Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-07
A UNION OF GEORGIA BOARDS
OF TRADE.

The suggestion is made by Mr.
Clarke, a prominent business man Of
Moultrie, that an association be
formed of the Chambers of Comerce
and Boards of T ade of Georgia, for
the purpose of uniting them in an
aggressive campaign for the SYMMETRY
cal development of Georgia. Mr.. Clark
met number of the leading business
men of Atlanta at lunch at the Cap
itol City Club and expounded his views
on this line, which are well worth
considering.
Inasmuch as the Americas Board of
Trade is devoting it's entire energies
to this end, that of advertising Ameri-
Gus and Sumter county, and drawing
industries and settlers here, the plan
set forth by Mr.. Clark for united ac-
ton along this line takes on an i'm
portance that it would not otherwise
locally possess. AS Americas will I'M
doubtedly be invited to join in the
movement, if it takes concrete form.
the following excerpts from the state
ment from Mr. Clark will be of inter-
est to all business men here:
What we need in this state is an
increase Of Industrious white small
farm-owners and a decrease Of the
choppers, and we can largely affect
this end by helping our own people
and by encouraging the advent of the
+ ght sort of American immigration,
The proposition is purely a bust
mes one, for business men to work out.
and we can achieve nothing with
out the Whole-hearted and persistent
aid of the press Of the state.
We are living in an age in which
INTEL gent and sane publicity is one
Of the most instrumental forces in
molding public opinion and influence
ing community and individual action.
From one end of the country to the
other, the verb "to boost hasa ma
tlonal significance. We long ago dis
covered that modesty or impassivity
IS penalized by FORGETTING to more
militant cities and towns and states
the progress and position to which
our God-giyen resources entities us.
IL Is incumbent upon Georgia to
take cogn1zance of and apply this les
son, II we would lead the van of the
south II we would lead the van in
the coming and more prosperous de-
cades, as we have in those now mast
Inc only way in which / know
thls purpose may be effected 1s
through cooperation between tbe
the Boards of Trade and the Chambers
OF Commerce already awakened to ar
tlvlty in their individual capacities
The campaigning of these sena.
rate entities is now directed main
~ toward benefitting single locality
nlhk OF the drawing power if the
energies OF these dozens of commercial
organizations were localized in a com
mon organization, destined to aid IFS
alstinctVe members, but also to boost
Tor the state-at-large!
Inc plan will involve no conflict
between the interests of rival com
manitles. Rather, it will diminish
tIem by centralizing the force Of tba
entire organization back of the 81
Borts of each community in the
phases to which it is specificalIy
adapted, doing away with the pres
eht endless confusion. lost motion and
delay inevitable with lack of system
ana absence of definite information.
plans and procedure.
1t IS difficult to conceive the force
OF movement toward development
PACK OF which is the prestige. and
the brains and the devotion If All
Georgia. al
ouch an organization, sending men
throughout the West, drummers, Won
might say, with exhibits and literature
concerning Georgia in their sample
cases, would accelerate the current
rate Of growth, encouraging as it al