South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-11
BOOST BETTER
PLANNED CITY
Local Real Estate Men Hosts
to Visiting Men of State
Association.

South Bend real estate and busi-
ness men IN numbers nearly hun
bred we're hosts 10 % visiting mem
bers OF the Indiana Real Estate as
ISOLATION at a banquet at the Y. VI.
c. A. Tuesday night and got behind
the movement 20 give the state
city planning commission, and
thereby better cities.
Sixteen members Of Indianapolis.
Fort Wayne, Terre Haute and ELK
hart real estate boards. Lee J. Ninde
OF Fort Wayne. president Of the IN
diana Real Estate association, Fla
vel Shurtlen OF Boston. noted land
sCape architect and secretary Of the
city planning commission Of the
nited States, and Tom IngersOll OF
Minneapolis. executive secretary Of
the National Association OF Real
Estate Boards, we're in the party
which motoreS here from Elkhart
and were the guests of the local
realty board at the banquet
Welcomed by Mayor.
The members OF the Indiana as
ISOLATION are making the annual
presidents tour" which this year
is in the interest Of scientific city
planning.
Mayor Fred n. Keller opened the
series of speeches at the banquet by
welcoming the visitors 20 the city
and introducing Pres't William
Happ OF the South Bend Realty
board. who acted as chairman of the
meeting.
Tom Ingersoll of Minneapolis,
secretary of the National Associa-
ton Of Real Estate Boards. was the
first speaker on the program. In
his brief remarks ne told the real
estate men what was being done 10
standardize the realty business and
declared that at last the country
was beginning 20 take real estate
dealers seriously and give them full
credit for the tremendously i'm
portant work they were doing in
making the nations cities more liv-
able.
Emphasizes Future Planning.
Fiavel Shurtlen Of Boston. sccre-
tary OF the city planning commits
sion OF the United States, then fol-
lowed with the principal address of
the evening. IN which he brought
home in a forceful manner by
sound arguments and statistics just
how important IL was for South
Benz 10 plan for the future if il
was to keep its place in the keen
competition Of cities for supremacy
He said that South Bend mast be
one or the fastest growing cities of
the state. since the census shows
mat its population has doubles since
1900. What IS the city doing and
what is il going 10 DO 90 take care
OF the additional $1,000 people that
will be here by 1940. was the ques-
tlOn he put 70 the meeting.
Pres't Lee j. Ninde of the
state association followed with
talk in which ne emphasized the
advantages of scientific city plan
ming and told what should be done
10 secure better planned cities IN the
state in the future. lie declared
hat Indiana was ripe for legislation
looking toward better planned cities
lust now and that il was the inten-
lion. OF the state association TO pro-
pose and put through a law at the
rext session of the legislature max
ing it compulsory for cities over
10000 10 have commissions 10 plan
city improvements. Albert II. Shaaf
OF Fort Wayne then read the pro-
posed bin that viii be submitted 10
the next session Of the legislature
for passage.
other speakers OF the evening
we're Scott r. Brewer of Indian
apoHs, J. 3. Pfister of Terre Haute.
=. +. Gates OF Indianapolis, j. W.
Fieldhouse of Elkhart. and p. T.
Sims OF South Bend
Leave Tor Gary Today.
The realty men left this morning
At o'clock for Michigan City and
Gary. They were piloted 20 these
cities by the following committee:
Mayor Fred ". Keller, Ed Neddo,
+. j. Clark and J. III. Kelsey,
In the party which came 20 South
Send Tuesday, were the following.
= J. Ninde. Albert Schaaf, and D.
D. Munger Of Fort Wayne; j. e.
9fister. Charles Lilly, Charles Trout
Z. b. Shalley. and u. Ratteree Of
rerre Haute; A. L. Rigsbee. T.. r.
Gates. Charles Marshall. and Scott
Brewer OF Indianapolis. Thomas
lneersOu OF Minneapolis. Richard b
watrous. and Flavel Shurtlen OF
3oston.