Putnam patriot., 1924-05-09

a visit. In the first cases. full informa- ton was despatched by mail and in the latter instances. the visitors were received and hours spent with them in taking them around Putnam. show ing them what Putnam offered and digging ID figures and facts they wanted.
 Whether any of them locate in Putnam remains to be seen But the important thing now is that the husi- ness and professional men and women of Putnam. are maintaining an orga- nization, that can. in ten minutes. round up group of citizens to receive and talk with these visiting manu- lecturers or their agents, who are searching for a location for a mill and want to know what Putnam has Go offer This, it would seem, is one of the really important features ef the Chamber and one of it's strong argu- ments for full support from it's mem. bers and those who may not vet be identified with our organization.
 The headquarters company Of the 4Sd Division, National Guard, is now being organized in Putnam. The organization is almost completed and this forecasts the day when Putnam will have an armory to house the com mand and it's equipment. The part that the Chamber played in helping to obtain this company may be best explained by quoting from the records of the directors meeting on March 3l. last. The record says: President Vaughn had the secretary read a let ter from State Bank Commissioner John B. Byrne, in which Mir. Byrne asked the Chamber to cooperate in the movement to organize a head quarters company of the National Guard, in Putnam.
 Interested in Military Company
 "rhe meeting was enthusiastic about the proposition and expressed its eagerness to do anything possible to promote the project. Ii was stat ed that the stumbling block at just shis time was the securing af sesaea ane to head the company as captain The meeting took steps to interview individuals eligible to captain the command, with a view te making concrete suggestions to Mir Byrne to aid him in his efforts to get the started" The Chamber did ts part we'll and the city also is indebt- ed Co Mr. Byrne.
 Our merchants committee has had a successful and busy year l. has organized and conducted two dollae day and merchandising events, held q citv-wide cooperative Full and a Spring opening; held a conference with Prosecuting Attorney John r. Carpenter on the ever present ques- ton of the itinerant peddler; held meeting of all merchants to discuss and adopt q uniform closing plan. In short. the merchants committee has been the clearing house of sentiment, suggestion and agitation of questions of interest and importance to mer- chants. The committee has been al important arm of the Chamber and has done an excellent work.
 New Advertisement Agreement Need
 The advertising agreement adopt ed at the last annual meeting, has proven an impractical, unwnrkable basis on which te accomplish the pur- pose for which il was created. The exceptions incorporated in the agree ment, contrary to the recommends. tion of the merchants committee, re- suited directly in the failure of the 2 agreement to work. If our oTganiza- ton is to have any definite agree ment covering the advertising ques- ton, the secretary would recommend revision of the one adopted year ago or the adoption of an entirely new one. drawn up in a form that our members can give their unquali fed approval to and back up their approval with their signature.
 The rooms which the Chamber of Commerce maintain in the Union Block have proven, again this past year. to be one of the community's greatest assets. Any number of diff ferent organizations have made use of them. All of these organizations and committees are working for the advancement of Putnam, in one way er another. so use of the rooms, by aiding these organizations, has prov- en an advantage .o the community.
 Suggest Questionnaire
 Experience has taught the secretary that 1t is not only advisable but im- portant for Chamber of Commerce to find out from it's members, what in their opinion, are the three most important things which the Chamber should work. And having found out the opinion of the members. the Chamber should work hardest to gel the results demanded by it's members
 With this thought in mind, the sec retary recommends that question naire be mailed to the entire Chamber membership asking for an answer t' the following question: What, ir your opinion, are the three most i'm portant things the Chamber of Com merce should work for during thi, coming year?"
 The questionnaire should be in thu