Concord Chamber of Commerce Forming, Nov. 25, 1924

Drive for Chamber of Commerce Now Underway in City. . . Workers Started Campaign This Morning and They Plan to Complete Their Work During One Day. . . Enthusiasm Was Shown by Many. . . A Number of Memberships Were Sold at Meeting Held at the Y Last Night When Final Plans Were Made

The membership campaign for the Chamber of Commerce was formally launched Monday night at the Y.M.C.A. when workers in the drive met at a luncheon and perfected final plans.

At 5 o’clock the executive committee, of which T.D. Maness is chairman, met at the Y and devised plans of putting the campaign across. Members of the committee were very enthusiastic and 12 memberships were sold among the committee members. Some of the members of the committee already held membership in the chamber, but they are so enthusiastic they took out additional memberships.

At the luncheon, Mr. Maness, F.C. Niblock, Dr. T.N. Spencer and H.W. Blanks spoke to the workers who are taking part in the campaign, and their enthusiasm was reflected in the hearty responses made by the salesmen.

It was reported by the salesmen that a number of memberships also were sold among them, but no definite reports on the number sold were made. The salesmen are holding back these memberships until final reports are made.

No luncheon was held at the Y at noon as was first planned. It was agreed that final reports would be made at a luncheon to be held at 6:30.

Officers of the chamber were confident on the eve of the campaign that enough new members would be secured to put the chamber on a solid financial footing. When this is done, officers will adopt an ambitious program for the organization during the coming year.

One of the first things planned is a booklet setting forth in an attractive planner facts about Concord and Cabarrus county. Another feature will be improvement of the tourist camps and a campaign to give the city and county wide advertisement throughout the country.

When work is started on the new hotel and the present hotel is razed, the chamber will act as a clearing house for rooms. Secretary Blanks will catalogue all rooms that are for rent, and visitors in the city can secure rooms by calling at the offices of the chamber. Mr. Blanks plans to inspect all rooms that are offered for rent so he can know they are all desirable ones.

It will be necessary for the city to have between 50 and 75 rooms to care for the traveling public and officers of the chamber believe visitors in the city can be cared for easily if those persons having rooms for rent will co-operate with them.

Salesmen in the campaign are visiting all parts of the city during the day, and several of them have reported good sales during the day. The final reports will be made at the luncheon at 6:30 tonight.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Nov. 25, 1924

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