The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, March 14, 1915, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Text5 k WORKING PLANS FOR COMMERCIAL CLUB IS TO AID IN GETTING OUT Shape of the Trunk Now Becomes Optional t r. I n tt . t Commerce Commission Has Given Notice which it was submitted January 12. The railroads asked that trunks be rec tangular, or if not. thai they have not more than two bulging sidts, ami these opposite. It took the commis sion nearly five weeks to decide. And now,-if you have a futurist fan cy, and desire a triangular or spher oidal trunk, you ' may indulge your whim, and the railroads' will be com pelled to carry It, The trouble is that the odd shaped trunks will not "stack." - A copper mining company in Te ru operates a smelter 14,000 abovo ; ee level, the highest altitude for such an Industry in the world. ' . -'--.i-U-.J "HE NEW CHAMBER OF PLAN OF OROAIN1ZATIOIN I FOR : ' THE NEW CHAMBER Of COMMERCE COMMERCE ARE GIVEN The -ancient and honorable profession of baggage smashing faces a crisis. There is nothing to ; prevent the making and using of a perfectly round trunk,- nor the shipping of it by train, while hexagonal, septagoh&l and octa gonal trunks are in use already, j A recent ruling of "the interstate commerce commission virtually Is to the effect that "everything goes" in the way of baggage packages. J. A. Ormandy. chief clerk of the Southern Pacific, as well as the chief clerks of other lfnes, received official notice of the ruling a few days ago. The news, quickly spreading to bag gage cars -and baggage rooms, has created consternation, not unmixed with savage wrath. - The railroads jnade a ruling of their own .against freak trunks, but it was taken promptly to the commission, to N ne Departments Will Be Handled Through Business Manager; Departments. NE VICE PRESIDENTS PORTLAND 'OREGOM Beauties of Scenery Will Be Described for the Benefit of Automobile Tourists, 5- MEMBERSHIP IM POINT OUT ATTRACTIONS Governing Directors, 30 in Number, Mad of Three Members From Columbia Highway Among Those Beau ty Roads 'Which Receive Special Attention From Writers, Each Department. AfAlfl DIVISIONS SUB -Divisions THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING; MARCH 1.4. .1915 PROPOSED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLAN BOOK UPON OREGON e. a A plan of organization for the new Chamber of Commerce has been tenta tively submitted by the general com fnijlee'oh consolidation of the Com mejrcial olub and Chamber of Com meirce. '' tender the plan proposed the general membership. will be divided Into nine -working departments, civic, trade and : commerce, industries and manufact- ural retail merchants, publicity nd conventions, Oregon development, traf fic and transportation, grain inspec tion,' legislation and taxation. Assignment of individuals to depart ments will be made in accordance with th wish expressed by each. There will be a governing board of 30 directors. It will be composed of three members elected from each of tin! nine depart m"iits and three from a proposed "members' council." H"rom among the 30 directors stand irir committees will be appointed known as .executive, finance, member , Hh p, club house. Kin Vie Presidents. jPhere will be nine vice presidents, each representing and .presiding over a department. jrhe nine departments will work through a business manager and his secretaries and special committees for epecial services. ' 'jTwo of the sorest points in Portland antt Oregon commercial and industrial organization unemployment and phil nthropy are apparently unprovided foj- in the tentative organization plan. 'jrhe chief advantages of the proposed organization plan, as urged by the committee, are: pdoperatton, between business men anjd between business concerns for ad vancement of mutual interests. (Annual budget, permitting each member to know ln detail in advance exactly for what purpose the proceeds of j membership dues will be spent. Twelve reasons for membership in a closely knit consolidation are pre ro ited : I. The Chamber of Commerce brings hi'n together for business and civic In provenient In an association not pos sible through any other medium. Bigger and Better City. The new Chamber of Commerce of Portland will work with greater power aid efficiency for a bigger and better city. D. The city's" endeavor for civic and bi siness and civic advancement is un . If'.ed and brought into closer relation w th out-state business and agrlcul . ti: ral interests. 1. The new Chamber of Commerce 13 insist properly arrd logically host to vilsitinc (irsanlzations lmnortant indi viduals and tourists. 5. Brainy men are brought together j combining Initiative, ability, training lid i-olierent. workable tiroeram for the general welfare. ti. aiore sympa.neiic association is obtained between the business and social life of the city. 7. Petty, differences between men niny be more easily eliminated and harmony more promptly restored.. S. Through its membership of rep resentative people, exhibits, corres pondent?, printed matter and activities, it will be a fit spokesman for the en tire community. ' 9. The new Chamber of Commerce will constitute the best organization for soliciting, conserving end disburs ing money necessary to the undertak ings outlined. . Opportunities Are QiTan. 