The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-27
COMMERCE CHAMBER
PLANS ITS WORK
WORK OF ORGANIZATION WILL BE
DIVIDED INTO SIX MAIN
DIVISIONS.

Inc CnamDer or Commerce, under tn
new administration, organized las
night when the following directors wer
present: Edward Gait, w. w. Lewis
George w. Henley, Fred Carr, S. A
Apple, =. c. Dings, Frank S. Gates
Charles Won Weise, w. b. Johnson, i
NJ. Putnam. +. b. Reid and c. E. Ringer
1t was decided to give membership
banquet-in the near future. which will
| be free, and will be arranged by a spec
| ial committee.
Committees were appointed to arrang,
for new quarters, and the following plar
of organization was adopted by the
board of directors:
The main division of activity is di
vided into these subdivisions:
Established industries.
New Industries.
licity.
Retail merchants.
Agriculture.
Wholesale and trade extension.
The board of directors, with the may.
or as an ex-officio member, will be the
directing factor.
In order TO directly influence each
member and to amplify the efficiency
of the organization, the membership
is divided into the above six main sub
divisions. In addition to these divisions
committees on budget and civic affairs
should be appointed from the member
ship. Other standing committees
should be avoided and special commit.
tees appointed TO handle special prob.
lens or projects
To foster and promote industries now
located in Ardmore and to serve in all
matters in which this organization can
be of practical service, and to establish
and help promote new Industries will
be the work of the first two divisions
To secure favorable publicity for the
city and furnish statistics and facts
about the city will be the duty of the
committee so named.
The duty of the retail merchants di-
vision will be to foster and protect both
the interests of the merchants and the
buying public, to secure increased trade
for the one and better facilities for
the other. The activity of this depart
ment shall be whatever the retail mer-
chants who are members decide.
The wholesale and trade extension di-
vision will promote the extension of the
trade territory, and aid each and every
wholesale jobber and manufacturer to
secure that business which they have a
right to expect from our natural trade
territory.
The agricultural division will develop
and encourage profitable agriculture
and stock raising, and to promote a
closer relationship between city and
interests.
Methods of Financing.
In the past il has been the custom TO
'aise special funds when special activi-
les were to be taken care of. Here
lfter, under the improved plan, the
chamber proposes TO raise only one
'und, and to raise that all at one time.
through membership. and not by contri-
buttons. donations and subscriptions.
By the mnbership plan a member may
'asily know how much he is paying each |
'ear toward community work through |
he chamber. This is the modern and |
way of financing a CONNER
ial organization.
If the Ardmore Chamber of Commerce |
s to reach the measure Of efficiency |
which members and citizens have a |
light to expect il win be necessary to |
ave one thousand memberships with |
nnual dues of S2i. Each aember will
% asked to subscribe his share OF the
81 600 fuDl in memberships. Citizens
re going to be asked to invest in pro-
ortion to their means and in proper
ion to the benefits they derive. Many
fill subscribe for more than one m.n-
ership in order that their money sup
ort Of the work will be in fair Iso-
ortion to the smaller firms who buy
ne or two memberships.
James Glen. the new secretary, Il.
rom Galveston. and Paul Il. Smith. OF
klshoBs City, has been elected ~ look
fter c,eifs and traffic for the rstsll
lerchaats