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PRESIDENT I. H. HUNT SUBMITS ANNUAL REPORI (Continued from page two, tain if funds can be raised for such purpose. Railroads. Just at this time things appear tc be somewhat quiet in railroad circle: so far as Newberry is concerned. Th( C. C. & 0. will eventually go int( Charleston, and will probably do s< some time between now and the open ing of the Panama Canal. Its objec being to seek a port from which tc ship its coal. Its terminus now bein< in Spartanburg and Charleston its ob jective point, and Newberry beint right between the two, there is n< good reason why we should not ge this road when those people get read: to move. We are not going to get it bowever, unless we show those peo pie that we want it and are willing to go to work as a united communit: to get it. The route by Union ani Carlisle to Columbia and thence t< Charleston is available and you ca count on the people along that rout going after it at the proper time. 1 will be a public calamity to let tha road go around Newberry. The roa< will not only put us on a great trunl line, but will also deliver us coal di rect from the coal fields and the re duction in the price of that commodit: - will be felt by every coal consumer it the county. The chamber of commerci should keep its finger on the puisi of those people and when the timi comes to act move promptly and al together. That road can be lost o: won by our own people. It can bi secured by public spirited interest an< community co-operation or it can b< lost by simple indifference and lettin, It alone. Which shall it be? The road from Augusta to- Newberr! is likely to be built some day and w< hope in the near future. That roac should also receive the hearty suppor and co-operation of every citizen o Newberry. If it should come to New, berry and be carried on to Whitmira it will give us another connection wit) the Seaboard; if it should be carrie< on to Carlisle it would give us con. nectica not only with the .Seaboarc but with the main line of the South ern betwen Columbia and the West Both of these roads are not only pos -sibilities, but probabilities, and ma: be built and completed within the nex few years. Live committees appointet -for this purpose should be on guar< and let the people know the prope: time for decisive action. Hospital. The establishment of a hospital fo: Newberry town and county has bee] discussed to some extent by the peo pie of the community and advocate<~ in public print. This is one of th< most important and tar reaching prop S.esitions that demand the attention o our organization. From a purely com mercial and selfish viewpoint such a1 institution is an index of a growing prosperous and li'beral minded com: munity and will add to the many ad. vantages that Newberry now has t< effer the homeseebjer. Not having ha< occasion to acquaint myself1, with th< kinternal management of an institutio1 of this kind I am unable to give yoi any information as to the business en< of it. I imagine, however, that mos of them are scarecly Eelf sustaining especially, in towns the size of New berry. Union, Spartanburg, Gre-enville and perhaps other towns in the Stata have established and area*maintainin, hospitals, and a committe3 seekin, light upon this question could easil: get all the information desired fror any of those places. The busines side of this proposition is the leas important and should be given seriou consideration only so far as it is nec essa,ry to raise funds to establish an maintain the institution. The rewar of such an investment will not be on of financial profit, but will be seen an felt in the prolonging of life, the res~ Storation of health and the happines of those of our people upon whos bodies the hand of affliction has bee laid. A hospital established in th town of Newberry will save the live of many people who require medica assistance that can only be given in; well equipped instit.ution-of this kin<g The physiciares of Newberry are mei of science and skill, and rank high il their profession." They are able an< capable and will fight to the las breath, but with all~ that, the~re ar certajil cases; and many casest 11 'which delicate surgical operation Sare to be performed a.nd watchfu nursing required that leave them help less without the operating equipmen of a well established hospital and th trained nursing that is required afte an operation. The men of Newberr county should remember the woe and children and pay this small tri bute to those who are not responsi Lble for their affliction and are not abi obe p thems1lves. There are case here hospital service is absolutel n.cesary anr1 where the n)onnle nr not financially able to bear the heay a expense of going to Columbia, Phila- t delphia, New York, or any other place r away from home. There are other ! cases where families