South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-05
BUSINESS MEN WANT
BETTER CAR SERVICE
Claim Traction Company Cares
for Ball Game Patrons to
Park But Forget to Put on
Return Cars.

Unless the street car company does
better by It's Mishawaka patrons who
frequent Spring5rook park for the
ball games, the citizens viii either stay
away from the park or endeavOr TO
put on an independent service Of its
own IN the way OF such COnVeyances
as II can gather together.
This was the sentiment expressed
at a meeting OF the Business Mems
association held ia the Hotel AIisha-
Waka Tuesday evening. G. L Os-
trander, president of the association,
was IN the chair IL was stated that
while the traction company brought
its cars 10 the city 90 take the crowds
to the park, il left them 20 get back
the best way they could. Usually the
regular cars are crowded before they
get TO SprlngbrOok. thus necessitat-
ing a hardship TO the Alishawakans
who patrOnize she games. The cars
which carry the local fans from this
city TO the park do not return with
their passengers, but hike 10 South
Bend and IL was stated at the meet
ing that some of them quite frequently
have less than half of their seating
capacity taken. After the few
games. crowds Of those WI at
tended from here were co. 10
walk back. there being no az, .nmo-
dalton for them in the regular cars.
The association decided 10 draw the
attention of the street railway peO-
pie TO this apparent discrepancy.
Another matter which occupied the
attention OF the meeting was the fact
that IL is impossible TO send or re-
ceive a telegram in the city after
O'Clock. A letter was read 10 the
meeting on this subject the writer
drawing attention TO the lack of ia
cilities in this connection and urging
the association TO take the matter up.
Some or the members were astOnished
that such a state of things should
be allowed TO exist I'm a city the size
and of the Importance of Mishawa-
ka- The secretary was authorized To
write the telegraph companies in re-
gard 90 the subject.
The matter Of the homecoming was
generally discussed. A. g. Haslanger
chairman of the publicity committee,
told the meeting OF the work al
ready done by this committee and sug-
gested that when the other commit
tees had completed their work the
publicity end would be we'll taken
care Of Up TO date all the prelim-
mary work had been arranged which
included the printing of many thou
sand "stickers" which will be pasted
on every envelope going through the
local pOstOffice the next five weeks,
advertising the date OF the celebra-
ton.
T. A. Vogt reported on behalf of
the concession committee. He told
the meeting that enquiries from all
parts were being received daily for
space during the week OF Sept. Z. and
hat these were being given careful
consideration.
The meeting decided to strengthen
the hands OF r.. II. Longstreet who is
chairman of the attractions commit
tee. liz would appear that some of
the members or this important com
mittee who were appointed at one
OF the first meetings held in COnnec-
ton with the homecoming, are not
as regular in their attendance at the
meetings called by their chairman. as
they should be, and il was the unani-
nous sentiment Of the meeting that
Mr.. Longstreet be given full power to
select his own men for the commit
tee-men who would work. and sac
rifce a little OF their time in the in
terests of the city Hon. +. A. Jerne-
gan put a motion 10 this effect and
il was carried
Ii was suggested by Mr. Haslanger
that the finance committee get busy
at once: their work was most i'm
0Ortant factor in tie making a sue
cess OF the undertaking. He also re-
ferred to the work of the Chamber
Of Progress in getting a public hitch
ing post and comfort stations for the
city and asked the cooperation of
the association I'm carrying out these
enterprises TO a successful issue.
The chairman said that he heartily
commended the chamber for the good
work they had accomplished and
promised all the announcement pos
sibie in behalf of the association. This
was all the business