South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-16
New Headquarters on Jefferson
Blvd. to Be Taken Up To-
morrow, When Campaign
Will Be Completed.
NEW NrENTBFRS.

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A definite plan Of work IS being out
lined for the Chamber of Commerce
TO follow after the membership cam
'paign now in progress, is over.
Besides effecting a complete reor-
ganization OF the commerce .organt-
.Zation new plans for work TO be done
in the future will be prepared The
American City bureau which is assist
ing with the campaign will If neces-
cary keSo a member of their staff in
South end for two months in the
work OK gettiGg the organization start
cd OF the new plans.
Noon committee meetings will be
held at which time methods for con-
.1ng the chamber will be laid out.
Frhe work Of the commerce body and
methods Of accomplishing it viii be
thoroughly anaLyzed for the new
members before definite steps toward
accomplishments are made.
To Abandon old Policy.
we will not work on the old hit
and miss policy" Lucius T.. Wilson
said in his talk Thursday. The entire
work will be systematized and every
possible effort will be made 10 cover
the field thoroughly and effectively.
The general plan will be similar to
that now in use in such cities as Cleve-
land, Detroit and Des MOineS where
the commerce bodies are working
with great success.
The organization viii move into the
new quarters on s. Lafayette and JEFF
fersOn blvd. Saturday and the cam
paign will be completed from those
headquarters.
one Of the first additions TO be
made - the organization viii be a
more efficient retail information
bureau A special expert may be
added TO the present staff to have
charge Of the bureau, supplying rat
ings on practically every citizen in
South Bend. The bureau Will be or
ganized with a card index system.
which also is being followed in num-
hers OF the large cities successfully.
The establishment OF a traffic bu-
ueau will probably come shortly with
an expert in charge Ii is believed
that there are innumerable cases in
volving the freight rates on practical
" every commodity in ordinary use.
that should be looked into and fl s.
believed better rates could be ar
ranged and better service both ras-
eenger and freight COJld be brought
about The traffic bureau would
promote plans no doubt, for the sur
yey OF the proposed canal and many
other uses could be made OF the de-
partment.
For Better PayrOlls
A different attitude viii be taken in
-
institutions, the promotion and en-
CouraginE OF eNistinU and prospective
factories through money and personal
effort, and the promotion OF plans 10
influence the public 10 appreciate their
city and especially patroniZe home IN
dustries The latter fact is taking on
such proportions In the last few weeks
that IL is possible that a special move
ment viii be arranged Immediately
following the campaign 60 urge South
Der i people 10 demand South Bend
made products IN an indirect effort TO
increase South BEND payrolls and
thereby increase the wealth OF the
srity
Efforts will be made 90 see that
strangers get a good impression OF the
city. Investigation Of the depots Will
Gle made and ~ is thought with the
concerted efforts OF the new chamber
that some action viii be secured from
the various railroads entering the city
Although il Is a fact that the great
majority OF commercial clubs IN the
past have frittered away time and
money IN aimlel,s talk instead OF ac-
complishment" declared Mr.. Wilson,
such a melancholy and prodtless end
IS wholly unnecessary. Scores OF
<ities have pointed the way TO success
in some line OF cooperative endeavOr.
This experience has been collected.
systematically arranged and made
available for any organization that
will use IL"
Reasons for Failure
some OF the ordinary reasons why
many organizations fail are. Small
membership. slender income. no deh-
mite program. indifference Of mem
oers. careless committees, absence Of.
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