Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03

and express matter is missent?
2. Is it of sufficient volume to war
rant a change in the city's name?
3. To what extent does Grand Rap
ids and its institutions suffer in a ma
terial way, if any, by reason of exist
ing conditions?
4. Would Grand Rapids lose any
prestige; that is, such advertising and
good will as our city has accumulated
and fostered during these many years?
Would this be forfeited, in whole or
in part?
5. What benefits will accrue to
Grand Rapids by reason of a change
in name? VIII such benefits offset
any losses sustained by said change?
6. Will a change in name incon-
| venience the public or disorganiZe our
system in any way, if so to what ex-
tent?
7. How long will it take to re-es-
tablish ourselves throughout the bu-
siness world and country? Will it
entail any great expense?
New Ratings.
Members will kindly make an ex-
ira effort and check over The list Of
names on file with them, so that the
secretary's office may complete the
| files now in course of revision.
Collections.
A few Of the members have not as
yet filed their old accounts for col
lection with the Association. AS a new
! list is being compiled, it is necessary
that these accounts be in at once.
The Color Industry.
After two years, we are already
manufacturing five times the supply
Of dyestuffs for domestic consump-
ton that came from American chem
zeal works in 1914. We are now sup
plying more than half the domestic
demand. A native dyestuff industry
is springing up rapidly and in large
proportions.
Referendum No. Is Chamber of
Commerce of the United States.
The recent vote on Universal Mill
tary Training and National Defense
left no doubt as to the present atti-
tude of the Business and Commercial
interests of the country.
Commercial organizations in &c
states voted unanimously in favor,
in 16 other states the vote was over
whelming although not unanimous; in
only one state was the vote against
| (Alabama) five states failed to vote.
Alaska, Hawaii, Philippine Islands
were unanimous as we'll as the Ameri-
can organization in Paris, France.
To patronize Home Institutions is
to help build Bigger and Better
Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids Has a Voice in Nation
al Affairs.
Heretofore Grand Rapids had no
effective means for expression in Ma
tional affairs. We now through the
Merchants & Manufacturers Associa-
ton present our point of view or at
titude on all big questions of the day.
We do this thru cooperation with over
700 similar organizations in what is
known as the Chamber of Commerce
Of the United States. Every big
| question of national concern is sub
mitted by the National Chamber to it's
members for expression This is done
by referendum and the Chamber is
committed accordingly. The Chamber
thereupon uses it's best offices to in
f1uence Congress on the subject in
question. In one instance Congress
adopted in whole or in part, 9 out of
II recommendations made by the Ma
tional Chamber. This was on the Cur
rency Bill. Through the Chamber,
Congress is in ready touch with all
interests throughout the United States
and consequently receives an intelli-
gent and nation wide expression on
all important subjects.
'"The best way to rise in the world,
strange to say, is to remain on the
level. Ben Thruit. Tomorrow" is
a promisory note without a date.
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