The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-30
CROWD APPROVES
CHAMBER WORK
Enthusiasm Follows Frank
Discussion of City
Organization.
ACTIVITY SURPRISES
Summary Of Achievements
During Current Year
Is Given.

Unqualified and unanimous endorse
ment of the activities OF the Missouri
Chamber of Commerce We're given a,
general meeting held last night by the
membership in the chamber Of com.
merce building. Many We're the slug
gestions made; many We're the men
the 160 present who spoke. II Wa.
generally declared to ,e he best cham
Der of commerce talk fest" and bust
ness session that has been held il
many moons.
Before leaving every man IN the hall
at the request of the membership wa
given a membership application ant
each member pledged himself to brins
in at least one new member of the OF.
ganization within the next 10 days
Announcement was made that tn,
American Bank and Trust company
when ii opens for business on .lanuar,
]. will take 10 memberships in the or
sanization. The new management OF
the Missoulian Publishing company, ii
was announced, had taken nine mem
berships. Following the meetint
many signed membership applications
for individual memberships.
Plan to Extend Work.
From start 10 finish the session Was
an enthusiastic one. The members
faced the problem of more support fol
the chamber in a determined maine
and before adjournment plans wero
laid for bringing into the organization
all of those who are now outstanding
The matter OF delinquent dues was ais,
4 a .1,i,s,. Itnr l.s.E1
planned against those men who arr
members OF the chamber but who have
through carelessness or neglect, over
looked paying their dues for some
months.
4 committee on membership ana one
ON collections was authorized in mo
ton passed by the membership unani
mously.
Some Criticisms Made.
Some criticisms were made regard.
ing the chamber and its activities. hu
in every case they We're honestly giyeI
and in this the smoker was an un
qualified success because 1t hrough
out opinions the thing most desired.
In the main the remarks were com
mandatory of the activities of III
BY DR.. A. D. Knowles the chambe
was characterized as the liEest organ
ization of its kind in the state and on
which does more for the city in whic
it Is located than any organization G
like character in Montana"
The thing that most surprised th
membership of the chamber Of com
merce was the running summary OF tn
activities and accomplishments OF II
organization during this year. TIL
speakers, all of them, admitted tha
they did not realize the volume
business handled through the organ
ization as a general clearing for n
the community activities and interest
in Missoula, Mssohla county and west
ern Montana. The fact that this yes
the chamber of commerce has handle
1884 pieces of mail was news to a
the membership. Equally new VIZ
the recitation of the things put up
the chamber, the outside advertiser
done for the city and the problem
taken up and solved.
Called Necessary Organization.
Ii was early decided that the ques
ton was not at all whether or not II
chamber of commerce should go on, bt
4 question Of how more and better SUI
port and greater finances could bC So
cured to increase the community AZ
Invites of the chamber. It was IL
unanimous opinion that MissOula doe
not desire to try to get along wltho1
chamber Of commerce bat that Mi
souia must have a bigger chamber an
one :, credit tn Na stale