Meyer for sixth time the Chamber’s President

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English

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1936

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E. Schradieck, head of Socony-Vacuum, joins the directorate—Salmon re-elected vice president, Headington treasurer.

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THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL February, 1936 Meyer for Sixth Time the Chamber’s President E. Schradieck, head of Socony-Vacuum, joins the directorate—Salmon re-elected vice president, Headington treasurer For the 6th time, P. A. Meyer has been chosen unanimously the president of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands—to give the full official name and its significance. Lately too, President Meyer resolved to mod erate his pace a bit, to give his business attention to his mining interests. Therefore, after 35 years with the com pany, its manager since 1912, he resigned this post with Kuenzle & Streiff, importers and exporters, and disposed of his shares in the company. This will take him away from the Alhambra Cigar & Ci garette factory, that he has also headed, it being owned by the shareholders of Kuenzle & Streiff. President Meyer was re-elected by the directors of the chamber of com merce after the 1936 annual meeting that placed E. Schradicck, of SoconyVacuum,on the board in the place of the late John R. Wilson, who, so long the chamber’s secretary, died July 5 last year, and was succeeded in the secretary ship by Carl G. Clifford. Secretary Clifford has been re-elected. Director Charles S. Salmon has been re-elected vice president; Director John L. Headengton, treasurer. Alternate Directors N. H. Duckworth and J. P. Heilbronn have been succeeded by Leo K. Cotter man and A. G. Henderson. President Meyer revises the standing committees. His term last year, typical of all, was marked by the most har monious procedure and helpful relations with all business elements of the Islands as well as with the public and the gov ernment. Little need be said on this score, save to mention the long period while the board sought a secretary after Wilson’s death, that despite the burdens of his own business he kept daily hours at the chamber and discharged the duties of the secretary that could not be let go without prejudice to the chamber’s interests. In directorships, as in business management, President Meyer is systematic and thorough. Exacting, he is unfailingly courteous; he has but one manner toward all, above or below P. A. Meyhk him, politeness. But he is so well known, so well liked, that to say these things is superfluous. The Journal has acknowledg ed its obligation to him often, as he has often deserved it both for counsel and the critical reading of manuscript, the chamber’s president heading the publicity committee under which the Journal functions. . President Meyer remains a director of the Philippine 1 rust Company, well known local bank, and of the Fidelity & Surety Company. . . His principal mining interest is with Baguio Gold. Iney have just made him their president, vice W. W. Harris, resign ed; and he had been their vice president at times. He is the vice president of Atok Gold Mining Company, now developing the Big Wedge mine at Baguio. He is a director of Paracale-Gumaus, in the Paracale district. He has a large personal interest in Baguio Gold. Shares of this company have been very high at times during the period the mill has been operat ing, and even before; but President Meyer has, of course, never sold a share. His personal interest in Atok is also large, and his duties as an officer carefully attended. His counsel in mining matters and about mining laws and mining regu lations is fair and conservative, and valued for this reason by the government. The community is also congratulated upon Director Schradicck’s accession of the chamber’s board of directors. He too has had a long career here, well known and much admired, and as head of the Standard-Vacuum interests in the Phil ippines holds a most important post. President Quezon of the Commonwealth has said at newspaper meetings that Director Schradicck’s company’sattitude in the mineral oil situation is helpful to him in working out that problem. It is one of coopeiation. Alternate Directors carrying over, re-elected, arc D. L. Cochran and E. M. Bachrach. New Alternates Cotter man and Henderson have both had previous periods on the board and are well known, Alternate Cotterman as head of Philippine Acetylene, Alternate Henderson in shipping. Warner Bros. First National Pictures (PHILIPPINES) INC. “BROADWAY HOSTESS” (Musical) with WINI SHAW—PHIL REGAN “I FOUND STELLA PARISH” with KAY FRANCIS CAPITOL COMING SOON “WOMAN IN RED” with BARBARA STANWYCK and GENE RAYMOND “DR. SOCRATES” with PAUL MUNI “BROADWAY GONDOLIER” (Musical) with DICK POWELL—JOAN BLONDELL “RIGHT TO LIVE” with JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON—GEORGE BRENT & STATE THEATRES IN RESPONDING TO ADVERTISEMENTS PLEASE MENTION THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL

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