band kindly consented to furnish music for the meeting of the chamber of commerce this evening as a voluntary contribution on their! part; and whereas this feature has ad ded very materially to the success of the meeting. "Therfore, be is rsolved, That the chamber of commerc hereby acknowl edges its indebtednes to the Newberry concert band for the interest thus manifested by the members, and here by expresses its appreciation and thanks for the services rendered. "Resolved 2. That the chamber ot commerce hereby assures the members of the Newberry concert band of its readiness and willingn'ess ta. all times to co-perate with the members in any way that mnay be possible." Upon the whole it was a most suc cessful meeting and the chamber of commerce is taking on new life and it is confidently expected that the mark set by the m'embership committee for 300 members will be reached. President I. H. Hunt presided and much of the success of the meeting as well as the interest and activity of the members, is due to his untiring efforts. THREE HUNDRED MEMBERS. That is Mark Set by Membership Com mittee Chamber of Com merce. Mr. President and the Members of the Chamber of Commerce, Newberry, South Carolina. Gentlemen: Your membership committee begs leave to make the following report: It is with pardonable pride that we are able to report that the chamber of commerce at present has 167 mem bers. On the first of March thel ent has one hundred and sixty-five members. On the first of March the membership was only fifty. We have, therefore, had an increase in a little over eight months of one hundred and seventeen members. We are also grati fied to report that a great many of the farmers of the county have identified themselves and the chamber of com merce and it thus becomes an organ ization not simply of the city, but of the county. lestre to reach that number by the irst of March, 1911. In order to do :his we must have the help. and co )peration of every member. We take :hat every member considers himself . committee of one to secure one ad litional member and if this is done :he calculation is easy. We can reach >ur three hundred and more by the nd of this fiscal year. We recommend that the meeting to aight resolve unanimously to double >ur membership b ythe first of March, [911. Respectfully submitted, J. L. Bowles, Chairman. WILL HAVE BANQUET. Committee on Entertainment Recom mend Chamber of Commerce Ban quet-To be on 20th. Mr. President and Members of the 0hamber of Commerce, Newberry, outh Carolina. Gentlemen: Your ,ommittee on public entertainment1 beg to report that at a meeting of the board of governors held recently, it was decided to have a banquet some time during December, and at this banquet to invite some gentleman to eliver an address, and to arrange a. program for our membership. There is need for our membership to get in closer touch with one another nd nothing so revives and makes ac Live the social part of our nature as retting together and placing our feet ander the same table. Our membership has largely in reased and much more interest is be ing taken in the work of the chamber yf commerce, and It was thought that a purely social gathering of the mem bership would give impetus to the or ganization, and, as stated, bring -the members closer together socially and as a result closer together for the dvancement of the community. This banquet as estimated by our ommittee wil cost about $1 per plate, and this is to be paid by the members I individually. Of course, it is expected that every member will attend, and if e desires to bring a friend, he will be given the privilege at th price. Th president of the chamber of com merce was directed to extend anvita tion of President W. W. Finley, of the Southern railroad, to meet with us at this proposed banquet. We are pleas ed to report that President Finley has accepted this invitation. The evening of December 20, has been selected as the dat and the com mittee will wait upon the member ship in order to ascertion how many plates it will be necessary to serve. It is not proposed to have an elabor ate banquet but one that will be inex pensive, the main purpose to be to get the members together around the social board. Respectfully submitted, Jno. B. Mayes, . Chairman. WANT LAW CHANGED. Report of Good Roads Committee to Chamber of Commerce-Ask Leg islature for New Law. Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Chamber of Commerce: Your commit tee on goods roads begs leave to re port as follows: 1. The supervisor is now working the haingang on the road from Alli gator rock to Newberry. This road will soon be in excellent condition for travel. 2. The road from Newberry to Kin ards has been graded and gir.en a uni form width of twenty-four feet. At G. C. Glasgow's this road has been re located and two railroad crossings avoided. At Gum Spring this road for merly followed the channel of the branch for more than a hundred yards. The branch has been changed and giv en a new channel, the old channel has been filled, and the road now follows a firm, solid embankment four feet high, from bill to hill. This is a valuable piece of work and the sup ervisor is to be commended for same. A committee has been appointed to place markers or signs at the road crossings along tbsi road. 3. The road drags contributed byI Summer Bros. Co., and Gildar & Weeks, have been distributed over the county. 