have burdened ; i themselves with debt that their sick t might receive the best hospital ser- t vice that medical science affords. The ir expense of city hospital service away t from home is excessive and in many r cases prohibitive. A hospital right s here at home would bring the expense of such service to the minimum and, place it within reach of all who need I its help. Another great advantage would be in that Newberry would ( have the service of trained nurses who I could answer emergency calls at all I hours of the day an'd night. The question now presents itself, Can New berry afford an institution of this kind? Other towns no larger than, Newberry have established and are now maintaining institutons of this ? kind. If some public spirited citizen would -give several acres of ground for this purpose and the other citiz ens of the town and county take as much stock in the organization as Jthey are able to take, the hospital would be assured. The location need not be near the business part of town and it would be best to have it located some distance from that section for reasons that are obvious. Time for bids me going into details in reference to this matter, but I hope the chamber 1 of commerce will seriously consider the advisability of advocating the es tablishment of such an Institution in Newberry. If it would do nothing else but that during the year 1911 it would r receive the plaudit "well done" from! a grateful community. County Fair. For a combination of business,3 t pleasure, profit and friendship othing i can equal a good old county fair with I its brass band, its fine horses, fat hogs, dainty laces, jersey cows, pre- I Iserves, peaches, pears and pumpkins v and last but not least, the red balloon man and the small boys and his goats. That is one time and place in all the C year that every body leaves trouble I on the outsire. If a carefully appoint- 1 ed committee from this organization '1 -were to invite farmers from different'< sections of the county in conference it would probably be ascertained that the sentiment would be in favor of1 taking immediate steps to perfect such H an organization. A good county fairjI would mean a great deal to the farm- 1 ing interests of the county. It would Sencourage 'and stimulate the raising of better stock and would materially advance the kind and quality of the products of the field. From the stand point of business, pure and simple, it would be to the interests of t:he mem- 1 bers of the chamber of commerce to get behind a movement of this kine' and push it through to a finish. For one week in every year hundreds o' people would come to -town and with them would come increased business j activity in every line. There is no telling how much money is spent by', our people every year when they go toj the State fair, the Greenwood faitr, Spartanburg fair and other fairs that are held every 'year in other counties. An institution of this kind would lKeep many customers and much money at home that now go to other places. It will take considerable money to es ~tablishi and maintain a fair that will be a credit to the county, but it caln be done if the people of the county want it. A committee of progressive -men from each township co-operating with a committee from the chamber of conmmerce would soon ascertain it' such a propositon was practicable at tis time. With the par value of the fair stock at $10 a share everybody ought to help a little. This organiza tion cani do valuable work for town' and county right along this lin.e. Interurban Trolley Line. The city council and the Southern' Power company having met on com Imon ground we can now seriously consider the prospect of geeting the iite rbanz t'-clley line through New b eryv eim the up country to Colum bia. We might as well look facts squarely in the face and realize the work we will have to do to ;rlng this line ~through Newberry county. seems to be settled that the line will pass through the towvns of Spartan-i burg, Greenville and Greenwood. The>< geographical p)osition of Laurens and :Clinton places them in line betwe~eni 1Greenwood and Spartanburg, and they:1 :will stand a good chance of getting on.: the cross country line between those< two places. Our main nope lies in get ting on the line that will go into Co lumbia as it is not probable that those' 'people wvould care to build a line to: Newberry without having some other' destination. We may safely assume - that they do not intend to build two lines from the up-country into Column bia. Greenwood has gone right ahead and secured its line and it will be to' ts interest to hurry the line into Co ilumbia by way of Saluda and Bates burg and thereby open up to itself and its trade that magnificent section of farming country that lies betw"een' .nd Saluda. Such a line would mean housands of dollars annually to the