Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-11

age the goose that laws the golden
egg. Our Chamber OF Commerce
must look into the subjects of indus
triai relations. cooperative COMPETE
t1on as opposed to cut~th1 oat compe-
luton, foreign trade and the like We
must plan and execute for better bus
mess under hetter conditions. We must
understand that capital. management
ana labor are the three legs of the
stool upon which industry rests.
Retail Trade.
IN commerce. or retail trade. we can
promote classes in craftsmanship and
courtesy to customers. have a COM
m1ttee Tor the arbitration of business
disputes between members, have
real credit bureau that will raise the
credit character of the cnrnt2unitv,
promote co-onerative advertising in
your trade territory. Conduct pay I'D
campaigns, dollar day sales and style
shows. condGct celebrations that will
bring the people into town, controi
fraudulent ard improper solicitations
and do whatever rightly can be- done
TO increase 1trrd protect business.
Transportation.
Transportation means more. than the
keeping OF rates of tariff ara the check
| ing of bills of iading Il rneans the
| upketp, improvement ard extension
OF all means OF getting goods to mar
ket-railways, electric rouds water
ways ahG highways. In equipment it
means motor trucks as well as cars
dLio podISs i our committee On trans
| POI ,Itlon Is interested IN every means
VI SeL'ihs tpods 10 market from Il
| II ak u d ti@I2WaE or railroad.
Welfare of individual.
Having locked after production. in
we come to the welfare IT tba ~ I'D
| vidual. 1t is not enoriaI, r., case
! business and provide II %vit}. faciiitias
| The very Foundation Of .tood bnsic
ness is the welfare of the neon1e We
must have n citv nIan ro t,,atte1 bo,,,
simple We must look shead and
| plan for future as well rs nresert
needs. Under this head worry rorc-l1 =
Iiv and oenpraItv coro., b,ort;e.o+inx,
sanitation, education recreotion aod
| welfare. And in this xvn,.i, do no4
neglect to make use Of tIe l,.oron,, and
the Young men. There is ,rorIr tfa-
| women can 90 far ha++ar -l,o,t 800,
| and we shou,d he trairin, oI,r 10y
Tor the larger resnonsiniii+iee tbat
come with i3tnr wears The 1lo,,tb -,
+odav win T.. tho noe,phars ~ ~
Chamber Of commercn of +o,,on,.rr nv
,rhcIr eho,,id he +ro;,od r4iioL Nv t,
I
committee work
EaV1ng defined the functions Of &
Chamber of Comm cree and adopted g
programme OF activities the next steI
is to appoint committees to carry out
the programme. Your chamber Of
commerce is a project organization
| Your committees should be selected
with due cons deratfon of their abili-
"a out l7n II,
must be composed of nen whS have
demonstrated their ability and ir
whom the public has confidence. Wher
their work Is done they must be dis
missed because there must he no idle
conmIttees.
In securing membership there is one
Personnel is even more jronortant t fba,
: numbers. You cannot afford to accep
any and everybody as 4 n1cmber. TIL,
Chamber of Commerce has i9nportan
work to do and so far rs possible it.
membership must be composed of mei
VIII nS to serve and who can affort
TO pay the dues. The way to get a
this is 10 prepare a prospect list O
/ those whose interest and income ar
such as to make them desirable mem
ners and condne your membership so
nc taron TO TINS list. The man i
@eieo'ed ana approved as g. prospec
before he is solicited as 4 member
95arr''hS committees charged witt
recruiting members are generally in
elIectlNe. ne better way IS to selec
en- Ut IIlore men each p'ogHd to Gle
Vote one afternoon a month to mem
nerShlp sollcsIatlon ami prom sing t
say on the Jop until ne i.aS secured
zen members
~, L! re, a'ere&e membership loss in
Chamoef OF commerce IS about tel
per cent. peS annum; due 10 deaths
reslsfl2EQ ms removals aud delin-
ouenfs. Ten committeeman, each av
eraS lhS one ef+W member q month. ca
make %ood the loss IN a 1000 member
snip organiZ9ton and increase III
; membership by twenty each year.
From War n pesca Conditions
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go, w. '"l2 i."N' VA lieu
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o1itT7 u aiI :tiilly toI cV t, service
$ nt.o 4" proEhIl.s lhe luh narapaerna
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tli ~ ~ l]oS9lnle' e Ha'e pee
: equal ~ Inc eIeaLeSt te, mat eve
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Q we nav g IealIie
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n ~ 1870 IN Il tacn community oy III
There has been a stonrage of nuh
q lie works of hu Iding of all kinds an
: of road construction These can no,
= proceed. We can take VI our shar
n of tire labor slack and build bette
: communities for the present and f.
: the future. We can serve the co11I
: try ourselves. There is eycelIer