Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-24
MANCHESTER COMMERCIAL CLUB
JOINS NATIONAL CHAMBER,

OOANC NA1AVNAA CHAMDENs
From now on the Manchester Com
mercial club will have a voice in the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, the most representative bust
ness organization in the country. Ac-
cording to notification received by |
Secretary Phenicie from Elliott H.
Goodwin of Washington, D. c., gener-
al secretary of the National Chamber,
the Manchester Commercial club has
been formally elected to membership
in the central body, which already
numbers over 900 commercial organi-
cations and represents upwards of
100000 business men. Not only ev-
cry state in the union and our out
lying possessions are represented, but
the principal American Chambers of
Commerce abroad -
Closely following its election to the
National Chamber. the Manchester
Commercial club at recent meeting
elected H. G. Seeds as National Coun-
cilor, who will serve as the connect
ing link between the local organiza-
ton and the National Chamber. This
is an office of consequence inasmuch
as the councillors, individually and as
body, act as advisors on the policy
of the Chamber and have other i'm
portant functions to perform.
CanvaSsing Business Opinion.
Hereafter when policies affecting
our Commerce are under discussion
by the federal authorities, the Man.
chester Commercial club will have
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 time referenda are sent out
by the National Chamber for the pur-
pose of ascertaining for the benefit of
Congress and the President, business
opinion prevailing throughout the
country on questions of immediate
Importance.
A Valuable Commercial Service.
In fact, the Manchester Commercial
club expects to secure much assist
ance from the National Chamber in
many ways. 1t will receive a weekly
General Bulletin which probably con-
tains the freshest and most reliable
news of its kind to be secured from
any source. The information is
along the line of Commercial oppor-
tunities and of development in differ
ent federal 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
commerce.
The local organization receives reg
ularly the official publication of the |
National Chamber, "The Nations Bust
ness" which from month to month
contains fund of information on
business and economic subjects.
Local Organization Will Have Wash.
ington Representative.
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 activities
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
materially the projects of business in
terests 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 in
terest to them. This amounts virtual
ly to the Manchester Commercial club
having a special Washington repres-
entative.