4. Experience teaches that the pres ent system of road working in this Appointing overseers an dwarning out nen who live in the county to "do time" on the public roads, is a system that belongs to ancient history. It takes no wise economist to see that we do not get value received for the amount of money expended on the public roads. True, some of our roads ] re being improved, but we are pay ng two prices for this improvement < rhis is no reflection on the county upervisor, for, with his limited knowl edge of road buildIng and maintain ance and with the clumsy, unstable aw laid down for him to enforce, he I is doing all that could reasonably be expected. It is not his fault that your 4 county supervisor has no knowledge of civil engineering, nor is he respon sible for the antiquated road law now on the statute books. Some complain that the law is alright if it were only enforced. It can not be enforced, which is positive proof that the law is not alright. No law can be enforced that is not backed by public senti ment, and the more we try to create a sentiment in favor of road working the less work we get done, which proves conclusively that there is a growing sentiment against the pres ent system. A few decades ago when ox-carts and rail-splittings and house-raisings and corn-huskings were the order of the day, the farmers had time to work the roads, because they had more time than anything else. Today it is far different; time is valuable. We are living In an age in which individualism r self-interest is the dominant spirit. Men are reading and thinking and working as never before. They are interested-intensely interested In their own private affairs, and thus every man becomes a specialist in his line of work. The jack-of-all-trades belongs to that period when men made their own shoes, their own hats, their own farm implements, and made less thaR a half bale of cotton and ten bushels of corn to the acre and had plenty of time to work the roads. The farmer of today is a specialist, and hence he knows no more about expert road-building than a lawyer knows about the practice of medicine. Let a doctor plead your case in court and you will be hung or sent to the penitentiary. Let a farmer, as a mer chant, or a good natured politician, or anybody else, except a road build er, attempt to work your roads and he will bankrupt the county and you will still have no roads. Having considered the changed con ditions under which we are now living and the change of public sentiment that is taking place with regard to road improvement, we your commit tee, deem a change in the road law an absolute necessity. We therefore recommend that the president of this body appoint a committee of five to draft a suitable road law to be sub mitted at the next meeting of the chamber of commerce, and, if accept ed, that it be placed in the hands of our delegation in the general assem bly for their consideration and pas sage if possible. Respectfully submitted, Thos. E. Wicker, Chairman. E. H. Aufl. S. S. Cunningham. Frank P. DeVore. J. Alex Moldau. T. Roy Summer. Grim Kusic. "One one occasion," said a oLndon acter, "I decided to take a house in the suburbs and after a good deal of hunting about found one that suited my purse. Indeed, it was so exces sively cheap that I was on the point of signing the lease at once, when it occurred to me that I had better take another look at it by gaslight. That night I was making a second tour of inspection and went into the dining room. It was a .balmy summer night, and as I threw open the window I heard a peculiar tapping sound. "Knock, knock, knock. "I pricked up my ears to listen There was silence for a moment, and then the noise continued. I turned to the caretaker and laughingly said: "'See here, my friend, I know why this house is cheap. There's a ghost on the premises.' 'Oh. no, sir,' he answered by way of reassuring me. 'That's only the '!is' from the coffin factory across the way, sir. The~y h&en wvrib RED MENS THANKSGIM G. ppropriate Services to Be Held on Thursday Night in Place of Regular Meeting. Bergell tribe, Improved Order of Ied Men, of this city, will observe [hanksgiving wikh appropriate exer :ises in the ball of the tribe on Thurs lay night. Following the Thanksgiv ng proclamation of President Taft, Yreat Sachem Otto Klettner issued a >roclamation caling upon the Red den of the State to observe the day, md .4 is under the proclamation of xreat Sachem Klettner, as well as in IREAT SACHEM OTTO KLETTNER. tecordance with the nation-wide ob servance, that the exercises will be eld. A committee was appointed to ar range the program, and the committee will make its report to the special meeting of the tribe to be held tonight. ;reat Sachem Otto Klettner and the Rev. W. C. Kelley will make short ad Iresses in keeping with the spirit of the occasion. Thursday is the regu ar meeting night of the tribe, but on account of the Thanksgiving services the regular meeting will be called off and the meeting at 8 o'clock Thursday night will be open to the public. The members of the Pocahontas degree are especially invited to be present, and the public is cordialiy invited to attend. The matter of securing the opera bouse and of having a service during the day was considered by the commit tee, but it was learned that many of the members of the tribe will be out :if town during the day, and taking