The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
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Notwithstanding that every city town
OF any Importance has its organization
listing under style of Board of Trade" or
Chamber OF Commerce." yet astonishingly true
that average comprehension of meaning of
wholly lacking What the powers limitations
be they should be managed is matter large
~ Of conjecture, and while many laudable attempts
have been made establish such trade bodies the many
failures resulting exhibit woeful lack of knowledge
on the subject
>There are many organizations known as Boards of
Trade" or Chambers of Commerce" that from point
of neither simply mutual admiration
ties promote certain special interests. Brunswick
| is just about form a chamber of commerce
and sideghts the subject should be of
terest
Chamber of Commerce" was originally so called
signify place" or chamber" where the merchants
met to discuss matters of and to regu-
late affairs between themselves and as between
themselves collectively and the outside world. 1t
an organization promote the welfare the
munty commercially and to regulate competition.
board of is pure trading body. &c. when
it is determined to promulgate commercial organiza
ton Chamber of Commerce" is the only name prop
ery available.
While there is little difference the accepted of
these and they used Unfortunately
yet to the outsider there difference the Cham
Der of Commerce" will command an altogether differ
ent influence from the Board of Trade"
Let eptomize the powers and purposes of a Cham
Der of Commerce" First-A chamber of commerce is
a commercial phanthrophy; it is organization based
on the accepted philosophy that only in union lies
strength, and that the welfare the city and counU
is much Importance the individual as the
munty large.
In the economy of Gods providence every right and
we'll managed business benefcence, selfshness
and the least because the merchant thinks
mostly of his profit and chamber of commerce
is about inensifcaton of this trusm and
pfcation of the fact that only in community where
competition is friendly and business rivalry fair ef
fort TO succeed merit, be assured!
There must be life energy and patience. Water over
too much ground is only marsh and effort
much ground is wasted should both be confined to
certain channels in order to get depth direction and
power. working organization with committees small
and tremendously associated, given work that its
bers capable of doing definite plan of publicity
not the air. wild eyed long haired enthusiastic kind
that magnifyng lens for glasses but cool. calm
determined honest truthful consistent persistent
exploitation of as they are and fair and
open invitation to desirable business The managerial
necessary and have the confidence of the community
There should be rules governing the administration
affairs that should be lived up and in the division of
the work the utmost should be exercised to get
men on committees together who will work together.
This sitting down in the back and making mp
: mittees is folly Every man on a committee should
know every other who is to be on it and all be
men who are naturally friendly to each other This is
vital If secretary is employed he should find his
| committees a fact merely an ornament There
much be said about the working of an organi-
cation this kind that impossible to touch only
few points but the total of it all is expressed in
the word harmony
1t must survive on the harmonious blending of
hieting interests That is it must be a broad liberal
institution where every has right his proper
Tomato share benefits and must shoulder his proper
tonate burdens of expense 1t should place where
all business should come and discuss matters OF
mutual individual importance receive and give
mutual exchange of ideas
| Second-lt is a business organization. AS much
a bank mercantile house 1t must be run on a
hard headed practical basis and study apply
the laws OF political economy they are applicable
the community. 1t must observe the closest allegiance
to the community interest idea catering any
special business. At meetings subjects of broadening
influence of advanced knowledge to the business
should be debated plans matured to further the
interests OF all
| Fhrd-A chamber of commerce is not a
booster" institution be born hastily and fed on an
excited spirit of enthusiasm but should be built on
safe, and sound basis which the conflicting con-
dtons of competition and business rivalry can find
common footing and protection and work for the com