Evening journal., 1912-12-20
MR.. MACLEAN TELLS OF BOOST PLAN

Il. j. Maclean, business manager of
the Chamber of Commerce, in speak
Ing OF his recent visit to the north
and the city of Buffalo, today referred
to the publicity and development work
conducted in Buffalo.
The Buffalo Chamber Of Commerce
maintains Industrial. Transportation,
Publicity and Convention Depart
ments,' he said Each department
has its manager and staff clerks. The
heads Of these departments report to
the general manager who represents
the Board of Directors.
Each OF the departments occupies
two Offices, one Office being used by
the manager of the department. the
other as a work room. The offices
of the Chamber of Commerce are in
one of the largest Office buildings in
Buffalo and are equipped with mod
ern and high priced furniture and the
latest and most approved Office appli-
ances.
The Buffalo Chamber Of Commerce
is one of the best organized and
equipped commercial bodies in Amer
lea. Buffalos slagon. Buffalo Means
Business, is emphasized by the active
and well conducted work of the Buff
falo Chamber of Commerce.
The Transportation Bureau en-
deavors TO solve the TRANSPORTATION
problems of Buifalo's importers and
exporters. Controversies or mis-
understandings between the railroads
and the shippers are referred by the
shippers to the Transportation
Bureau of the Chamber Of Commerce.
The head of the bureau Immediately
gets in touch with the railroads. and
/ believe in most cases is successful
in having all propositions referred to
him adjusted satisfactorily to all
parties concerned. The Transporta-
ton Bureau is the shippers section,
as It were, of the Chamber of Com
merce; the manager of the Trans
portation Bureau is the official of the
Chamber OF Commerce who is i'm con-
slant touch with the shippers. They
are calling on him or he is comforting
with them daily.
The Industrial Department, as in
other chambers of commerce In the
northern cities, spends but little time
Ia trying to get new industries, but
devOtes most of its time and energy
lh thf otl NiNtn bl Allt thldDllSne0 IN
dustries. No attempt Is made to
finance new industries. Every pos
sible attention, however, is given to
parties who desire industrial informa-
tion with the view of locating in
Buffalo In other words. If parties
will furnish the capital the Industrial
department of the Buffalo Chamber
Of Commerce will cooperate with
them in obtaining a suitable site and
In getting the best shipping and
manufacturing facilities afforded by
the city II Buffalo,
The Industrial Bureau as its name
implies, Is the department in the Buff
falo Chamber of Commerce that rep
resents the manufacturers. It is, as
IL were, the manufacturers section of
the Chamber of Commerce. The head
of the department Is the official Of the
Chamber Of Commerce with whom the
manufacturers confer when they de-
sire the Chamber of Commerce to
take up matters of interest to them
The Convention Bureau of the Buff
falo Chamber of Commerce has an
elaborate filing system, containing in
formation on the principal conven-
tions of the entire country. These
files show where the conventions have
met during the past several years and
where they will meet next year. These