The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-31
ANNUAL REPORT OF SECRETARY
OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Agriculture.
Gentlemen: l assure you it is a
pleasure to submit a report OF the ac-
Invites of the Club for the year OF
1918.
No doubt many of you are aware
that commercial organizations
throughout the United States have
during war times experienced a radl-
cal change in the scope and character
of their work. Previous to the war
we participated in a limited way only
in the affairs of the state and nation.
The past year and since our country
entered the side Of the allies against
Germany, we have devoted more than
half our services to the country's well
fare.
Service has been rendered by our
organization to every worthy patriotic
project and through co-ordinated eff
fort, the Chamber has contributed
largely to the success Of all such
movements in Glasgow and Valley
county.
In a similar way, the Glasgow club
is in a position to render real service
to the community during the readjust-
ment period, as we have learned the
value of cooperation during war
times. Every member is a power and
can do much toward assuring a con
tinuance of the growth and prosper
ity Of our city, but so that the great
est amount of service may be render
ed, it can be better accomplished
through cooperative efforts. Our or
ganization is established and organ
ized for just such a purpose, and the
extent of its usefulness is limited only
to the extent of the support received
from tbs. business interests Of the COM
.munity.
Our organization is cooperating in
no small way With the state and ma
tion by being a member Of the Men,
tana State Commercial Clubs Asso.
eiatien and a member Of the Chamber
Of Commerce, U. 8. A. Through
these MEDIUMS we have been able to
secure valuable information for the
use of the club. It is u interest with
the many other commercial organiza-
tions that makes these organizations
more effective and of a greater SER
vice. So likewise if our club secures
the maximum support, the greater val
ua We are to the community. 1t is
a duty of every member to 90 his
part. The town or city that is not
organized to solve the problems of the
community will soone or later lose
it's place among the fast growing
towns of the nation. The president
of the United States has seen the use
fulness of commercial organizations
and has heartily commended the part
they took in helping to put across the
government program at home during
war times.
An organization like the Glasgow
Chamber of Commerce and Agrlcul-
ture is a community organization
which unselfishly aids in promoting
the perpetuation- and upbuilding of the
community at all times. Its real func.
ton or purpose is to unite people Of
all creeds-persons of all business In
terests in one great united effort, the
object of which is to make u city ant
community a better place in which tt
live. A better place in which to rea7
and educate a family, a better place
in which to transact business and b'
ever active for the community's in
terests so that a greater development
may be obtained.
Shortly after the first Of the yea
we found that the purchase price o
mill feed was too high and that farm
ers in the drought stricken district
of Montana and North Dakota bein'
forced to buy same, owing to scarcit
of hay and feed the preceding veal
would find it necessary to dispose Q
their stock. We Immediately &c
busy, knowing the necessity of KEEP
ing the stock in the country. S
through u efforts coupled with con
mercial organizations in North d.
kota, we were able to place the situs
ton before the food administrator
and upon their recommendation cheap
er prices were secured. The foe
administration having fixed the ma:
gins, they were glad to reduce the
when these conditions were brougl
to their attention.
The matter Of many farmers secu
ing seed for spring planting was {
important matter and the necessl
was so great Governor Stewart call
the extraordinary session Of the legl
lative assembly in February. II
Glasgow Chamber was heartily in a
cord with the governors action in TT
matter, and the secretary was instru
ted to attend the session in the i
terest of a proposed bill for reli'
o-;clof;1,o ootinp uas takan where