Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-07
VIRGINIA c. OF c.
OUTLINES PROGRAM
Ten Points Listed for I'm.
provements Include Edu-
cation and Health.


ROANOKE, Va, February Ten
points, or detectives. are outlined IN the
new all-Virginia program, formulated
to guide the efforts of the Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce in the
future, which was submitted to the
membership of the organization here
today at its. annual meeting. The new
program had the unanimous indorse-
nent of the board of directors and was
approved by that body recently after
certain alterations.
The 10 points are education, public
health, commerce. industry, agriculture,
forestry, transportation, finance, clvics
and publicity.
The program for the first point, edu-
cation, reads:
Provision of the required educational
facilities in adequately supported public
elementary and secondary schools, col
leges and universities, including the
broadening of the courses in the high
schools of Virginia to provide indus
trial commercial and agricultural
training as we'll as classical instruction"
Scope of Health Point.
For the second point, public health,
the Virginia Chamber of Commerce
plans the promotion and maintenance
of public health, improvement of rural
sanitation anu GbbdDllSIiIIlSIAt Va
trial hygiene in Virginia.
For commerce, the organization plans
for further development of Hampton
Roads as a world port through State
wide cooperation and support. and the
establishment and maintenance for
Virginia of domestic and foreign reclp-
rocal trade area contacts.
Activities to further industry will
include the determination and utiliza-
in
dustrial advantages and resources for
the development of existing industries,
and the location within the State of
new and diversified industries best
suited for successful operation IN
Virginia.
Closer Farm Relations.
Plans for agriculture include the
establishment of closer working rela-
tions between the financial, industrial,
commercial and agricultural forces OF
the State for agricultural development
and maintenance of business prosperity
through sympathetic and practical CO.
operation between city and country, and
the encouragement of desirable settlers
best suited for permanent residence in
Virginia, and the development OF spe-
cialized industrial industries.
For forestry the organization plans
protection, conservation and develop
inent of the forest resources of Vir-
GINA in cooperation with State and
local governmental agencies.
Transportation plans include the ex-
tension and coordination of the States
rail- water, highway and air tranSporta-.
ton facilities, and protection of the
freight rate advantages of Virginia for
the development of the commercial, in
dustrial and recreational resources of
the State.
Plans for finance provide for con-
tinued impartial and non-political study
of State and local tax needs, the
advocacy Of the perfection and main
tenance of a balanced and equitable
system of taxation for the protection
and development of the social, civic and
business institutions and interests of
the State, and the protection and main
tenance of the highest standards of
business ethics in the industrial and
commercial development Of the State.
Further Studies of Civics.
For civics the chamber proposes to
continue studies and further develop
Tnent of the organization and operation
of State, municipal and county gov
eminent in Virginia in the interests of
simplification and for the promotion
of efficiency and economy in govern
ment.
Publicity plans provide for "interpre-
tation of Virginia to Virginians through
know Virginia publicity" and the adj
vertiSement of Virginia events, re-
sources and advantages throughout the
Nation and the world, to perpetuate the
history, ideals, traditions and the
prestige of the old Virginia in the
building of the new Virginia, and to
promote the high regard for Virginia
and the friendly acceptance of her
people in the other States of the Union
and abroad.
Maj. LIE Roy Hodges, acting as sec
rotary of committee named by the
directors to prepare new program,
was the original author of the program.
The committee was composed of SUBJ
committee of directors, subcommittee
of independent business men and the
chairmen of the standing committees
of the Virginia State Chamber of
Commerce.