Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1923, Page 34

! 34 Washin BY WILL P. KENNEDY. ASHINGTON has developed into the business capita) of | the L'l')l\nll‘)‘ even as it is the legislative, executive and Judicial capital. This has come to pass 8s a result of the federal ment's Increasing activity along many and vailed lines Mfecting business, many of which have proved very helpful to industry, both in the ab- stract and concrete. It has resulted also from the fact that Washington, being the seat of government, has be- come a world center, where business leaders or their agents can’confer most conveniently with representa- tive business men from other lands. The fact that Washington Is the business capital is visualized in the erection of a national home ln\rr‘d {lor American busin as represente hy Chamber of Commerce of the ited States, which has a membe ship of some 1,400 business organi tions, located in every part of the itry, and these federated organi- | have an underlying member- P of nearly 300,000 of the country's iness men. This new home | the business capital of the} country It occupies an historic te | fronting the White House. It is be- | 1 built at a cost of about two and Ilion dollars, contributed in nd small by busine; ¢ state in the Union for occupancy in th st leading b will be men in ev will be ready spring. Other Headquarters Here. And just as the various depart- ments, " bureaus, commissions and boards of the federal government have grown up in the National Capital, even so the business capital finds American business and industry not on in the Chamber of the United States, but particular industry and trade ation h: estal hed national headquarters or other important of- fice he This has been only because they recogni: to the financial advantage trade association and the individual members to maintain such offices at the seat of government, but because s patriotic citizens they realized that ranized business can be very help- ful to the national government. bus! has established each asso as iy ed it was of their S0 s its | capital here because it wants to help | wants | to help it—in the | of mutually advantageous | its well as it the highe inted out by president of the idea back of this new building establish a national home for \d industry in the seat of and admint, government government as lius H. Barne chamber. J national to i ivies of the government as never betore. on the large business a proper ation in the public y in the very affect industry today Industr measure of reg rest may be nec rvation of fair play between in- ls. But Industry also recog- he chain of ¢conomic evils govern- | done not! | i ) 7 7 Y i Cacie e a8 28 2 o i O « flow from unwise legislation unenlightened administration tably into unemploymen in every home. § fair-minded men seeking to er relation of go work cut the pro Acourage and stimulate rather than depress and stifie enter- we want contact with fair- mindéd men who write our laws and who administer them, believing that accurate and exact information col- Jected in all the channels of trade ! and focused thr gh the national| chamber will welcomed. “Th home for husiness much to the small business man, as| it will provide him the contacts with | riliar with the require- | production, dis finance, in- and other prise, means | ments tribution, ior appearance ing will typify the dignity) ility of American industr f-respe B titive industry, | lity of its own." stiomal chamber more than tem | ¢ real need this an organization present the viewpoint ness on great public questions. i« the function the chamber has un dertaken to Since it cam into being gove officials, as well as leading ness men, have | come to wlvantage of having anization rep- resenting ess which-can furni: information needed in the ‘formulat of laws and regulations affecting | busine In 4 tional ¢ referendum system. the na- mber has found a means of obtaining # concensus of business opinion. In its use for getting a con- crete expression of opinion, and as an education document to aid in ar: riving L just ion the referen- dum is unique. The strength of the national chamber lies in this plan « iining the mandate of its mem- Tership. Even the board of direct canpot commit the chamber in ad JULIUS H. BARNES Of Cleveland, president of the Cham- ber of Commerce of the United States. ecacy of or opposition to a proposition. The business organizations within its membership control its policies and determine its course of action. Equity in Business. The purpose of the chamber. as set forth in the by-laws is to encourage trade and commercial 'intercourse among the states and with forelgn nations, and to promote co-operation among business organizations. It 2ims to obtain uniformity and equity in business usages and laws, and to secure proper consideration and con- centration of opinion upon questions affecting business and clvic interests of the country at large. Aside from what it is accomplish- ing as a medium for giving national expression _to business opinion, the chamber. through its headquarters in i to the wiole country, important of vh—! e | cross sections of American industry— { dum | representing {bership a highly valuable research To Stimulate Enterprise = information service. | The work of the chamber and the crvica to tha membership ls_done rgely through departments. These fments are aivided inte menmaral T iRt Ana Srepres . ‘The representative depart- ments are eight in number, each rep- resenting a particular branch of American business. There are four administrative de- partments To carry on the work of the cham- ber systematically, to keep paigns going until definite results cam- | serves | by THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO. ARE problems are included cost account- ing, simplification of variety incom- modity production, standardization and production statistics. The finance