The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-25
GOVERNMENT AIDS
 INDUSTRIAL BODIES
 ON WAR BUSINESS

Correspondence of Associated Press) Washington, Nov. 25.-Through , close co-operation with departments of the Federal government here the Chamber of Commerce. of the United States is keeping virtually the entire business community of the country i; fully informed Of all developments ; of the European war that reflect di- rectIy upon the commerce of the United States, domestic or foreign.
 The national alliance of more than 500 commercial organizations was ore ated early in 1912. The membership of the chamber stretches into, every nook and corner of the country. In cIuded in it's 500 allied rganizations are great and small chambers of com merce in every state and every com znerciaI1y important city of the un- ion. Their total individua1 member ship passes the quarter million mark and every line Of industry in the country is represented.
 With theS outbre of the European war the need of specific information as to it's probable and actual influ- ence on business conditions was very urgent Under the direction of Elliott H. Goodwin, general secretary of the national chamber, the clerical force already organized here to form a clearing house of national and inter national information on bushes con dfttons, was augmented and it's ener- gies directed to meeting the emer- gency The bi-weekly bulletins sent out to members were increased in scope. They took up subject by. sub ject problems of neutrality regula- tions. contraband proclamatlons by warning powers congressional enact-s meIAts to meet war emergencies as they deveIoped, the banking situation, the cotton crisis and every new fac tor aTecting business, brought up by the war. Twice a week members were advised specifically of develop
 nents in each case. The chamber has a force of trained men at work among the departments following up every clue to information and they are nbeeting with ready assistance from department officials. Some of 4t11e Information sent out is of a very confidential character and to protect it, publication of the bulletins is for bidden.
 Now a systematic study of the for- eign commerce of the belligerent powers to determine just where open ings lie for increasing American for eign trade has been begun. Addition al bulletins are being prepared, coun- try by country, showing, for instance, just what articles comprised Ger raany's trade with her present ene- mics or with neutral countries now cT1t off from her markets. Exhaus- tive investigation of American, Brit islh, German and other statistics for preceding years is being made and lengthy comparative tables have been issued. The work is still going on ana as it progresses manufacturers of any article will be able to see at a glance just what opportunities await them in any country.
 ParadIeled almost day to day with presentations of the financial situa- ton in foreign countries showing where moratoria exist and their dur atson, what euIoargoes on exportation have been declared and to what ex- tent war operations have interferred with commerce in any direction, the charts are said to have proved of a most illuminating character to the American business world. They bring down to specific details the broad fn- ql1iries of the governm ent.