Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
STATE FACES
NEW ERA IN
BUSINESS
Haden Begins Organization of the
Georgia Chamber Of Commerce
Under Favorable Auspices.
BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.

The organization of the State
Chamber of Commerce means a new
era in the industrial and business
world Of Georgia. so the returning
Atlanta delegates to the big Macon
meeting believe.
The organization was effected in
such a large degree of enthusiasm
ana genuine good fellowship, and the
various counties responded so readily
and SO cordially to every request
made upon them that the new State
president, Charles J. Haden. OF At
lanta, viii proceed immediately to the
assembling of n fighting field force.
charged with the responsibility OF
leadership in the new movement.
After the chamber had been organ
lied Tuesday in Macon the new pres
ident announced that $1,000 was de
ties of the moment
He stated that it would be possible
perhaps, to get along with as little as
$1,000 for the present. but the re-
sponses to his appeal were so prompt
that the $4,000 desired was raised
within less than half an hour. Pres
ident Haden and Wilmer Moore led
the subscription list. on behalf Of the
Atlanta Chamber Of Commerce, with
5000
Macon May Win Head Office.
The executive committee of the
chamber, given authority by the State
convention to fix a place Of perma-
nent headquarters, has postponed that
matter until after the next meeting.
which will be held in Macon.
There IS some rivalry between Ma
con, Atlanta, Americas and Albany
for these headquarters. but the i'm
preston is that Macon will win.
Discussing the new chamber 70.
Gay. President Hader said:
The State Chamber OF Commerce
means much to Georgia--to all Geo.
gia Two things, primarily. we ex-
pect to keep out of it-sectioralism
and politics.
The State Chamber Will know no
North. South, nor Middle Georgia. \
provision has been made in the by
laws for the expulsion Of any menu
Der Who undertakes to inject politics
into the organization.
National Assistance Certain.
In our work we shall have the co.
operation Of both the National and
State Departments Of Agriculture.
The presence of Miss Mary CresswelI.
representing the National Department
at the Macon meeting. and the spIen-
did address she delivered, and the
presence Of Assistant Commissioned
Hughes and chronological Worsham.
of the State Department. attested the
real sincerity of those bureaus with
this movement
1t also was gratifying in the ex-
treme to note the evident interest OF
the railroads in the organization Of
the State Chamber
Another thing that shows how Sc
riously the delegates to Macon took
the work in hand is the manner in
which subscriptions were piled M
when our first call for funds wds
made. You know the most ticIIlish
part of movements Of this kind is the
asking for money. ventured to
spring that topic late in the day, and
/ sprung it somewhat in fear ana
trembling My anxiety was misdi-
reCted. however subscriptions sim
ply piled in. Wilmer Moore, for in
stance, thinking his first subscription
might not he thought sufficiently
large. or something got up later along
and had his two boys names placed
on the Hst--one Of his boys is and
the other 15-saying that he wanted
them to start right in matters of this
kind