Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
CHAMBER
LAUNCHES NEW
BUSINESS ERA
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 large 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 J. 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
ICED 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-
that the $4,000 desired was raised
within less than half an hour. Pres
ilent Haden and Wilmer Moore led
the subscription list, on behalf of the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, with
5000
Macon May Win Head Office.
Inc 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
Tor these headquarters, but the inn
preston is that Macon will win.
Discussing the new chamber to.
uay, President Haden said:
The state Chamber of Commerce
means much TO GeOrgia-to all Geor-
gia. Two things, primarily. we ex-
pect to keep out of it-sectionalism
and politics.
The State Chamber will know no
North, South, nor Middle Georgia. 4
provision has been made in the by
laws for the expulsion of any mem
her 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 Cressweu,
representing the National Department
at the Macon meeting and the splen-
did address she delivered. and the
presence OF Assistant Commissioner
Hughes and EntOmOlogist Worsham,
of the State Department, attested the
real sincerity of those bureaus with
this movement
1T also was gratifying in the ex-
IRENE 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 uu
when our first call for funds was
made. You know, the most ticklish
part of movements of this kind is the
asking for money. I Ventured to
spring that topic late in the day, and
] sprung it 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 be thought sufficiently
large, or something, got up later along
and had his two boys names placed
on the list-one of his boys is and
the other 15-saying that he wanted
them to start right in matters of this
kind"