The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-20
Make Tour of Commercial
Bodies in United States.

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States by representatives OF the re-
organized American Chamber OF
Commerce in Amsterdam, now known
as the Americana Export Chamber OF
Commerce, is announced by the Bu-
reau ofForeign and Domestic Com
merce, Department Of Commerce.
The bureau is informed that the
visitors win arrive some time next
month, and will remain in this coun-
try about three months. They come
with the double object Of extending
the membership Of the organization
in this country, and calling to the at
tention of boards Of trade, chambers
of commerce, manufacturers and
merchants' associations, individual
firms and corporations, and any per-
sons interested in the export trade Of
the United States, the opportunities
that the Netherlands presents as an
export center, especially with refer
ence to the new and changed require
ments resulting from the present
war.
The committee from Amsterdam
has asked for the cooperation Of the
bureau In conducting It's campaign in
this country, and has received from
the bureau assurances of active as
sistancs h the arrangement Of the
itinerary of the representatives. and
for appointments and meetings IN the
various cities that they desire to
visit.
The VISITORS win be received IN tbs
principal cities Of the east. the cen
trail west as far as Chicago, and th'
south AZ far as New Orleans. Il
meeting the business men of thes'
cities, they VIII present. by means o
slides and films, Amsterdam's facil
tiles for handling foreign trade. Tn
purpose Of the organization is t
maintain headquarters at Amster
dam, consisting Of suitable room
where books and magazines, pam
phlets, and papers relating to al
world business VIII be kept on file
30 that commercial travellers, firm
and corporations can, at any time
receive information, free of charge
as to business openings, the bes
routes Of travel, and anything tha
win be of benefit to them in thei
trade abroad. It is planned to e.
hibit trade and stock exchange N
ports, and to keep the addresses {
individuals and firms desiring to ope
correspondence with the view of e
tablishing business connections.
Details Of all these features of Il
work Of the Amsterdam Office viii
presented during the numerous NEE
ings and conferences that are to
held in this country, and to make Il
campaign as effective as possible, Il
bureau Of foreign and domestic cor
nerce offers to arrange to place tn
committee in touch with represent
tive business men and organization
desiring to confer with the visitor
The latter have made q special stus
of plans for readjusting disturb'
business relations, so that their lie
lures and addresses and priva
talks, it is believed, VIII be not on
Of special Importance to busine
men, but also Of general interest
the public
The support Of the Americana
port Chamber of Commerce at Al
sterdam is to be derived from mel
bership fees, and persons, firms,
corporations interested in its ohjes
are eligible. It's year book, recent
issued, says Of the plans Of the !
organized zody: cit is planning
make Amsterdam the centre frc
which American advertising can
done. In its building, which v
practically be commercial muse
catalogues of American export,
viii be classified and explained,
that any visitor can immediately
tain free information concerni
American industries. The work
this chamber win be further enlars
and it win interest itself in extendi
business relations all over Euro