Arizona republican., 1921-02-02
PLAN CAMPAIGN TOEMLARGE THE
 PHOENIX C.OF |,
Major l.. w. Deputy, Expert
 Who Has Had Great Sue
 cess In Other Cities Is In Charge Of Local Expan- ( sion Drive

temporary headquarters have been established in the Arizona Fire Build- .ns, second avenue and Adams street Aor the handling of the reorganization .ampaign of the chamber of commerce. nctive work on the first of the many details is already under way. A begin nlnE mas been made on the compilation "1 the so-called "prospect- list. This ls card index of every corporation. firm and individual in Phoenix and the salt River valley. who should be a member of the chamber of commerce. This list will later be used as the basis or the intensive canvass for members. Half a dozen typists. recruited in ihocnfx, are aiding the directors of shc campaign. who are laying out the Preliminary steps for the extension of the scope of activities of the local or ganfzatfon.
 Campaign headquarters will be the center of the organization which will be necessary Here the machinery Will be built up and it will be the place of many meetings for the consideration of plans and policies in connection with the enlarged activities of the chamber.
 Expert in City
 Tho organization of the campaign in Phoenix will require the naming as early as possible of several committees from among local business and profesr sional men, A study will be given tc figures from other cities to determine what should be the goal of the Phoenix drive. These facts are now being col lectcd and tabulated.
 Maj. L. w. Depuy. who has been ac- lively identified with civic-commercial organization work in various cities who is now in Phoenix, will have charge of the campaign. He has re- gently been successful in aiding in the expansion and reorganization of the Chambers of commerce at Sacramento and Stockton, Cal. He also assisted ir the reorganization of the local civic commercial organizations at Cincin- natf. Atlanta, Ga. and other eastern cities.
 Major Depuy said last evening that he has already conferred with a mum. her of local business men and will mee1 the board of directors of the chamber today in order to obtain information necessary for mapping out definite plan of procedure for the coming cam paign-
 Survey to 1s Made
 One of the first steps to be taken 1T Phoenix will be the making of sur. vey. Then plans will be decided upor to place Phoenix in its proper rank 1T civic c-commercia1 organizations in th' 4 .ountry. Selection of several working ~ committees VIII Ue d ltdlurt or til' corrent week.
 It is pointed out that those who art in charge of the campaign are no trying any experiments. They are go ing to average up the experiences ir other. parts of the country and apply here the principles which have beer found to work out most satisfactorily
 We are bound to succeed in this effort" said w. w. Lawhon, local busi- ness man and vice president of thu chamber of commerce, sbecause n' man who lives in Phoenix and doe business here can consistently ignor his duty and responsibility to the com munity. It may take a little time t drive this fact home to all of our peo ple. but it can be done-it must b done. and we have every confidence fl the fullest success of the campaign
 Must Grow With City
 "The chamber of commerce shoul be a larger institution than it is. should have the broadest outlook an be at work all the time for the ad vancement of the best interests of ou city. Its record in the past has bee good: it needs more members to ac complish greater good.
 We are not experimenting; we al planning a broad campaign which Ina been proved by ample experience an which appeals to the common sens of our citizens as certain to add to tf prosperity and well being of Phoenix Business men of Phoenix are carryir insurance on their stocks and on the lives: why shouldn't they insure the future business success by co-opera ing with the chamber of commerce make Phoenix better city in whit to live and do business?~