The Washington times., 1911-05-24
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Of these interests as the old association
and the Chamber of Commerce have
done, l am opposed to the merger. II
II does. l am for 1t.
Joseph Strasburger-I heartily favor
the merger of the Board of Trade with
the Chamber of Commerce, because, II
for nothing else, it would save a great
deal Of duplication. / find that in my
capacity as president of the Retail
Merchants Association / am doing many
things which l am called upon to do as
chairman of the subcommittee on retail
trade of the industrial interests COM
mittee of the Board of Trade. There Is
no sense in that duplication of effort
and expense of time. Every considera-
ton is in favor of the merger.
the volunteer committee which asked
members of the two organizations to
express their opinions upon the pro-
posed merger. l then stated that in my
munity and the members of both or
CARNATIONS would best be served by
merging them into one.
Frank A. Butts-Tm for the merg-
er strong. / voted for II in the in
formal poll and hope to see it sue
coed.
John w Dunbar-Put me down for
one big organization. We don't need
two.
William Burke, jr.-By all means. I
favor consolidation. l think there
should be but one trade body in
E. r. BOYLE voted to combine
once and will vote that way again.
John Brewer signed a card advo-
eating the merger and hope to see
the Board Of Trade vote for 1t.
w. A Brown-There ought to be
two separate organizations, to look
after the commercial and civic inter-
ests of the city, but II their lines
cross they should be consolidated into
one body.
H T. Rittinger-I am unalterably
opposed to consolidation OF the Board
of Trade and Chamber of Commerce.
w. F. Brooks-Put me down as an
enthusiastic advocate of the merger
Walter H. Alphabetically. I'm for
consolidation. Make 1T az strong as
Byron S. Adams-Im for the merg-
er, first. last and all the time.
BaIderson Opposes.
Walter C. Balderson-I am opposed
to the merger The men who organ
lied the Chamber of Commerce have
made a success of their work and
should continue 1t. and l see no rea-
son for combining the Board of Trade
with their association.
Lyman f. Burdine-I believe in the
:
things. and consequently am an ardent
advocate of consolidation. and shall do
all I can to bring 1t about.
Milton e Ailes-I voted for the merg-
or of the two trade bodies in the poll
recently conducted. That tells where l
stand.
Herbert F.. L. Allen-For some rea-
Sous favor the merger. and for some
reasons ] oppose it. I can't say how /
shall vote.
Grant S. Barnhart-washirgtc isr't
a big enough town 20 support two such
bodies as the Chamber of Commerce
and RoarG Of Trade. They ought to
get together.
George w; Barnes-I don't care to ex I
press myself on the merger proposal
A A. Birney-Although ! have not
given much study to the question. !
am inclined to be for consolidation Of
the Chamber and the Board.
and shall vote for it every time I get
a chance.
Favors the Merger
Ralph P. barnard Il will vote for
the merger and abide bv the result
cheerfully II a good-sized majority OF
both organizations favor it. Otherwise
Id be for the present order.
Lester A Baritone big commercial
and civic organization would be strong
Ell than two smaller ores. and l shall
vote for merger on that account.
]. E. Berrv-I hardly know what 10
say 1 haven't studied the question
carefully enough to express an opinion,
so won't make any statement now.
Henry P. Rlair-I have favored the
consolidation OF the Chamber OF Com
merce and oBard of Trade persistently
snd consistently for several years, and
shall continue to do so.
Charles +. Berry-It seems utterly
foolish to me for Washington to have