Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ACTION BY JOBBERS AND SHIP
PERs' ASSOCIATION.
Proposition Unanimously Endorsed by
Members-Adoption of Resolutions
Committee on Organization.

Washington is to have a chamber of COM
merce. Members Of the Jobbers and Ship
pers' Association at a meeting'a at the New
Willard last evening ratified the agreement
adopted by the Business Mems Association
last Monday evening. A committee of five
was appointed to meet similar committee
Of the Business Mems Association. The
joint committee is to complete the organiza-
ton, and the first meeting Of the chamber
Of commerce will be called as soon as the
committee on organization is ready to re-
port.
The resolutions adopted embody the
formal action of the association. They
set forth that 1.-The permanent organization
OF the Washington chamber Of commerce
be now effected, and that the membership
be composed Of the members Of the Bust
ness Mems Association and of the Jobbers
and Shippers Association. in good stand
ing, and such other persons as may subse-
uently be elected; the members of the Bust
ness Mems Association and of the Jobbers
and Shippers Association to be members
of the chamber Of commerce without further
payment of dues until January l, 19OS'
A special committee on organization
which will draw up plans is to have its
first meeting at $3.50 Friday afternoon. The
names of this committee are James F.
Oyster. Charles J. Bell. Monroe Luchs, B.
W. Guy, B. F. Saul. Jackson Ralston A. d.
Albert, r. A. Chester, Charles ]. Linkins
and w. F. Guide.
Following the deliberations of this COM
mittee there. will be a general meeting of
the chamber of commerce to adopt the plan
of organization and outline future work
This will be held as early as possible next
week
Brief and Businesslike.
The meeting was brief and businesslike.
request had been sent out In advance
that all members unable to be present vote
by postal card Sixty-seven responded.
All of them voted in favor of the merger.
President Chas. ]. Bell said that the direc-
tors had received the proposition for the
merger from the joint committee, and had
considered it carefully. The directors. after
such elaboration. had recommended it to
the general body by unanimous vote. Mr..
Bell explained there were several objects In
view in the merger. 1t would give the new
association q permanent home. and would
open up a wider field of activity and bring
together the now scattered forces working
for the betterment of the city. The aims of
the chamber of commerce would be COM
mercial and civic in the best sense of the
terms.
The two resolutions to clinch the bargain
were presented by B. F. Guy, and several
members briefly discussed them. The speak
ers were F. P. May, Monroe Luchs, E. G.
Graham. r. P. Andrews and others. The
general opinion was that the time for talk
ing was past The merger was all but
completed, and that further discussion was
q mere waste Of energy. The speakers
did, however, point out the good, that had
been accomplished by the Jobbers and Ship
pers Association in the way OF improving
freight facilities and enlarging the whole
sale business of the city.
Improvement In Local Conditions.
Mr.. Luchs said that the real improvement
In local conditions could be seen on the
books of the local merchants. Speaking
for his own firm. he remarked that business
had improved decidedly. and that the i'm
provement was directly traceable to the
efforts Of the association.
Mr. Andrews stated that the same was
true of his house. The results Of the work
had not all been published, but the results
were there just the same. and he was ready
to affirm that in the better business done
and the better business conditions prevail
ing there had been an ample return for all
the work that had been done and all the
money that had been spent by the associa-
ton.
One of the things urged by number of
speaker was that the new association
should have a strong committee on freight
and transportation and another on manu-
features, so to perpetuate the good work
already begun by the Jobbers and Ship
pers Associa ton.
The committee on organization of the new
association will meet tomorrow evening.