Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-07-24 | Page 7 | S. L. Chamber Launches New Trade Bureau

IS S. S L. L CHAMBER I LAUNCHES NEW TRADE BUREAU Opens Department t of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Com Corn merce nerce Announcement of the opening Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day of a bureau of foreign and domestic do commerce in connection with the industrial department of dL 1 the local chamber of commerce commer e was made Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day by R. R A. A Hart industrial secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary who has completed arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments for the new branch Mr Hart explained that since the closing of the Utah branch of the federal federal fed fed- eral bureau of foreign and nd domestic commerce which was abandoned July 15 in connection with the thc governments government's governments government's gov gov- economy program it became became became be be- came at once apparent that a substitute substitute substitute tute office must be setup With this thought in mind officials of the chamber obtained from the government government gov gov- eminent a large portion of ot the statistical statistical statistical statis statis- records and files iJes of the recently closed bureau and have assembled them in an office on the main floor of the chamber of commerce building Practically all of the more important import Import- ant literature which Is of is-of of interest to merchants is contained in the new office according to Mr S H Hart rt He reported reported reported re re- re- re ported that the bureaus bureau's service is free freeto freeto freeto to the public and that anyone desiring information on commercial subjects may obtain the same by calling at or writing to th the office Included in the the material are volumes vol vol- umes on agriculture mining manufacturing manufacturing manu manu- and population statistics of every section of the United States as aswell aswell aswell well as many many- of the foreign countries and commercial guides to various countries showing past and present business conditions Mr Hart announced that all the current literature regarding retail and wholesale saIe prices ol ot value to local merchants will willbe be received at intervals from the department of commerce commerce com corn merce in Washington D. D C. C and that all literature sent out by the federal bureau will come to the new depart depart- ment