The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-01
MUCH DONE IN
CITY'S BEHALF
BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
IT'S ORGANIZATION OUTGROwTH OF
AN ACTUAL NEED.

Is conducted In Interest of Savan-
nah and Chatham COunty-Has Al
ready Proved an Important Fnc-
tor in City's welfare and Is En-
larging Its Sphere of influence
and UsefuIness-No Question At
fecting Savannah or Any of It's
Citizens Too Small to Receive At
tentiOn-AH Savannahians Invited
to Help in Work.
One of the most valuable organiza-
tions to Savannah as a city, a port
and a, business community is the
Chamber of Commerce, which, though
one of the newest of the local trade
institutions, is an exceedingly ac-
tive one in all that conduces to the
welfare of the city and has already
accomplished results that make it
power for good in the community.
For many years there was a SEEM
ing want of an organization of the
business men Of Savannah to look aft
er it's general commercial interests,
and after several attempts to secure
such a body a successful movement
spring of 1903 by instituting the Cham
Der of Commerce with q roll of over
500 members.
That there was a necessity for such
an institution has been demonstrated
by the work it has done in the short
period of its existence. Through it's
efforts many things that had hereto
fore been neglected for the very good
reason that whats everybodys bust
ness is nobody's business" have re-
ceived careful attention and either adj
justed to the satisfaction of those con-
cerned, or found to be in proper shape,
or even sometimes found to be beyond
adjusting.
All Complaints Considered.
No complaint has been thought too
trivial to be investigated by the
Chamber as a whole, by it's board of
directors or by the committee having
in charge the special subject requiring
attention. In this way the smallest
as well as the greatest questions af-
fecting the individual or the country
have received the same careful con-
sideration. Among such questions
nave been determinations against spe-
cial lines of trade, local travel condi-
tons, public improvements, the intro
duction and location of new industries
and plants, not to mention many other
matters of direct or indirect interest
ana dement, to every citizen, no matter
what his position in the city, have
been materially advanced.
Through the efforts of the Cham
Der of Commerce a number of large
and influential conventions have been
held in Savannah, thus affordng many
leading citizens of the United States
the opportunity of seeing for them
selves the many and varied CONNER
cial and industrial advantages offered
by this city, and also the opportunity
OF enjoying the hospitality of it's citi-
zens.
Need of Auditorium,
In view of the many conventions and
! meetings that will hereafter be held in
| this city and the necessity of having
a large place in which their attend
ants may meet, a special committee
now in charge of the matter of pro
vlding means to build an auditorium,
! and its members are working diligent-
ly to accomplish that object
AS the means of uniting in one body
and for one purpose the progressive
| men-and women Also for the Cham
! Der of commerce admits ladies to
membership-in one constant effort to
| advance the trade, and consequently
/ the prosperity of the city, and build
] up great and important county oc-
cupying the land between the Savan-
| nah and the Ogeechee rivers into
| bones, factories and farms, the Cham
Der of Commerce is fulfilling it's mis-
sion. 1t leaves to it's sister trade
bodies the special cases of the handling
and manipulation of the cotton, naval
| stores and other great staple indus
| tries of the South, businesses that fur
| nish full cargoes for the many and
| yearly increasing number of great
ships that seek Savannah, the chief
seaport of the South Atlantic.
Room for All to Help.
The Chamber of Commerce devotes
its efforts to developing trade in those
many lines that contribute to the i'm
mediate benefit and prosperity of its
citizens; the development of manufac-
| tories in and near the city; to the
| building up of Chatham and the ada
cent counties, and, last, but not least,
| to cooperating in all matters with all
people in advertising to the world the
| advantages offered in Georgia for
those who are seeking new homes and
| good and abundant opportunities to
| better their condition.
This is a brief outline of what the
| Chamber of Commerce has done and
| is doing, and it invites every citizen
to help il in its good work by en-
| rolling themselves on it's list of MEM
|