Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-14
REYNOLDS HEAD
Of CIVIC DRIVE
Merchant is Made General
Chairman of Campaign to
Reorganize Chamber.

of directors of the Chamber of Com
merce at the Packer House yester-
day, George +. Reynolds was unan-
imously named as general chairman
of the campaign that has been
launched to reorganize the local
chamber. The membership Of an
executive committee is in the pro-
cess of selection.
In engaging in this campaign"
said Mr.. Reynolds, this morning
I'VE are undertaking to bring all ell
ements of the city together for a
cooperative pull for the benefit of
the entire community. Maximum
progress cannot be secured without
common effort. With some pulling
in one direction and others going in
another, or doing nothing at all, lit
tie can be accomplished. This is
the day of readjustment to new con-
idtions. Perth Amboy has nuts to
crack-let us all go at them work.
ing together.
This is the only way continued
Mr.. Reynolds, ''in which We can
make readjustments in a manner
helpful to all. This movement for
the organization of the Chamber
of Commerce is more than a menu
bership campaign. 1t is an enter
prise intended to help develop the
community spirit which is the first
essential in securing progress. We
want everyone who has any interest
in Perth Amboy to look into what is
projected for the Chamber of COM
r'erce for the plan which has been
adopted is intended to make use Cf
all the desire for a finer commun-
ity that exists. AS ithe plans le-
vealed in the course of the cam
paign, this will be made clear. The
prime object of this campaign is
for better Perth Amboy.
"A number of US have felt, for
some time" said President /. T.
Madsen of the chamber, that steps
should be taken toward the develop
mcnt of the city in a large way. We
require not only an income ade-
quate to accomplish anything that
the community desires to have done,
but membership ready to work for
the welfare of the city.
I'VE feel that the time has ar
rived for makings the chamber an
organization fully representative of
the various interests of Perth AM
boy, civic. commercial and Industrial
We have problems connected with
all of these interests waiting to be
solved. The cooperation and un-
selfish service of every person
Interested in the welfare of Perth
Amboy is required. The time has
come to look at our city's needs IN
a broad way.
Remembering that a prophet is
without honor in his own country,
we looked abroad with view to
securing aid in conducting the cam
paign. As the result OF careful
or the methods and SER
vice of the American city Bureau,
we have engaged that organization
/ to aid us. Our investigation included
the solicitation of opinions from ten
or dozen cities where reorganiza-
tion campaigns have been conducted.
We have received responses indicat.
ing that the work of this bureau is
of the highest and most enduring
character.
The American City Bureau will
do more than conduct a membership
campaign. In addition it will organize
the new membership into an effec-'
tive machine working smoothly and
enlisting the service of large
number of persons for the welfare
of the city. When the work of or
ganization is completed. the chamber
will have a work laid out for It
to do. a program built by the
members themselves, a form of or
ganization giving every member a
voice in all the affairs of the body,
including the nomination and election
of officers. and a responsibility in
carrying out the program of activ-
ities- The organization will be
modelled on the lines of the most
successful chambers of commerce IN
the United States. This particular
type has been the means of ac-
complishing many large things for
cities in which they are located.
The wide experience of the bureau
in the expansion and reorganization
of more than 200 chambers of COM
merce and in helping them to solve
their problems will continue to be
at the service of the organization
for three years.
Inasmuch as the principles which
the American City Bureau consid srs
to be fundamental to the success of
a body like ours and which the local
chamber recognizes as being all i'm.
portant, that is to say, cooperation
and service for the welfare of the
city as whole, and the practicability
of their operation have been tho
roughly demonstrated in hundreds OF
cities reorganized by the bureau, We
look forward to a very successful
organization here. Let us work to-
gether for the things We need"
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