Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-01
Texas BUSINESS NE n LOOK FORWARD
To Time WHEN THEY WILL HAVE OWN
HOME IN WASHING TON; SITE BOUGHT

asfesal "a The NeSs.
WASHINGTON. sept. 30 T.Vrs
business men ARE looking forward to the
time soon when they viii have home
&C their own In tho national capital
Word has come 90 business orglnlTl
tions IN the state that the sit. upon
which this national home tor business
h % b. erected. has just been CON.
plstely paid for from subscriptions -
FAR received 20 the building fund q
the Chamber Of Commrrc" of IN"
Cnitsd States The proposed site
which originally belonged o. Dlni,l
Wtbetef. faces Lafayette square %
mont 81 the White House--an ideal o..
uatlon. II was purchased az cost -
tfso.oo
The building Itself will add 90 tho
afe hiteciuFll beauty 81 Washington u
wsls designed hy cas- Gilbert the d.
slaner Of the woolwofth building in
New Yok. and number OF federal
buildings N Washington. Work on
the new structure IN 10 DO begun -
ann ~ thc remaining $1,000 600 n~t
eeAfy TOT the pfoissrt u paid IN \
number of communities have alryady
subscribed their allotment while other &
st~ responding Handsomely 90 the cam
paign. Texas Industrial and bushes
NNNsNFFkhr ~ ANNANhANNAWlN ~ AfNN AAAA
VIII have a part ownership IN the pro
y~ci.
ASIDE from it, contribution g. the
building fund. TeNas has a strong ~.
tAdes, IN the activities 81 the National
t1sfnber, because Of the states I'M.
f-atahce a. commercial. industrial
and manufacturing center The ncerss
hy of q national business organization
has long been realized bv Texas husi
re>S. - much ~ that iher. are now
thirty six industrial and commercial
organizations In TEXAS affiliated With
the National Chamber The ugganlzs.
ton members now number over four.
teen hunarcd. In addition 20 this mani
f-stafion % belief in the neccssii, ~
strong national business organization.
there are ~. individuals and firms u
Trxas. having qualified through mem
.bership ~ the local organizations. hole
ing dir~Ci membership themselves ir
the National Chamber
Texas u well represented ou IA,
board Of directors and ia.o..l commit.
Ices % the National Chamber whi,h
were reccntly announced hy Joseph n
Drfrees the president Their. repre-
sentatives are. Frank ~ kcil prcs.d.n
: Wichita NIL A Elevator Company
rrctors. Judge Edwin ~ Parser. HOus
ton. Baker. Bots Parker a Garwood
committee on NATIONAL def-n-.. Spur
geon Hell. Austin head q school and
business training. University Of Texas
conmife- on statistics and standards:
p. Z. Ballard. sherman attorney rail
road committee.
Like thousands - other prngrcsSiv.
business men Throughout the country.
Texas members 80 the Chamber %
Commerce hav. profound interest in
The fact that al last American busicusS
n 20 have q permanent home az the
nstiona's capitol The Chamber =
,Ccnimerre ~ the United States bo-lv
= founded eight wears ago under 'he
handicap Of discauraglng past attempts
70 organize business nationally has
qecn unusually successful But the
lesdirg business men az the country
Interested IN the Chamber q Commerca
hsv realized that not until they have
Washington home % their own.
"a H. .. 81 American business. o. savo
N. aspect ~ material soildiiy o. their
orEAn.Eaiicn. Will they be- aide 20 ~.
cTc1se a proper constructive influence
IN national affairs
II was with this purpose ir view
that thu Chamber a Commerce b.gnr
plans IN 1914 fer th. erection II 4
building In Washington. bu; the war
'caiisrd po-spnnerent Committees are
fast accunulailng the money 20 pav for
this proiect. One million four hundred
thouSand dollars was promised by
snail cornrnunltirs OUTSIDE - New
inrk ana Chicago bcioT. the business