Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-07-07
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What do you wish the Wausau
Chamber of Commerce to do to make
the community better?"
These are the two vitality import
ant questions that will be asked mem
bers of the Commerce association in
a QUESTIONABLE by the new secreta-
ry, d. A. Caldwell, formerly of Marsh
field, who arrived in the city last
Thursday, and Friday morning was
occupying the Office of the secreta-
ry. A program of work. is to be Mr..
Caldwell's first effort and from all in
dications members of the organiZa-
tion will stand behind him when the
first weekly luncheon is held.
More Than Ordinary
upon coming into Wausau as a
stranger, / find healthy, growing
city with more than the ordinary
amount of progress and definite ac-
complishment to its credit" Mr.. Cald-
well said in an interview with Pilot
representative. admirably situated
amid fertile fields of Cloverland, with
abundant water power, and good rail-
road facilities upon two great roads,
the future of the metropolis of Mara
thon county is bright.
''The old saying, a man is known by
the friends he keeps has been modern
ized and today a city is known by the
Chamber of Commerce it keeps For
several years Wausau has had Cham
Der of Commerce, which has been of
direct and beneficial service not only
to its members, but to the community
at large. 1t is now the earnest de-
sire and purpose of its directors, Off
GERS and members to extend this SER
vice in every possible manner, until
this Civic-C Commercial organization
may be truly representative of the best
interests of all whom it aims to serve.
Time and Energy
"To accomplish this expansion will
require time and energy on the part of
all who are interested in seeing Wau-
sau and Marathon county grow bet
ter and bigger. To erect a building,
no matter how small, with adequate
plans and specifications would be ex-
tremely foolish. No less SO, is it folly
ts5- attempt to carry on a community
betterment program without definite
plan. To obtain this plan, a question
naire will be submitted to the mem
bers of the Wausau Chamber of Com
merce carrying two simple, but i'm
portant questions:
l. What do you wish the Wausau
Chamber of Commerce to do for you
and your business?
2. What do you wish the Wausau
Chamber of Commerce to do to make
the community better?
With the NansWers to these two
questioned, and filed for future refer
ence, it will be a comparatively easy
matter to decide upon the most i'm
portant needs of the community, and
make the necessary appointments of
committees to carry out the work.
Some things may be accomplished in
a few weeks or months. Others no
doubt will require from one to two
or more years, but all will be things
that the people of Wausau really want
and need, and when brought to pass
may be pointed to with pride as def
mite accomplishments in the right
step.
Cooperation Asked
with the program of work. as this
plan of definite action is called, before
the peopie Of this community, the CO.
operation and help of all the allied or
CARNATIONS for good will be asked.
after all, the one and only purpose
~ of the modern Chamber of Commerce,
is to teach the people to think" Not
that thinking is not being done today,
but that more of the right kind of
constructive mental activity is needed
y to insure progress for our commune
ty. Virtually Chamber of Commerce
is a clearing house of ideas and activi-
ties FOR the whole community. The Ro-
tary Club, Kiwanis Club, American Lee
gion, Boy Scouts, Eagles, Elks, Moose,
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and business organizations should look
to the Chamber of Commerce for help
and cooperation in accomplishing the
things which they desire most to see
become realities, and should on the
other hand be willing and glad to lend
their moral support ana good will
when it will do the most good.
mo longer do we have city and
country as two separate and distinct
geographical subdivisions, for the ad-
vent of rural free delivery, telephones
and above all the automobile have
eliminated all barriers OF distance and
cemented the people of the entire
county into one group which we shall
know in the future as the community
With the whole hearted cooperation
OF the entire community, great things
can and will be done for Wausau and
Marathon county. Without such sup
port little OF lasting good can be ac-
complished for either the city dweller
OF his rural neighbor.
More Service
THE officers and directors of the
Wausau Chamber of Commerce, back
eG by the entire membership are anx-
ious that better understanding OF
the work of the organization be had by
all who live within the scope of its
activities. More Service and less
self is needed to save the United
= States from decline and decay, and the
Civ1c-Commercial organizations OF the
country are mobilized TO give this SER
vice.
"If the readers OF this paper are not
familiar with the workings Of the
Wausau Chamber Of Commerce, they
are cordially invited TO call at the Of
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