Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-08
THE COMMERCE CLUB
By wardner williams.


association organized some years ago.
which filled an important place in the
development of Pueblo. The Pueblo
Commerce club is affiliated with the
National Chamber of Commerce which
has associated with it over ninc hun
dred Chambers OF Commerce thruout
tho United States and becomes thereby
factor in forming national business
policies thruout the country.
a Commerce club or Chamber OF
Commerce Is "A necessity in every well
organized. growing and prosperous city
Cooperation and service may be con-
sidcred tho key notes OF any orSaniza-
ton which has for its object the up
building of the community in which 1t
Is located.
The Commerce club is doing Its best
to advance. tho business interests of Pu-
cblo and tho state. The work of the
club as becoming rhofc and moro ap-
pre..iafed. ~ evidenced by it's sro~ing
membership. Tho club now numbers
over eight hundred and nifty members.
IL is tho desire Of the officcrs to in
crease tho number of members to ut
least one thousand. a thousand ac-
tive. Interested working members
fiicd with optimism and push could do
wonders toward making Pueblo the
creates, commercial city Of the Rocky
Mountain region.
natural gateway to the mountains with
their wonderful resources. As mid
continent manufacturing and distrieut-
ing center Pueblo's location is unsur-
passed having nvc lincs of railroad
radiatinE from this commercial con-
ter. beside being located on tho great
National Highways reaching almost
every part OF the country North. East
South and West. The greatest factor
in business. AS In religion. is faith. :
| railroad could not run a day without
faith In cvory man connected with II
| from tho section hand TO the president
Banks. manufacturing and commercial
enterprises OF every kind are dependent
upon faith as "a cardinal principle in the
| relation of meu, as we'll as nations
What tho people Of Pueblo need Is
greater faith in tho city. its possihil-
| tiles and future. A thousand men filled
| with determination to mako this city
| what IL ought to be would work wond-
crs in our midst and make Pueblo
| known thruout the world. With the
Ten Thousand Dollars already sub
| .crthcd ns !, publicity fund to begin
| with and an unsurpassed asset in the
| form OF the San Isabel National for
| est almost at our very door to attract
| tourists and all lovers of nature, what
an opportunity We have to capitalize
| Puohlo's setting into world fame and
| tains. canons. streams and woods. our
| health giving climate, snow capped
| peaks and touruuois sky. tho name
| Colorado" should be n household word
thr,iout the world. Colorado. like
Switzerland. is righ,fully entitled to he
known as tho Play Ground of the
| Nationr".
| Nothing great Us ever accomplished I'd
without vision backed by works. The
| sentiment that should undcrly our
every effort is get together and
boost along right lines According
to your faith be 1t unto you applies
to the building of cities as well as to
anything else. No man ever brought
anything into this world and can
neyor take anything out OF IL when
| no goes hence except the conscious
moss OF having done his part to mako
1t a better place in which to live
TO whom much has been given
much H. required" whether II be
hrains. money, education or anything
else with which men have been en-
dowcd. A thousand boosters for
Pueblo would make us forget Cali
fornia only as reminder of what
they had done to boost their state
into world wide fame. while VIC have
been content to quietly watch the
tide Of Western emigration proceed In
that direction. The word Colorado"
means color red" which should be n
reminder CT the rcd bloodcd men
that have made America the leading
nation in the world. Every member
Of tho Commerce club should con
sider himself special committee to
bring in ono new member.
Some ono has said the Lord must
have loved tho common people. be-
cause he made so many of us" 1t
is the common soldier who stays be-
hind tho line and goes over the top
when he is called upon that wins bat
ties and makes and unmakcs nations.
II tho common men of this town
would get together. forget the past.
and keep their eyes on the future and
its undrvcloped opportunities Pueblo
would bo a great town in short order.