South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-22
DELAY FORMATION OF
NEW BOARD OF TRADE
Lack of Cooperation flinders
Professionalism Meeting
in Two Weeks.

Clark laundry, y. Main St last
night. that while the sentiment was
strong for a new business mems or
ganization in Nishawaka. that the
chamber Of progress body appar-
emily had TO be reckoned with be-
fore the matter could assume def
mite form. AS president of this lat
ter organization, J. q. sSwanger, jr.,
was unable TO promise its support
or cooperation without first consult
ing with the members and a later
meeting was arranged by which
time il will be known whether Mish-
awake is TO have one live business
organization, or continue its present
ones, all of them alleged TO be in
state Of decay.
The meeting was attended by so
representative business men of the
city. Ray Whey, president of the
association, was in the chair, and
G.. A Maurer acted as secretary.
After paying a neat tribute to Mr.
Clark for his enterprise in erecting
such a splendid building and fitting
il out with the latest and most mod
ern machinery, which was inspected
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on various speakers John Herzog,
one of the eX-presidents of the as
ISOLATION, now Mishawaka's post
master, urged the development Of
a "get-to-gether" spirit among the
business men. He cited many in
stances of what the association had
been able TO accomplish for the bet
terment Of the city in the past and
trusted that a spirit of real cooper
alton would be the result of the
meeting.
Natural Advantages of City.
Mayor Gaylor said that nc city
the size and importance of Misha-
waka was more poorly organized
from a business point of view than
was this city. If a plan could be
worked out by which the business
men would cooperate, great and
lasting benefits to Mishawaka would
undoubtedly accrue. He instanced
several cities of considerable less
population, where business associa-
tons fiourished and where the re-
suits accomplished were of a tangi-
BILE character. He spoke of the nat
Ural advantages peculiar to Misha-
waka and its ideal location for fac
tory sites and also referred 10 the
dearth of houses which circum-
stahce was keeping many away from
the city who were needed in the
factories at the present time. He
mentioned the efforts being put
forth in South Bend at the present
time TO build homes for working
men and felt sure that such an un-
dertaking in Mishawaka would be
a splendid investment A good live
board of trade or chamber of COM
merce would be able to do much
towards relieving the situation and
he urged a hearty cooperation
among all the manufacturers, bus
mess and professional men of the
city.
Stanley Mcintosh, cashier of the
Mishawaka Trust and Savings Co,
also spoke of the necessity of more
houses for workingmen and strong
~ advocated a new organization
which, he felt sure, would be effec-
tivev in meeting the needs of the
community. He promised his hearty
cooperation in any steps taken to
organize a new business mems or
ganization for the city
Lack of Cooperation.
c. L. Ostrander, ex-president OF
the association, spoke of the lack
of cooperation among the business
men and also Of the urgent need
of more houses. Nature, he said.
had dealt kindly with Mishawaka;
IL handled more mail and more ex-
press per capita than any city of
its size not only in the country, but
in the world. He instanced the fact
that not a day passes but what peo-
pie were enquiring for houses for
rent, and not finding any, stayed
long enough to catch the next train
or car out of the city. He was in
favor of a board of trade which he
thought would be able to accom-
plish much. In conclusion ne re-
ferred TO the enterprise OF. the host
OF the evening, Harry Clark, who
single handed had been able TO
erect such a splendid laundry
building, and suggested that when
one man, single-handed. had been
able TO accomplish so much, a body
Of men in enthusiastic cooperation
could do infinitely more.
c. A. Ostrom cS2cided with the
remarks that had been made by
previous speakers and urged imme-
diate action towards the formation
Of a live business organization for
the city.
Capital Can be Arranged.
Fred y. Smith, cashier of the
First National bank. said the city
was hardly large enough for more
than one business organization. The
day had passed for granting bonuses
for factories 70 locate in cities. II
was necessary to impress the peO-
pie with the fact that Mishawaka
was ideal for such, and a business
organization of the right sort could
do much in this direction In refer
ence 20 the erection Of more houses
ne felt sure that capital could be
arranged for provided the matter
was gone about in a businesslike
way.
o. r. Lang referred 10 the meet
ing held about a year ago when the
matter OF a new organization was
well developed and when a few men
fixed things" which resulted in
the projects abandonment He
stated that unless they could all get
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