The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-02
COOPERATIVE OFFICE
SECURED FOR CITY
Result OF Industrial Commissioners Trip
VIII Be Great Help to Cham
Der of Commerce.

One of the results of the recent trip
of the Industrial Commissioner of the
Chamber of Commerce was the securing
of cooperative office of the United
States Department Of Commerce for Pen
sacola.
The following letter was addressed to
the Industrial Commissioners was favor
ably acted unon by the directors of the
Chamber of Commerce at their meeting
today. The letter signed by Mr.. George
E. Mcleod. Chief of the Division of Dis
trict offices is as follows:
Pursuant to our conversation of yes
terday, I am sending you herewith two
copies Of our regular form agreement Tor
the establishment of cooperative offices,
both signed by DR.. Klein, Director of the
Bureau. Please have them signed by the
proper officials of the Chamber and "e-
turn one to the Bureau Upon receipt
of the same, the Pensacola Chamber viii
be officially listed as a Cooperative Of
fee of the Bureau Of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce, and we will commence
sending you the necessary material and
service for the work.
II consider, while congratulating Pen
sacola on the establishment of such an
office, that the Bureau is also to be con-
graduated on having as our Foreign
Trade Secretary such a man as yourself
who not only acted for us in a similar
capacity in Cincinnati, but also is ac-
quainted with the development of for egn
and domestic trade throughout the great
Mississippi Valley and the South, as are
few men. We are all particularly fortu-
nate in this respect and are assured that
you win get out Of our service every
atom in it.
"The establishment Of this off,e is
particularly agreeable to the writer at
the present time, since, as lie informed
you when in Washington of his decision
to accept the management of TIE Sauth
Atlantic and Gulf States District OfGce
Of the Bureau at New Orleans on the
first of the year. Being of the same gen.
eral booster type as yourself and hav-
ing in common many ideas, together ]
am assured that our cooperation viii be
of distinct advantage to the people of
the whole territory tributary to the Gulf
1--WE have Railways known you as being
quick on the trigger and in this connec-
ton you hold the record for quick action
in obtaining a cooperative office of the
Bureau. After our survey Of the situa-
ton there, which was indeed quite a SIR
prise to myself, there was no other thing
to do but grant Pensacola an office and
be glad to do it."
The securing of this office of the De-
partment of Commerce for Pensacola will
place at the disposal OF the Chamber Of
Commerce every facility of the Washing
ton office, and the local bureau viii re-
ceive all of the information sent out from
Washington, which viii include:
The details and addresses Of Tor
eign Trade Opportunities"
Photostatic copies Of plans and
specifications which have been sent
heretofore only to District Offices CT
the Bureau.
All confidential circulars. bulletins
and trade lists issued by the Bureau.
Telegraphic Trade Opportunities
which have been received by cable.
Also complete sets of the publications
of the bureau and samples which are re-
ceived by the Department of Commerce
from its agents in the field for exhibi
tion purposes.
In addition the local bureau will enter
tain and arrange conferences and meet
ings for visiting commercial attaches,
commercial agents. and consuls who are
sent here from Washington.
Ordinarily the information which Wash
ington can furnish to individuals is nee
essarily limited owing to volume of re
quests and the establishment of this CO.
operative office will heighten the service
of the Department of Commerce to the
shippers and exports of Pensacola.