The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-18
NOVEL PLAN
OFFERED TO
BOOST CITY
Chamber of Commerce Com
posed of Sections Repre-
senting All Branches of
Business and Professions.
FARMERS REPRESENTED

Where-
oy each branch of Richmond business
activities will be represented equally
vas described by Walter FuIghum. in
connection with the forming of
chamber of Commerce for this CITY.
Thursday
Briefly, the new plan means that
the proposed organization will be made
| up OF sections, such as retailers, manu-.
lactrrers. wholesalers, clergy, educa-
TORS and many others. Each of these
sections. when it has reached a mem
Dershlp of 10 persons, will be entitled
10 nominate one member of the board
or directors. Whether this section
grows later to have 100 or one thous-
ana members, its representation on
the board of directors will remain the
same.
Farmers and labor organizations
| viii De represented under this plan.
The scheme mas been submitted tn a
convention of Chamber of ,.ommerce
secretaries and that body pronounced
II the most perfect plan of all round
representation that has yet been de-
vised.
Now IA Sections.
10 date. Mr.. Fulghum said Thurs
day, fourteen sections have been
selected to have a part in the organ
lzation. More probably will be added
later as the need for them arises.
Under this PLAN" said Mr.. FuIg-
mum, the organization cannot deter
1orate into a one class or one man
affair. 1t is controlled by its mem
bers from the outset and the control
re mains with them. The board OF
directors elects its own officers and
the board is in turn elected by the
membership
1t was made plain in Mr.. FuIghum's
statement Thursday that the plan of
organization as worked out in Rich
mond was not the work of any one
man or group Of men, Approximately
700 men in the city and about 12
separate meetings have contributed to
the working out of this plan" he
said
To Boost Richmond.
I'VE honestly hope to carry out the
spirit which has been expressed in the
tentative slogan for the Richmond
body, make Richmond the best place
in the world to live in We honestly
mean to make Richmond as attractive
a residence place as any other city in
the United States. We intend to see
that transportation facilitues are
kept in the best possible order. TO
make the city beautiful. and power
rates as reasonable as anywhere else
in the United States. Through this
action We will draw men of means
here to live, men who will be a benefit
10 the city and our citizenship gener-
ally.
Committees Kept Active.
Another novel feature of the plan of
organization now being considered is
that of the committee work Commit
tees in various departments of the
activity will be appointed by the board
of directors. These committees r;ust
report some constructive activity
every three months. otherwise they
are automatically dropped and new
ones appointed.'
Better theatrical talent. and better
music for the city were among the
features mentioned as being included
in the scope of the new organiza-
ton.
Concrete evidence OF the desire of
the hackers of the new plan to be OF
genuine service to the city is the plan
for a monthly forum" to be held in
connection with each meeting. At this
forum" any person in this city who
has suggestions for the betterment Of
Richmond is privileged to appear and
present his views. The matter will
then be take, up by the membership
and referred ~ the proper committee.
Dues S25 per Member
Membership dues, after investiga-
tfon of those in other cities, have been
placed at s25. The average chamber
of commerce uses $19 per member
annually it was said, and for this rea-
son the $25 sum was fixed upon as
providing a comforta BILE margin over
and above this amount. The dues are
payable annually or quarterly
Byram Robbins is acting as legal
adviser to the temporary orga nization.
Arrangements have been perfected
whereby a general civic discussion.
smoker and luncheon will be held De-
cember 1. The Coliseum has been
tentatively reserved for that date. and
all Richmond citizens interested in
the movement will be expected to at
tend the meeting on that date.