Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-20
Committee Issues Most OPP
timistic Statement Of What
Purpose Is for Intelligent
Work,
FULL COOPERATION
OF CITIZENS ASSURED
Principles of Organization to.
Be Along Lines Shown to Be-
Most Successful in Other
Cities.

Headquarters of the campaign
committee appointed by the directors
of the Albuquerque Chamber of Com
merce to complete the organization
OF that body, have been opened in
the Commercial club building, where
a staff of competent employees are
busily engaged in the task of carry
ing out the plans.
The committee appointed by the
board from among their number are:
Kaseman, d. A. Macpherson, 7. f.
McCanna, A. B. McMilen, Max Nord-
haus. r. r. Pollock and ID. S. Rosen-
wald.
The first announcement of the
campaign has gone out in the form
oC letter from the committee,
signed by the chairman, w. c. Oes-
treich and addressed to large num-
ber of the citizens of albuquerque.
Purpose Is Emphatic.
80, ,arding - statements from va
rious members of the directory and
campaign committee, 1t is the pur-
pose of a great majority of the lead
ing citizens Of the community that
albuquerque shall take high place
among the three hundred and more
cities and towns in the United States
whose successful progress and envia-
BILE prosperity have been achieved
through efficient organization and
jealous co-naeration on the part Of
their citizens.
For months past a number of citi-
Zens have been making an exhaustive
survey of those cities, investigating
the sources of their development and
growth, and have finally approved
the plan for establishing here in Al
buquerque a chamber of commerce
founded upon the principals so sue
cessfully followed in the most reputa-
BILE cities and towns of the United
States.
Must Maintain Stride.
There can be no cause for COM
plant for the growth of Albuquerque,
and the forward step to be taken by
the business men is not in criticism
of past accomplishments. The move
ment already launched, and soon to
be successfully under way. is a recog~
nition of the fact that cooperation
and organization must be the order
if Albuquerque Is to maintain her
stride and progress even more rap
idly.
The first step was the organization
of the Chamber of Commerce and
the adoption of plans to make the or
ganization modern in every way, and
effective in the work of increasing
the population and bringing about
those conditions that make for the
happiness and prosperity of the
people.
The next step was the adoption Of
a plan to save the Commercial club
building to Albuquerque as a commun-
ity center, which it has been for more
than a quarter of a century. The
honor of Albuquerque was at stake,
and the decision was that whatever
might be the sacrifice no odium Of
financial slackness should be at
tached to the reputation of Albuquer-
was formed and the majority of the
money necessary to meet all financial
obligations resting upon the building
was subscribed in the form Of
stock taken, This was not limited to
a few, but the invitation to take
stock and participate in the effort to
maintain the building as commun-
t..
tended.
Oestreich's Statement.
'The organization and conduct OF
a modern chamber of commerce.
said Mr.. Oestreich, chairman of the
campaign committee, sis not an ex.
pertinent founded upon mere theory.
Our investigations have proved that
underneath the successful organiza.
tions Of the country are certain fun
damental principles, which, IL oh
served in the activities of the body.
make for certain and definite
achievement. Our plan possesses
certainty. II has been tried and tried
with invariable success. Given the
determination and enthusiasm that is
now evident among the men of Albu-
querque and you have positive as
surance OF a chamber of commerce
that will weather all sorts of gales
and actually do things that will be Of
benefit to every man, woman and
child in the city.
No Mere Average.
"It is not our intention to be satis-
fled with a mere average chamber
OF commerce. We have waited long.
gone slowly and cautiously and
probed with thoroughness the gener-
al plan Of organization adopted ev-
erywhere In successful commercial
organization work In the United