South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-09
Directors Secure Services of
Pine Bluff, Ark, Man to Man.
age South Bend Commercial
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES April |
HAS GREAT RECe.tD AS
BUSINESS ORGANIZER
Began as Newspaper Man and
Developed Into Commercial
BOOSter-LeaveS Influence
in Many Large Cities.

After months of patient. persistent
effort. involving the elimination of
some thirty applicants for the job, the
board of directors of South Bends
Chamber OF Commerce definitely de-
cided Monday upon a new secretary to
succeed Ulysses Grant Manning, now
city controller. H. G.. Spaulding, Pine
Bluff, Ark, formerly a newspaper
man, but since 1907 engaged in COM
mercial organization work, draws the
appointment. He will report for duty
April l.
"Mr. Spaulding has accepted the
appointment" said RollO G.. Page, one
of the directors, in speaking of the
matter Monday morning. The choice
of q man appears to have been a diff
fcult task. there being so many ap-
plicants to eliminate, so many men 10
interview, and so many references TO
investigate. Once before the board
had practically settled upon man,
when, at the last moment the organ
ization with which he was associated,
declined TO let him go. I'VE had de-
cided upon Mr.. Spaulding several
days ago" Mr.. Page went on, but
had decided not TO give II out until
we were certain of his coming.
Mr.. Spaulding's definite acceptance
came Monday morning. According TO
the directors it means new life IN the
Chamber OF Commerce and the tnau-
guration OF a definite program that will
place South Bend far in advance of
anything it has ever experienced be-
fore.
Spaulding is a Michigan man by
birth and n resident of New England
for many years, where he was en-
pIoyed as a political writer and stan
correspondent on eastern newspapers.
Probes Industrial Conditions.
In January, 1905. ne made a tour
of southern cities for n syndicate OF
Dapers. chief of which was the Boston
Herald. and during this trip waHI
brought into active touch with many
OF the best organizations in the coun-
try at that time as a special 1nVestlga-
ton was made Of industrial conditions
and the developments in prograss.
Reaching Beaumont, Texas. while the
oil excitement was still running nlgh'
Mr.. Spaulding became active In the
local field and was soon given charge
of the local bureau of the Galveston
Daily News.
a vacancy occurring in the Beau
mont Chamber of Commerce the fol-
lowing year he was rendered the po-
sition of secretary which he held for
over two years. retiring to become the
received and publisher of the Beau
mont Daily Enterprise. At the eXpl-
ration of the receivership in 1907 Mr..
went to Oklahoma just prior
to statehood and little later became
president of the oklahoma Fedora
ton of Commercial and Industrial Or
which did very active
work in starting the development OF
the new state. movements of a varied
character being carried on with Nlg0r
and success.
In January. 1910, Mr.. Spaulding left
the oklahoma state wide work with
its necessity for almost continuous
travel and went to Arkansas which !
had been laying dormant awaiting de-
work but has also since
been active in many state wide move
Pine 4 m is one of the richest and
most nrosperous as we'll as progress
sive of the smaller cities of the coun-
try Peing in a rich farming section.
NIr Spaulding became active in the
promotion of farming interests, be-
coming secretary of the Arkansas 1--we
Stock association, and actively con-
nected with the work of the federaI
department of agriculture. He Is also
president Of the Arkansas branch OF
the American Poultry association.
The new secretary appears TO have
been successful in his work 10 a
degree. and the directors OF
the chamber of Commerce have ac-
ceDted him in the belief that with
South Bend for hiss field. such energy
and ability for civic work rs he seems
to possess. renders him just the man
that south Bend needs.