Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-02-08 | Page 2 | U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Conference

I! U. S. CHAMBER OF IRCE I IN CONFERENCE Railroad Situation Chief Topic for Discussion on ProgTam HOOVER IS SPEAKER Question of Metric System's Adoption Comes Before j Convention Washington Feb. s The railroad rail-road situation was the chief topic fori discussion on the program for the mid-year conference of tho national . council of the chamber of commerc of the 1'nlted States, which began here today with addresses scheduled by Secretary of Commerce Hoover. 1 Chairman Cummins of the rcnotc , committee on interstate commerce. T. 1 C. Powell, vice president of tho Erie railroad, and Walter 8. Dickey, of Kansas City, a shipper, j A report of the rvalional chamber s J railroad committee. recommending 1 legislation to establish n Federal ag- i ocy in charge of a commissioner icn- Sj eral of transportation, to rep '3 the public Interest in controvi , brought before other government bod- .$ lea dealing with Interstate commerce i and transportation problcrns. was ex pected to be the center of the rail 1 road discussions during the two days" meeting I Tho report of the railroad commit tee, to be submitted by George A. Post of New Yprlc. its chairman will he i acted upon by the council with n view Lj to recommending to the chamber's board of directors whether to submit sub-mit lis proposals to a referendum of the membership. Another matter to con-c before the( I i conference will be a discussion on the I question: Shall thrr b legislation j for the ooxnpulsor, adoption of the . j metric system in the United States'"' A special committee will submit a report cn this subject.