10. its program offers concrete . op-' portunlties for worth-while commun ttjy service based upon the long success or valuable acmevements wnicn tne consolidated organization will repre sent. 11. It1 givfs opportunity for frank expression by all members on a.11 mat ters pertaining to policy and work. 12. The Chamber of Commerce offers association with busy men who by their generous public spirit are in spired to sacrifice In order to serve the general good. What will cooperation through con solidated commercial organization mean? I "Everything," answer the consoli tlAtion committee, then with more ex tended outline showing why: Cooperation .with manufacturers In liiejping to enlarge their mislnesa, ex tend markets, seek new raw materials, improve labor conditions. Cooperation with- wholesalers in ob- tnining better transportation facilities, improving methods of handling mer chandise, developing old markets and reaching new markets.. Cooperation Zs Aim. Cooperation with transportation companies in extension of facilities, better routing of goods, safeguarding them against unjust legislation, in ducing more travel to this district, and seeking out the most desirable class of settlers. Cooperation with retail merchants n 'maintaining credit ratings, in. ke- .curing better municipal trade regula tions,, in acquainting people both in dt?d tut of town with Portland's superior Mhoppl-ng facilities, in sustaining the ,'jbuy at home" policy and thereby in creasing demand for goods. Cooperation with bankers in con serving and protecting financial inter ests and In widening their zone of In fluence. Cooperation with representatives of trades and professions in promoting closer fellowship and In promoting ef forts for trade and professional con ventions in the city. Cooperation with school authorities snd teachers" In nromotinir Tiro err ahrI v education and improved facilities - Cooperation with hotels in their ef forts to increase travel through Port land and to bring conventions here hen entertainment can be best pro t ided. , Cooperation' with automobile and good roads associations in promoting i i i i i ! I I EXECUTIVE FINANCE MEMBERSHIP CLUB HOUSE 3TANDJHO- vvnrrrrnES BOARD of THIRTY DIRECTORS PRMSBEM COUtCU. MEMBERS' COUNCIL CIVIC BUREAU TRADE and BUREAU SPECIAL BSHBTJtES ncf cvMmctXnirjkhncs BUREAU SPECIAL bmmiHera RETAIL BUREAU PU3UCITY Qxmticns BUREAU OREGON DEVELOP! BUREAU TRAFFIC and Tonsporn BUREAU BUSINESS MANAGER I and SECRETARIES SPECIAL Committees SPECIAL Gxnnrffees SPECIAL Chmrifirs SPECIAL ORAM BUREAU SPECIAL Qxntnjffn's LECHSLATKm and TAXATION BUREAU SPECIAL GmmiHeea SPECIAL fbmimflfies Chart setting forth the division of work outlined for the new Portland Chamber of Commerce.! ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS PROPOSED FOR NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The membership is the organization. In order to di ectly interest each member, and to am Tobacco Habit Cured Not only to uers of pipe and cigars, but the vicious cigarette habit is over come by using the "WITHITE" treat ment. Price, complete, postage paid 11.00. Lane-Davis Drug Co., 3d and TamhlU. Portland, Or. (When Writln mentlon this paper.) pury tne efficiency of the organization, the membership is divided into nine main divisions. Each member will designate . the division in which his chjef Interests lie and in which he would prefer to be active. To insure universality of membership and uniformity of expression, the membership Is also divided Into sub divisions and trade groups. All manufacturers of a speci fied line will constitute one subdivision or trade group, the . members of one profession another, retailers in one line of business another, certain classes of wholesalers and jobbers another, and so on through the list of busi nesses, trades and professions. Each main division has three directors in the board ami the subdivisions Jointly have three, making a direc torate -of thirty members, each serving for three years. This board constitutes the administrative branch of the organization. Each subdivision is represented in the membership council by three delegates. If, therefore, there should be one hundred subdivisions, the membership council will have a membership of three hundred. This council, meet ing weekly, becomes the Initiative force of the organiza tion, representing every business, professional, trade, in dustrial and ci'vlc interest In the city. It also furnishes a referendum on important matters of policy. i Four standing committees are provided for: Executive, finance, membership and clubhouse, the latter having charge of all the social features. To systematize the work, it Is divided into nine bur reaus corresponding with "the nine main divisions of the membership. These bureaus are brought into relation with the board of directors through the vice presidents, each of whom, with a committee of four from the membership of that division, is in direct pharge of the work of his respec tive bureau. The actual bureau work, in turn. Is done through com mittees, appointed by the respective bureau heads for each specific undertaking. j The active head and executive officer Is the business manager, who has general -charge and oversight of all the activities of the organization. He cooperates with the vice presidents In directing the work of the respective bureaus. He is chosen by the board of directors and is prbvlded with a corps of secretaries. Under this plan, every working element is coordinated, yet responsibilities and labor are systematically ana Judi clously segregated and placed, so that, as in a great indus trial plant, each individual Is giving his personal service and doing an assigned part of the