The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-09-03
SPECIALIZATION IN BOARD OF
TRADE WORK.
(By J. w. Simmons, President of the
Board of Trade.)

stance of work done in the public
meetings of Brunswick's Board OF
I Trade. The work of the calamity
bowler also can be dispensed with
More and more the work of CONNER
clal bodies is assuming a serious,
methodical systematic, business-like
aspect.
| Whooping up general enthusiasm in
all lines of endeavor, while its helps
| to mtaintain faith and morale, pro
duces little results in the great out
side world upon which we are SC
much dependent for the ultimate
achievement Of our purposes.
Putting city on the general mar
| ket should be just as seroius and sys
| tematic business as a manufacturing
or mercantile business, and, to GER
Itain extent, the methods employed
Ishould be somewhat similar To illus
trate, let me quote from an address
delivered by the Secretary of the Ma
tional Commercial Organization Sec
ret-ries Association at meeting of
the Southern branch. This speaker,
after outlining a number of ways of
selling a community" stated, Those
are some of the ways of selling a
community, the ways | like to think
about, rather than merely conducting
an advertising campaign or making
some booster trip, or doing the things
| We used to do in the old-fashioned
ways, the Hip, hip, hurrahi' bust
ness, and then forget all about it," :
Very graciously thesl, khe above
mentioned speaker, Ralph HI. FaxofI,
Secretary Of the Chamber of Com
MERGE of Des Moines, cites the South
Atlantic Ports Midwest trip as a
high type of community selling meth
DDS, method with a fixed idea and
purpose.
SO, in the development of Board OF
Trade work here in Brunswick, we
arc striving 70 fix in each department
or bureau certain ideas and ideals of
a special type, requiring specialized
work and study, and requesting of
that department the accomplishment
lof their particular program. OF
course, these bureaus have certain
work in common, which dovetail into
each other, and can be worked out in
larger group committees and depart
ments.
One reason why we are to certain
extent handicapped in this idea is
that we find a comparatively large
number OF the members of the Board
of Trade who are Indifferent in atten-
dance on general or special meetings.
| consequently the burden OF thinking,
planning and working falls on few
faithful ones. This work will become
interesting and educational II follow
cd up by all, making for us larger
| field from which to draw skilled
workers.
There are certain types OF mind,
certain business methods followed,
certain influences welded that make
II perfectly natural for certain men
to be selected for particulars lines OF
work. The least we can do is to as
sist In developing these bureau lead
ers into more capable workers by &C.
cording to them Just measure of as.
sistance and praise for their magnin-
cent work. Never criticize unless
you are sure you or someone else you
know could do better than the man
In the work. II you feel this way
about Il, jump right in and show us
something.
| Brunswick's community life il not
yet IS closely organized as we would
like to see II, but we believe soon
other lines than those touching Just
the business and commercial inter.
effs will be thoroughly organized.
Just few Of the things that need
and must have specialized leadership
might be mentioned. Community rec
reation and entertainment. including
music, play, community forum meet
ings, etc. should be developed. The
Junior Board of Trade work. taking
the boys and girls and building them
into junior commercial and civic
bands. preparing them for the citizen
ship into which they are so shortly
To emerge Is a work worthy OF the
finest leadership.
Into this idea can be worked the
plan OF having these hoys and girls
periodically gathered into group meet
ings where successful business and
professional men can teach them such
things as municipal management and
economies. banking. commercial law
business administration. broad sales
minship, In this way. during the
sfanstormasive ages. there can be
built into these young minds a poten
tial civic usefulness We never dream
cd OF IN eur youth.