The Detroit times., 1917-04-11
Detroit Board of Commerce,
To q Man, Stands Back of
Uncle Sam i'm War on Kaiser

Recently the Board OF Commerce
published an edition OF the Detroit.
err" it's oficial weekly publication,
In which II recounted the achieve
ments OF the organization and the
city for the past year II showed
that while Detroit was sixth in pop
ulatlon II ranked far higher in sc-
complement than It's population
would entitle II TO do.
In many lines Detroit ranked FIRST
and in none OF the important things
10 a community did its rank AZ a
producer fall below that OF its popu
lation. Usually 1t 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.
II makes more automobiles for
army service than any other center
in the universe. and In various ways
its ranks from frat TO third in i'm
portance In the country, while still
occupying sixth place in population.
The Board OF Commerce can now
chalk Detroit up for another FIRST.
II has a Board OF Commerce with
the highest grade OF patriotism
known in modern times.
When IL appeared that war was
imminent the Board OF Commerce
began 10 get busy and II has been
busy ever since. Not alone as an
organization, but individually the
members have come across" In a
Nay TO merit the admiration OF all
who have the welfare OF the coun.
try at heart More than three
fourths Of the oficial stan has al
ready enlisted In the quartermas-
ter's oficers' corps and other mem
bers OF the stan have Joined either
the army or the navy. Every indi-
vidual member OF the board has
contributed either his services or
his money 10 carry on the patriotic
work that the nation now finds 10
do.
Possibly no other organization OF
the kind has contributed so much
per capita TO 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 80 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 vas believed that he would dc.
vote a little more time TO his pri-
vAte business. Did he, On the
contrary. he is spending more time
on the country's business than be-
fore and incidentally he spent a
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. TempIeton, the new presi-
dent OF the Board OF Commerce. who
succeeded Mr.. DENLY, also plunged
into the patriotic end Of the work
almost at once. and now he finds
himself in Il up TO his neck. Back
Of him IL the solid membership
which numbers about 1000 OF the
most substantial business men and
OF the city, and there
rs rot a member who Is prepared
10 yield to any man when II comes
to patriotism.
Since war threatened this country
the Board OF Commerce has formed
an organization which IL now one OF
the most efficient unofncial organ
i%stions 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 "a chairman. which has
for its prime object the instilling