The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-02
in LANSING SPIRIT TIMES
I WRITER FINDS AN EXAMPLE
FOR OTHER CITIES TO COPY
Capital City Is Blessed With
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There Spirit
ENTERPRISE is THE WORD
Board of Commerce Has Been
Organized and Is In Charge
of Live Wires
ENTERPRISE is THE WORT
From q Sfan Correspondent.


LANSING, March 2.--"Our lives are
what we make them according to a
wise one, and IL can be sagaciously
said that our cities are what we make
them. Galveston come back" from
the terrible devastation OF the too
Underwater plague, not because that
II was the only spot left upon which
a city could be planted, but because
men OF brain, bravery and Drawn de-
termined that the famous gulf city
should mot perish from the earth"
San Francisco has sprung up in
greater grandeur from shake that
reduced her 10 heap OF smoldering
scraps. not because that particular
San Francisco was indispensable at
that particular spot on the western
edge of the continent, but for the rea-
son that some men of git and grit
and constructive optimism rolled their
sleeves up and went TO work.
Detroit il Detroit largely because OF
Detroiters. Hustle-wise and public
spirited hustle--has made Detroit the
big and famous city that she Is today.
Abolish Detroit's Board OF Commerce.
CONCEAL the prldeful ardor OF her peo-
pie, and make over all OF her boosters
green pastures in the streets and the
raising of crop OF cobwebs in
houses, stores and factories.
And this little preamble leads us up
TO the announcement that this, the
capital city of Michigan, has a recent
ly organized big growing and pre-
lentious Chamber OF Commerce that
seems 10 be saturated and soaked with
the get there" spirit.
For about IL years the Lansing Bus
mess Mems association existed and
Influenced for the growth and general
development OF the city, and out of
this organization has evoluted the
present Lansing.promoting institution.
The Chamber OF Commerce was or
ganized here last January and with
the year yet in its youthfulness,
this ambitious association has already
attained a membership OF nearly 400.
Secretary Thomas II. Stambaugh Is
aiming 20 hit the Gee mark by the
first of April and here's hoping that
he jealous secretary will not be fool.
cd in this particular on that particu-
lar date.
This enterprise is unique In the
fact that IL combines the usual fulc-
with the pleasures and advantages
OF well-equipped club. The cham
ber has commodious quarters on Mich
igan-ave., over the gas office, where
the attractions consist of large
lounsing room. convention hall. baD-
qnet hall. kitchen, directors and com
mfttees,x rooms, reading room supplied
wfth-a plenty OF literature, and pri-
tala A rf0 IA
is another feature and a receptacle
containing loose tobacco and aces
sible pipes await the appetites OF Wis
ting victims of the wiles Of the weed.
Ii is the plan TO equip another room
with a billiard table and pool table.
The use OF the rooms is not con-
fined to the chamber and its merl-
bers. but the headquarters are4~4he
meeting place for number OF other
organizations such as the retail gro.
GERS, meat dealers, etc.
A special effort Is TO be made 10
inject young blood into the instit,l.
ton and with this end IN view spe-
cial young fellows night is being
planned for The event is TO be char
acterizod by the use of young speak.
ers and the general featuring or
youth
The president of this new organiza-
ton, the Lansing Chamber of Com
nerce. IL J. II. Moores, one OF the
real big. beloved and boosting citi-
zens OF the capital city, and man
with a history to look. at and think
about with feeling OF licensible
pride. Some years ago Mr.. Moores
failed I'm business, and we understand
that society proceeded to count ten on
MIN and class him with that much
membered fraternity of down-and-
cutters.
But you can't keep a good man
down." Il Is said and Mr.. Moores was