The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-01-14
Congress In Washington To
Be Largely Attended
Chamber Of Commerce o.
AU. S. Prepares For An.
nual Meeting


of Commerce of the United States is
to hold it's first annual meeting on
Jan. 81, % and % in this city, and
arrangements are being made for at
tendance of 700 delegates, represent
ing 200 trade organizations in AZ of
the states and territories. This Is the
business organization that was organ.
lied with so many promises of a bril-
liant and serviceable future a year
ago, the chief sponsors for it being
President Taft and. Charles Nagel,
secretary of commerce and labor. The
chamber is now nationwide In It's
scope and has penetrated to the island
possessions of the United States, and
has one branch In a foreign country,
the American Chamber of Commerce
at Constantinople.
New York leads in membership in
the congress with 80 members, rs of
which are in New York city. Illinois
| Is second, with 81 members, 19 Of
which are in Chicago, Ohio is third
with IS members. and Pennsylvania Is
fourth with 10. Missouri has IL.
Michigan, Massachusetts, and Indiana
have nine each, Wisconsin and Iowa
eight each. Maryland has seven, Kan
sas has six, Minnesota and Virginia
have FIVE each. The other states have
from one to three members each, men,
bership being confined to trade Or
ganizations and individuals sitting in
the meeting merely as representatives
of these organizations.
| The sessions will be opened Jan. 81
at 10 o'clock a. m. with an address by
Secretary Nagel, who will review the
work of the year and the development
of the organization.
| Secretary Nagel will be followed
with addresses by Senator O'Gorman
of New York and Representative Hen
ry ID. Clayton of Alabama. John II.
Fancy of Boston. chairman Of the ex.
l,ecutive committee. will make a suita.
BILE response to these addresses.
| At the afternoon session of Tuesday
| the reports of committees will be re-
ceived and of the officers and board OF
directors. On Tuesday evening there
will be addresses as follows:
Relation Of Business to Civil Ser
vice Reform" Charles w. Eliot. presi-
| dent emeritus of Harvard University
"The Consular Service" Wilbur j,
Carr, chief of the federal consular ser.
vice.
Banking and Currency Reform,
Representative Carter Glass of Virgin
ia, chairman of House sub-commit
tee that is investigating the currency
question.
On Wednesday forenoon the meeting
will consider the following special
subjects submitted by members il
accordance with the bylaws:
A permanent tariff commission, rec
ognition OF the republic OF China, the
| tOlleTeue Dill dueStiuS biiiS Va iuuhio
reform in the consular service, the
ownership by the United States of the
buildings in which its diplomatic rep
! resentatives are housed at foreign cap
itals, the maintenance and extension
of the civil service law and the Pag'
bill to encourage systematic instruc
ton in agriculture in the states.
. There will be no session OF thu
chamber on Wednesday afternoon
which will be spent by the delegate
in visiting the executive department
and comforting with members OF tn
two houses OF Congress At 4 o'cloc'
in the afternoon the President an
: Mrs. Taft will receive the delegate
> and their lady friends at the Whit
5 House. Wednesday night there vii
. be a dinner at the Willard hotel. wit
: President Taft at the principal speal
er. 1t is expected that other speeche
! will be made by Senator Culberson G
Texas and Speaker Champ Clark.