Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-31
PLATFORM PREPARE6
NCAMPATGN FOR NRW
COMMERCE CHAMRrp
Reorganizing Committee !.
Submit Broad Plan i i
Activities to Business
Men of City Urged 4
Join Movement.

paisn ever undertaken In PhiIad.,s,,'
/ Will shortly be started. For ~ pnla
| ent the movement has as its al. pres
establshment of greater Cban,h.. 'ne
goIiiineTce, ,ooa me- 1o WIN membership Of fraI ~
5000 to 5000 leading business mon ~ rom
with powers commensurate with =, vested
portance and commercial needs e y" M
city. euS Oh This
with the foundation of this r,...
tatiNe trade body laid, II is uro,o'ss s'e.sn-
make 1t the champion OF Pbiioss,seta, 70
commercial, Industrial and Ippnlas sceI.p
| terests. SVViai IN
Plans for the complete reors..,-.,,
OF the Chamber of Commerce. rbissa auon l,i
make that body aggressive in ebs.a b,a WV
representative In membership, fefHcIsr, y,
| finances and management. and Witt n
place It on parity with the oentrat VIII
bodies of New York Chicago and Ho.,oe aaoe
have Just been made public by M 'oh on
organization Committee, under ths oha,s ny
manship of Alba 3. johnson, presiasasl :.
the Baldwin Locomotive Works "
PLATFORM" is PREPARrn
After months of preparation 4 a.,
FORM OF organization has been prsus,.,
At luncheons during the past two va,..
this statement of principles has bean i.,,
| before about 400 business men Of tha NY, lew
| with the request that they make co,rn,.,, w,
| upon 1t and offer suggestlons VIII ~.
approval of this nucleus OF business i,ss s.'
ers secured, the platform has now Ns.s
irade public, and whirlwind camnalsn
announced which will marshal the teadIrs
representatives OF Phlladelphla's bankins
transportation, manufacturing. mersh.es'
disc and maritime interests into ~.
| mighty trade body. ~
With this In view, the active camnoi.r
to treble the membership Of the Chanrhss
of Commerce will be launched next MO-
day night at the "get-together,' arS.,
at the Bellevue-Stratford Follov,nv ,t,.
dinner, on Tuesday, Wednesday Tbsr.
day and Friday mornings, between SE
and 2:15 o'clock, personal canvass 4,
the business men of the city will b
| made. =
Committees composed of LAWYERS. bon,
ers, manufacturers and merchants Nm
have pledged their support, will yIsis
1900 Philadelphia firms on the chambsr,.
eligibility list and talk memberships IN
these four mornings. Every proninsnt
business and professional man in ths
city VIII be urged to become a menbsr
of the Reorganized Chamber OF ron'
| merce. The annual dues will be s25 And
dual membership will be permitted 10 a
limited extent.
Ing lour-udy campaign Will be under
the direct charge Of Mr.. johnson, vho
Is chairman OF the REORGANIZATION Com
mittee, and William L. Finch, an exner,
in trade organization. The other mem.
bers of the Reorganization Committee
are Howard B. French. Thomas B, Har.
bison, Charles u. Tryon, Harry n
French, Charles p. Vaughn and Daniel
Whitney.
CHIEF FEATURES OF PLAN.
The committee has made 1t clear to All
that no present trade or business or
Ganizatlon in Philadelphia will be asked
to submerge it's identity in the new
Chamber of Commerce. There will be
no conflict with existing organizations
and members of these will be urged TO
join the Chamber of Commerce also
The dominating features Of the organi-
zation, as distinguished from the present
plan OF organization of the Chamber Of
Commerce, are:
(a)-Direct and close relationahlp
between the membership and the or
ganZation.
(b)-Opportunlty for the individual
members to express their preferences
as to which division of activity they
would like to centre their interest and
extend their energies
(c)-The work of the organization
to be distributed among bureaus and
departments. each under the direction
of committee designated for the pur'
pose and each with trained secretary
to carry out the instructions of those
in charge.
(d)-Opportunity for active work on
the part of the membership through
special committees will be afforded
the result being more general distrlhu-
tion of service and activity.
(e)-Complete coordination OF all
forces within the organization, and
Capitalization of administrative au-
thority in the board of directors and
executive committee.
W-Provision for a public forum BY
the creation of a delegate body known
as the Membership Council. and made
up of representatives of the trade and
professional subdivisions of the mem
bership. The council, as Its name
implies. would have no power OF
action. but may recommend 70 he
board of directors subjects which,
the opinion of the council should pe
taken up by the association for the
benefit of commerce and for the vi.
fare of the community. 1t Will hela
meetings at stated intervals, whFi9
short talks by representative men ~
live business issues and trade prob
lens are given. 1t Is intended 70
stimulate an intelligent public interes.
In matters affecting the trade anq
welfare of Philadelphia,
TO ORGANIZE BUREAUS
The governing principle Of the orgaAi'a'
tlon will be that there is nothing W
small for it TO do and nothing too s's.'
for it TO undertake If for the best lnleIs,n
of Philadelphia. Every phase OF FhiltoH.
phia's community life will be considers
in the equipment of the body, Ihe aou,t
ties will be apportioned among pniel1. pe n
each thoroughly capable and ulA' =
itself
The general outline of work for me
tire chamber will be controllea M
administrative bureau. Condueups I'm
will he an Industrial bureau, winch is.,ors
make a careful analysis OF eonalusss, ",
under which manufacturing can bs ~
conducted In this city; eonVen.i95.,
reau equipped TO advertise Fhiiaes'fss N
all over the United states, to prlns l.s
many conventions here as pOSSsiiss~ ~
traffic bureau, designed IN deal Win
in reference to the shipping and eo..,'
cial interests of the city; traas .ssde
sion bureau, TO foster and incrsass ssloll
here: a foreign trade bureau, 'phllsasl.
the advantages of dealing with a'ssnu.
phia establishments; a publicity sesslen.
10 advertise the work of the org ai,is-ss lls-issss
a research bureau, a bureau OF e-s,, oi
a bureau of legislation and p'ise
civic problems.
CHARGE CREEK is POLLuTEp
steps have been taken by chsfsss
Da Costa, solicitor for Radnor t0sn.s.