Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-21
Aims and Motto of The Chamber
of Commerce.
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Interesting Article Upon This Progress.
eslye, Organization of the Leading
Business and Professional Men Wit
i ten, by Secretary T. |. Farrar.

ak Tie following article upon the
!, Chamber CT Commerce and It's aims
was written for the Daily Fress by
Mr. r. l.. Farrar. secretary Of the or
! saniZG.ion:
Is The Chamber of Commerce is al or
eapi"ation composed of the leading
business and professional mon of New
port News. whose common purpose it
is &c guard the business interest of
the city. and whose efforts and untir
Ing energies are devoted to the further.
ance of that end. 1t is composed of
unselfish men. who may be depended
upon in any emergency, to do that
Which Is best and most proper for the
city at large.
- Being nntsectarlan, non.partisan
:organizati6n. no religious or political
discussions can arise; with but one
aim and hut one motto, the uhbuiid
Sing of Newport News. AMI the foster.
Ing of her iafant as we'll rs her more
fully grown. industries 1t would be
hard TO conceive of an institution
tswhose possibility for material good tc
: the community is SO great as that Of
the Chamber of Commerce. It's upcr-
tuons however. lhorld not be- nor arc
they confined to any one particular
method. but its functions must neccs.
sarily he Of Il general nature.
\ There is n widespread, Int no loss
;serroncous impression that the ono and
only aim of the Chamber of Commerce.
is to secure Ecw Industries for the
city and to do largo and magnificent
things that may he seen and applaud.
rd ny the general public. AMI while
sQit Is to he admitted that tho eye of
the Chamber is ever open to an Gu
rortnnity for securing new Industrial
4 enterprises. and while It's members.
SSboth individually and collectively,
stand ever ready To give their time.
brain ah1 money toward procuring
these enterprises. if legitimate, and
while il is not generally known tina!
;sSSn1amy Of these valiant men lave srent
nncll OF their means at different times
in swell directed efforts to bring in
now enterprises, yet this is only one
Of tho Chambers many important func.
g tons and u few of it's chief cbcctsl
yan,s aims. might hest be mentioned by
quoting from the Constitutions
"Art. |. Se:tion 2.
"The object of the Chamber ahail tr
10 encourage social intercourse anil
good feeling among the business men;
t6 protect and develop the commercial
an notwithstanding interests of New
pnrl News: to collect and preserve
Statistical Information connected with
these pursuits: TO promote just ana
equitable principles i'm trade; to ps-
tallish uniformity in the commercial
ipsagesiof the city, to settle differences
Speedily and without litigation; to en-
terrain visitors and 70 promote the
general progress AMI prosperity of
the community"
From this il lnay he seen that the
Chamber of Commerce is not 10 be
considered simply in the light Of po.
nio;er, Init It's scope is broader It's
functions better and it's aims higher.
,t Should be- the purpose of All organi-
Zn,irn of this kind AMI it is felt 10 III,
the dirty of this particular organiza-
ticm TO investigate any industry con-
formulating tic establishment of Il
plant In our growing city: and If il Is
found 10 he good. recommend that 1t
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