Evening star., 1928-05-06
TEAMWORK
c. OF c. KEYNOTE
18th Annual Meeting of Ma
tionaI Organization Opens
Here Tomorrow.

Better teamwork in business as the
best means Of maintaining local and
national prosperity viii be the central
theme Of the sixteenth annual meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce of this
United States. which will open a Ave-
cay session here tomorrow. More than
$500 business organizations represent
ing al lines of industry. finance and
commerce and every section Of the
country have been invited to send dele
gates and about 5000 delegates are
expected
Teamwork for Prosperity" will be the
general theme for the meeting and un-
Ger this heading all phases OF business
corporation VIII be discussed. Group
buying and selling. the new Compsu-
tion" with whole industries struggling
for new markets and kindred subjects
will be presented by leading business
executives, Among the principal speak
erS win be Lewis g Plerson, president of
the national chamber, who is chairman
Of the board Of the American Exchange
Irving Trust Co. New York. and Judge
Edwin b Parker. chairman Of the board
Of directors Of the chamber.
Pools Important Issue.
Pools and cartels, the heavy artillery
that is being brought into play IN the
international struggle for world mar
ketS, will have an important place on
the program. What is being done by
the United States 10 meet this change
sn the strategy Of foreign trade develop
ment and what can b. done in the fu-
tsrre will be outlined by Dr. JutiuS
Klein director of the Bureau OF Foreign
and Domestic Commerce of the Depart
r,ert Of Commerce He VIII discuss the
progress Of American export associations
under the Wehb-P0merene act and the
proposed import combinations or pools
for the purchase of crude rubber, pot
ash and other raw materials.
Discussion Of the growing importance
ef foreign commerce as 8 major factor
n the prosperity OF individual concerns,
industries and the country as whole
viii be given By former Secretary of
Commerce William c. Redfield Of New
York at this meeting of the foreign
comm rec section.
AT the session of the finance group
Roy A. Young governor OF the Federal
Reserve Board. viii speak cn the de-
yelcpment Of the countyys credit stTuc-
t1re Another sp aSer at this session
viii be Prof. Thomas S. Adams OF Yale
University. who viii discuss what is
ahead in taxation
Sessions on Distribution.
Sessions on distribution viii be Gs-
voted to discussions Of Fundamental.
factors IN merchandising. Tevaluatfc1
Of territory and customers uses OF
scientific management in distribution
and relations between chain stores and
chambers of commerce Teamwork be-
tween insurance and business. the pub
lie and the state VIII be considered
at the insurance group sessions The
manufacturing groups viii consider con-
seTvaticn Of labor. teamwork for lower
costs. the future Of industry and the
importance of forecasting TO industrial
prosperity.
Congress and the Interstate Com
nerce Commission viii be subjected 70
scrutiny BY the transportation and
communications group. Highway and
motor transport and city transporta-
ton viii also be discussed Teamwork
IN the powcr industry VIII be taken Up
By the natural resources group: the
agricultural group viii consider the re-
istion Of farm prosperity TO business
prosperity IN general and the civic de-
velopuaent group viii discuss the buSi-
ness mans responsibilities In Govern
ment
Dinner Thursday Night.
An outstanding feature of the meet
ir,e VII be the dinner Thursday night
given BIZ tire American Section OF the
International Chamber Of Commerce. at
which ths chief speaker win be DR.. al
bsrto Pire1li president 70 hte interna-
tional chamber DR. Pirelh is one Of
the leading economists Of Europe and
former amateur tennis champion Of
Italy.
In . statement made public with the
announcement Of the program the
chamber emphasized the importance Of
teamwork as the guiding pricfple Of the
organization. The statement goes on
% point Cut that teamwork can be
promoted most successfully IN the To-
cal community through chambers, while
IN particular lines Of commerce and in
custry II can be achieved through trade
associations. BY working together
locally and within industries and ma
tlonally through the national cham
Der" the statement adds. American
business men are helping the country TO
achieve and TO maintain prosperity"
Prosperity Declared Organic.
American prosperity" it says. "iS or
gsnic. Do injury one section OF the
country OF one branch Of economic en-
oeayor and IT is felt through the or
ganisna. Les one great section Of the
country or one great branch Of enter
prise receive a helpful stimulus, and II
Is felt throughout the organism.
For example, the adverse effects Of
the Mississippi food ran1ified out
through the country Other lines Of
business we're sensitive 70 the earlier
troubles and the more recent improve
n7ent IN agriculture.
The various opportunities for team
work for prosperity, nationally and To-
eally. and the various factors affecting
such teamwork, with indication Of sue
ceSSful methods that have been pursued,
viii be passed In review at the forth
coming meeting Of American business
men