The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-24
RATIFIED BY JOBBERS
Business Mems Merger Ac-
cepted by All Parties.
COMMITTEE MEETS THURSDAY
Body VIII Work Ont Details TO BE
Finally Passed Upon at Organiza-
tIOn Meeting Of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce to he Called
for the PurpOse-AdOpt Resolutions

The proposed merger OF the Business
Mems Association and the Jobbers and
Shippers Association into the Washing
ton Chamber Of Commerce was ratified
at a general meeting OF the jobbers and
shippers at the New Willard last night,
following similar action by the business
men Monday night. The resolutions pro-
posed by the joint committee of the two
associations were unanimously adopted, a
committee Of five appointed TO meet a
similar committee Of the other associa-
ton. and steps taken for the first meeting
of the Chamber OF Commerce as soon as
the committee on organization shall be
ready TO report.
Text of Resolutions Adopted.
The formal action Of the association
was embodied in the following two reso-
lutions:
Resolved, That the permanent organ
ization of the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce be now effected. and that the
membership be composed Of the members
Of the Business Mems Association and OF
the Jobbers and Shippers Association, in
good standing, and such other persons as
may subsequently be elected; the mem
bers of the Business Mems Association
and Of the Jobbers and shippers Associa-
ton to be members of the Chamber Of
Commerce without further payment Of
dues until January !, 1905
Resolved. That a special committee Of
five, consisting Of Charles J. Bell. Jack
son II. Ralston. Benjamin W. Guy. Mon
roe Luchs, and B. +. Saul, be appointed
10 act with a similar committee from the
Business Mems Association, % formulate
a plan for organization. said plan TO be
submitted 90 the members OF the Chamber
OF Commerce at q meeting 20 be held
THURSDAY April . at an hour and place
yet to be determined. or as soon there
after as this committee is ready TO sub
NIT its report
Many Vote by Postal Card.
The notice for the meeting was accom-
panied by postal card with the request
that the members who could not be pres
ent should send in their vote for or against
the merger, and sixty-seven members re-
sponded, all voting in favor Of consolida-
ton.
The proposition for union was briefly
discussed. President Charles J. Bell, IN
opening the meeting said the directors
had received the proposition from the
joint committee. had considered il at some
length and had recommended il 20 the
general body by a unanimous vote. MIR
Bell said the directors were actuated by
the idea that the union Of the two bodies
into the Chamber Of Commerce would
open larger opportunities for usefulness.
would probably put the new body in
possession Of a permanent home and
would bring together scattered effort into
a harmonious working organization, the
chief object Of which would be the com
merciai and civic upbuldiug Of the Cap
ital City.
The resolutions were formally brought
before the meeting on motion of b r
Guy. and several members discussed the
proposition. 10 dissent appearing any
where. The speakers were +. p May
Monroe Luehs E. c. Graham, r p. An
dreWs. and others The general sentiment
expressed was that the merger was now
all but completed, and that making talk
upon IL was wasted energy. Several Of
the members called attention TO the work
. accomplished by the association in the
vast Improvement of freight and shipping
facilities. and the work that had been
done IN the way Of charging the whole
sale business Of the city.
Wholesale Business Has Improved.
Monroe Luchs said this accomplishment
Of the association could only be meas
ured by the results apparent upon the
books Of the wholesale merchants He
said there had been a great improvement
in business with his house. traceable
directly TO the efforts Of the association.
Other speakers. notably, r. P. Andrews.
said the same thing was true with them.
II was said this feature Of the situation
had not got into the newspapers in
the way TO make il public property but
the opinion was expressed that the
movement for better trade IN Washing
ton had borne fruit which warranted all
the money spent and all the work done
by the Jobbers and Shippers Associa-
ton.
Several members urged that the active
spirits I'm the new organization should in
sist upon having ia that body a strong
committee on freight and transportation,
and another on wholesale trade and man
ufacture, in order to perpetuate and
bring to fruition the work begun by the
JObbeTs and Shippers.
An important departure from the pre-
arranged programme for the organization
of tho Chamber Of Commerce was worked
out yesterday and embodied in action by
the Jobbers and Shippers last night
that the committee on organization should
meet on Thursday evening, and the gen
| eTal meeting Of the chamber for orEani-
cation be postponed TO some evening next
week 10 be determined upon by the COM
mittee.