The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-07-24
Leading Business Men Of
Nation Guests of Fargo

Zone of the chief aims also, of the
national chamber of commerce, is to
make more available and more useful
to all business men the work Of the
various bureaus at Washington. The
government has not previously been
able to make their work of great prac-
tical value to the business interests
of the country because of having no
national organization through which
lit could reach local or trade organi-
cations and individual firms. Govern
ment officials have been deferred from
making overtures to local organiZa-
tions through fear of laying them
selves open to charges of favoritism.
The chamber provides medium
for informing. the country's business
men of the activities of the Consular
Service, the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce, the Bureau of Cor
porations, the Bureau of Standards,
the Census Bureau, the Bureau of
Chemistry and the new Department of
Labor. These bureaus should be close
ly allied with and made to aid ma
terially the projects of the business
interests of the country.
/" On the theory that strong CONNER
cial organizations in all cities mean
la better development not only COM
mercially but along civic lines, the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States Of America exerts it's energies
lin encouraging and promoting asso-
Citations of business men in all parts
of the country and the chamber aims
to act in concert with such local
bodies in promoting the nations bus
mess at home and abroad.
cone branch of the chambers work
is the dissemination of information
concerning the work Of local boards of
trade and commercial bodies. 1t acts
soIop go nf4 tn
building up trade associations in cities
all over the country. 1t advocates the
Standardization Of association meth
DDS and effort in order that more
rapid progress can be made by busi-
| ness mems organizations with the least
Expenditure of time effort and money.
Although greatly burdened with or
| ganization work and the addition of
new members to It's ranks, the cham
f'ber is arranging department for the
dissemination of information with re-
spect to new opportunities for trade
| expansion. The opening of new mar
kets at home and abroad, and the
means Of developing home markets for
the various cities are matters of its
concern. 1t aims to watch carefully
for influences which may retard our
commercial development and to an
alyze statistics with regard to the
production and distribution of our
manufacturers at home and abroad"
Business men in all parts Of the
west are particularly anxious for In
formation on the details of organiza-
1 ton, manner Of representa- ton, and
1.-THE method of determining the, polls
cies to be pursued by the national
lchamber. Summarizing these points,
lof the Chamber Of Commerce of the
United States, said: q
/ THE organization and control of the
! chamber is on a broad and democratic
basis. Tt will consider only national
Questions. Every organization in its
membership has a right to propose
4 such questions for consideration and
a voice and vote in their determine
Ition. no prevent control OF the organ
i tizationS&by any part of the country,
Tor by the big cities, the influence OF
1.-THE larger organizations is restricted.
4 The smallest organization admitted to
membership has one vote and one dell
Iegate, while no organization, however
llarge and influential, can have more
i than ten votes or ten delegates. 1T
4 Requires, a two-tlirds vote Of the en-
Itire membership to commit the cham :
Iber upon any question Of business
lpolicy.
/ Organization membership is con
1 fined to commercial or manufacturers,
IaSSOCidliOIlSa iol soI SdIi1GSu8LOE private
iDurposes. Such associations are Of
1.-TWO classes. First. local or state
4 commercial or business organizations
1.-The chief purpose of which Is the gem
IeraI development of the commercial
4 land industrial interests of a single
Estate, city or locality; second, state,
Interstate or national organizations
1.-THE membership Of which is confined
1 to one trade or group OF trades; and
Isuch other bodies OF similar purpose
1 as the directors may approve.
i Persons, firms or corporations who
are members In good standing of any
4 Organization admitted to the chamber
lare eligible for election as Individual
meinbers. Indiyid dual inennbers pay an
nual duessof S25, which include sub
Iscription to the regular pub lications Of
I the chamber and such members may
salso avail themselves OF the facilities