The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-02

A domocratzed --. or. in other
words, popularizcd Chamber ~
Commerce for Tuls1--that IH Tho
ambition Of Tho Officers nud tho
board of directors. Their hope ig
that not less than $500 citizens, men
and women IN every walk VI lii'.
may Join tho organization and thni
each one Of tho8o Wemu"rs boroW'
"a coz I'm tho city building wh'D.sthni
must function efficiently q, Tulsa d.
to become tho metropolis or the
southwest.
The campaign for momborsiip iH
10 open Monday with Alva J SiioH,
president aud The entire board OF
directors working with shIri'IO"veH
rolled up lo1dne IN, workorH u
"a an immutablo fact that mo- one
thinks NOR, of n project or an am
billion than those who head tho
project or nro fllod with the am
billion. Chamber Of Commerce Of
0ccfs ana directors. having in the
past faced tho problems connected
with city building. know bottcr than
others that the reorganization plans
OF the chamber deserve the support
OF every patriotic and loyal citizen.
That h the reason they expect TO
forget their personal affairs until the
Chamber OF Commerce hnA more
futnlNffN iNNn any N|UfI 'llA VI INV
elze In the United states
4 Modern Chamber Now.
Not everyone IN Tulsa IN aware
that the Chamber Of Commerce has
been rrurRnnizod, and that the rr-
organization plan which has been
adopted w doubtless the most mod
crn and progressive OF any in Amer
icn.
"A modern Chamber OF Commerce
is "A community organization com
poeed OF farsighted and pubic
spirited citizens, associated together
for the definite purpose of continu-
GUS activity In constructive work in
the interests of the community ns n
whole It may leRitimatcly employ
the energy OF its members OF civica
Industry commerce agriculture ana
transportation" This In the dofi-
milton OF the Chamber Of Commerce
by It's rev management.
This definition tells tho whole
story Tho idea that acoma 10 pcr-
mentc the entire reorganization
plan. which IL comprehensive one
and which has been presented 10 tho
board OF directors In the form of
thre. separate reports is that OF
service to the city. The plan CON
templates "A popular Chamber Ot
Commerce In which every public
spirited citizen may and should take
part az active as he or she desires.
His activity Ia limited only by his
willingness TO work FOR community
iutcrcata
A New Ert Ushcrcd In.
The modern Chamber OF Com
morco has emerged from the original
idea OF such an organization,
Chambers OF commerce were for
merly boards OF trade. with the
memberships made up solely by
those who had active business Inter-
osts which could be directly served
by the activities OF the organization
The vision as 20 the real function OF
the Chamber Of Commerce has beer
greatly widened ana enlarged, ant
today modern cities invite their en-
tire public spirited citizenship tc
become members ana to take al
active part IN the various activltiei
that are now considered TO be proper
matters In which to engage the at
tCntion OF the organization.
4 modern Chamber of Commerce
is a moral force. Chambers OF
commerce have never hand anything
behind them other than the moral
support and forge OF u community
In carrying out their plans for city
building. They have usually relied
on tho standing of their members
In tho community as being repro
sentative citizens whose recommen-
dntions and opinions are usually
sought IN all matters OF public in
terest
Tho scope ana influence OF mod
ern chambers Of commerce have
been greatly enlarged. They now in
Glade IN their memberships every
public spirited citizon, regardless o