The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-11

PnAS|zED
- j i. CAlDsr1eld n Fewer
~ A1drees y Grsup u
1eek 1s1anA Hen.
~ Chamber Of Commerce, . live.
HE lorce, AROUND which revolves
p cnmnunIty life tending for the
i lsment and uplift Of the COM
Gntty II I'll lines Of endeayor--
ach b picture In words did Col
- B. n. ChipeTheld Of Canton.
NJ draw for the men who gath
god ct tho Masonic temple last
1I1Sht determined to give their time
- effort towards the attainment
~ N equalization Of this kind for
1lock Island. There were over one
Kindred present, each and every
Cno a. whom desires to do that thing
which will assure IN unbroken path
q. progress for Rock Island. This
- indicated when cards were
signed BY practically everyone pres
1T pledging himself TO devote q
rart Of Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
~, Thursday and Friday of next
xoek 10 going out and carrying the
message Of the Chamber Of Com
Hnafce 70 every man in Rock Island
who wants 10 see this city boom.
Colonel Chiperfield. big, power
ri looking. presented his convic-
ff0ns on Business and Govern
ment" with the force OF a legal
mind. He left no question in the
minds OF his hearers. being plainly
SPOKEN. He made numerous start
Hing assertions as to the probable
consequences OF disagreement
and the sacrificing of community
thought to the attainment OF
wealth and OF what rule by right
Of wealth may bring unless ten
denotes In that direction are
checked, and checked soon.
Community Personality.
Colonel Chiperfield sought to i'm
press upon the minds Of his hear
ers the sacred duty Of chamber
Of commerce to promote community
cooperation in not only business but
social lines as we'll. A commun-
fly should acquire distinct per-
sonality as community, he as
serted, and the people therein
should work ON and on to an unat-
tainable goal. II q letup occurs,
then business becomes q failure,
he declared.
Anytime q person or community
settles down TO q state OF SELF
satisfaction and feels there is no
longer any necessity for going on,
then it constitutes a step backward,
the speaker declared.
I'm days to come communities are
going to be judged as communities"
he spoke. Communities must then
attain q high standard or be judged
failures, Just as an individual is
oftimes regarded as a failure BY
his fellOwmen.
these are reasons why cham
bers Of commerce are being formed
0rEApixAtion gives all minds q
ckoAce to work as one towards
pfoEress for q community"
Government and Wealth.
The speaker delved into the sub
ject Of wealth as related to govern
ment He declared that wealth be-
hind any government makes thai
/ government a failure. He expressed
the hope that sometime the pool
man will have as much chance tt
attain political prominence as the
man of wealth, and chambers o.
commerce, working not for wealth
but for the masses, will be the med
1um through which this is brought
about.
The present period of unrest
among certain classes came in fol
q touch OF the speakers oratory
He declared this rumbling beneath
( the surface is caused by those WHIT
believe they are not getting fail
s share of the good things of thu
world. He forecast that it depend.
upon the patriotic men and womeI
TO submerge their own selfish de
mands to save the country.
The time has gone by for pussy
footing, Colonel Chiperfield de
clared. He doesn't anticipate tina
D dreadful calamity is going t,
overtake this country but spok'
that it Is to prevent any such posi-
bility that chambers Of commerce
work against He declared that thu
chamber forms the bulwark of tht
nation.
.'The chamber OF commerce
should be the eye that sees; ths
mind that initiates and the hand
that executes or restraints" he said
Tho chamber sees all opportun-
tiles to aid the community and il
has the mind to initiate every good
move for the benefit Of all citizens
But It should not stop with talk. II
II up to the chamber to carry Out
IT, ideas to \ successful conclu-
sion"
Bound TO Go Over.
What the meeting lacked in num-
bers was made up In enthusiasm
Those present were men Of action,
thinkers all OF them. Their heart
and soul 10 wrapped up in the ad-
vAncement OF Rock Island and the
seriousness OF their countenances
betrayed the fact that this city is
going to have one Of the Invest and
best chamber Of commerce organi-
xations In the country.
W. H. Schillinger presided as
toastmaster. He called upon E. c.
Fisher. and the latter although
taken Unexpectedly responded with
m extemporaneous talk that
reached home. DIR. Gustav Andreen
was next and he emphasized the
necessity Of . chamber as the