https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/0437d44057f8fdd4d4e8f38f3b64c705.pdf 30ca7b317798d32df9e5077d7907da30 PDF Text Text ------------. TBIUVIN& 4'0BNSONVQ,1,E. . .. CMmlter ol Co•meree Orgaalz· l lzed•·lla•Y Neweomen. Johnsonville,September 23: At a · general get together meeting caJled : for the citizens of thie place Thurs- 1 day evening nearly every man in •· town was preaent. After several very stirrin)C and enthusiastic ad- 1 · dresses by representative men it wu : unanimously decided to form a , Chamber of Commerce. Every man , signified his desire to join and to · \ • give hie bt:st efforts toward the gen- , eral upbuildinr of the town and community, and with the hearty CO· · operation of such a live and enthusi· astic body of men behind the work there is a areat future for progrea- : sive Johnsonville. · Of the Chamber of Commerce, E F ProS1er was unanimously elected , president, S R Cockfield secretary , and treasurer and S B Poston, E L Powell and J W Grooms on the executive eotr.mittee to act with the pre1ident and aecre in 1ettin1 up bylaw1, fixing dues and arranging committees, to report at 1nother meetina in a few • • . While the cotton erop ii very lhort,coDliderable quantities are beina marketed here at over 15 centa - and busine11 aenerall1 aeema good. A number of new f1milie1 have remntl7 moved to town and dwelling bou1e1 are in 1t1 ona demand, greater in fact thin ean be 1Upplied at once. • C T Powell of Poeton bu reeently aoeiated birmeJf with the Jobnaonville Hardware eomp1n1 and will move bia familr bere u 1oon u be can eecure a dwelling. Mr Powell bu taken over the man1rement of thi1 eompaDJ'. a ___ , - - County Record 28Sept1916 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource News Articles Subject The topic of the resource Newspaper and magazine articles. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Thriving Johnsonville - 1916 Description An account of the resource Discusses the new Johnsonville Chamber of Commerce and local business owners. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9-28-1916 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The County Record Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nancy Huggins Staton