The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-11

Recently the Board OF Commerce
published an edition Of the Detroit
err" It's oficiAl weekly publication.
In which II rscounted the achieve
ments OF the organization and the
city for the past year. II showed
that while Detroit was sixth In pop
uladon II ranked far higher In ae-
complishment than its population
would entitle II TO do.
In many lines Detroit ranked FIRST
and In none OF the important things
TO a community did It's rank a. o
producer fall below that OF its popu-
lation. Usually Il was higher.
Detroit has made more shells that
will scream across the trenches In
Europe than any other city In the
country and possibly on the globe.
IL makes more automobiles for
army service than any other center
In the universe. and In various ways
It's ranks from nrst TO third In i'm
portanee In the country. whils still
occupying siIth place In population
The Board of Commerce can now
chalk Detroit up for another FIRST.
IL has a Board OF Commerce with
the highest grade OF patriotism
known in modern umes.
When II appeared that war was
imminent the Board OF Commerce
began TO get busy and II has been
busy ever since. Not alone as an
organization. but individually the
members have come across" In a
way 10 merit the admiration of all
who have the welfare OF the coun-
try az heart More than three
fourths Of the oficial stan has al
ready enlisted In the quArtermas-
ters officers corps and other mem.
bers of the star have joined either
the army or the navy. Every indi.
Vidual member OF the board has
contributed either his services or
his money TO carry on the patriotic
work that the nation now finds TO
do.
Possibly no other organization OF
the kind has contributed so much
per capita 10 the UNFOLDING OF I'm.
Gle Sans hands in his moment OF
trial as has the Detroit Board OF
Commerce. In the last few weeks
important business meetings have
been side-tracked so that patriotic
meetings might have the auditor
ium. and the board has spent thou.
sands OF dollars In It's work OF en-
couraging patriotism.
Edwin DENLY recently ended his
term as president OF the board. and
II was believed that be would de-
vote little more time TO his pri.
vate business. Did he1 On the
contrary, he is spending more time
on the country's business than be
fore and incidentally he spent
great deal more money on ii. Now
that he doesn't have the duties Of
president Il gives him a bit more
time to devote to the needs OF his
country,
A. A Templeton. the new presi-
dent of the Board OF Commerce, ~.se
succeeded Mr.. DENLY, also plunged
into the patriotic end OF the work
almost at once, and now he finds
himsels In II up TO his neck Back
OF him Is the solid membership
which numbers about 1000 OF the
most substantial business men and
OF the city, and there
is rot a member who is prepared
to yield to any man when II comes
10 patriotism.
Since war threatened this country
the Board OF Commerce has formed
an organization which is now one Of
the most efficient UNOFFICIAL organ
isstions In the land as an ally for
the government.
Among other things the Board
has perfected the Citizens Commit
tee on National Defense, with Ed
win DENLY as chairman. which has
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