Show PROBLEMS PROBLEM S OF WEST NEST DISCUSSED 16 1 1 tt t t t I Address by Charles Charles' C. C I George Director of the Chamber of The great great- purpose of or the structure to be erected in Washington by the chamber of commerce of th the th thI I United States for all American business business busi busi- ness is to bring about a cordial and I sympathetic cooperation between the nations nation's business Interests interests' and the th national government It is also to commemorate the part taken by AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean business in the great war It has long been felt that a permanent permanent permanent perma perma- nent and suitable building In Washington Washing Washing- ton has been necessary and of vital importance to the development of co cooperative cooperative cooperative co- co operative relationships between government government gov gov- and business und and between government and all other national economic economic economic eco eco- forces American business must have a workshop or place of business In Washington Wash Wash- ington Before the chamber was formed we had a sort of carpetbag representation representation rep rep- I and now this greatest of I all factors in our national life must be housed permanently in a building that I will be the physical embodiment of a great national Interest PROPERTY TITLE IMPORTANT The build your own home campaign campaign cam cam- I of the Salt Lake Commercial club and chamber of commerce has brought forcibly before the the people the realization that greater success In life Ufe and business could be attained through property title than through the lease or rental systems One commanded respect and Indicated the influential while the other suggested inability and lack of or pride This idea was as true in its application to national business as asto asto asto to the community and argued for tor the needs of a permanent home for all American business Practically every organization and federation in the country has a home I In Washington except the American business man Never in the history of the country has there been such a Bemand demand de Be- mand for the te representation of national nation nation- I de-I al interest as exists at the present time and that never has the chambers chamber's cham cham- chambers chamber's bers ber's activities been greater BUILDING PLANNED The plans for the proposed building I I have been carefully worked out and will be submitted for official confirma- confirma I Continued on page e 4 4 I GEORGES GEORGE'S ADDRESS Continued from page 1 1 tion to to the board of directors at the forthcoming meeting in Seattle These provide that the building shall become the property of the United States government government government gov gov- if If in the opinion of three- three fourths of the entire board the chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber should fall fail to function creditably for American business There Is little if any possibility that this failure shall ever come and I call attention to to this to-this this condition merely to emphasize or illustrate the unselfishness unselfish unselfish- ness which characterizes the chamber and those business men whose contributions contributions contributions contri contri- will make th the building pos possible t- t ble hIe They are willing to give th their lr money In large sums and none has expressed ex expressed ex- ex pressed d fear of losing it through failure failure failure fail fail- ure of the chamber to function creditably creditably bly for all American business We invite all local organizations to cooperate with the national chamber In promoting the building project and urge them to make the structure their headquarters whenever they come to Washington Remember this Is your our chamber this Is your building our em em- are yours and we are your representatives representatives rep rep- standing ready and willIng willing villing will will- ing at any time to serve ser your interests in the national capital or the nation at large e. |