A most interesting meeting of the Business Men’s Association was held in its office on Court Street Tuesday night. The question of the booster advertising trip for Louisburg and the Louisburg tobacco market was discussed in detail and plans finally perfected for the trip. About 50 cars had been secured by the committee and it was agreed that these cars with those who would occupy them meet at the Court House early Thursday morning to begin the trip. All cars will travel together, and it is expected that the entire county and adjoining territory will be covered Thursday.
The question of the road from Henderson through Louisburg, Bunn, Zebulon on to Smithfield was discussed and resulted in a motion prevailing to appoint Chairman M.S. Davis and A. F. Johnson a committee from the Business Men’s Association to act with the members of a committee from the Kiwanis Club in putting this road on the map.
The chairman formally presented the subscription list for stock to establish a Canning Factory for Louisburg to the many stockholders present, and announced that in order to give better accommodations to those present the meeting would remove to the Court House.
Arriving at the Court room M.S. Davis was elected temporary chairman and Dr. A.H. Fleming temporary secretary, and the question of election off officers to make the organization was discussed. A resolution prevailed that a committee of three composed of A.F. Johnson, M.S. Clifton and S.P. Boddie will be appointed to select from the stock list seven Directors and report them to the meeting for election and that upon their election they would hold office for 12 months from the date of the charter.
The committee promptly reported the following names: McM. Furgurson, A.W. Person, M.S. Clifton, A.H. Fleming, K.K. Allen, F.J. Beasley, A.F. Johnson. The report of the committee was unanimously adopted.
The chairman then introduced Mr. R.T. Melvin of Raleigh, who had come to fill the engagement of Mr. H.H. B. Mask, who made a most interesting talk. He emphasized the importance of starting small and grow rather than starting too large as practically all the failures in this industry had been due to too big ideas at the start. He assured us that we had every reason to expect success with the personnel of our stockholders representing the business men of the town and community and ventured the prediction that our own organization could easily consume the entire output of a fairly good-sized plant.
Mr. J.S. Williams, also of Raleigh, was present and displayed the products of a Brussell’s Dehydrating machine, which he represented, and was enthusiastic in his desire to place on of the few he has in charge of his home county.
The meeting was a most enthusiastic one and adjourned in much optimistic feelings for the beginning of some enterprises that will help to build Louisburg. The Directors will meet early next week upon the call of the chairman Mr. McM. Furgurson and begin the formal details necessary to a complete organization.
From the front page of The Franklin Times, Louisburg, N.C., Sept. 11, 1925
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