aerchants of Greenwood and those rogressive business men are not go ng to let that opportunity slip by hem if they can help it. A glance at he map will show that the Saluda -oute is somewhat shorter in mileage han the route by Newberry. That ,oute, however, will pass through a ection of country practically devoid f villages and towns, except Saluda Lnd Batesburg, whereas, the Newberry oute presents a chain of live and )rogressive towns from Laurens to olumbia, with passengers and freight -eady and waitng to be hauled. Busi iess reasons will influence those peo >le in their selection of routes and we iave the greater weight of argument1 )n our side, if it is properly presented. :n order to get this line we must join with Laurens, Clinton, Prosperity, and ill the towns between here and Co umbia. There is much work to be lone and we must all pull together .f we expect -:o get on the main line. It looks like that now is the time hen we should"get busy. Y. I. C. A. Building. I wish to call your attention to the tecessity and. importance of a Young en's Christian Association building .or Newberry. While we may dilier is to the exact location of such a >uilding, no one can realize more than :he business men of the community :he necessity of throwing around roung men and boys just entering nanhood the softening influence of )hristian environments. It certainly omes within the work or a commer ial organization to look to the minds, he morals and the hearts of the roung men of the community. The, roung men of our town are hard work ng, true hearted, manly young men, nd deserve all the good that we can ive them. A modern and well equip )ed building of this kind will declare )etter dividends than any financial in titution in the county. Its dividends will not be declared in dollars and ents, but will be in the making of nanly Christian men who will soon be he leaders of commercial affairs in his community. This organization >ught to advocate and encourage this york and give its influence and sup ort to those of our citizens who are illing to give their time, their energy nd their money to the cause of estab ishing s'uch an institution in our ndst. -The Civic Association. The Civic association is one of the rganizations of the town that should 'eceive the moral and financial co peraton of every member of the hamber of commerce. The work of :his association is one of unselfish de rotion to public interests. While we tre not,in a position to help financially we can help in many ways. Your ~ommittee on public imiprorement ~ould co-operate with this ass&iation n the matter of a public park that is low u.ndgr consideration. That park rould mean much for Newberry, not ly as a beautifier, but as an' evi ece of municipal advancement and le pride * The Bachelor Kaids. There is another organization of the. own that is entitled to the mdral and nancial support of the members of he chamber of commerce. The Bach lor Maids is an organization of young adies who devote their time and con ,riute their money to the cause of harity. They work without rewqard >r hope of reward. They furnish it 'i : the hungry, clothes to the- needy, nedicine to the sick, and are ever ready to extend the gentle hand of harity where poverty aind affliction iave entered the home of the poor and mfortunate. The public knows but ittle of their good work, but there are1 nany of the poor and afflicted in this1 ~ommunity who could rise up and call :hem blessed. If it meets with their tpproal a contribution or charity box ould be placed in our reading room ud in the stores and other public 3laces, where the people of the comn nunity could voluntarily contribute to :his toble cause. Work for Town and County. The business men of Newberry night as well understand that the :own can have no substantial growth) r permanent advancement unless the eople in the county are partners with :hem in their prosperity. While it is :rue that we have other industries. it .s an evident fact that this is an agri ~ultural community depenlent for a [ivelihood upon the products of the eld. Three successive failures of[ 3rops would mean atmost financial ruin to the county. Our intersts are ne and the same. What will hnlp one i bound t'o benefit the other and what will hurt one will injure thf other.. W\e need mutual assistance and sunl taatial co-operation. While we ho'uld do all we can to iinduce other~ ive and progressive merchants to -ome to Newvberry and 'thereby in :rease our business an'd population, CHICAGO E. ST. LOUIS MORRiS "SUPREME" and "SOUTHERN B BRANDS A cheap fert It is a tax that Ii He pays tribute t drouths strike hi: that he has subm Our "Supre ments that yield made of the high quick, constant and continuou available for plant food so grs as it needs it. There is no w Don't consider the price. promise just as safe returns them last year and found