Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-11
Benefits Of
Commerce.
eli dedication Of SNsto Yok'S yvew Chamber OF Com.
merce, mr. Cleveland Shoes Hoe They c4re c4ccom-
plBhed-PayS High 7tibate 10 the Patriotism Of Mem
berS both in War and Peace

New York, Nov. ll.--With the presi-
dent and a former president Of tho
United States as It's guests OF honor aud
with representatives of foreign govern
ments and other distinguished persons,
the New York chamber Of commerce
formally dedicated its building In this
city today, The new building, hand
some structure of white marble, is sit
uated In Liberty street between Mas
sau and Broadway.
The proceedings We're opened with a
prayer after dedication by the Rev,
Morgan Dix, rector OF Trinity church.
An address of welcome by Morris X
Jessup, president Of the chamber of
commerce, followed and then the ora
ton Of the day was delivered by for
mer President Grover Cleveland, who
said in part
MIR CLEVELAND'S ADDRESS.
1T need not surprise us II the popu-
lar estimate of this business organiza-
tlon should fail 10 take into account all
that II has done to promote high and
patriotic purposes not always related,
in Il narrow sense, to commerce, No as
ISOLATED body of our citizens felt more
deeply and effectively the throbbing Of
patriotism and devotion to country when
our government was thronged by arm
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Immediately forthcoming when, alter
wards, an insidious attack was made
upon financial integrity through an at
tempted debasement of our currency,
from no quarter has more earnest ana
insistCnt demand been heard for the
adjustment of the international dis
putes by arbitration; its espousal OF the
cause of business education among our
people has been hearty and practicali
IL has advocated enlarged reciprocity
Of business relations between nations
and the removal of their yeXatous hin-
ORANGES; and last, but by no means
least, IL has promptly and with an opea
hand relieved distress and allevlated
disaster. Such incidents as these Illus
trate the organizations beneficent &C.
complishments in the advancement OF
civilization and in furtherance of the
improvement Of humanity.
If we justly appreciate what these
things mean, we shall realize that com
merce has done an immense service TO
humanity, by enlargng within its wide
Influence the acceptance Of the laws OF
honest dealing among civilized com
lnunities and by curbing mans 'beset-
ting sins OF selfishness and greed.
I'VE shall thereupon be led TO appre-
bend the especial benefits in a moral
sense that have accrued 10 our own
countrymen from the work and exam
pie of the chamber OF commerce OF the
state OF New York and of kindred in
stitutions scattered throughout our
land. They have brought together a
vast number OF our citizens and made
the American merchant, who, too great
to be mean has by bold enterprise and
brave venture challenged the admira-
ton of the world; equally as important
as this is its moral complexion and
significance, they have. by the adoption
and enforcement Of rules for their gov
eminent, illustrated 10 a people apt TO
chafe under enforced restraint how
usefully they themselves may volun-
taiilN restrain anu Tvs uldN' Altil NVh-
duct; and beyond all, they have directly
and by example leayened the mass OF
our citizenship with love of scrupul-
Gus honor and largely contributed TO
the preservation Of true devotion TO
fair play.
What | have said must not be un-
derstood as in the least lntimating that
commerce shall be an altruisdc or BEN
evolent affair managed on lines OF
amiabilty and concession. Such con-
ception would be absurdly at fault.
Commerce Is born Of enterprise, and
enterprise is in this busting age. born
Of struggle and competition. But the
struggle and competition need not be
20 the death. Alertness and keenness
and business opportunities do not
by any means lmportune I'M
mindfulness Of all else save
ruthlessness and ravenous snatching.
"As the pioneer Of colonization and
expansion, sordldly undertaken In Its