The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
BUSINESS NOTES.

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The semi-annual dinner OF the
Bankers club OF Detroit, will be held
In the Hotel Cadillac, Saturday even
ing, May 81 Several speakers OF
national prominence are expected for
this banquet, but their names are
not yet announced
George III. Russell, president of tho
Peoples State bank. has returned 10
his desk after an absence OF several
weeks on account OF ill-health. Mr..
Russell has been In the Johns Hopkins
hospital, Baltimore, and reports that
| he Is very much improved I'm health.
NJ. w. O'Brien, vice-president OF the
Peoples State bank, also returned
Tuesday morning from a three weeks
vacation In Atlantic City.
The leading article In the Bulletin
OF the Jackson Chamber OF Com.
merce Is entitled jackson county
roads are a disgrace" and Is the
opening gun In campaign for good
roads which Is 10 be waged by the
hustling commercial organization Of
Jackson. The Bulletin, which is edit
ed by Secretary Norman Flowers,
formerly of the Detroit Board OF
Commerce. Is an attractive publica-
ton, following the general lines OF
the Detroiter.
Sentiment on Griswold-st seems TO
indicate that there will be an Inn
provement in business conditions
now that the decision OF the supreme
court In the Standard Oil case is out
OF the way II is what they have
been waiting for in New York." said
Blair, president OF the Union Trust
Co." and fro mwhat | can gather
the decision is by no means unfavor-
able to business. II will at least re-
move the uncertainty and conditions
ought to get better"
The members OF the Board OF Com
merce cruise committee were so
charmed with the performance OF the
glee club, which was practicing dur
ing the committee meeting Monday
evening, that they invited the singers
TO dinner at the Detroit Yacht club,
next Monday. The cruise committee
laid out the entertainment program
for the trip in the meeting, and W.
r. Orr, chairman, will leave Wednes-
day to make final arrangements for
the reception OF the members at the
various points in the upper peninsula
at which the boat will stop.
]. L. Hudson is representing the De-
troit Board of Commerce at the City
Planning conference being held in
Philadelphia this week. The object
OF the conference is TO show what
has been done In beautifying and
cleaning UP the cities OF the country
through the cooperation OF CONNER
cial organizations such as the Board
or Commerce. Mr.. Hudson will prob
ably got to Washington. Thursday, 10
join the delegation from a Detroit or
ganization, which will meet with the
finance committee OF the senate to
urge the passage of the reciprocity
treaty.
The Detroit Credit Mems associa-
ton will send big delegation TO the
annual convention OF the National
Association of Credit Men, In Mime
apolis, June 1916, as they are plan
ming TO elect Wade Mills, ex-presi-
dent OF the local organization, a mem-
Der of the board Of the national body
The national association was organ
lied in 1896 and now has II local
branches, with q total membership or
$4,000. The object OF the association
is to give uniformity to the credit
system, to protect creditors against
dishonest debtors and to help out
honest debtors, saving as much as
possible for the creditors.
Exports Of automobiles from the
United States for March amounted
TO $l,68S,947. an increase Of 63 per
cent compared with the correspond
ing month last year, while the In
crease for the nine months ended
with March are so per cent above
that of the exports for similar
period last year 1t is estimated that
the total for the fiscal year will be
more than $14,000,000. Canada is the
chief market for American automo.
biles. France still leads the world
as an exporter OF automobiles, and
most OF the motor cars imported in
TO the United States come from that
country. The average price OF auto
mobiles exported from this country
is gradually decreasing while the ay.
erage price of the machines import |
ed shows tendency in the other d. !