Evening star., 1922-05-15
BUSINESS OF NATION
PUSHED BYUS. CHAMBER
Organization Formed Nine Years A go Praised
By Taft, Roosevelt and Wilson,
With Others, for Aims.

of $4,000 members. and $1,000 busi-
!, ness executives who are subscrioers'
facts not only regarding the activ-
tiles OF the chamber and Its organ
ization members, but facts regarding
the great national and international
questions being handled by the cham
ber. and which vitality affect the COM
merce and industry Of the entire ma
tion.
Eight Department..
The representative der artments are
eight In number. They represent a
cross section Of American industry.
They are headed by managers and
supported by STATS who have been
trained through practical experience.
and who are experts in their respec-
tive lines. In other words. those in
terested in the different lines Of busl-
ness or industry which fall under
/, these respective departments have to
deal with men who talk their own
language.
The clientele of the civic develop
ment department is made up of the
local commercial organizations Of the
country, the associations which you
represent. The department serves
the, the secretary. l. is prepared to give
within the wide field of your civic
activities. AS today constituted. its
activities are carried on in five bu-
reaus: Organization service. educa-
/ tion service. housing and city plan.
national civics. These bureaus are
headed by experts, men Of broad and
practical experience in their respec-
tive fields. They are at all times
available for consultation and where
ever possible to address meetings.
In "a OF Sfr f.
ment there Is a ready and effective
clearing house for ideas relating to
the betterment Of methods for the
transfer of commodities from the
door until they reach their final goal
in the hands Of the consumer.
Its purpose is to bring about a re-
duction of the price of commodities
by means of more practical and ef-
fective methods of distribution. The
il is rendering, include among others:
The preparation and application Of
accurate distribution statistics. the
causes of waste and means for re-
ducing it. inquiries into the purchas-
ing power of communities. the promo
ton of an increasing faith in and re-
lance upon the ethical principles Of
business, the gathering of facts relat-
ing to conditions of employment, re-
ward and training of personnel and
formation for answering inquiries
touching upon distribution problems.
Problems Of Manufacturer.
The fabricated production depart
| ment, as it's name would indicate. has
! to do with the common problems of
the manufacturer. Among these prob
| lens are included cost accounting.
simplif1cation Of variety In commodity
production. Standardization and pro-
! dUCtiOn statistics
! The finance department deals with
business questions that fall In the
field of finance, whether private or
public, domestic or International. Un-
; der the guidance of a departmental
committee it studies. presents opin-
ions upon and influences action upon
such questions. 1t is committee
! made up of outstanding men in the
business world, including commercial
bankers. investment bankers. manu-
facturers and authorities upon inter-
national finance and trade. as well as
economists and specialists, such as
experts upon taxation, etc.
The foreign commerce department
was established to handle all phases
of foreign trade work represented in
the national chamber Primarily. it Is
| a problem department. Its staff are
specialists in foreign trade. 1t can
serve local chambers by cooperating
with the foreign trade committees of
those organizations on matters Of
policy. and by studying facts and fig
ureS in response to inquiries. 1t Is In
touch with the principal sources Of
foreign information both at home and
cation and your members to help
yourselves in getting the best in
formation available.
The purposes of the insurance de-
partment are analogous to those OF
the other representative departments
in that it represents one of the great
cross-sections of American industry
ance is necessary activity. 1t af-
fects all lines Of American business.
and therefore comes properly within
the activities Of a chamber Of COM
merce. 1t has many peculiar features.
There is conflict all the time between
the the mutual and stock interests. the
life interests and the casualty and
surety interests. This makes 1t ex-
tremely difficult to develop a complete
program of WORK. However. be-
ginning has been made and q pro-
gram is in process of completion.
AS its name implies. the natural re-
sources production department has to
sources. such as lumber. coal, oil, iron.
copper and the different minerals, cot
ton. cement, etc. Modern intensive in
dustrial development and an increased
knowledge Of the location and the ex-
tent of natural resources have devel-
oped many and difficult problems In
these industries.
The transportation and communica-
tion department is concerned with q
fifty industry - rail-
roads, ocean transportation, highways,
electric railways. waterways. aerial
transportation, electrical communica-
tfons and postal facilities.