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Show CHAMEER OF COMMERCE. The Chamber of Commerce,' in its communication to the city council last week, referred to the mayor for reply, received a lesson in " of fidou-neBs"- quoting the words of the communication which was deserved. There was nothing meanly offensive in the letter to the council and there was an absence of other than a good-natured response in what the mayor said, and good only should follow. The point made plain was that bodies like the Chamber of Commerce Com-merce of ten make complaint or intrude themselves in public affairs without any real purpose to serve because of an entire lack of knowledge of the facts. Whrn criticism or simply advice is to be tendered the city administration, ad-ministration, those devoted to the task should be at least as well versed in their subject as the criticised, in order that the public may not be led to unjustly censure their servants. Starting from false premises; the Chamber of Commerce attempted at-tempted to place the council in the position of neglect of duty and careless disregard of the property interests of the city. When all the facts were inquired into, it was made evident that the Chamber of Commerce simply had jumped at conclusions, and that the council coun-cil was free from censure. A little careful investigation on the part of the committeemen sending the communication would have saved them from their blunder. Hereafter they, as are railroad men instructed to be, should be sure they are right and then go ahead. |