South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30
Secretary OF Local Body Turns
in Restoration Effective
Oct. will be Here
Year and Half.
WILL DIRECT WORK OF
PAVEDWAY ASSOCIATION
Successor Will Not be Named
Until Observation-Disclosures
Are Expected to be
at St. Louis.

II. G. Spaulding. secretary of Nthe
Chamber of Commerce, filed his resig-
natiOOn Monday TO go into effect oct.
1, when he Will become managing di-
rector of the International PaVedWay,
a highway which will run from Mex
leo To the Canadian border. probably
passing through South Bend. MI.
Spaulding was elected to his new po-
sitiOn at a meeting held in Chicago
last week when the organization of
the international Pavedway associa-
ton was perfected.
Mr.. Spaulding has been consider
ing the managing directorship for
over a month, but Harry Engman,
jr., president of the Chamber of Com
merce, was the only one to whom he
made any mention of the fact At
that time, he advised Mr.. Engman TO
take his resignation under considera-
tion. but made no definite statement
as to when he would leave. A meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce was held Sat
urday night, but the official resigna-
ton was not made until Monday
morning.
When the resignation goes into ef-
feet Mr.. Spaulding will have COM
pleted about a year and a half of
work for the Chamber Of Commerce,
IOinillS llNAt do q SuINtCcOl " l. u
Manning. who resigned to become city
comptroller under Mayor Keller Mr.
Spaulding has been in work of this
kind for the past II years, having
been a newspaper man before taking
up this work. He came to this city
from Pine Bluffs, Ark, where he
held a similar position.
No Successor Named.
Mr.. Spaulding's successor has not
- - D.
able that nothing will be done until
the consolidation of the Chamber of
Commerce with the Commercial Ath-
letic club has been completed The
headquarters of the Chamber of Com
merce will be moved into the Com
mercial Athletic club building, prob
ably in October.
Most of his work in chambers OF
commerce has been west of the Mis-
sissippi and ii was through the peo-
pie of that part OF the country that
Mr.. Spaulding was made managing
director of the international Paved
way association. While in that sec
tion he was partly responsible for the
good roads agitation.
He recently made a trip over the
Michigan roads which probably will
be made a part of the international
Pavedway and found the people TO
kind Gravel roads will not be con-
sidered a part of the highway. the
plan being TO have the entire route
paved with brick, asphalt or cement.
Although the route through In
diana has not been definitely decided
upon, South Bend probably Will be
on the route. Road enthusiasts be-
tween Fort Wayne and Lafayette
however, are making an effort To land
the highway. which would take il
away from South Bend. According
10 present plans. the route will enter
Indiana through South Bend where a
junction will be formed with three
other highways
The idea OF an international high
way" said Mr.. Spaulding, was evOlv-
ed as a result of the desire of two
southwestern states to connect up
their main highways and then 10 ex-
tend them on TO the nodth
My headquarters will probably be
located in St Louis and | shall leave
South Bend as soon as the resignation
goes into effect. But in doing SO
shall carry with me the best regard
for the city and the utmost confidence
II its continued growth and prosper
ity. I fell that in this larger field !
can do more for the city than if my
work remained local in character"