department deals with business questions that fall in the fela of finance, whether private or public, domestic or international. The foreign commerce department was_established to handle all phases of foreign trade work represented in the national chamber. Primarily, it Is a problem department. Its staff are specialists in foreign trade. It local chambers of commerce co-operating with the policies to which the chamber is com- | tions on matters of policy and by mitted through referenda or by reso- | studying facts lutions adopted in annual or special | sponse to inquiries. meetings, there has been created the resolutions and referenda dep ment. ment may range from a forceful rep- resentation of facts to Congress to a natlon-wide campaign of One of the agministrative most departments. department. | Its is functior | cover research—legislative, legal and economic—for members, committees and_departments of the chamber. When the board of directors of the chamber orders a report of a com- mwittee on an important national question be submitted to a referen- vote by the constituent mem- bership the report is referred to the r@search department for treatment. A statement of a report is formu- lated, arguments for and against the propositions are drafted and a ballot is set up, indicating the questions to be voted upon. In other words, the research department places in a com- plete document all the facts nece sary to enable members Intelligently to consider and record their attitude on the proposition submitted. Service to Members. This department renders to mem- bers a direct service by means of a general bulletin issued weekly, con- taining up-to-the-minute information regarding the activities of the dif- terent government departments, bu- reaus and commissions which concern business and commerce: by a legis- lative bulletin issued weekly during sessions of Congress which follows the progress of all legislation being nsidered in Congress affecting ness: by special bulletins issued whenever matters of special impor- tance should be brought to the atten- tion of members, and through special information furnished by letter and by wire. It transmits to members, upon request, accurate and definite | statements concerning action on bills in Congress; laws, rules and regula- tions, their application and:adminis- tration; court decisions, rulings and other informations cmanating from all governmental agencies. The field department, another of the | administrative departments, serves as a personal contact between the chamber and the business men of the country. Besides the manager and staff at Washington, this department has a corps of fleld secretaries who travel in all sections of the country. As far as possible the fleld depart- ment takes care of the demand of local business organizations for speakers. The department has four branch offices, located at New York, Chicago, St. Louis and San Francisco, The fourth administrative depart- ment is The Nation's Business, a monthly magazine, with more than 100,000 readers. The representative departments, a cross-section of American business, are headed by managers and supported by staffs who have been trained through prac- tical experience and who are experts in their respective lines. Civie Activities. The civic development department, one’ of these representative depart- ments, has a clientele made up of the local commercial organizations of the country. The department serves the local secretary. It is pre- pared to give information on sub- | Jects within the wide field of civic activities. As today constituted, its activities are carried on in five bu- reaus—organization service, educa- tion service, housing and city plan- ning, immigration and citizenship and national clvics. These bureaus are headed by experts, men of broad and practical experience in their re- spective flelds. They are at all times avalilable for consuitation, and, [rherever possible, to address maet- ngs. In the domestic distribution da. partment there is a ready and effec: tive clearing house for ideas relating to the betterment of methods for the transfer of commodities from the time they leave thé manufacturer's door until they reach their final goal in the hands of the consumer. Its purpose is to bring about more prac- tical and effective methods of distri- bution. The fabricated production depart- ment, as its name would indicat has to do with the common problem education | ) ri- [ information, The activities of this depart-| abroad. and figures in re- It is in touch with the principal sources of forgign both at home and Insurance Department. The purposes of the insurance de- partment are analogous to those of the other representative departments in that it represents one of the great insurance—in all’ its phases. As in- ARCHITECT'S MODEL OF THE N surance touches all lines of industry end commerce, it naturally falls within the activities of the chamber. The natural resources production department has to do with the coun- try's natural resources, such as lum- ber, coal, oil, iron, copper, the dif- ferent minerals, etc. Modern inten- sive industrial development, and an increased knowledge of the location and extent of natural resources have developed many and difficult problems which come within the province of this department. Last of these departments is that of transportation and communication. It is concerned with a $50,000,000,000 in- dustry—railroads, ocean transporta- tion, highways, electric rallways, waterways, aerial transportation, clectrical communication and postal facilities. With this rather comprehensive summary of how the national cham ber is functioning for business and industry in its co-operation with the federal government and for the gen- eral improvement of the business life of this country, and even interna- tionally, it is well to consider also how the trade assoclations and in- dustries are conducting _ national headquarters and general offices here. There are more than 200 big asso- ciations thue represented in this busi- ness capital. Naturally the work of all of these cannot be described in this article, but a few typical cases will serve as eye-opening illustra- tlons of the importance of their ‘Washington offices: Manufacturers’ Assoclatio: ‘The National Association of Manu- facturers is the largest and oldest general organization of manufac- turers in the United States. Its ul derlylng membership is composed of in- dividual firms and corporations which, in their combined production, produce everything in the alphabet of manufac- tured products, from abrasives to zino. - The association established its law department in Washington, in the Union Trust Building, in 1907, in rec- ognition that the growing volume of legislation and administrative ac- tivity directly or indirectly affecting the common problems of manufa Washington, is giving %% its mem-'of the manufacturer. Among these|turers required a source of informa- ) E k foreign | have entailed in making effective the ! trade committess of those organiza- | SW HOME FOR THE CHAMBER OF WE CANT GET T00 CLOS! E ToGETHER MR AT SR L\/‘d 3t = “ tion and advice at the seat of govern- ment. This department is maintained for the free use of the members on all probleme of general or common interest. This jaw department notes the in- troduction, ProErces And - paseste ' Bf all legislative measures of interest to industry. It prepares the Washing- ton Service Bulletin, which is printed and sent out from Washington in an edition of several thousand twlce | each month, whereln is noted Infor- mation with respect to proposed or | pending legislation, important activi- ties and action of executive depart- ments and commissions, and wherein is summarized important decisions of the courts of inferior and final juris- diction on_questions of interest to members of the association. ‘The law department also makes ar- rangements for the appearance of committees of manufacturers before committees of Congress and arranges appointments for members having business with or before the executive departments of the government. Immedinte Contact. It has been found in practice that s S i A R g 8 s AND CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NOW the complexity and scope of the rela- tion of government to business activa. ity requires an immediate method of contact which can be successfully accomplished only by the mainte- nance of Washington offices. Gov- ernment officials constantly find it advisable to consult business organi- zations and this s more readily ac- complished when accredited represen- tation is instantly avallable. ‘The maintenance of such offices alds in the effective accomplishment of the work of government in dealing with industry and of .industry in dealing with the government. Manufacturers pay about three- fourths of all federal taxes. They are fundamentally interested in efi- clent an deffective government and must of necessity be ready to re- cient and effective government and puggestions on the many problems of government which directly affect the uccessful conduct of American in- dustry. The National Industrial Couneil (formerly the National Council for Industrial Defense) is the “organiza- tion” side of the National Association of Manufacturers. It is a federation of over 300 assoclations of manufac- turers and employers, both local, state and national in character, who are affiliated with it. On national matters it is the recognized medium for expression of the voice of Ameri- can industry, particularly as regards legislation. Southern Commercial Congress, The Southern Commercial Congress was organized in 1837 in Augusta, Ga., and continued holding annual conven- tions until 1860. The Congress was reorganized in Washington in 1908 and -incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia in 1%11. The headquarters were established In ‘Washington in order that the south might, through business organization, return to the Federal Capital with a program of constructive statesman- 4o, 4 .n‘Twn objects were decided upon, namely, to have the south know it- self; and, second, to have the south known. The first has been an inter- pretation of resources, and the second has been a campaign to sweep out of the minds of the people of the country their misconceptions con- . T cern the south’s social order, climatic conditions, agricultural. in- dustrial and commercial and financial opportunities. The slogan of the congress is “For a Greater Nation B et o Brantor South Under the S SO e congres” have been national in lhelr]‘ significance, i The congress comprises a member- ship made up of individuals, com- mercial organizations and cor‘nora-l tions, In the following states: Ala- bama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgla, Kentueky, Louisiana, Maryland, Miss- ouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The most Important division of the work of the congress has been asso- cited with the initiation of federal legislation that has rendered a defi- nite economic benefit not only to the south but to the entire country. The location of the headquarters, there- fore, at the national capital has not only given impet to this work, but has made possible its phenomenal e ‘Congress handlea directly the plans cf organization, resulting in the | e RITRTS L el £ A 5 i WAL N S G i ‘WELL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. investigations in European countries as to agricultural co-operation and secured the enactment Into law of the federal farm loan act. The Con- gress of the United States gave credit to the Southern Commercial Congress for this epochal achievement in Sen- ate document No. 500 of the Sixty- fourth Congress containing the law. The Southern Commercial Congress initiated the plans for the distribu- tion of war material and equipment to the states for highway construc- tion. The interest in this movement was secured from the governors of all the states of the country, and the legislation passed as section 7 of the post office appropriation bill of 1919, To comprehend the significance of these achlevements it is but necessary to point out that under the federal farm loan act approximately $1,000,. 