aill hings into consideration, it was deemed advisable to let the Thanks giving services take the place of the regular meting in the hall on Thurs iay night. The gathering will be called to or der by the sachem, who will then turn the meeting over to the Thanks iving service committee. Every member of the tribe and of the Pocahontas degree is urged to at tend, and, as stated, the public is cor iially invited. Official Bulletin. Newberry, S. C., Nov. 3, .1910. To the Tribes and Counils under the jurisdition of the G. C. of S. C., Im proved Order Red Men. Whereas it has been the time honor ad American custom for the presidents of the United States, and governors of the several States, moved by a ense of gratitude towards the Creator and Ruler~ of the Universe for the manifest blessings bestowed upon the merican people. to set apart a cer tain day in each year for thanksgi'r [ng and sacred reflection. This pratice finds its origin in the customs of the "League of the Iro uois" or -the six nations of the Amer. ican Indians who held convocation once in each Great Sun to offer up praise and thanksgiving to the Great pirit for the many blessings bestow ed upon them. It is, therefore, fitting and proper that the members of the Improved Order of Red Men, holding to much that is good and commendable in the practices of our ancidnt prototypes, and also being patriotic citizens of our American government, should like wise set apart a certain day for thanksgivinlg, praise and sacred re flection unto the Giver of all good things, and Whereas, Hon. Geo. B. Griggs, Great Incohonee of the Great Council of the United States, likewise has made such a requ'at, Threfore, I. Ono Klet.;er. Grer't issue this Thanksgiving Proclamatiou, designating Thursday, November 24, 1910 (being the 24th Sun, Beaver Moon, G. S. D. 419) as a day of thanks giving and sacred reflection unto the Great Spirit. Request, I therefore request the chiefs of the tribes and councils, which are under the jurisdiction of the Great Council of South Carolina, to set apart said day as such, and further request that some sort of public service, functIoL or social entertainment be held by the several tribes and councils, of suck nature and character as will tend to impress the pale face world with the commendable teaching4,. teniets and principles of our order, as well as the high class of its membership. Unity. With united and concentrated effort let us work for the up-building of the order, and make the year 1910 the banner year in the history of our or der. Good Will. I extend to each and all my sincere good will. My effort is to aid, encour age and counsel with you. I sen. you good cheer. Let the kindliest, fraternal feeling and good cheer exist throughout our order. Yours in freedom, friendship and charity, Otto Klettner, Attest: Great Sachem. B. C. Wallace, Great Chief of Records. FROM THE COLLEGE. **. * * * * * * * * .* * * * * * * .** Last Friday night at a regular mett ing, the Phrenakosmlan Literary sW ciety elected the following for the March debate: G. E. Findk, captain of the debating team; M. E. Roberts and G. H. Hipp, debaters; W. G. Cobb,. president of the debate and H. S. Pe trea, orator. Their opponents .froom the Excelsior society will be Chas. P. Barre, captain Qf the debating team; C. H. Kreps and N. B. Hendrix, de baters, and A. N. Keiffer, orator. The subpect for debate has not been selected yet, but will 'he decided upMa before the Christmas holidays. Dr. Harms left yesterday on a trip in interest of the cllege. He will be gone for several days visiting several cities 'in the meantime. The Athletic association held a meeting yesterday and elected Mr. W. H. Johns~on, of -Harrisburg, N. C., coach for qur ball team this year. All of the people of the town as well as the old boys of the college, remember Coach Johnson and know how well he is able to drill the boys on the dia-. mond. The material that we have this year is the best that we have had in a number of years, and with the aid of Mr. Johnson it should be an easy mat ter for us to get the pennant neKt spring. Everyb(ody is looking forward . to the football game with the town next Thursday, Thanksgiving day. Thg game promises to be an Interesting one. The college boys wl.l hare the advantage as to practice, but the town team will have the advantage in, that some of them have bad previous experience in some very hard gaminB. Mrs. A. G. Voi'gt, of Mt. Pleasanut, S. C., has been in town since last Thurs aay visiting her son, Prof. G. P. Volgt of the college. Mrs Voigt leaves Wed nesday for Augusta, where she wilH make a short visit with friends in that city The boys are all glad to see Dr. Bowers out again. Friday morning was the first time he was able to meet his classes after an illness of sever.al days. A Happy Compromise. Senator Crane, at a luncheon in Dalton, praised compromise.. "Compromise is a good thing," he said, "Take the case of a young Dal ton builder. He got married abouj a year ago, and after the snarriage he and his wife had an interminable disputa as to whether they should buy two motorcycles or a five horse power runabout suitable 'to their needs. He said the other day: "'My wife and I wrangled fer months and months, but, thank good ness, we compromised at last.' "'What have you compromised oa?' I asked. "'A baby carriage,' he answered, wi h a pro: : 3: ." St. Loais G1-Demerat.