The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-11
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COMMERCE. COUNCIL.
Important Meeting Opened Ycstcr-
day In Office of Department
of Commerce and Labor.


Washington, Dec. 10.-Meeting in
the offices of the department. of COM
MERGE and labor. the National Coun-
ell of Commerce was opened this
morning by Secretary Strauss, thus
adding another to the list of ma
tional conventions in the nations
capital this week. The council will
seek to further extend the domestic
and foreign trade of the United
States and in its work has the CO.
operation of three score commercial
bodies, nearly all of which have sent
delegates to the meeting.
The principal business before the
meeting is to elect permanent Off
GERS of the organization, adopt by
laws and perfect plan to be follow
ed by the council in it's work.
The National Council of Com
merce which was inaugurated by
Secretary Strauss in December last,
has aroused considerable interest
through out the country, about sixty
commercial organizations from the
leading cities of the United States
having Joined the council since it's
first meeting. Secretary Strauss
has become more and more convinc-
ed of the practical value of this pro-
gressive organization, not only to
the commercial activities through
out the country which can through
NO ;,,F,
of trade opportunities abroad, but
to the various departments of the
government connected with the bus
mess world.
The idea is to have permanent
bureau located in Washington with
competent man at the head of 1T,
who can be daily in touch with the
departments of government having
to do with commercial affairs, and
through men whom these depart
ments can communicate to the spe-
cial interests it is intended to reach,
many important matters which now
cannot be published generally be-
cause of their confidential nature a
similar relation between the govern
ment and the commercial interests
has existed for some time, to the
great advantage of both, in several
European countries, such as Great
Britain, Germany and France, and
Secretary Strauss is anxious that the
business men of this country should
not fail to take advantage of the ex-
perience of foreign organizations of
this nature.
Commenting upon its initial work
Laurence V. Benet, president of the
chambers Of councillors of foreign
commerce of France, in an official
communication 10 Secretary Strauss,
says that the conference of the
American chambers of commerce
marked an epoch in the develop
ment of the foreign trade of the
United States, as it brought the
manufacturers and merchants of the
country into close and constant re-
lations with the executive of the
nation.
Great as has been the influence
of the French chambers of com
merce upon the development of
trade" says Mr.. Benet, ''both at
home and agroad, it became evident
that in the majority of cases their
influence and efforts were, to great
extent, confined to the interests of
their own localities
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