000,000 has been loaned to American farmers in the short period since 1916; and under section 7 of the post office appropriation bill of 1919 ap- proximately $250,000,000 in value of war material and equipment has been distributed to the states. The Southern Commercial Congress has directed elght missions to for- eign countries, and, with its offices established in the federal capital, has been able to secure the active interest and co-operation of foreign embassies and legations. This co-operation reached a high-water mark in 1913, when, by a unanimous vote of the governing board of the Pan-American Union, the Biennial Pan-American Commervcial Congress was called off and the meeting was held with the Southern Conimercial Congress at Mobile, Ala, at which time was cele- brated the cpening of the Panama canal. During the war period the diplo- matic representatives of countries allied with the United States were several times the guests of the South- ern Commercial Congress in Impor- tant public conferences and conven- tions. Directed Commissions. The Southern Commercial Congress directed the American Commission throughout eighteen countries of Europe in 1913; the Commercial Com- mission to Latin America in 1913; the N, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1923 American Commission of Municipal Executives to Europe in 1914; the eco- nomic survey of the republic of Pan- ama In 1919, when the director gen- eral of the Southern Commercial Con- Srass was named as the advisor to the Dresiacnt of the republic of Panama: the Internaticnal Trade Commission to Europe in 1922, and the mission to the republic of Mexico in 1922, The congress is now organizing the Commercial Commission to Scandi- navia with representatives from all parts of the United States. In addi- tion to the great conventions and notable achievements of the congress, the organization is continuously ren- dering a daily service to its constitu- ents along organization, educational and informational lines. The American Automobile Assocla- tion was organized in 1902 in Chicago. Being a national organization and Interested in national legislation such as good roads, uniform motor vehicle legislation, taxation, reciprocity, etc., and ‘much’ of its dealings in a nationai way being with Congress, it was de- cided in 1913 to move Iits national headquarters from New & York to ‘Washington. S ¥y COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE CORNER OF H STREET The work of the national associa tion is handled by five boards, mainly executive, good roads, legislative, touring and contest. All of these boards operate through the Washing- ton office with the exception of the contest board, which has headquar- ters in New York and which handle all sanctions for automobile races in the United States. In addition to th the association publishes in Wash- ington a national magazine. $200,000 Disbursement in Yea: The disbursements of these various boards with headquarters in Wash- ington during the past year amounted to approximately $200.000. This is in addition to the disbursements for the District and the metropolitan di- visions, which are branches of the American Automobile Association ana handle all local activity. There are three classes of members in the American Automobile Associa- tion, namely, members who join through local clubs or state associa- tions afillated with the association, individual members who are not located in club or state association territory and individual members in the New York and District of Colum- bia districts. This membership now amounts to a total of about 300,000, and there are approximately ' 300 clubs and state associations in the United States affilfated with the American Automobile Association. The activities of the Washington office include work in behalf of reci- procity between the District of Co- lumbia and Maryland; mechanical first-aid service for all of its mem- bers in the District and within three miles thereof; free maps and tour- ing Information to any part of the United States; free legal advice to its members up to the point of going into court; subscription to the Ameri- can Motorist, which s _devoted largely to propaganda in favor of the motorist, afiiliation and touring service in all of the 300 clubs amli- ated with the assoclation, and par- ticipation in the national effort to Lring about good roads throughout the United States, uniform motor ve- hicle l1aws, such as headlights, rules of the road, promotion of safety cam- paigns, ete. In other werds, the assoclation tries to do cellectively for its mem- gton Rapidly Becomes the Business Capital of the Nation Besides the Great Chamber of Commerce of the United States All Other Big Trade Associations Are Realizing Vital Need of Having Headquarters Here to Keep Close Contact With the Government—Achievements of Southern Commercial Congress Through Central Office. bers what they are unable to do singly for themselves. The main ob- ject of the association and its affli- ated plubs i to promote wise and just laws for the beneflt of motorists and to resist attempts to add further 25 %tne comt of owning an automobiic and to combating unjust and dis- criminatory legislation against auto- mobile owners. Merchants’ Service Bureau. The National Retail Dry Goods As- sociation established a Washington office in April, 1919, in recognition that interests of the merchants could be promoted by such a service bu- reau. This was brought about by the fact that during the war much good resulted from the