Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-18
President Haden Begins 0rgani-
zation of Fighting Force Under
Most Favorable Auspices.
BY JAMES 8. 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 l.rge degree of enthusiasm
and 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 ]. Haden. Of At
lanta, will proceed Immediately to the
assembling of a 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 $4,000 was de-
sired to finance the pressing neCessi-
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 10 his appeal We're 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
$500.
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 hes qGarters, but the i'm
preston is that Macon will win.
Discussing the new chamber to-
cay. President Haden said.
The State Chamber of Commerce
means much to Georgia-to all Geor-
gia. Two things. primarily, we ex-
poet to keep out of it-seCtiOnaliSm
and politics.
The State Chamber VIII know no
North. South, nor Middle Georgia A
provision has been made in the by
laws for the expu sion Of any mem
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 Cresswell,
Representing the NdL-tLdl department
at the Macon meeting, and the splen-
did address she delivered, and the
presence Of Assistant Commissioner
Hughes and Entomoiogist 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 uD
when our first call for funds wSa
made You know, the most tiCkiish
part of movements Of this kind Is the
asking for money. I ventured tc
spring that topic late In the day, and
I sprung il somewhat in fear and
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 list-one OF his boys is 3 and
the other 15-saying that he wanted
them to start right in matters Of this
kind"