The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-19
Il. = ~-r.."eacE-lTs ORGANIZATION.

business as will readily meet and formulate a
definite body. 1t is not necessary wait until the
full membership is reached but a start should be !
made with many enthused over the pro-
Ject The organization should have president, two
vice presidents, secretary, board of
directors and the following standing committees Com
mtee of finance, city affairs on county affairs on
railroads and transportation shipping and com
merce, good roads, membership, meetings and
executive committee of the board of directors with
power to act in the ntrim of meetings.
system of finance should be installed No expen-
ditures should be made without the approval ma
ority finance committee and form of voucher
check should be used which is customary with we'll
organized trades bodies. This voucher check should
be in the form of billhead which should show the
amount, purpose for which to be used to whom pay
able and should be signed by the president coun-
tersgned by the
The committees should be small Of more than
five although three is plenty Small committees are
easier assembled and experience shows large commit
tees to be unweildy.
Each committee should have full charge of the mat
within its Jurisdiction and power apply funds
A special committee advertising should be APP
pointed and should be made up of men acquainted
with the advertising business. Instead of employing
secretary, a local should be made secretary
and the chamber should employ a business manager
who is not official but employee and conse
quently subject to such restrictions. 1t is well to
keep the fact of a paid booster the back the
public outside will attribute all the boosting
hired and the local enthusiasm the citi-
and the outside public will therefore discount all
efforts hot air" etc. The effective trades
bodies follow this plan
AS membership There should be an active and
| associate membership. The business men who mean
| to push should be active and pay dues for dol
I lar a month From these should be chosen the Off
GERS and directors The associate membership should
be taxed So annually and them only passive
should be expected A few do the work any
way, and it is unwise burden the association with
useless idlers who are disposed or capable {
pushing and pulling together.
Cities of less size and Importance than Bruins
wick have hundred active memberships and
Brunswick and will do well. AAl it Is
consistent persistent experienced guidance,
A good deal lies in the selection of the businss
ager. He should be man who knows how to get
the greatest amount of FREE advertising who is
quanted with commercial work from the standpoint
of active boosting He to be live wre,' but
not hot air artist" Mere talk will do nothing 1t
will take work, and work along known lines. There
need not be any experiment. We have the expert
ence hundreds of successful chambers to guide
1
busy
A booklet descriptive of the opportunities of this
city and section should be planned and write
1t should show things they Mere exaggerated
phrases will do nothing The probable settler farmer
or industry will want to know FACTS that will affect
THEM What the prospectus ought to show those
accompanied with pictures explain them This
prospectus should be the FIRST work then
paign of publicity, after the style of press AGENTS
skill will add influence A campaign to get members
should be started and plan of boosting fixed
so that when is asked money he will know
that his money is going to do something definite
| With the $4,000 from the city and county and
other $1,000 from members the chamber is in fit
dition Georsa the of this nation know
that Brunswick is the map, and aconsricuous
part of it. and proposes to be seen heard and
memhered
The chamber should be governed by a constitution
and bylaws framed to give it easy working basis
1t should elss frequently than monthly and at
meetings matters should be discussed and debated so
that there may be good derived for those who
attend One of the successful chambers of COM
merce at its monthly meetings has side speakers
who address the members subjects as Poll
teal Economy Advertising" Agricultural Subjects
ETC. that when a goes to a meeting he learns
something Speakers will gladly come for their ex-
pense and accommodations and it need be of no ma
terial cost The young should be interested in
the work and their minds trained along this line
special department of the chamber devoted to young
men would be school business that would be of
itself grand opportunity educate the young gen
Grafton in civic matters Every ship that weighs an
Choir in this every train that journeys north or