The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-26


During 1910 Detroit entertained 1872
conventions, which brought $4,000
delegates. who spent between $1,000
900 and $7.000.000, ana this Is exclu-
siye OF what they may have ordered
from jObbers and manufacturers or
others here In the city. Detroit is
known all over the country as a great
place to 90 To In the summer time.
Let's build a convention hall that IL
more truly representative OF the pres
ent spirit OF Detroit Wichita, Kansas.
city one-fifth the size Of ours, has
beautiful new convention hall that
will seat 5000 people.
The third thing we need Is more
boulevards and parks. We ought to
beautify the uver front and have a
river drive ia time. We should not
stand still on this question OF more
boulevards and more parks, because
those things are the lungs OF any city;
they are the breathing spaces for our
great population.
THE fourth thing ! would mention
would be "A trade school for Detroit
With the diversified manufacturing in
terests We have here we certainly need
q trade school TO teach our young men
the various trades and develop here In
Detroit among our own citizens the
best type of mechanics.
The nth tning we need Is a better
lighting OF our streets, particularly In
the business sections. We need 10
bring Detroit up 10 tho standard, in
this respect, of cities much less It's
size
The sixth thing we need is a new
bridge TO Belle Isle. We have great
park there, perhaps the greatest nat
urai park I'm the country, and | be-
lieve we should have a bridge and
street cars that would carry our work
ing people TO the park for one fare.
and make this really and truly park
for the people.
The seventh thing that Detroit
needs is new numbering CT streets
and good street signs. The city has
grown so rapidly that 1t is now i'm
possible even for a person who has
been living in Detroit for some time,
to ind his way about. 1t is impos-
sible to tell by tie numbers CT streets
the approximate location OF any given
number.
THE eighth thing think we should
have is our own building Tor The
Board of Commerce, and We should
have our own lunch room. We ought
to have the opportunity OF meeting
with one another socially This build
ing should be equipped with the
proper bureaus fer the transacting OF
the business of an important Board
of Commerce, such as the enc In De-
troit is.
The ninth thing we need is to al
vertise Detroit nationally. think
Detroit could we'll spend some money
TO let the people. generally, know ihat
not only in Detroit is life worth Nv
ing. but business is worth doing.
The tenth and last thing That J
have on this lis. is that we need IN
Detroit better civic spirit. If we
have the right civic spirit we Will get
those other things. Please remember
that | am not criticislng or iiRding
fault. think we have a pretty good
civic spirit, but one of the worst had
it's we can fall into, is the self-satls-
fed habit of thinking that we are the
best in the world and being content
10 stand pat on our reputation. we
can develop a better civic spirit by
educating the people step by step that
Detroit should not stand still; that
Detroit, with its great natural ad'
vantages. should top and tower over
every city in the middle vest, and
gentlemen, If We are alive To our OPP
l'portunities, if we love this beautiful
city as we think we do, If we want
her TO grow and develop as her nat
ural advantages warrant, then we
want the highest possible civic spirit
to prevail here: we want to realize
that good enough is the enemy or the
best"
Angus Smith said in last Wednes-
days meeting that he would be one
of 100 to double his dues for the next
two years. will second his motion,
or will go him one better and agree
to lie one OF 100 to give 500 a year
for two years or five years for the
work of the Board OF Commerce, to
the end that we may try and accom-
plish some Of the things We ought
TO do"
Mr.. Chalmers gave. in addition TO
this, very interesting and instructive
talk on the general proposition of
salesmenship.
There are only three fundamental