South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-16
BOOST MISHAWARA
IS BANQUET SLOGAN
Prominent Speakers Address
City'S Commercial Men at
MiShaWaka HoteE-Annexa-
ton is Talked.

day evening was a decided success in
every way. e L. Ostrander acted "a
chairman. one hundred and twenty
OF the live wires OF the city sat at the
tables which were neatly arranged
In opening the proceedings, the
president, c. l.. Ostrander. said Il
am proud OF the fact that nowhere are
10 be found a more intelligent. up
right and kindly lot Of business men
than we haze here in Mishawaka.
Many kind things are said and done
here. Many helping hand is extend
ed which will be unwritten history.
As energetic and willing workers they,
the people of this city. are ever ready
10 do their part in building up a civic
righteousness without which any city
cannot prosper"
Judge II. :. Feig, who was on the
program as postmaster. said that II
should be the mission OF this assOcia-
lion TO work IN harmony with the city
government in helping TO bring about
a harmonious, a happy, and pros
porous city and people.
Following the Introductory remarks
by Tcastmaster Fieg, Mayor Ralph w.
<saSlor spoke the benefit OF an as
ISOLATION OF this kind for MishhWaka
along which lines il trends. He spoke
OF the work the association has done
in the past years for the city and its
commercial and manufacturing inter-
est and also for its citizens IN giving
their best efforts in their businesses,
ny bringing factories 10 locate in this
city and by giving the citizens of
Mishawaka all that they possibly could
in the line OF general improvements or
in pushing public improvements. He
also brought out that the association
should cooperate with the officials
OF the city and also help them in the
problems OF municipal nature by Of
fering suggestion as to what should be
done that will in every way possible
be OF benefit TO the public.
He touched on the Clean Up day
which was inaugurated during the
HerzOg administration and which will
he held this year by the present ad-
ministration. He said that in a visit
throughout the alleys of the business
district "Wednesday afternoon he
found that the sanitary conditions Of
the city I'm the down town district
were appalling.
He also spoke on REORGANIZATION
in community and said that he
thought that was the condition that
prevailed here and suggested that he
was OF the opinion that some ar
rangement could be made between the
Mishawaka Chamber OF Progress and
rhe MishaWaka Business Mems asso-
citation In amalgamation of the
two organizations.
SpauIding Talks
TT. G.. SDaulding. secretary OF the
South Bend Cham Der OF Commerce,
was the next speaker and laid great
stress on the question of South Bend
and Mishawaka municipal and COM
mercial problems lie said that both
cities should establish friendly rela-
tiOns It is an axiom that a city
should have organizations or TINS
kind and what is needed in an organ
l1ZatlOn Of this kind Is money. men
and enthusiasm He said that the
cities of the world that have accom-
lplished great things and that have
great populations, great financial
powers and cities that have great
powers through commerce by natural
resources is rare eases but IN most IN
stances they have been made through
the energy or commercial asSOcla-
tons of the kind Mishawaks has.
Speaking again on the values OF
boosting organizations comprised OF
the men OF the city that have the city
interests at heart. he said that NJ
town Is large enough that IL can sup
port two organizations OF this kind
lie said that rivalry is not necessary
in town building. lie next brought
iout that a real organization SHOULD
have paid secretary that would de
vote all OF his time TO the business O
the organization and cited a few case.
here small towns have reaped grea
benefits by having q paid official body
lie concluded his address by sayins
that he hoped that within the mex
few months the Mishawaka Business
Mems association would be placed OF
the new business plan.
The president OF the South Benz
Chamber OF Commerce. Harry Eng
M
TWO cities declaring that they are tn
two greatest cities in this section q
the state lie said that he hOpeo
Mishawaka was ready 10 pull will
South Bend and make big things 70
both. He said that he was glad tina
MishaWaka manifested friendly rela
tiOns with the South Bend Chambe
81 Commerce Ey inviting the officer
60 be guests at the banquet last even
ing The speaker expressed the hop
that Mishawaka would be with SOutl
Pend in any OF her great undertaking
and South Bend with Mishawaka H
any OF her undertakings. as he sai
10th cities sre affected and should b
interested in each others welfare II
ended BIZ saying that his organizatio
was at one side OF the wheel and n
hoped that MishawalSa would put he
shoulder 10 the other side and pu
together.
Call On Postmaster
John y HerZOgs the new poSt+naS
ter. was next called on and respOnde
with few words on the work OF IN
association and What IL has done an
what IL Will do for Mishawaka in tn
future He asked that the citizens
business men and manufacturers assis
the organization in making Misha
waka greater He said that organize
tons OF this kind bring the bushes
men together and in this way grea
problems OF the city are solved. II
asked the cooperation OF the bushes
men and manufacturers in the bushes
Of Uncle sam and expressed that ther
are many advantages 10 be de
rived from the postal department
II the business man would only coop
crate with this department.
Although we Bave had cOOpera
ton in tho past .Se need more OF thi
element" he said. land more back
bone In the organization. We need Z