whole, coincident with and coordinate to what all others are doing. r systematic construction of better built highways. ( Cooperation with lumbermen In se curing a. wider use of and better markets- for Oregon lumber and in encour aging building and manufactures where Oregon lumber will be used. Cooperation with newspapers In stimulating local advertising, increas ing the effectiveness of advertising and eliminating fake advertising, in gathering important statistics and de sirable matter for publication. Cooperation with producers of raw materials in securing new manufact ures which will transform raw into finished products, without improper competition with manufactories already here. Cooperation with fraternal and other organizations In helping to bring their big conventions to Portland-and In ar ranging for suitable entertainment. Cooperation with municipal govern ment by supporting movements for civic betterment, in strengthening pub lic spirit, in the framing and enforce ment of necessary ordinances; also co operation with state and nation! gov ernments in desirable ways. To Model Budget Plan. Cooperation with neighborhood and district improvement organizations for public welfare. Improved sanitation and better economic conditions. The budget plan will be modeled, ac cording to explanation by H. V. Chase. the consolidation expert who Is aiding the general committee, upon the prac tice of all Important cities. The budget of a commercial organization should be as carefully arranged and as frankly announced as that of any city, he says. Business men who pay dues to an or ganization have the right to know for what the money will he spent and how much will b used in carrying forward the work in which they, as individuals. are most Interested. The budget estimates, he continues. should include all details of personal service, postage and stationery, mis cellaneous expenses and .-o forth, and when the budget is approved it should not be deviated from save in case of recognized emergency. And before adoption, there should be careful budget revision, with elimina tion of . unnecessary Items and prun ing wherever possible to hold costs down as low as Is consistent with ef ficient organization. . TO CVRE A COLD Of ONE SAT Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. Drarr fots refund money if It falls to cure. E.W. ROVES rift-nature is on emcb box. 25c. Adv. HONEST RIVALRY TO WIN IN BUSINESS IS JUSTIFIABLE METHOD By Knowing the Other Fellow Friendly Gooperation May Be Brought About, By H. V. Chase. In Chargp of Consolidation of ttw Commercial Club and Chamber of Commerce. "How can I hate him? I know him." In this response of Charles Urab, made to the question as to whether he did not hate a certain individual named by the questioner, is found the whole philosophy of human relations, wheth er as between individuals, communi ties or nations. - Imbedded in this is found the foun dation upon which Is built the super structure of community work. In it is found the spirit of active cooperative effort. The better one knows aiother, the greater will be his appreciation of the other's good qualities and the more difficult will it be to hold other than th friendliest regard for him. Acquaintance with "the other fel low In the community. coming through the varied and far-reaching activities of the Chamber of Commerce, a finer, spirit of cooperation and a more wholesome and friendlier rivalry In business Is engendered. ; Must Get Acquainted. Honest desire, keen rivalry and hon orable effort to outstrip another m achieving sucftess in business gr in political or social preferment are not dishonorable in the least Sunless dis honorable means are used in further ing the end sought. And the better one is acquainted with his associates and rivals and the less will he be tempted to resort to dishonorable or questionable methods In promoting his cause. So It will be seen that active asso ciation or the business and professional '.information will be necessarv tn . men of the city In tbt Chamber of curing a marriage license or in regis-1 Commerce cannot but be a veryi vital factor in elevating and strengthening the tone of business and the profes sional relations of the citizens of Portland. Going further in this direction, nen have learned that this new community spirit, manifesting Itself in justifiable local pride, may be easily and profit ably carried to a larger, field leading to the cultivation5 of more friendly relations with outlying communities. Enthusiasm Is Catching'. ' This Is being done through excur sions of men engaged in the same or related brauches of business, joint gatherings of commercial bodies, and "going visiting" on some pretext. Be cause of this there is a much higher tone in business circles than existed a few years ago. There is, however, still room for Improvement in this direction, and the new Portland Cham ber of Commerce is determined to bring this about as one of the lines of its constructive work for the coming year. It is recognition of the value of per sonal acquaintance from a purely com mercial point of view, that Is at the heart of the "get acquainted" excur sions, gatherings and dinners. This aspect of community work is most ap preciated by those who .are- best in fprmed as to results coming from this kind of commercial activity! Those who know it- best are its staunchest advocates, and their enthusiasm is catching. Write a Poem and Remember Your Age United States Health Bureau Suggests Jingles Such as "In 1883 Uttle Susie