The chronicle=news., 1913-04-09
ANNUAL REPORT Of THE SECRETARY
OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Mr. President. Directors ani Mem
beers Of The Chamber OF Com
mcrco. Trinidad. Colorado
beg to submit herewith the re-
pOIt of the Secretary of Your organ
iz.,iIuu for the year ending April Sth,
1918.
At the las, annual meeting OF this
organization. held on April sth.
1919. tn. following officers were
elected. ]. T. sherman. SPTesidcnt {:
c. H.. Nichols. r!rs, Vice President I.
., l.. Davis, Second Vice President.
aud ! II. Drury. Treasurer. Board
of Directors; !, T.. sherman. e. II.
Nichols. 4. &. McChesnoy. Eli lief
fryrs. o. l.. Davis. W. ". Williams.
\, l.. Branson. George Mason ..ad !
!, i. hber'rombic.
President Sherman appointed ,hc
following committees:
A,DiT: W. NJ. Williams. J. J, j.
A.crcrombic. George Mason,
MEMBERSHIP; {, II. Nichols.
G-org" Mason. Eli Icifrycs.
PUBLICITY: \. l.. nran,on. \. {.
McChesney. o, l., Davis.
RAILROADS.: j. i. J. Ahcrcrom-
Bile. ". NJ Williams, \. e. McChcs-
ncy.
RESORTS: O. l.. Davis. \. l.
Branson. e. II. Nicnols.
GOOD ROADS; Eli Jcifry.s. c. u
Nichols. q. l.. Davis.
Membership.
Tn. paid mp membership Is now II
members. and III delinquent for u
period Of ; months or more. II YOU
expect to continue your Commercial
organization. something mus, b,
don. nt once to Increase this mem
b.rship. The business men ant
property owners do not take the In
tcr,st in your t,ub that they should
We should have n membership OF N
least 500 In city the size OF Trinl.
dad. trust that every man here
Will get out and boost aud max,
YOUR organization what IL should h"
Your Board Of Directors are all liv,
1ncs. hcvoiing shcir tim. and monc'
'or th. promotion OF your city nn'
business. Why not put your shonl
DER to the wheel and help ,hcm7
Advertising and Publicity.
Twenty-Five thousand Transcon
Iin-ntai Automobile maps OF III
United States. showing the Old San
IA F. Trail through Trinidad hrv'
been compiled. giving n wriic-up e
the city and county IN very com
pl"tc. hut condensed form. contain
Ing pictures Of our roads aud seen
rry. ~ well rs logs OF the Old Sanii
=" Trail aud the road To Stpncwai'
These maps have been sent broad
a2'. especially io points south ans
east To Induce the auto travel
rom" through Trinidad.
Five hundred copies III riai'
Tales have hc"n purchased and dis
tribuicd To the best advantage.
Fiv, thousand post cards 1dycriiF
ing til" resources nf the city ant
county were nailed out nf Trinidad
May ii,h. and another seven thou
sand wcr" sen, ou, as IL Thanks2iy
ing erecting, and we have On han''
seven thousand more that should b
cent out In the near futur.
Photographs. logs OF all our road
a. we'll rs u general writc-up uf on
city and county. have been furnis!c'
and published In the Highways
Colorado. printed by the Stat
Highway Commission OF the state.
In addition to the above. consider.
1bl. other adNcrtisin. matter ha.
been gotten out from time 10 tim,
Tor publication in various journal.
Hnd papers. These writc-ups In
many instances being accompanied
with photographs from which cuts
wcr" made. Illustrating the article.
with views OF Trinidad and vicinity
This kind OF advertising has ccsi
this organization nothing outside OF
the cost OF the photographs. Beside.
this free advertising we have boug.
space in our County Fair Premium
books, and also In the High Schooi
Annual.
Fake Advertising.
The Trades Extension Association
has turned over to the Chamber o!
Commerce the Advertising aud solici.
;ation department. and ! consider
II TO be one of the most beneficial
and protective benefits to our mcr-
chants-a sccrct committee of thre,
have been appointed by our Prcsi.
dent. John r. Sherman. to pass on
all applications Tor advertising and
solicitations and when a permit is is
sued by them You can rest assured.
Mr.. Merchant. that you are not be-
ing imposed upon. This one item
alone will save you more than your
years membership fee Of $12.O0.
New Industries
l. by this do not mean retail stores
Some of our members seem to think
that the main object Of our Cham.
Der of Commerce Is to induce more
retail stores. This is erroncou !,
What we do want is manufacturers
and your Directors have had undo,
consideration !, cutlery manufact-
lirer from Boulder. a glass factory
from Pittsburs. Pa, a pig iron foun.
ady. u packing house plant from It
Worth, a flour mill and creamery
should be established in Trinidad OF
vicinity.
The railroad situation in an,
town or city Is most important
matter. and this organization. real
iaipg this. has done all possible to ie
cure equitable treatment from tn,
rs Ii rnnln anlariu.x tha ..iAu la.L L,