Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-24


Salem business interests, long try.
ing to travel the road TO success and
efficiency by at least 30 different
routes--the Salem commercial club, the
Business Mems league, the Taxpayers
Association, the Salem Social Service
Center, the Cherrians, tc.---awakened
TO Aow life at the Marion Hotel last
might and took this first step toward
concentrating energy effort and
brains in making Salem one Of the
livest cities on the Pacific Coast.
This important step was taken as
the result of the visit Of c. G. Colt,
president Of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce and head of the Union Meat
company, end Fred Larsen, Portland
real estate dealer, two Of the Rose
City busiest men. Both men were
vitally connected with the recent
merging Of the Portland business or.
CARNATIONS into the Portland Chamber
Of Commerce and the whirlwind cam.
paign for membership in the same.
Resolution Is Read
As n result Of the coming of these
olive wires" to the Capital City, a
resolution was read and unanimously
passed asking w. NJ. Hamilton, presi-
dent Of the board Of governors Of the
Salem Commercial club, to name com
mittees TO get to work TO devise plans
for amalgamating the various business
organizations into one harmonious
whole, There were m representative
citizens Of Salem seated about the
tables and there was hearty concur
renee in the opinion that the time has
now come for the city to get busy and
pull together.
The Portland men, having found ont
by experience the results TO be Oh.
tanned by concentration of energy,
were anxious and happy in giving Of
their knowledge 10 the men Of Salem
in order TO help relieve the burden of
compleNity aud multiplicity Of inter
esis. They had succeeded with their
plan and touched the hearts Of their
other brothers with the enthusiasm
burning in their own.
Handles Business Of Community.
Mr.. Colt said that Chamber Of
Commerce meant more than mere
commercial club as II handles the busi
ness Of the community. The Portland
chamber has set standards that are
recognized over the world he declared.
n was bis opinion that II people are
10 get together IL must be on one
broad foundation plan, in which all
can be interested. lie believed the
matter not to be difficult as, for in.
stnnc, on April first all members Of
the Portland commercial club ceased
to be members Of that organization but
were merged with the new chamber Of
commerce.
"DivisiOn Of Effort said Mr.
commercial club, the business mems
ton, president Of the Salem Commercial
Club "cost Portland thousands Of
dollars. There were many organiaa.
tions striving 10 push Portland to the
front and boosting In every way but
II was found their efforts were duph.
Gated in many cases. But now the
work Of making Portland greater Ia
under one direction and in this way II
ia possible TO make a saving Of at least
$4,000
Work Is Divided.
owe have divided the work into
nine bureaus-ciyic, trade and com.
merce, industries and manufactures,
retail merchants, publicity and con.
yentions Oregon development, traffic
and transportation, grain inspection,
and legislation and taxation There
are 30 directors and business man.
ager 10 the new chamber"
Unity Of purpose and consolidation
Of effort was the theme In general Of
the meeting. The working out Of tho
new scheme was shown in detail by
charts.
"Mcn without money! declared Mr..
Colt "caHnot accomplish much; money