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The Chairman : I will name that committee later, if you will give 

 me a little time. That, then, will eliminate the election of these offi- 

 cers for the time being. It has been suggested that there be a 

 little change in the arrangement of our dues. Our dues have been 

 based upon 1 per cent of the state aid. I think there should be a 

 change in this. There is no objection to the 1 per cent, as I under- 

 stand it, only some fairs' dues do not amount to very much, and 

 they get pretty good benefits, and it has been suggested that their 

 minimum be placed at $10. This is only a suggestion, and it is up 

 to you for disposition. This suggestion has been handed to me to 

 bring before you. Now, this means that the payment of dues will 

 entitle you to your annual membership and you will be issued on 

 payment of these dues a certificate of membership for such use as 

 you wish to make of it. 



J. I. Overholt : Being the smallest fair in the association, I make 

 the motion that $10 be the minimum membership fee. 



E. W. Williams : Second the motion. 



Moved, seconded, and unanimously adopted that $10 be hereafter 

 the minimum fee for membership in the association. 



The Chairman : We have promised Mr. Baker, a representative 

 of the United States Chamber of Commerce, some of our time. We 

 will give Mr. Baker a few minutes of our time at this time. * * * 

 I have been advised that Mr. Lieber, on the editorial staff of The 

 Nation's Business, will make the address. 



Mr. Lieber, United States Chamber of Commerce : It is quite a 

 privilege and opportunity to have a few minutes of your time to 

 speak to you on the subject which is an all-important subject of 

 the day and hour, and that is the question of bringing business back 

 to normal conditions. The Chamber of Commerce of the United 

 States of America, while it does not hold itself responsible in any 

 degree for the conditions which at present are affecting business ad- 

 versely, yet it does hold itself responsible for putting forth every 

 possible effort to bring business back to normal conditions by solv- 

 ing those problems which are affecting business adversely. 



It might be well to state, for I find that some men in every or- 

 ganization aren't as fully informed as to what the scope of the na- 

 tional chamber is. The National Chamber of Commerce has only 

 been in existence about seven years. However, it embraces and' 

 represents all of the business interests, business firms, business asso- 



