The Washington herald., 1914-02-11
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VIII get In early this morning.
For the informafion Of the whiting bust
ness men the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce and the Bureau OF
Standards will have ofloisis constantly n
attendance In the small ballroom. whert
a collection Of exhibits has been set W
and visiting manufactures. exporters
and otherS may confer with governmen,
commercial agents who have travelled al
over the world to investigate opportuni.
ties for the extension Of American CON-
merce.
Harry A. Wheeler, the Chicago banker
who 10 retiring from the presidency OF
the National Chamber OF Commerce. pre-
sided over the meeting OF the national
council yesterday afternoon, which opened
at o'clock. with about 80 counciiors
from every State In the Union In attend
ance. The principal address was made
by John H. Fahey. Of Boston. chairman
Of the executive committee.
Growth of Organisations.
yr. Fahey described the unparalleled
growth of the national organization in
its two years Of existence and said that
the organizations success was due to q
general realization of the necessity of a
national association of business men and
bodies to bring about Improvement of
conditions by influencing national legis-
lation.
President Wheeler. at the behest Of the
board Of directors. Informally brought up
the question of asking the resolutions
committee to consider reporting a resolu-
tion to instruct the board of directors
to undertake research work relative to
the business aspects OF government own
ership of public utilities. The discussion
Of this matter indicated that the dele
gates In general feel that the government
ownership of public utilities 10 a question
which soon will become acute in this
country. The proposed research would
inform them on every phase Of the ques-
ton before 1t becomes acute.
Nominafion Committee.
The nominating committee which will
name the SUCCESSORS of members Of the
board Of directors whose terms have
expired. or soon will expire. was selected
from among the national councillors
yesterday. though few vacancies were
left which will be filled this morning
by delegates. The following have been
placed on the committee:
John w. Sibley, Alabama: ii. NJ. Jaco-
way. Arkansas; Mark l. Burns, Cali
fcrnia; Aaron Cove. Colorado: Colo. Isaac
NJ. Ullman. Connecticut; W. ID. Mullen.
Delaware; John l.. Weaver. Washington.
ID. c.; l. E. Dozier. Florida; Wright
Willingham. Georgia: II. @. Hoergen.
Illinois: Roscoe A. Hawkins, Indiana:
b. r. Kaufman. Iowa: John T.. Powell.
Kansas; F. f. Boothby. Maine: C. E.
Falconer, Maryland: Edward A. Fllene,
Massachusetts,: Norman A. Rupp, Mich
igan: Douglas A, Fiske, Minnesota; John
L. Messmore, Missouri: NJ. r. Quinn.
New Jersey: W. +. Robertson. New
York: J. Edward Good. Ohio; W. II.
Stevenson. Pennsylvania: +. J. w. Prof
fit. Rhode Island; c. b. Huiett. South
Carolina: Charles A. Howard. South Da-
kota: George NJ. Courts, Texas: James
Hartness, Vermont; Bernard w. Crump.
Virginia: j. r. Chilberg, Washington:
William Siber. West virginia: A. T. Van
Scoy. Wisconsin; William ii. Ingram.
France.
The following were elected as members
at-large 10y national bodies which be-
long to the National Chamber OF Com
merce:
George A. Post. Railway Business As
sociation: Frank M.rwhitcher. National
Shoe and Leather Finders Association;
J. c. Smoot. National Association OF
Tanners; Ludwig Nissen, National jew
eIers' Association: Murdock Mcleod, Ma
IiOndt w nOIeSdbE "Opus ArsoSidhious
6 F. Swayne. Agricultural Implement
and Vehicle Association; r. Kirk Askew.
National Saddlcry Association; James +.
Finneran. National Association OF Retail
Druggists: r. c. Schwedtman. National
Association of Manufacturers: George y.
Ummer. National Association of Furni-
ture Manufacturers.
President wheeler TO Speak.
This mornings session will be occupied
by routine business, though the address
of President Wheeler is awaited with
interest In the afternoon. however, COM
mittees will make reports on patents.
trademarks and copy rights: banking
and currency. and statistics and stand
ards. which are expected to be OF national
as they will express the
views of the foremost business men in
the country. Following these reports
addresses will be delivered by three
heads Of national commercial orgsniza-
tions and professor OF business ad-
Important addresses will be made in
the evening by Secretary of Labor Will
son and Interstate Commerce Commis-
sioner Charles A. Prouty. The introduc-
ton Of resolutions will wind up the even
ing session.
Tomorrow's session will be devoted en-
tirely to a discussion of trust legislation,
in which addresses will be made by Sec
retary Of Commerce Redfeld. President
Van Hise, of Wisconsin University; Vic
tor Morawetz, the New York railroad
lawyer: Louis ID. Br.ndeis, and others
as prominent. Every phase of the pres
ent antitrust movement will be consid-
cred, with a thorough discussion Of the
Sherman law. the Interstate Commerce
and all the many questions
involved in the carrying on of business
and industries today and the making of
legislation relative to them.