The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-10
c. Or 6. HlLL DO
ITS OWN WORK
Or REORGANIZATION
Turns Down Plan Of the
American Cities
Bureau

The plan a. Inv Amsfioan CITIES
Bureau for Chamber q Commerrt
ftofenrtrsiion WINS rsjectcd amer a
spirited meeting Of The directors OF
thr local chamber yesterday aScr-
apsu. 81 which att az the weaknesses
Of ths present organization were aired
and possible routc1ice dircurseo
III D,xcnmoro. the representative
II the amcrlraf{ c.lie4 lrrcnu, ats-
r...s+I fully the plans OF the bureau
f..r rd6ruanixfsE and optuitdins
~hauIrfr. He sfhtcd ttnt the cham
h1s utonld start out on a new bnttn
<nffrcir. chr reorganization would
H.. pratraed BY = thstt weeks m
~fensiro campaign 20 est the support
of The city.
qhe present board OF dirssiofs'
would then. he said. be erpcStco 70
rs4Irns and give the new membership
. chance 10 elect their own board
Folioning sh,a. the bureau wouiu
e.nd a man to Albuquerque 20 install
a card system. help arfAnEe pro
cram Of work for lhc claiming year,
ana generally sssssseasife fhs or
cor course tic new chamber wouial
he on = thoronshly Democratic basis
Mr.. nlaehmo7c said There would
he no pn1saf settnn nefnbefrhips
Anyone Who wished 90 cpntrinuie
more than the cost Of ohe member
rhlp would put The extra money into
Il service fund.
would Cost 10 Per Tent OF Gross.
In explaining the contract, he stated
that the cost OF the service OF the
bureau would be 10 per cent OF All
~ money brought In from member-
ships for , years. paid in three W.
sfailments. The board a the al
tentative OF paying : per cent OF TINS
MI Elackmore also stated that he
thought Il would be nsceas<afy nor the
chamber OF Commerce 20 nave
$4,000 for their next Year, budget
u. u. Mckee, secretary II the cham-
her. pointed out that the ereatest
amount the chamber had ever haa
for lis years expenditures was ssl.VpP
which was plcdgeG In 1917, but sew
erai thousand dollars 81 which law
not yet been collected. He stated tnat
fhIs mast year the chamber a had
$1,000.
Mr. Hlackmorn% stated that he
sh.n,1N4 that the $4,000 could easily
ns raised. ana that II the mark was
a<t At S1b.eoo. the actual proceeds
would probably run to sto.o0o. re
stated that individual memberships
should not. under n circumstances
BE- less than ~ each.
He sald that the bureau would much
rather put on its campaign In a own
which had a Rotary and W a cluD.
than in towns where these clubs had
not been organized
THE Rotary club n ktwanis
cinb are schools for leadership In
work" he stated. They
helm. rather than interfere Win a
GOOD Chamber OF Commerce. The
only reason why the two club in this
city have taken over many Of the
nctleities that rightly belong 10 the
Chamber of Commerce h that these
activities have been pushed on 70
their shoulders because the chamber
Is not properly organized TO carp
them on
Prefer 20 DO u Themselves.
II was upon the cost OF the Amer
ican City Bureaus service that a.
majority of the directors vuted TO re-
ject the plan. II was pointed out
that the bureau would get. Pm the
basis OF a SsO.0 900 annuai budget,
$4,000 per year for three years. or
$4,000. and thai this would include 10
tper cent OF the money thus far coll
lccted for the current year; as well
AZ 10 per cent on all sums over the
budget, that might be found necessary
10 raise Tbs feeling was expressed
that Albuquerque should be able to
put on It's own Chamber OF Commerce
campaign and Keep its funds from
dues intact.