co-operation between business and the govern- ment. This Washington office has to do with the handling of matters per- taining to taxes before the bureau of internal revenue, customs before that division of the Treasury, pat- ents, copyrights, and an endeavor to promotee the interests of the mer- chants and the government through the Department ‘of Commerce and the various other departments. bureaus and divisions of the goverpment, The business transactions by Washington office relate primarily to domestic commerce. The underlying membership of the assoclation is composed of retail dry goods and department stores. The membership is something in excess of 2,000, made up of merchants in every state in the Union. Something in ex- cess of 50 per cent of the members deal with the Washington office. The American Chemical Society has maintained the offide of its secretary in Washington since 1912, and moved the office of its Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry here last year. ‘The volume of business transacted through this office is approximately $200,000 annually. The financial side of the office of the Journal of Indus- trial and Engineering Chemistry is also handled through the secretary's office. The membership of the American Chemical Society consists now of approximately ated throughout the United States and some in foreign countries. This is the central office, through which the society and its work is adminis- tered. Washington is centrally lo- cated, is free from any question of interstate competition of local sec- tions, and is in a sense_a neutral ground, exactly as the District of Columbla is neutral ground for our national government. Potash Association. The United States Potash Pro- ducers' Assoclation established its executive office hers with the forma- tion of the association, May 1, 1919, as the logical place for the central office of an association whose mem- bers were scattered all over the country. All the business of the as- sociation is done here. The member- ship represents practically all the potash production of the country. Special advantages of Washington s a center are that most of the sta- stical information and the resuits f research work in which the mem- bers are interested can be secured best from the departments in Wash- ington. Tariff revision, in which the association is vitally interested, re- quires an office here. Questions of car supply, revision of freight rates, federal taxes—In fact, all the points where the federal government has its fingers in business today—make a Washington office almost an essential for any live industry. The Washington office of the Port- land Cement Assoclation, established in 1917, was opened in line with the regular policy of the association in creating from time to time district of which there are now twenty-three in the United Statesand one in Vancouver, Canada. During the past three or four years since the war this office has become a branch of the general office, Chicago, as well as a district office. There has been a large increase in the service rendered and the force of men connected with this office has more than doubled since the war. It 1s an important part of the asso- ciation’s work to keep all the manu- facturers of cement in the United States advised and informed of what is going on in Washington in Con- ress and through the governmental Sefinmmu of everything that is of interest to them as manufacturers and distributors. No Lobbying Pefmitted. Nothing whatever in the nature &T lobbying is permitted by this asso- olation. This assoclation operates only in the United States and does not attempt to extend its work to ‘other countries excepting in a limited way in Canada. The membership of this associa- tion includes practically all of the manutacturers of Portland cement in the United States and Canada. Nearly all the members from time to time communicate with the Washington office for direct information that is needed quickly regarding anything that is going on in Washington of special interest to them. They are v the | 15,000 chemists, situ-| kept regularly informed of what is going on through letters from this Office addressed to all member com- Panies This district office has the advan- tage, over all other district offices, of location in the National Capital, and It 1s probable that its operation will grow to be more and more of a national character. THe Railway Accounting_Officers’ Assoclation was moved to Washing- ton in 1914, previously having been located in Chicago. The office maintained in Washing- ton is the association's headquarters, being its:only office. All business transacted by the association is done through Washington. The chief servico rendered by the Rallway Accounting Officers’ Asso- clation is to the railroads, members of the association, in North America: however, its membership includes practically every country in the world, and the work is, therefore, of an _international nature, to some extent. The assoclation's efforts are devoted to standardizing and simplifying rail- way accounting methods, forms and practices. Aeronautic Association. The National Aeronautic Associa- tion of the United States of America is a national organization Incorporated to foster, encourage and advance the rclence of aeronautics and kindred sciences, without capital stock and not for profit. Obviously, as Wash- ington is the center of aeronautical activity, the natlonal headquarters of the National Aeronautic Association was established where contact with the authorities controlling such ac- tivity ‘could be maintained. The organization had its_inception at Detroit, in October, 1922, when a representative group of about 400 Americans crystallized their impell- irg sentiment and purpose for ad- vancing the aerfal fortunes of their country, and pledged their influence and services to secure a comprehen- sive, definite and continuing