The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-12-20

From now on the Valley City Com.
mercial Club will have a voice in the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, the most representative bus
mess organization in the country. .Ac-
cord ng to notification received by
Secretary Moe from Elliot H. Good
win, of Washington. D. G., general
secretary Of the National Chamber,
the Valley City 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 every
state in the I'm on and our outlying
possessions are represented, but the
principal American Chambers of Com
merce abroad ~.
Closely following its election to the
National Chamber the Valley City
Commercial Club will appoint a Ma
tional Counc llor who will serve as the
connecting link between his organizza-
tion and the National Chamber. This
is an office of consequence inasmuch
as the councillors, individually and as
body, act as adv sors on the policies
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 Valley
City Commercial club will have a
chance to express itself inasmuch as
one Of the main purposes of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States is to focus business sentiment.
From time to time referenda are sent
out by the National Chamber for tho
purpose of ascertaining for the bene-
, fit OF congress and the president, bus
mess opinion prevailing throughout
the country on questions of immediate
Importance.
A Valuable Commercial Service
/ In fact, the Valley City 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-
talns the freshest and most reliable
news of its 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 add ton to this there will be a
Legislative Bulletinn which follows
the progress of all legislation intro
duced III Congress affecting business
and commerce. =
All members receive regularly the
.f'oftit pstsiical;oa ef the National
fChamber; The Nations Business,
which contains fund of information
on bus ness and economic subjects.
WLFHave Washington Representative
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States aims to make more
available and more useful to all bus
mess men the work Of the various fed
eral brteaNs at Washington The
activities of the consular service, the
bureau of foreign 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 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 or direct in
terest to them This amounts virtually
to the Valley City Commercial club
/ hav'ng special Washington repre-
sentative.