The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-17

branches, with a total membership OF
$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.
George II. Russell. president OF the
Peoples State bank. has returned TO
Ills desk after an absence or several
weeks ON account OF ill-health. Mr..
Russell has been I'm the Johns Hopkins
hospital, Baltimore, and reports that
he Is very much improved In health.
M. w. OBrien, vice-president of the
Peoples State bank, also returned
Tuesday morning from 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 q disgrace" and is the
opening gun In campaign for good
roads which is to 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
ton, following the general lines OF
the Detroiter.
Sentiment on Griswoldst. seems to
indicate that there will be an i'm
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 10 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.
X. 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
oSSommerce. Mr.. Hudson will prob
ably got to Washington. Thursday. TO
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.
Exports of automobiles from the
United States for March amounted
to $1,6S8,947, an increase of SO per
cent compared with the correspond
ing month last year, while the in
crease for the nine months ended
with March are 80 per cent above
that of the exports for a similar
period last year. II Is estimated that
the total, for the fiscal year will be
more than $4,000 900. 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 av-
erage price of the machines import
ed shows tendency in the other d.
rection.