The Washington herald., 1913-01-24
Commerce MEN
ELECTOFFICERS
United States Chamber Ad-
journs Without Choosing
a President.
DIRECTORS ARE NAMED
Henry r. Towne Advocates Establish
ment Of Tariff Board for the
United States.
DIRECTORS ARE NAMED

With the exception of president, all the
officers Of the United States Chamber
/ Of Commerce were filled at a meeting
of the board OF directors last night in
the chambers Offices. A president will
not be chosen until several Chambers Of
Commerce in the North and West can
be heard from regarding the matter.
| The officers chosen last night follow:
]. NJ. Teal, Oregon; w. d. Simmons.
Missouri: II. Z. Miles, Wisconsin; A. B.
Farquhar. Pennsylvania, vice presidents:
John Joy Edison. treasurer: E. II. Good
win and B. A. Skinner, secretaries, and
G. Grosvenor Dave. head OF the editorial
| section. The board will meet again this
morning at O'Clock.
After electing a board of directors
and participating in a debate as to
whether or not the organization should
establish a tariff board. to investigate
the economic needs of the country. the
Chamber Of Commerce OF the United
States adjourned yesterday afternoon.
This marks the close of its first annual
convention. which has been in session
for the past three days at the New
Willard.
Henry r. Towne. representing the
Merchants Association of New York.
made an extended address advocating
tariff board for the chamber. Charles
". Jewett. representing the Chamber
Of Commerce of New Albany. Ind. de-
clared that a tariff board should not be
established until the matter had been
submitted to Chambers of Commerce
represented in the national body. He
said that the diversity of interests
represented demanded this. Mr.. Jew
EFT declared that should such a board
be established ii would be the football
Of politicians.
A resolution was passed urging the
United States to recognize the present
republican form Of government in
China. The resolution says:
I'VE regard the foundation of the
republic OF China as having deep in
ternationai Significance. and as calling
for the sympathy and cooperation OF
all civilized nations. whose experience
aid the republic Of China in meeting
her vast problems OF readjustment."
New Board of Directors.
The following board OF directors was
elected:
For Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont.
Massa chusetts Rhode Island and Con-
necticut-Frederick E. Boothby. Maine
state Board OF Trade. Portland. Me;
John H. Fahey. Chamber of Commerce.
Boston. Mass: Col. George Pole. Manu-
facturers' Association. Hartford, Conn.
For New York, New Jersey. Pcnnsyl-
vania. Delaware, Maryland and District
of Columbia-W. A. Marble. Merchants
Association New York. y. Y: Edward
G. Miner, Chamber of Commerce. Roch-
ester. y. Y: Albert J. Logan. Chamber
OF Commerce. PittsburE. Pa: William
y. Mullen. Board of Trade, Wilmington.
Del: Willoughby NJ. Mccormick. Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association.
Baltimore. Md.
For Virginia North Carolina South
Carolina. Georgia. West Virginia and
FIorida-C. G. Craddock. Chamber Of
Commerce. Lynchburg. Va; R. G. Rhett.
Chamber OF Commerce. Charleston. S. c;
J. w. Mott. Board of Trade. Savannah.
Ga.
For Alabama. Mississippi. Louisiana
and Texas-John W Philip. Chamber OF
Commerce. Dallas. Tex: Philip werlein,
Board OF Trade. New Orleans.
For Kentucky. Tennessee. Missouri.
Arkansas. Kansas. and Oklahoma-A. $.
Caldwell. Business Mems Club. Memphis
Tenn: Elias Mitchell. Business Mems
League. st. Louis. Mo-: T. L. l. Temple.
Board Of Trade. TeXarkana. Ark.
For Michigan. Wisconsin. Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois-James F.. Davidson. Board
Of Commerce, Bay City. Mich: August
II. Vogel. Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. Milwaukee. Wis; Homer II.
Johnson. Chamber of Commerce. CIeve-
land. Ohio; Frederick Bode, Association
of Commerce. Chicago. Ill.
For Minnesota. Iowa, North Dakota.
South Dakota and Nebraska-E- P. Wells.
Civic and Commerce Association. Mime
apolis. Mimi: George II. Kelly. CONNER
cial Club OF Omaha. Nebr.
For Montana, Wyoming. Colorado. New
Mexico. Idaho. Utah. Arizona. and Ne
vada-Charles K. Boettcher. Chamber orl
Commerce, Denver. Colo.
For Washington, Oregon and Califor-
nia-A. II. Averill. Chamber of Commerce
Portland. Greg: Paul T. Carroll, Cham
Der of Commerce, San Francisco, Cal.