The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-18

Hot Springs Chemical Co, Dept. 10,
Hot Springs, Arka nsas. (Adv0
are accompanied in their tour by three
of the newly appointed commercial at
taches of the United States govern
ment, preparatory to their proceeding
to their posts abroad to take up their
new duties.
Under the reorganization of the de-
partment of commerce provided for by
the present congress, a corps of COM
mercial attaches was created for tine
first time, and marks the inception on
the part of the United Stats of a sys-
tenn which has been employed by the
leading commercial nations of Europe
for many years. The Chamber of Com
merce of the United States through
a special committee appointed for the
purpose co-operated with Secretary
Redfeld in considering plans for the
extension of the department of COM
merce, and so the business men of the
nation have a special interest in the
work of the commercial attaches since
they are to devote their entire time
and attention to promoting the bust
ness interests of the country in foreign
lands The chamber requested Secre-
tary Redf1eld to permit as many OF
the attaches as possible to accompany
them on this journey in order that
they might have the same opportunity
that their directors have to come IN
contact with southern business men in
preparation for their service in foreign
lands The attaches who are members
Of the party, are: Q. W. A. NedltI,
assigned to Paris: DR.. Albert Hale, as
signed to Buenos Aires, Argentina; Er
win w. Thompson, assigned to Ber-
lin.
UNITES BUSINESS MEN.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States is the central organiza-
ton uniting the business me1 OF forty
seven states 1t has branches in
Hawaii. the Philippines and Porto Ri
co, besides including in its member
ship the American Chambers of Com
merce in Berlin, Paris and Constan-
tinople. Although but a little over
two years old, it's growth has been so
rapid that more than 100000 business
firms corporations and individuals are
members In the 625 organizations or
business men represented by the dlrec-
tors participating in the three weeks
tour which began at Raleigh, \. O.,
on October Il and will close at Knox
willie, Tenn, on October 80.
Let us get together and focus the
business sentiment Of our country
upon the solution Of our common prob
1ems," is the appeal the directors are
taking to the leaders in southern bust
ness expansion, in their great swing
around the circle in Dixie By suS1
unity of action, they will urge, the IN
dustrial and manufacturing interests
of the rest of the country and the
and financial interests of
the South will go forward together
toward sustained mutual prosperity.
II is hoped that when the tour or
Dixie is completed the business men
of all the Southern states VIII be more
fully informed than heretofore of the
aims and purposes Of the national or
It aims to do for the bust
ness men of the nation a work similar
TO that which the local organizations
do for their own communities. Owing
to it's creation the country now has. for
the first time, an organization capable
of expressing the business opinion or
the entire nation upon proposed ma
tfonaI legislation and policies AFFECT
Ing American commerce. The organI-
zafton is available for conference with !
the executive and legislative branches
Of the government on measures affect |
ing domestic and foreign trade.
Until the nationwide association |
now to study southern commerce ard |
industry was formed, the national gov
eminent had not been able to make the |
work of it's various bureaus or the
fullest practical value to the country's
business men. There was no repre- |
tentative national body through which |
o reach local trade organizations and
Individual firms To supply this need 1
he president of the United States
allied a conference at Washington and /
he result was the creation in April,
.s12. of the Chamber or Commerce Of
he United States.
The chamber is now bringing the &C
ivities of the consular service, the
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic Com
nerce, the Bureau Of Corporations, the
Bureau of Standards. the Census Blu
eau, the Bureau of Chemistry and the
of Labor increasingly into
loser touch with the business inter-
.sts of the country.
The officers and directors Of the ma
fonal body on their tour Of the South,
will do all they possibly can to pro-
note associations Of business men In
Dixie so that all may act in concert