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CHAMBER OMMERCE OLUMN By R. E. L. NIEL Appraising the work of a chamber of commerce Silas H. Strawn, presi dent of the United States Chamber of Commerce at the meeting of the national directors of that body held a few days ago in Detroit said: "Assuming, as we must, that cham bers of commerce and trade associa tions are valuable in good times, how much more necessary are they in slack times? I am not here as a salesman, but I submit, without fear of suc cessful contradiction, that there nevei was a time when memberships in chambers of commerce and the trade associations were more valuable than today. I believe they are the most profitable investments business men can make.” Salisbury is not an exception. Not by any means. Carrying on under somewhat trying circumstances the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce is keeping the faith and contrary to the scriptual quotation has not finished its "course.” It has fought a good fight and whether or not there is laid up a crown of righteousness is beside the question. It will continue its "course” and with a realization of the truth spoken by President Strawn this people will appreciate that at no time more than the present is their co-operation valuable to the commun ity as a whole and individuals gen erally. There are some, perhaps, who won der why more stress is not being put upon securing manufacturers and in creasing payrolls instead of attract ing travel through Salisbury on U. S. Highway No. 29. To these it may be pertinently stated that new in dustries are absolutely not being estab lished in these present times and that those who would move their plants are either hopelessly involved or not worth their room, while the five bil lion dollar tourist crop that is an nually produced in these United States is a potential • opportunity for those who having the foresight go out and seek their share. Hence it is that the conductor of this column, the executive officer of the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce, is bending every effort, all his energy, and calling upon all of his talents, such as experience has bestowed, in | securing for this Heaven favored sec tion a rightful and legitimate share of the harvest. A ten days tour of Maryland and Pennsylvania during the immediate past has disclosed that the fact that travel can more conveniently use the Piedmont Highway on the eastern side of the mountains and receive con siderable greater "quid pro quo” is entirely unknown. Touring bureaus and chambers of commerce were astonished to learn that there was any other route south to Atlanta and New Orleans and to Florida than via the Shennandoah Valley or the plains east of the foot hills or perhaps the coastal route and when the new high way without a toll bridge or a detour was mapped out for them they gladly included it in their itinesaries to be offered to the wayfaring. The New York Times on its tour ing page in the issue of December 6 th and The Washington Herald in its issue of December 10th showed the Piedmont Highway for the first time in all of their years of publication for benefit of the tourist. This and other recognition of the recently ex tended U. S. No. 29 has been brought about through the organization of the Piedmont Highway Association last summer which has devoted and is devoting all of its efforts towards making known this splendidly paved and highly scenic and historic high way. That Salisbury along with the other cities in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama wilt be the beneficiarys is not to be doubt - ed. A sectional map showing the true routing has been contracted for and with the new year will be in the hands of all important bureaus in the North east and Central North-west. Forget the elusive smoke-stack for the time being, give encouragement and lend aid to the industries already in our midst seeking enlargement of their field of endeavor, and back stand the efforts being made to at tract the tourist trade through Salis bury is the admonition this winter would impress upon our people. Like wise forget the overly mucjh em phasized "depression” and "unemploy ment” and realize that here, at least, in this world of trial, conditions are better, far better, than elsewhere and that the sun of prosperity is just over the hill and will burst into full splendor before its effulgency is re alized. 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