Show no T on on u u n on I NOTED BUSINESS MEN SPEAKERS w Address by F. F N. N Shepherd Field Manager of the Chamber of Commerce For a long time American business suffered because It had no national mouthpiece to make known its legitimate legitimate legitimate mate wants to the proper officials and representatives of the government The government recognized this and President President President dent Taft called the business men orthe ot or the country together in conference in Washington at which the then secretary secretary secre secre- tary tarr of commerce and labor Charles Nagel of St St. Louis presided Mr Nagel said in substance We are here to serve your our best interests but for the most part you come to us In self seekIng seeking seeking seek seek- ing cliques and factions We Ve dont don't know what to do doThe The result of this conference was the creation in Washington of or the Chamber of Commerce of ot the united States which today represents more than 1200 commercial organizations scattered throughout the forty-eight forty states territories and in many foreign countries THREE SERVICES INTENDED inception in inception inception in- in The national chamber from its was wab designed to perform three distinct services to American business The first t was that the business men should be given an instrumentality through which they could after stu y yand and full deliberation express their opinions on national problems and legIslation legislation legislation leg leg- affecting them The second was that it might cooperate with the departments and bureaus of the national government in the promotion promotion promo promo- promo promo-I tion of ot not only domestic prosperity but International relations as far as I business was concerned The third was to aid In the uplifting of ot commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial organizations as represented I Iby by two distinct types a the trade association association as- as which has for tor its purpose the welfare of a particular Industry and b b. b the local organizations such as the present day chambers of commerce and boards of ot trade which have for their main object community development tasks in 1 I These are being performed Washington today In accordance with the principles announced Through its ua efforts the chamber has succeeded in calling to the attention of congress thu tha need for tor n national legislation affecting some of the country's most important and vital interests Today it is en engaged engaged engaged en- en I aged g-aged in an effort to secure rt legislation for tor the railroads A plan has been indorsed by the chambers chamber's 1200 affiliated commercial organizations which represent three- three quarters of am lilion business men It calls for the return to their owners of ot the railroads nationalized under corporate corporate corporate cor cor- management and federal control as soon as proper legislation llon can ow Uti enacted that will enable them to as asBurne assume as- as I as-I I sume Burne their rightful place as arteries of American commerce OTHER AIMS OF CHAMBER Among the other things the chamber cham chamber cham- cham ber stands for are 1 1 Individual initiative In every proper direction which means government government government govern govern- ment from entering the field of transportation c communication industry in- in In Industry and commerce or any phase of ot business which can be successfully undertaken undertaken undertaken un un- un- un by private enterprise 2 2 The encouragement of foreign n trade and Its necessary props such as ps American banking insurance adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate communication facilities protection protection protection pro pro- of qt our citizens and l legitimate American investment 3 3 Revision of federal trade laws that American business men may know what they can and cannot do 4 4 A comprehensive national policy policy policy pol pol- icy as regards good roads and waterways waterways waterways water water- ways that congress and the people may maybe maybe be served efficiently These are some of the things that I Continued on page 4 SHEPHERDS SHEPHERD'S ADDRESS Continued from page 1 1 necessarily aft affect ct you and every ery other American business man CHAMBER UNIVERSAL While the chambers chamber's s headquarters are in the cit city of Washington only two blocks from the treasury one from the White House and directly across the street from the state war and navy departments the chamber itself i i Ig not In Washington but is in its membership membership membership member member- ship which includes practically all of ot the leading commercial organizations of this country not the least of which by any means are the Commercial Club of Salt Lake City the Utah Associated Industries and the Utah Manufacturers Manufacturers' ers ers' association Hence you the business business busi busi- ness men of Utah are as much a part of and should be as much Interested in the activities of the national chamber its hopes and aspirations as are thee the business men of New York or Chicago or San Francisco |