The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
Great Organization Repre-
sents Combined Interest
Of Nation
BROAD IN SCOPI
Big Subjects of Vital Interest
to Country Will be Thresh.a
ed Out in Three
Day Session

The first annual meeting OF tn
chamber Of commerce of the Unit11
States, an organization which reprMa
sents the first concerted effort in th4#
history Of the country TO bring tho
Judgment Of the organization orr
ganiKed business forces of the cou1G4
try to bear upon its business pr0kHs
lens, will be held in Washington. nH4
c., January 3lst to 2Srd, In the New
Willard hotel.
Great subjects Of vital interest I'd
the business forces of the Unit@4X
States. such az the tariff, curref&x
reform. etc, will be taken UP at th1
convention and It LIS hoped to thre11
them out and present concrete so1ax&
lions Of them to congress and TIL
government. in order that there may
be cooperation looking TO the ur13
building and prosperity of the couMx3
try along all lines. One of the man1S
important subjects to be taken tEf1
at this meeting will be that Of aGa
permanent tariff commission.
Fills Need Long Felt.
Great interest attaches to this druG|
annual convention; for the chamb1&
Of commerce of the United States I'll
just eight months old, having growMa
out of the national commercial corr
ference, called to meet in WashingtoMa
last April. The officers and directors
then chosen have within less than ~
year made the chamber a power III
the business affairs OF the Nation1
The need of a. chamber of commerc9e
Of the United States was seen be-
fore ever the constitution OF tfQ
United States was written. In IT'S
Pelatiah Webster outlined the place
of such an organization yet only m
1912 did It become a fact. The rapid
growth OF the recent past indtcateSg
how decided a need this organizations
will ALL Two hundred and thirty
FIVE business organizations are now
united In one.
G. G. Craddock, OF Lyrchhurg. Vs.
Is one of the directors OF the org1nfs3
zation. and Congressman Carter GlaA1s
will lead one of the important dis
cussions at the forthcoming rneet~
ing.
Complete Program.
Following Is the complete prograM44
for the convention
New willard hotel. Tuesday mornss
ing. January 2fst, at 1890.
Address Of welcome by HonorabIAl
Charles Sagel, secretary of commer0aa
and labor
Address by Senator James A. O'ooE.s
man. of New York.
Address by Representative Henry
D. Clayton, OF Ala bama.
Response to address Of weicom1sl
John Fl. Fahey. chairman of execmp4s
time committee.
Minutes of orgs animation meeting.
Report of board or directors a.
rules for conduct and procedure a18
annual meeting.
Appointment OF committee on cross
dentiais -
Appointment of committee on reso<3
lutions.
Second Session.
New Willard hotel, Tuesday afters
noon. January 2Ist, at 2.39.
Report OF the committee on cros
denttals
Report OF national council on pr02i
gramme and nominating committee.
Report OF the board OF directors
Report of the treasurer.
Report of the committee on by~l
laws.
Third Session.
New willard hotel, Tuesday syNA
| ming. January 71st. at o'clock.
Addresses on the following sph4;
jects:
a. Banking and Currency H.
form" Hon. Carter Glass, of yfrEtnIN1
chairman of subcommittee OF houo1|
committee on banking and curren6y.a
Followed by resolution prepared IN
committee on resolutions
b. The Consular Service" Wilhkaa
! J. Carr 5irseser, Of fha eqasuisr NSJt1
vice. Followed bur resalassaa 81 hoar
of directors.
C, THE Place of Commercial or
| CARNATIONS in National Development.
f. A. Fflene. vice president internaS
tional congress Of chamber OF cons
| merce, Boston; Frank W. NoxoH
| Railway Business association: M. IN
| Trezevant. president American 49,
| citation of Commercial Executives
| (Invited).
Fourth Session.
| New Willard hotel, wednesday,
morning, January 22d. at 10 o'cIo031E
| Consideration of special subj9c4H1
| submitted by a constituent membef@
| national councillor or the board T.
directors.
| a. Permanent Tariff commissiora
| Submitted In resolutions OF the M@k
/ chants association, IF New York: tn
Manufacturers association, OF Besx
county, Penn. the Oakland board
| trade OF Pittsburg, Penn. and q
National association. OF Tanners zS
| b. Recognition of the Republic r.
| China" Submitted IN resolutions
| of the chamber of commerce OF p0t&
| land. Ore. and the New Seattle chA1ln&g
Der of commerce. Seattle. Wash.
| G. THE Pomerene Bill'' Is. 6t1N&3
and other pending legislation RffeN4@
| ing bills Of ladins,
| Submitted IN resolution OF thc boA&&
| of trade OF the city Of Chicago. 81
a. The Maintenace and ExetenMeSA
/ Of thu Civil Service Law iSubN65fj
! ted BY authority OF the board VI
/ rectors.l S r.
| e. THE Page Bill" tS. 81 lnNl
tiuced by Mr.. Page "A bill M
operate with the States In erC0U1
Ing instruction In agriculture.
trades and Industries. and
economies in secondary schooAqt
maintaining instruction ID th4o
tionai subjects IN Stats uoJ
SCHOOLS: in maintaining sxtsqe
ICor urpSd "a usspn& ct