The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
MANY BENEFITS TO the CITY
Kenosha Will Now Be Part of Big
Federal Movement to Direct Legisla-
ton and Bring About Better Com
mercial Conditions In the Nation.

From now on the Kenosha Chamber
of Commerce will have a voice in the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, the most representative business
organization in, the country. Accord
ing to a notification received from
Elliot III. Goodwin, of Washington, D.
c., general secretary of the national
chamber, the Kenosha Chamber Of
Commerce has been formally elected to
membership in the central body which
already numbers over eight hundred
commercial organizations and repre-
sents upwards Of three hundred thous-
and business men. Not only every
state in the union and our outlying
possessions are represented, but the
principal American chambers of com
merce abroad.
Closely following its election to the
National Chamber of Commerce, the
Kenosha Chamber of Commerce will
appoint a national councillor who will
serve as the connecting link between
his organization and the national cham
Der. This is an Office of consequence
inasmuch as the councillors, individual
ly and as a body, act as advisors on the
policies of the chamber and have other
important functions to perform.
Hereafter when policies affecting
our commerce are under discussion by
the federal authorities, the Kenosha
Chamber of Commerce will have a
chance to express itself inasmuch as
one of the main purposes of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States
is to focus business sentiment. From
time to timo referenda are sent out by
the national chamber for the purpose
of ascertaining for the benefit Of con-
gress and the president, business opin-
ion prevailing throughout the country
on questions Of immediate Importance.
In fact, the Kenosha Chamber of
Commerce expects to secure much as
sistance from the national chamber in
many ways. It will receive weekly
general bulletin which probably con-
tains the freshest and most reliable
news of it's kind to be secured from
any source. The information is along
the line of commercial opportunities
and Of development in different fed
eral bureaus and departments.
In addition to this there will be a
legislative bulletin which follows the
progress Of all legislation introduced in
congress affecting business and com
merce.
All members receive regularly the Of
fetal publication of the national cham
Der, "The Nation s Business" which
fund of information on business and
economic subjects.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States aims to make more avail
able and more useful to all business
men the work of the various federal
bureaus at Washington. The activi-
ties Of the consular service, the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce, the
bureau Of standards, the census bureau.
the bureau of chemistry and many
others are thus made to aid ma
terially the projects of business inter
ests Of the country.
In addition to the privilege of mem
bership included in the direct service as
outlined above, members also have the
right of utilizing the information
bureau of the chamber maintained at
the national headquarters, to obtain
information on matters of direct inter
est to them. This amounts virtually
to the Kenosha Chamber of Com
merce having 8 special Washington
representative.