South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-04
ALL DEPENDENT AND
MUST PULL TOGETHER
SeCy. SpauIding of South Bend
Chamber of Commerce Pays
Tribute to MiShaWaka for
Enthusiasm Manifested.

The monthly meeting Of the Cham
Der o? Progress was held in the Hotel
Mishawaka Monday evening. Pres. +.
NJ Earrows in the chair. j. q.
Swanger suggested the remaining of
Joseph st. 10 Mishawaka av., and Isaac
Kane Parks and Stanley Mcintosh
were appointed G. committee to draft
resolution for presentation TO the
city council in reference to the sug-
gestiOn.
Mr.. Mcintosh brought up the mat
ter Of a public hitching post. He
dilated on the urgent necessity for
such, and Messrs. Fred Major and j.
q. Swanger were appointed with him
to look up a suitable place. While
in the mood for improvements, Mr..
Mcintosh thought that they might
we'll have a comfort station when
they were at it, and L. ]. Casbon and
Frank Kerr were named TO help him
build IL.
Darwin Boyer suggested that the
chamber systemic its work. 1t should
handle one thing at time. and han
die that thing we'll and thoroughly
a sentiment that was we'll received.
H. q. Spaulding. secretary Of the
South Bend Chamber of Commerce,
addressed the meeting and as pre-
liminary 70 his remarks paid a grace
everywhere manifest in Mishawaka. Ii
was a good thing, the speaker said,
for the two cities to have the nee
essary community and cooperative
spirit. Continuing on this subject Mr..
Spaulding said:
"A Texas philosopher recently said:
One touch of enthusiasm makes
whole town move
Enthusiasm is a moving power, but
So inc sA1
knowledge of your city and its &C
complishments and pOtentialities.
"Y our city is peculiarly blessed in
the fact that your big men in public
and industrial affairs are always TO
DE found in the forefront of every
II ovement for the enlargement and
betterment OF your community. But
your city, as a whole, has not come
TO realize and practice real commun
ity cooperation. You must set aside
your petty feelings and personalities
if you are TO become a city of real
greatness.
The best way to develop a lasting
community spirit is to acquire a COM
plete knowledge OF your own city and
by continued reiteration of telling
facts to convince yourself and your
friends.
"How many OF you know the actual
Der employed and the average wages
OF the workers?
do any Of you know that you rank
far above the average city of this
state in this respect, that you stood
second in the value of products in
cities OF from 10 to 90 thousand
enumerated by the last census and
that the city excelling you was more
than twice as large at the time?
III q
comparative statistics OF my own city
and at the same time 1 was inter
ested in learning just where Mishawa-
ka stood and took the trouble TO do
some figuring.
Accepting the census bureau es-
innate Of population revised on July
/ as being accurate, your city has a
population Of 1879.
Taking IL for granted that your
| industries have grown in the same
ratio. you are now giving employ
ment to Aba hands, receiving av-
erage wages Of 1914 a year and the
value Of your manufactured products
! is $13,059,60O. Compare these fig
ures with those of other manufacture
| ing cities and you will have cause
| for congratulating yourselves.
You cannot afford to let petty diff
/ ferences enter into your affairs OF
| tOWN DullOlng. lou are dependent u
! a marked degree o. each other and
should work together with a hearty
good will for the upbuilding of your
| city and surrounding country"
! In conclusion Mr.. Spaulding asked
! the cooperation of the Chamber of
/ Progress in the Erie Michigan water
way project and it was decided to APP
point a committee to work in con-
! junction with the South Bend organ
| iZation.
A hearty vote of thanks was award
ed the speaker of the evening.
| 1t was decided to hold the future
meetings Of the chamber on the first
| Tuesday of the month instead of on
Monday.