South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-20
{. Of {. To BOOST
COLISEUM PLAN
Directors Go on Record As
FavOring Active Campaign
to Secure Structure.

That South Bend viii within the
next year or Is months. have a first
class coliseum. is made practically
certain by the action Of the board
/ Of directors OF the Chamber of Com
merce I'm committing that OreaniZa-
! ton TO the building OF a coliseum
/ and TO an active part in a campaign
10 create such interest. among in
! dividuals and organizations. ss is
necessary TO the successful compile
| ton Of the week
The Chamber OF Commerce was
! committed 10 the enterprise by the
| board of directors at a meeting Fri
day afternoon. The action came aft
er almost a year of agitation on the
matter. Since the question of build
ing a coliseum was first brought up
about year ago. widespread inter-
est has been aroused in the pro-
position and il has clearly demon
strated that practically all the citi-
zens of the city and county favor
building a coliseum a number Of
other organizations such as the
Rotary club and the Realty board
have expressed themselves as favor
ing and willing TO aid in the enter
prise and it is believed that little
difficulty will be experienced in
pushing the undertaking 10 a sue
cessful issue
Collects Much Data.
The action of the Chamber Of
Commerce was taken only after the
proposition had been carefully con-
sidered. A vast amount Of data on
the subject of coliseums has been
collected by Business Mgr. Victor +.
Jones of the Chamber. during the
last few months. 1t has been found
that cOliseumS have inevitably been
of great benefit to the community
i'm which they are built. Finally il
was the belief of the Chamber of
Commerce that lit is the general
opinion Of the citizens of South Bend
and Of St Joseph county that the
community needs 2 coliseum"
Where the coliseum is to be built.
when il is to be built, of what size
il is 10 be, and what il is TO cost.
are all matters yet to be worked out.
At it's meeting Friday the board of
directors of the Chamber Of Com
merce only committed the chamber
i'm favor of promoting the building
of the coliseum and directed Pres't
+. Louis Kuhns to appoint an ex-
ecutive committee of three members
for the purpose of taking such
steps as are necessary to make in
EaCff ugffnne TO fltTf
to outline plans, 10 appoint commit
tees and in general to supervise all
things necessary and needful for the
erection of a coliseum adequate to
the needs Of the city"
Resolutions Passed.
The resolution adopted by the di-
rectors of the Chamber expresses the
opinion Of that body that the citi-
zens of the city and county believe
that a coliseum is needed here and
that the Chamber Of Commerce as
an organization whose avowded pur-
pose is TO promote the interest of
the city is the organization to back
the undertaking. The resolution in
full is as follows:
Since il is the general opinion of
the citizens Of South Bend and Of
st. Joseph county that the commun-
ity needs a coliseum of modern ar
chitecture and construction in order
that the best interests Of our people
may be promoted; and
Since such a structure III built
must be the result of an intelligent
interest carried into concrete express
sion by a group or groups of citizens
operating through the channels Of
civic and other organizations: and.
Whereas. the Chamber of Com
merce of South Bend is an Organi-
zation whose avowed purpose il is
10 promote the community and
financial welfare Of our city and our
county and TO foster such projects as
will make South Bend a better city
in which 10 live;
Therefore. be it resolved, that the
Chamber of Commerce through its
board of directors. commits itself TO
the building of a coliseum, and 10 an
active part in a campaign to create
such interest. in organizations and
individuals. necessary TO the success
full completion of the task
BE il further resolved that
committee of three he Immediately
appointed by the president with the
approval of the directors 20 serve as
the committee on committees and
the executive committee for the
purpose of taking such steps as are
necessary to make Investigations, 10
crystalize sentiment, 10 outline plans,
10 appoint committees and in gen
eral. 10 supervise all things neces-
sary and needful for the erection
of a coliseum adequate 10 our needs
and before such plans shall be pub