Began to Boo." Washington, March 13. The inabil ity of the average person to- remember his age and the year of bisthirttt, to gether with the suggestion that a per son's birth year .be made the subject of a rhyme as an aid to memory is the subject of a bulletin Issued by the United States public health service. It Is a common occurrence to 'find school children, even high school pupils in the junior and senior years, who can nt tell how old they are, or who, if th'ey know their age, cannot tell ac curately In what year they were born says the bulletin. It adds that this Announcement has been made thi week that the Portland Commercial club will assist the Portland Automo bile club in the preparation of the book let on Oregon's scenery. As the former institution already has many facts, pic tures and data on the state, it will facilitate the work of the committee in the final preparation of the work. Owing to un for seen delays, the book let was not ready on March 1, as an ticipated. It is being rushed with all possible speed, however. Much labor is required in the making of the cuts and the setting up of the reading mat ter, but this is well under way now. Automobile travel Is not .expected to come westward until July owing to the uncertain condition of the roads in "the middle west and also in the Rocky Mountain region. In the heavily t1m bered sections the highways do not dry up enough for heavy travel, until almost mid-summer. Other Routes Urged. Practically all the letters coming to the club headquarters mention that the writers intend to start about the time the heat strikes the east. Others say they will wait until September before cominp to the Pacific coast. Owing to the heavy amount of ad vertislng that has been given; the Lin coin ihighway, that thoroughfare will be attempted by thousands. There -wili be more or less disappointment as that road in many places is not in so good shape as we have been led to believe. Tourists will find It to their advan tage t2 try other routes further north. There, is one that leaves the Lincoln highway at Ogden and cuts through Idaho into Oregon a few miles from Huntington and another that trails northward to Spokane, across the Cas cades to Seattle and Tacoma and thence southward to Portland. It Is expected the roads leading to the Yellowstone National and the Glacier National parks will bfe extensively traveled. They will help to bring travel through Portland. .Following is an extract from the booklet appertaining to the opening of the Columbia river highway: Drive Is Wonderful. "The man who is going to put his camp outfit, family and a friend or two In his motor car this summer and take the trails over the great Rockies to the wonderful larid of sunshine and roses on the westward side will do well to plan on reaching Oregon July 1, or later. The reasons are many. 'First, he will escape the excessive heat of the east and middle west. Secondly, he will find Oregon roads at their best after that time and will not be greatly troubled by rains. The third and most important reason is that the Columbia river highway will be open after July 1, 1915, the full distance from Hood River In fair condition. "A drive along the 60 miles and more of this most wonderful road in Amer ica will be worth coming in a machine from the eastern and southernmost parts of the continent. Work in Infancy. "All the hardships of rutty roads, quagmires, lost directions, sleepless nights and poorly cooked food on a 'roughing if trip are completely for- gotten when one turns Into this al ready world famous highway. "For those who have toured leis urely and avoided the unpleasantness of a cross country trip thfere will be a stretch of scenery unfolded that far surpasses the Palisades of the Hudson and the wonders of the River Rhine. Other construction work, which has been going on for two years on the main road arteries of the state, will be completed by that time and touring greatly facilitated. All over Oregon efforts have been directed to road im provement, and, considering the state's population and large area, it has high ways that surpass those in .localities settled for 'many years. .Oregon Is a new. state in comparison "and already has a system of roads of which it well can be proud." 1 tering for voting; in seeking a govern ment position or in claiming a fortune. As an aid to the remembrance of a person's age and his birth year the formation of a rhyme or jingle In rec ommended by the bulletin. "In 18D7 little Johnnie came from heaven,"' or "In 1882 Little Susie began to boo," are two samples of the poetic efforts of the officials of the bureau, who apologize for the efforts, however, by saying that "Never mind what the rhyme is, just so you remember It." in,.,, in Th Kry to Economy SEE THAT Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Lenses Duplicated THOMPSON Optical Institute 209-lO-H Corbett Building. Tilth, and Morrison, ' : The Spring Styles of - -.''.. ', ifiyv, 7- sw . rswi m fti g-. w e. " , Smart Clothes are here pow ready for yourinspection .. & ' .4" tmd selection 1 Again the Stein-Bloch;G)mpany has demon- - strated its ability to maintain the1 acknowledged leadership it has enjoyed for jhe pasi grade clothijjg. r . , The new models set the pace irrVlesigning. The woollens are of the very finest quality to be, found in clothes at any prices, ti The tailoring is the work, of mastercraftsmen who are famous the world over for their skill and. accuracy. 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