The Coconino sun., 1926-07-23

staff, on the north, to Yuma, Tucson
and Douglas on the south, IL out of
Is secretaries of Arizona chambers
of commerce attended the fourth mid
summer conference Monday morn
ing at the Mariposa lodge on Mount
Lemon. There, only short distance
from a point higher up the mountain
where full panorama view Of the
state was to be seen, a perspective of
the work of the chambers of COM
merce from a statewide viewpoint
was unfolded.
The predominating spirit of the
meeting was "All for Arizona first
then for the individual community"
Chief interest of the meeting CEN
tered around a discussion to intro
duce bill before the next legislature
asking for a state advertising fund
of $4,000 for period of two years.
H. B. Watkins, general manager of
the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce,
Miss Margaret Stewart, secretary of
the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce
and A. H. Condron. secretary of the
Tucson Chamber of Commerce were
appointed as a committee to draft a
bill. The funds according to plans
outlined at the meeting, would be used
for advertising and publicity purpos-
es and would be placed for distribu-
tion in the hands Of commission
composed Of about II chamber of
commerce presidents.
1t was voted also to draft bill
to be presented at the next legisla-
ture asking that it be made felony
to post sign boards sor advertising
matter on the right-of-way of state
and county highways and to deface
or destroy roads markers erected for
information of travellers.
The meeting was opened by E. O.
Whitman of the Arizona Industrial
Congress, who acted as chairman.
A. H. Condron, secretary of the
Tucson Chamber of Commerce, was
the first speaker on the program and
discussed Financing the Chamber of
Commerce" Before a chamber can
be properly financed, the right atti-
tude toward the chamber must be Gre
ated," he stated. "Let business men
see that you are really doing some
thing and you will have them coming
to you instead Of you going to them"
During the past few years, the state
chambers had done much for Arizona,
he said, and for that reason they are
meeting with good cooperation in
practically every community. Mr..
Condron attributed much of the late
success of the chambers to the state
wide conferences and to the See Ari-
Zona First" campaign that was
launched three years ago at a secre-
taries' conference. 'sIt gives us an
opportunity to sell all Of Arizona and
do our work from a broader stand
point" Mr.. Condron recommended
a budget plan of financing and also
urged the introduction of an estab-
lished city tax for chamber of COM
merce use.
j. B. Bristol of Nogales talked on
Sustaining Membership Interest" /"
He stressed the making of chamber
of commerce work, work of the en-
tire community, not allowing it to
become a one-man job. ''Put the we
and the us into your chamber of
commerce." he said, 'instead of the
II and me- Make every one of your
members feel that he is an important
part of the organization"
COMMITTEES that work" was the
topic assigned to L. w. Alexander of
Yuma. keep away from appointing
standing committees and name men
to work on your different projects
who are particularly interested in
those projects" he advised. "Your
committees will work if they are in
terested in their jobs"
Robert Hamilton of Bisbee discus
sed the advisability of conducting
merchants rating bureau in connec-
tion with chamber of commerce work.
One point in favor of the arrange
ment, he pointed out is that it will
give the merchants one channel.
through which to get an important,
direct service from its chamber.
Sam Bailie, secretary of the Chand-
Ter Chamber Of Commerce spoke on,
"The Chamber of Commerce in
Small Community" 1t should be or
ganized along simple lines, he point
ed out, with few hampering bylaws
and few committees. He recommend
ed regular luncheon meetings and
stressed particularly the advantage
of the cooperation of the smaller
chamber of commerce with the larger
chamber nearest it. 'The small cham
Der can accomplish more through
working in harmony with the larger
medium and the larger chamber also
benefits. The whole community
gains.
Building Community Spirit" was
by w. A. Sullivan of Globe,
who told the particular problems that
have been met recently in commun-
ity spirit campaign conducted at
Globe. "Globe has always been con-
sidered To-day town. he pointed
out. People come there to work in
the mines, make a little money and
move on somewhere else to spend it.
Through pep luncheon meetings and
a newspaper advertising campaign,
we are pointing out the advantages of
living in Globe and establishing a diff
ferent attitude toward the town."
A. Fl. Gardner Of Tombstone dis
cussed Tourist Travel as Commun-
ity Asset" bringing out that the av-
erage benefit derived from tourist
travel now is much greater than
fauy wears ap0 when 1T was often