Show OF TV PUW WWW rt jedof DOf THEODORE i WED jw jerom roM cr representatives of of commerce boards of trade and oth r influential commercial bodies re bently gathered in the city of wash ington and perfected the organization of a national operative cooperative co trade ex tension body that la bound to prove of ahe greatest potency in the promotion of american commercial interests at homo and abroad the delegates pros ent at the inaugural meeting came from all parts of the country and there Is no doubt but that the new or la thoroughly re presenta alve of the business life of the nation in its broadest sense this new factor in american corn mercial and industrial progress Is to be known as the national council of commerce tho first steps looking to the projection of this new force into the yankee trade field at home and abroad were taken about a ear ago when secretary straus of the federal department of commerce and labor himself a business man as well as the official head of that branch of the na government having to do with commercial matters called a prelim inary conference of leading business men in the hope of paving the way for just such an association as has now been created A temporary or was effected at that time but it was only at the recent gather ing at the national capital that the unique project assumed concrete shape and was put on a practical working basis the prime movers in this king confidently predict that it win become the greatest trade organization in the world the high character of the interests involved and the power of the affiliated organizations can not perhaps be better indicated than by presenting the list of members of the executive committee of the new body this board of directors comprises B A eckhart of the chicago board of trade mahlon E kline of the trades league leigue of philadelphia wil mccarroll of the new york board of trade and transportation george I 1 mccarthy of the american meat packers association H E miles of the association of manu facture rs H of the galveston chamber of commerce edward A allene df the boston merchants association cia tion george C perkins of the faan francisco chamber of commerce L A ransom 0 the atlanta chamber of commerce G D rogers of the minneapolis chamber of commerce gustav H schwab of the merchants assoria tion of new york james E smith of tho business men s league of st louis D A tompkins of the south ern manufacturers club and frank D lborg of the manufacturers club of cincinnati at the recent meeting which was attended by more than 50 delegates by laws were adopted and officers were elected for the ensuing year mr gus II 11 schwab well known to baisl ness men throughout the country through his with the borth german lloyd steamship company was chosen as chairman of the per manent organization B A eckhart of chicago was elected vice chairman william R corwine secretary and frank B alborg of cincinnati freaa aurer meetings will be held annually and permanent headquarters will be maintained for the conduct of mis flonary work on behalf of the amerl can trade interests which Is one of the principal objects of the new tion although this Is the first and only association of the kind yet projected on this side of the atlantic somewhat similar organization have for scars existed in countries which are the most formidable trade rivals of he united states namely germany france great britain etc and it was the object lesson afforded by these foreign bodies as promoters of commercial development that spurred the national government to foster the present organization here secretary straus who with hie right hand roan mr theodore L weed and ahe assistant of commerce and labor mr william R wheeler of california were inatsu mental in the ball rolling will henceforth be connected with the or only in an advisory capacity they preferring to leave the active direction of affard in the band of the business men themselves however secretary straus hopes that oae of the ultimate aulta new movement will be to bring about a closer between the commercial f the country and the national in speaking of scy J i he matter secretary straus sau unfortunately the national sovera bent biag never up to this time be brought as closely in nouh as ia to with the tremendous poow and influence and ability of america commercial life because the ia involved hae not been brought tol to l gether tn the concrete form to enlighten our government and secure their co operation in B ture he believes that chantes to new council of commerce the federal government and the commercial inter ests of the country ft ill be enabled work hand in hanl all local or national organizations in any way interested will be invited to make cause by joining the new council ant aj the nucleus of membership already gained indicates thit there will be clr fullest representation of the commercial manufacturing exporting and importing interests |