The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-02-06

Representatives of leading chambers
OF commerce, boards of trade and oth-
el Influential commercial bodies re
Gently gathered in the city of Wash
ington and perfected the organization
OF a national, cooperative trade eA-
tension body that is bound to prove OF
the greatest potency in the promotion
of American commercial interests at
home and abroad. The delegates pres.
ent at the inaugural meeting came
from all parts of the country and
there is no doubt but that the new or.
eanizaticn is thoroughly representa-
tive of the business life of the nation
in lis braadosL sense.
This low actor m American com
mercial and industrial progress is to
be known as the National Council OF
Commerce. The first steps looking to
the projection of this new force into
the Yankee trade field at home and
abroad were taken about year ago
when Secretarv Straus OF the federal
department z. commerce and labor
himself a business man es well as the
official head of that branch of the ma
tional government having to do with
commercial matters-Called a prellm-
lnary conference of leading business
men in the hope of paving the way
Tor Just such an association as has
now been created. A temporary or
ganization was effected at that time
but IL was only at the recent gather
ing at the national capital that the
unique project assumed concrete
shape and was put on practical
working basis.
The prime movers In this underta-
king confidently predict that it will be
come the greatest trade organization
in the world The high character OF
the interests involved and the power
Of the affiliated organizations can not
perhaps, be better indicated than by
presenting the list of members of the
executive committee of the new body
This board OF directors comprises B.
\ Eckhart of the Chicago board of
trade; Mahlon F.. Kline. of the
Trades league of Philadelphia; vii
liam McCarroll of the New York
board of trade and transportation
George ]. Mccarthy of the American
Meat Packers association; II. +. Miles
OF the National Association of Manu-
facturers; II. Mosle of the Galveston
chamber of commerce; Edward A
Fiiene of the Boston Merchants asso
citation; George C. Perkins of the San
Francisco chamber of commerce; l.. A
Ransom Of the Atlanta chamber OF
commerce; G. d. Rogers of the Mime
apolis chamber of commerce; Gustav
II, Schwab of the Merchants associa
ton OF New York; James +. Smith OF
the business Mems league of St
Louis; d. A. Tompkins of the South
srn Manufacturers club, and Frank b
Niborg of the Manufacturers club OF
Cincinnati
At the recent meeting which was at
tended by more than so delegates
bylaws were adopted and officers were
elected for the ensuing year. Mr.. Gus
IN. II. Schwab, well known to bust
ness men throughout the country
through his Connection with the NORTH
German Lloyd Steamship Company
vas chosen as chairman of the per
manent organization 3 A. Eckhart
- Chicago was elected vice.chairman
William r. Corwine, secretary, and
frank p. Wiborg of Cincinnati. treas
l7er. Meetings will be held annually
and permanent headquarters will be
malntained for the conduct OF mis-
sionaTy work" on behalf of the Ameri
can trade interests which is one OF the
principal objects of the new organiza
ton. Although this Is the first and
oniy association OF the kind yet pro
]scted on this side Of the Atlantic
somewhat similar organization have
toT years existed in countries which
are the most formidable trade rivals
q the United States-namely Ger
many. France. Great Britain. etc. and
i vas the object lesson afforded by
these foreign bodies as promoters o.
commercial development that spurrec
ne national government 10 foster the
present organization here
Secretary Straus who With hi