South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-05

its election when after holding a series
of meetings and making exhaustive
investigation, including a trip to New
\ Ork, money was raised TO tide over
one Of the city's oldest industries. In
stead OF being shut down and threat
ened with a receivership. the business
Is now running over time and orders
have been secured sufficient to keep
the plant running through this year
without any new ones. The present
orders Will permit the industry TO pay
back the advances made in November
and enable the management TO so
finance the business as to put il on
firm foundation
After negotiations extending over
period Of several months the cham
ber's industrial committee announces
that il has closed arrangements for
the Crown Lumber Co, Ltd, Wood
stock, Ont, to equip a bending plant
and operate it at this point, the old
plant of the Wire Bounds Corporations
Co. having been secured for this pur-
pose, giving ample room for its oper-
alton and expansion. This plant will
be in operation within SO days. its
manager now being on the ground ar
ranging the details.
Another plant owned by South Bend
men but now operated in a nearby
city Will be brought here and moved
INTO quarters IN the AlaHuldGluItIS
Plant & Power Co. within a few weeks,
and arrangements have been practi-
Cally concluded for moving another
plant here which will be housed in
the Power Co. plant also These in
dustries will aid in taking up the
present surplus of labor.
Still another company, which pos
sesses valuable manufacturing rights
and has no stock whatever for sale, is
L in
available manufacturing space here
and as an alternative is also consider
ing the requirement of a site with a
view TO erecting a plant for its special
use There is already an established
demand for the product and as this
demand is growing rapidly this plant
would prove a very desirable one in
every way for South Bend if the re-
quirements Of its owners can be met
with, which at this time seems as
sured.
The wide publicity given early this
year to the industrial growth of the
city has had the effect of stimulating
the interest of the manufacturers in
this city with the result that many
more inquiries are now being received
by the chamber than ever before.
Manufacturers Exhibit.
Two exhibits of the manufactured
products of South Bend have been
made under the auspices of the cham
Der during the past few weeks. The
first was at the Oliver hotel on the
occasion of the salesman dinner, when
SO exhibits were shown and not less
than 1000 people visited them during
the evening.
Feb. to Is an exhibition partici-
pated in by 40 exhibitors was made in
the gymnasium of the high school.
Five thousand catalOgs of the articles
made here were also distributed. The
exhibition was open afternoon and
night, moving pictures, music and en-
tertainments being given. The attend
is estimated at nearly 5000. Many
manufacturers secured direct orders
during the week.
The closing day of the exhibition
was called Farmers day, more than
1000 being present. $50 of them being
entertained at luncheon by the cham
Der. A movement for a coliseum has
been a direct result Of this exhibition,
the farmers being greatly in favor of
| one.
Welfare Work.
The Federation for Social Service,