Putnam patriot., 1926-12-17
Essay on ''What Chamber of Commerce Means to a
 Community"
Five Hundred Competed In Boston
 Chanbsr's Contest

Mis- Nave MaeKiHnen. IG-vear-ald hfeh chaol pupil in the Belmont Mas high school has been declared the winner of the Boston Chamber of | Ifsmmnrce'g prize essav contest and has received the check for $500 offered for fhe hezt essay on What Cham Der ef Commerce Means to a Com manitv'
 Miss NacKinn0n's essay was unani- Ha8slH eelecfed by the judges from 5d1 submitted Althouvh the winner h'rh school pupil her essay was ansidared the hast of both the adult and sehcoal groups None nf the re- ] maiuiHg prizes camo to Connecticut. I 4 thp eeaae q of interest wherever there is Chamber of Commerce. ft is
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 The Chamber ef Commerce fs non raIifieaf H0H=zaefari#H. n0r=Daftisan l federation of enaHratic aad natriotie l Icitizens who hava organized for the pnrnosn ef stimalatiag t4ade develop mant and promoting tha general well i fare of their community Such cor narate organizatiane arc as old as civ l ilization itsef Even In the earliest ages We find that the dealer and mer- chants of various commodities cooper ated to facilitate trade relationships. Craft guilds. of which Chambers of Commerce are in n sense outgrowths. i hourished in Medieval times Down through the ages the absolute neces- | sitv for cooperation has hern realized l ftrrTTI z days CT itg modern counterpart the i Trade Association. should not be con I fused with the Chamber of Commerce. A Trade Association. voluntarilV or Ranized for the improvement of one single industry confines it's fields of endeavor solely to that industry The Chamber of Commerce k broader in it's scope Composed of manufacturers representing every industry, mer- chants fnaneiers. and men of affairs representing every vocation and pro- fesson the Chamber has a far-reach- ing influence on the industrial conn mercial and civic affairs of it's locality. Nh town or city of any importance lneks commercial association. for without such orpanizatians hagRing industry. retarded commerce. low business standards and lack of civic ia4uravements must inevitably result Fortunately such conditions are not
 fseaiHHt heeaaee Chambers of Com. HIefee# #arsI r one name u another are v l'r0h universal Nhr2 Because h t1rH has proved times without asthes that advantages ran he oh= tf#f d through coordination which are #frt5fef7# h-#ord che -a7rr Gf individ s.aI eaf=rH5=i-s f=t consider some
 th ade#ntHpe# e=iHed hy the Chamber af Commerce.
 Backbone Of the Nation
 Baeaaa if hae direct hearing an tha lif If every individual industry t .e theverF backbone If a nation. Com
 agaHfir the influence If the Cham hgr of Commerce on industrial life is Fa=f fly unar'ant Nat only are new Htuferuffses encouraged hut existing es- #tahli hmeHt Hrr maintained through #thf fkaWberis fua work in handling bushes opportunities, furnishing bud. #gets and arc0uU-iur methods which eliminate waste holding conferences ] on industrial organization and defeat. ing legislative measures harmful to trade interests
 Since commerce is the natural out. growth of indu trg Che improvement nf industrial conditions reacts favor ahly on commerce Bat the Chamber has also a more direct influence on mercantile affairs New sources of raw material are found for the mer Hchauts. and foreign opportunities for sales of interest to exporters Laws against fraudulent advertising protect