Evening journal., 1913-01-09
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CIIY BLAZES
A new PATH
Local Chamber Of Commerce
the First to Derive Expenses
From Membership
WILMINGTON PLAN
TO BE SPREAD BROADCAST

Following the election Of board Of
directors Of the Chamber of Commerce
tonight, the Chambers news bureau
will send to the leading daily newspa-
pers of the United States and Canada,
the most interesting Chamber Of Com
merce story that has ever been sent
out from any city 1t will be the story
OF how a Chamber of Commerce, for
the first time in the history of Ameri-
can Chambers of Commerce has solved
the problem of raising a sufficient an
nual fund to carry on active promotion
and development work, without the OBJ
jectionable feature OF an annual solicit
tation and canvass for money For
years the Chambers of Commerce Of
the entire country have been strug-
Cling with this problem, but 1t has
never been solved until now. Active
Chamber of Commerce members in
every state I'm the union have been en-
deavoring' to find a method to place
a Chamber Of Commerce on d firm and
permanent financial basis. but not un-
til the classification of members, In
accordance with their subscriptions,
was adopted by the Chamber of Com
merce OF this city, has this been accom-
plshed Each year the Cham
! ber of Commerce has been pnt
to the necessity and embarrassment
Of soliciting and canvassing for funds
to finance their various activities. The
problem has been solved by the Cham
her of Commerce of this city, by work.
ing out a plan that will enable II 10
get the money 1t will need from the
dues Of it's members.
Any one acceptable to the member
ship committee may Join the Cham
ber Of Commerce on payment Of S25 a
year. Those who feel they should
subscribe a larger amount, but less
than $780, may pay into the treasury
of the Chamber of Commerce each
year any amount from S25 to 500 and
be Glass c members with the priyi-
llege of nominating one fourth Of the
directors.
Those who subscribe from 500 TO
$500 will have the right to nominate
half Of the directors and will be de-
signated as Class b members.
Those who subscribe from 5000 up
ward will have the right to nominate
one fourth of the directors and Will
be designated as Class A members.
Glass A members will therefore IN
clude those who subscribe from SoO'
inward: Class B, those who subscribe
from 500 to $780, Class c, those who
subscribe from SIS to 500. AT tho
present time the Chamber Of Com
merce has twelve members who have
subscribed from $500 to $1,000, fou'
of them having subscribed $1,000. /
goes without saying that the large
the subscriptions the greater will D
the working power of the Chamber o
Commerce. In order that the Cham
ber Of Commerce Of this city or Of an
other city may be financed adequatel.
il is necessary TO interest as man,
business men as possible in making
large subscriptions.
II is to the credit Of the members o
the Chamber of Commerce that the.
have solved the problem of providing
i'm a permanent manner the funds tina
will be necessary to maintain tn
Chamber Of Commerce and continue I
as a real live business working or
ganization.
TIE newspaper story which tn
News Bureau will send Throughout
the country will bring Wilmington
into national prominence in Chambe
of Commerce work. Chamber of Com
merce members throughout tn
United States and Canada Will refe
to the method of providing fund
which has been adopted here as tn
wilmington Plan" This Will no
= only give this city present but per
manent publicity. It is a big pub
, licity asset for the city and will b.
one Of the chief topics for discussion
} at meetings Of Chambers Of Com
merce throughout the entire country
! Certain cities have become famou
= on account of their having adopte
the commission form of government
now it is Wilmingtons turn to be
come famous for having adopted a
, automatic system of providing itsel
! with an adequate annual fund with
I out the annoyance and embarrass
ment of a personal solicitation an
canvass Of the business men of tn
city.