policy of aeronautical development in the United States. In seven months since incorporation the movement has spread to every state and chapters of the National Aeronautic Association are already functioning In leading cities. The national headquarters’ staff is a centralized working unit handling the detalls of organization, informa- tion, education. membership and con- trol of all aeronautical events in this country which are conducted under the statutes of the Federation Aero- I nautique Internationale, of which the National Aerodautic Association 1s the sole representative in America. The membership of the National Aeronautic Association is representa- tive of the aeronautical thought and activity of every state and the in- sular possessions,and is growing so rapidly that conservative official opinion places it at 50,000 by January 1, 1924. Washington is the logical center of jts membership because it is the centralized source of national aciivity in aeronautics; in fact it may be likened to the one great laboratory of the sclence and all kindred sci- ences. Hence, a civilian organization whose motive is one of pure pa- triotism to strive for the eminence of “America First in the Alr" would operate at a disadvantage at a dis- tance from the source of national {aeronautical effort Nerve Center of Natlon. From every of view. there- | forer the amrorded o ma- lonal orea vy having iis headquarters Washington are evident. It js the “reservoir” of the nation—the nerve cehter of our people. Washington really commands, ;:hrough the facilities and resources made available here to all who seek have a part in the advancement jof America in every field, that work | touching the whole nation shall cen- | ter in the shadow of the Capitol. The members of the National Pre- | servers and Fruit Products Associa- tion have a very vital interest in Washington matters, and their needs touch almost every departmental activity, namely, Department of Agriculture (espacially bureau of chemistry), Treasury Department, in- lcludms permit division, tariffs and | taxes; Federal Trade Commission | Department of Commerce, Railway | Administration. Interstate Commerce Commission, Cong Trade Marks, Patents, Copyrights, ete, | . This Washington office is a clearing house for about 200 manufactdrers and concerns supplying the producer The constitution of the association provides that it shall be the duty of the executive secretary to acquaint himself with all governmental affairs which relate to the interests of the members of the association: he shall Keep himself informed of &ll opera- tions of the government in the matter of requirements and purchases of the products of the members of the ass { ciation. | “No other city would hoid so much | for our members, for nearly any de- { partment located here touches some | branch of our endeavor.” says Danie | R. Forbes, executive secretary. Dur- ing the war the Navy and War De- { partments looked to members of tk association to bid on jams, jel marmalades, etc.. and even now b departments continue to order sup- plies. e advanta {to Lime Assoclation. | The National Lim organized during Ju main office established in Washington. Prior to that time, there w: a lime manufacturer association, & hydrated {1ime bureau in Pittsburgh and local as- sociations throughout the country. The office was established in Washington, primarily because of the necessity of ‘co-operating with the government in war times. Being a national organization,. fts activities extend throughout the United States, and the Washington office has a considerable correspond- ence and interchange of ideas with the lime industries and industries using lime throughout the world. The membership includes the most important lime manufacturers in the country. The lime business is one in which ‘there are a great many very small operators, the big majority of whom belong to the association, which is in touch at all times with the entire membership. The activities of this assoctation are mostly of.a research and promo- tional nature, and it is the business of the research department, whether here in the association’s own labora- tories or in various institutions where fellowships are maintained, to find out all that can be found out about | lime in the agricultural, construction | and chemical fields, and it is the duty of fleld representatives through liter- ature and personal contact to tell every one interested what is known about lime. When it is realized that lime is used In over 100 chemical industries in addition to its large use in agriculture and In the constru tion fleld as mortar, plaster, stucco, admixtures, etc., it is evident that the Washington office must be kept pretty busy. There must be a headquarters for everything, and this assoclation feels that the Nation's Capital is probably the best place for the headquarters of the lime industry. The National Coal Association is composed of more than half of the operators in_ the bituminous mining industry. ‘The organization was founded In 1917 to maintain a contact at that time between the government and the bituminous industry, so as to expedite the handling of coal for the public. After the war it continued its existence and serves as a means of the discussion and handling of matters relating to the production of coal to the best interests of the public, Its function does not in any way re- late to the prices of coal of any of its members, or wage matters. In its membership are some 2,100 operators of bituminous mines in va- rious flelds throughout the country The one particular advantage In hav ing the headquarters of the assocla- tion located in Washington is a geographical one. since it is a con- venient point for the majority of fields. World’s Dairy Congress. The World's Dairy Congress Asso- clation established its office in Wash- ington because it s the point of in- " (Continued on Thirty-six Page.