the nearest dealer for our 1911 Y< "Supreme" and "Souti A. D. Hudson. Newberry, S. C., S S. C., J. S. Wessinger, Chapin, S. more income in dollars and cents to the town than one new mercantile es tablishment. When you ,ask the far mer to co-operate with you in build ing up the town, you must co-operate with him in building up his farm. It must work both ways or it won't work at all. The men who go out of office tonight have attempted to enlarge the work of the chamber of commerce so as to be of benefit to the county as well as the town. That is a self-evident recommendation to the new adminis tration to follow up that line of work. The Newberry Concert Band. I can not close this report without aknowledging the kindness an<d pub lspirit of the members of the New rry Concert band. That organiza tio has done much to contribute to e pleasure of your meetings. These en have never failed to respond wen called upon to give their time nd their talents for the benefit of the camber of commerce. Your organiza tio owes them a debt of gratitude and should assist and stand by them hould they ever ask for your help nd co-operation. Much to be Done. The chamber of commerce can do great work for this community. here is much to be done, but no prac ial results can be accomplished un ss the business men are willing to ake some sacrifices and give their tie and essistance In the work. Your offcers can not do all the work or' ould they be expected to carry all e load. The duties of thre presidency of your ganization demand mor'e time and tention than I can afford to give uring another t.erm, and while I will ot hold that position, I assure you ofmy loyal support and untiring ef rts in all work that looks to the ad anceent and prosperity of our town nd county. While the office I held qired more time than I was able to gve from my business, yet I gave it willingly, although at a personal sac rific. In turning over the gavel or uthority to my successor, I do it with afeeling of- relief that the burden of sponsiility is lifted and with the nowledge that I have done my full tty as I saw it. Respectfully submitted, I. H. Hunt, President. FLORIA-.CUBA! 'Wy Not Take a Trip to FLORIDA or CUBA?" They have been brought within easy reach by the pendid Through Train Ser vice of the ' Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Write for illustrated book lts, rates or any other infor-; mation,,which will be cheer ully furnished. T. C. WHITE, Gen. Pass. Agt., Wihningtnn N. C. KANSAS CITY ST. JC SRTILIZt 4pNUFACTuReRS p, BL( IG" ATLANTA, GA. [lizer is the most expensive item .e levies upon himself and that r o it in wasteful sums with every 1< crops and the critical fruiting sea itted to "taxation without represer me" and "Southern Big" Bran< big returns in crops and enhancei est class of Blood, Bone and Tank s .crop feeders. They do not leach .dually that the plant is fed plentii aste. Our goods are as good as a guara: Read the experience of good ft ,m to be the best they ever usec ;ar Book and learn more about it. iern Big" Brands always make bi 'FOR SALE BY mith Mercantile Co., Kinards, S. C., Sh C., Jas. H. Eargle, Pomaria, S. C. The Man I Any man can go V forts before ht, can s a savings account. in time of idleness, policy against sickn for his loved ones in above all it is his te self-denial, industry independence. Luc but little part in the industrial life. It is the man who he can and saves wins. 'He wins bec fit. That is the laIi ONE'BIG ROL will start you on the r placed in our Saving by adding more of - anid every week you *worry about the futur< WE PAY 4' Newberry Sa OF NEWBE Capital - - JAS. MdINTOSH, President. AT Prize Offers from Lea Book on patents. "Hints to ii "Why some inventors fail." S search of Patent Office records. Acting Commissioner of Patents, the U. S. Patent Office. MCREKLEY& WAjHING T 1SEPH OKLAHOMA CITY MPANY )OD, IONE and TANKAGE FERTILIZERS a farmer uses on his farm. equires no bailiff to collect. aching rain, and when the son begins, he finds too late itation." Is are not taxes, but invest I values of land. They are :age, especially prepared for out in the soil, but become .ully and systematically just nteed bond, and ,rmers who used L Call on your gger crops. ealy & Derrick, Little lountain, no WiSn vithout many com afely dispense with It is his paymaster and his insurance ess; it is protection tcase of death, and stimonial of manly -, forethought and k .and fortune play Sdrama of modern works every day what he can, who, ause he is the most~ JND DOLLAR -oad to success if it's as Department, and he same kind .each 1 have no cause to - F-E vings 'Bank~ RRY, S. C. -$50,000.00 J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier, ,TS dng Manufacturerst ventors." "Inventions needed." end rough sketch or model for Our Mr. G3reeley was formerly. gd as such had full charge.of