Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
MEETING TO DISCUSS
QUESTIONS OF IMPORT
u. s. Chamber Of Commerce at
Atlantic City April 27-2o;
Local Men 10 Go.

Tho ninth annual meeting of The CHAM
Der Of Commerce Of the United States, %
be held Mt Atlantic City April n to ~,
will have as it's theme IN Tho public
interest More business methods in gov
ernment; lesa government management
Of business " This announcement WA
made today by William r. Budd, gocre-
ary of the Wilmington Chamber ~
Commerce. Tho Chamber has been invited
10 aend delegates to tho convention.
MI ~ The questions ~ be brought
before tho meeting viii be approached
aa they relate to the general subject.
Speakers will include government ofiicials
and leading business mon ~ many lines
of finance. commerce and industry
The program for the meeting marks
new departure for the Chamber ~ that
proups will discuss questions Of n moro
general nature than those affecting
aolely the industries within The group
The purpose of this ia to get tho fullest
and ffoeat discussion on broad general
problems That touch vafious phases Of
business differently
Distribution will discuss current price
declines md their effects. constructive
means for better marketing by produce
exchanges and Boards of Trade, and
methods of merchandising which will
enable the distributor better o. meet
conditions of financial stringencv
Treatment nf wages, contract canoela-
tlona, hotter accounting methods and the
need of national statistics on production
will be taken up by the group represent
ing Fabricated Production The Finance
Group will lhave before IL matters connected
with the governments fiscal policy
taxation including the proposed turn
over tax. reorganization ~ government
operations and the question of the gov
erments future policy with respect 70
redlscpunt rates
The group on Foreign Commerce will
discuss foreign trade matters. including
IN ite program sunh subjects aa thesn, the
work Of national foreign trade conventions
foreign trade work ~ national trade bodies.
foreign trade work of 'hafnhers of ON
inerce. foreign trade work ~ hanks. rail
roads and express companies, and the
operations ~ foreign trade clubs
The lnsuranco ,ruup vill disr1iss among
other things Private initiative as against
satate monopoly IN insurance. insurance
rs crcait factor and The rolafltns between
government and insurance
Recent agitation ~ Congress looking
to the enactment of legislation whicb
would provide for povorrmeht manage
fnen' II hasic Industries vill furnish the
subject for discussion ~ tic Natural
Resources Production GrnnnI
Transportation ard Communication
will bn considered under iwo groups
'hc fret having ~ do with shipping. and
tho second reilrnni transportation Tho
subjects r. he taken up by tho shipping
Group ere tho sale of government owned
ships, the continuance ~ the shipping
Hoard and its functions ~ an operating
organization and iifferentialE ~ cost of
operation under various flags The Rail
rpad Transportation Group viii En INTO a
report hv the Chambsrz Railroad Com
mitter. the present financial situation
Of tho railroads ~ relation III plans for
consolidation. and the shippers part IN
rate making
Tie civic Development Group wiIl
discuss The Schools and Social In
trreHt
Whcu the groups meet - take up the
subjects u taxation and the tariff each
group will consider. Uith relation 70
taxation these questions should there
he an increase IN the income tax should
there be . sales tax Should there be a
resort to loans
Taxation and tariff policles viii 10
dHcussed also at one If the general ses-
sionH of the meeting Other subjects vmch
will be gone INTO ut the general Sessions.
include foreign financing. the Inteua-
tlonal Chamber Of Commerce, rdncau ~.
International relations and IN" reiat ons
Of government and business