Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-01
Success of Project Assured Is
Confident Statement of
Leaders When Solicitors
Make Reports.
COMMITTEES EXPECT TO
BREAK RECORD TODAY
Edward F, Trefz Enthusiastic
Over Showing, Colonel Sell
ers' Committee Leads in
Getting Memberships,

This is the best first day report
campaign-not even excepting the
famous campaign conducted by tho
Merchants association OF New YORK
city 1t was Mr.. Irelz speaking
and when Mr.. Trefz speaks concern.
ing chamber OF commerce activities
he says something.
That the interest in the Chamber
of Commerce memDelsnip campaign
is widespread and intense was evil
denced by all Of the reports turned in
Dy the cnairmen of the various COM
lnittees. That it will endure is guar
anteed by the sober judgment that is
actuating those who invest in mem
DershIps. W. q. Oestreich, speaking
of the experiences of the special
campaign committee, said:
We have seen many of the bigger
concerns, banks and other large m
stitutions and our reception has been
Invariably good"
Upon ealing ior committee reports
the following results were MADE
known:
Reports of Committees.
Committee No. /, Waiter M. Con-
neil, chairman .............. Il
Committee No. 2, c. o. Cush-
man, chairman .............. 15
Committee No. 8, Laurence f.
Lee, chairman ............... Is
Committee No. 4, M. E. Hickey,
chairman ....".n.......... lO
Committee No. 5. Reuben Perry,
chairman ...... ............. y
Committee No. 6, Paul G. Reding-
ton, chairman :. ........... IL
Committee No. Z, Col. ID. K. b.
Sellers. chairman ......... u
Committee No. 8, DR.. A. G. Shor-
tle, chairman ............... s
Committee No. 8, Homer H. Ward,
chairman go. .............. Z
Committee No 10, w. P. Southard,
chairman ...... ............ 8
Committee No. IL, c. S. White,
chairman ....l.. ............. .
Committee No. II, Campaign
committee) w. C. Oestreich,
chairman .,............... 232
Iotai .................: .:.... 35 b
Few difficulties were encountered
and they centered around slight mis-
understandings or misconceptions of
the principles for which the cham.
Der stands. For instance, DR. A. G..
Shortle stated that his committee had
lost considerable time explaining the
plural membership proposition to
prospective members. The chairman
went over the ground again for the
benefit of those present and the men
whom they would meet In their calls
tomorrow.
Plural Membership Idea.
Said Mr.. Oestreich:
THE organic laws of modern COM
mercial organizations provide for plu-
raj memberships. This is based upon
the sound business principle that men
should contribute to the cost of COM
munity work In proportion to the ben
efits they may be expected to derive
Another question that came up was
Put by Wallace Hesseden, concern
ing the attitude of the Chamber of
Commerce toward the Retail Mer-
chants association. Mr.. Hesselden
was told that although the retailers
were likely to benefit more than any
other member of the community. the
question of whether they entered the
chamber or not as body rested with
themselves.
w. P. Metcalf asked whether the
subscribers to the campaign to adver-
tise Albuquerque would be asked to
finish up their subscriptions if they
joined the Chamber of Commerce.
The reply was that they would not.
II was pointed out that whereas any
ONE who wished might subscribe to
such a fund, inasmuch as that activ-
ity would now be assumed by the new
chamber 1t members would be ex-
empt from solicitation for that and
kindred purposes
Commercial Club TO Go On.
]. c. Boyd stated that there had
Leen some inquiry concerning the
status of the old Commercial club and
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