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W. R. Lenee, superintendent of the Abilene Southern railroad with headquarters at Abilene,addressed the Anson chamber of commerce in their regular session Wednesday noon. Mr. Lenee for its railroad is one of the most lberal contribu tors to the budget of the Anson chamber of commerce. In his address he stated, among other things, that a chamber of commerce performs a peculiar function, one that civic clubs can not well perform, and that the work should be continued in dis tressed times as well as at all other times. In his opinion the spirit of a town ,determines its future, and cited Oklahoma City, a case in which the business men determin ed to build a city. Mr. Lence stated that the tex tile industry in his opinion offer ed a fine opportunity for towns in this section, referring to a speech by the late Henry W. Grady who forty years ago urged the estab lishment of cotton factories in the East, Mr. Grady’s work having been well rewarded with many towns of factories in his section. Mr. Lence discussed what he termed unfairness in the matter of taxes of the competition between railroads and bus, truck and other means of transportation, saying that he did not know what the solution should be but that one should be worked out. Doss Harris presided at the lunch eon, and turned over the meeting at the proper time to O. S. Gil breath, chairman of the program committee. Mr. and Mrs. Seth Lawrence furnished entertainment, Mrs. Lawrence giving two solos with Seth at the piano. New attendance and program committees were announced for the month of December. Fifteen were reported as attend ing the meeting.
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Anson Western Enterprise
Anson, Texas, US
Thu, Nov 20, 1930
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