The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-08-09
ASSOCIATED BOARDS OF
TRADE OF MARYLAND.
PROPOSE ITO PUT MARYLAND I'm The
FRONT COMMERCIALLY and
AGRICULTURALLY.
A Wide Publicity Campaign will
Achieve This Result.

by Director g. A. Waterman, OF Bal
timore. Mr.. Charles o. Gorsuch, OF
the Westminster Merchants e. Manu-
facturers Association, il member OF
the executive committee of the AssO-
ciated Boards.
MaryIand's Splendid Chances.
No other state equals Maryland in
natural resources Few if any COM
pare with her. Sea and soil, field and
forest, mine and quarry, yield food
and other necessities of vast variety
and finest quality. The great bay and
the ocean help make the climate near
" ideal for pleasure and for labor OF
all kinds. Water courses furnish both
power and avenues Of communication.
Railroad facilities are OF the best, and
the already fine system Of public
roads Is being extended and improved.
The energy and skill of man have
made great use Of the material and
opportunities furnished by nature.
Maryland is a great state in civic de-
yelopment, in agriculture, In COM
merce and in manufactures; delight
full state i'm climate, in scenery and in
social development. Mans efforts to
take advantage of what Maryland of
fers always open up new possibilities
Maryland il indeed state within
whose bounds exist boundless oppor-
tunities.
Activity of Competitors.
And yet, many other states with
less to work on have done relatively
more than we. Some have done act
ually more. Many sections with few
or attractions for men and money, and
these attractions inferior to ours, are
more widely and more fayorably
known than Maryland, her resources
and her opportunities.
Less favored by nature and more
prodded by competition, they have
realized more fully than we the neces-
sity Of active cooperation and modern
publicity. BY having the good sense
to use them, they have largely Offset
and in some cases entirely overcome
the natural advantages Of competing
sections.
The Local Organization.
The rallying point Of sensible men
in any community is the local COM
mercial organization. Such organlza-
lions are too often handicapped by
AS0AA y
in individuals to work together for the
common good Not enough persons
realize fully enough that 1T pays to
pull together. A part of the work Of
TIL, Associated Boards Of Trade OF
Maryland will be to help existing COM
mercial organizations to increase
their membership, strengthen their
finances and bring more individuals
~ ma
This all makes for increased local
prosperity
Local SelfInterest.
1t often happens in purely local
matters-le educational, and
trafic-that obstacles can be best
and most quickly overcome by the
aid of strong body that represents
also other localities with the same
sort of problems, and that carries
with its efforts the weight Of wide
moral support That il why every
city, town and county is interested,
whether they know it or not, in max
ing the Associated Boards Of Trade
OF Maryland as strong i'm fact as Ii ID
broad in it's purpose and policy. It
must be made positive force as well
as a sounding title.
This depends on how well the as
sociation serves each section, and on
how we'll each section helps the as
sociation to do its work fully and
properly.
Expert Direction.
With a view to placing itself in a
position to do it's work properly, the
association has employed al director
a man who has served as CONNER
cial secretary and won the confidence
and approval of leading men in that
vocation in the South. Subject to
the president and the executive COM
mittee, Director Waterman has charge
of the affairs of the association. 4
part Of his work will be to advise the
various commercial bodies In all mat
tiers in which he may be able to help
them, especially in details of organi-
cation, finance and publicity. Other
engagements permitting, he will al
WAYS be at the disposal Of commercial
organizations needing advice along
these lines. When conditions justify
his time and efforts being devoted
temporarily to any one locality, he
will be at their disposal for active
n,
the local organization.
What DO We Amount TO
The Associated Boards of Trade of
Maryland is in fact league Of COM
mercial bOdles-an engine or CO.
operation among p business organi-
cations i'm % cities and towns, located
in Baltimore City and II out Of the %
counties. We are In all but one
Eastern Shore County, two Southern
counties, two Central Northern coun-
ties and one county in Western Mary
land We therefore claim that we
are justly entitled to
Confidence as a real force,
Assistance al a real influence
Personal interest as something
really worth while.
Representative Control.
The executive committee has de-
cided to create a special advisory
body, consisting of one member from
each commercial organization in the
association and one from each county
represented by individuals but not by
organizations. This advisory body will
be consulted on all matters OF prece-
dent and unusual interest or impor-
lance. It will be selected as careful
ly as possible with view to the most
capable and the most willing repre-
sentation of the interests and wishes
of the various towns and counties.
The members of this advisory body
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