Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-10-01
EDWARD F.1REFz TO
MEET MEET ! I BUSINESS N MEN
Field Secretary Of Chamber Of
Commerce to Be Here
Next Tuesday
WILL BE ENTERTAINED
BY COMMERCIAL CLUB
Address Will Be Given on Prob
lems Confronting the
]. y 4 /, \, Businessman y.

Mr.. Edward +. Trefz. field secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce Of the
United States ssoi America, will spend
Tuesday, October 5, in this city, the
guest Of the Commercial club. He
will be. entertained at a membership
luncheon at noon. Every member Of
the club and every business man in the
city who is not a member Of the club
is urged to attend the meeting. The
address will be upon problems Con.
fronting the Business Men: in the
Near Future" The Commercial club
OF this city is a member Of the Nation
al chamber.
Mr.. Trefz has seen the Chamber OF
Commerce Of the United States grow
until now it represents 100000 firms,
corporations and business men repre-.
senting the leading trade bodies, in
every state in the Union, Hawaii, Por.
to Rico, and the Philippines, not to
mention the American Chambers OF
Commerce in Berlin, Paris, Milan and
Constan tinople. In facS, conceived at
the White House but three short
years ago, the National Chamber has
grown by leaps and bounds until now
it is the largest organization of its
Kind in the world.
Many Reforms.
In these yeal 5 the NATIONAL Cham
Der, Obedient to its referenda, has sug-
gested several vital amendments to
the Federal Reserve Act; has sug-
and obtained the adoption of
the Federal Advisory Council to as
sist in the Federal Reserve Board; at
the instance Of Secretary Pedfeld has
assisted in the readjustment Of the
department of Commerce, including
the collation. and appointment of an
number of commercial at
taches, made acquainted by il with
the business needs Of the country be
fore being sent abroad. Tie Chamber
has influenced exceedingly important
notifications that appear in the final
form of the trust bills. 1t is already
on record by IN Overwhelming vote
In favor OF a permanent non.part!san
tariff commission. 1T has declared for
the National budget system and has
shown the sentiment Of the business
men Of the country on the merchant
marine situation. In the fall a referen-
.ddm viii ibe taken on the much dis.
,cussed Seaman's Act.
On roreion Trade.
A special committee Gf the cham.
Der is working at present in cO-ope,ra.
ton with the Federal Trade Commits
sion on a number of important mat.
ters including the question of combi-
nation for foreign trade exploitation
Recognizing the obsolete character
of most of the commercial treaties Of
the United States and the need OF co.
operation Of business men in the max.
ing of treaties, the chamber has ap-
pointed q special committee which is
at work on the prospective
Russian and Spanish treaties.
Plans are also being made tor a
national system of labor exchanges to
deal with the question Of employment;
and at the suggestion of the secretary
of labor asking the chambers cooper
alton, a committee has now been ap-
pointed for this purpose.
Under the craftsmanship of Hon. +.
Herrick. a committee is being formed
to consider the establishment of a
rural credit system, which question