South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-31
1ITY'S NEEDS ARE
MANY, INDEED
Chamber of Commerce Speak
erS Offer Plenty of Sug-
-9StiOnS For 1918.

Talk about "muck-rakcrs South
Bends needs. the things she ough,
90 have but has not was discussed
AT the Cham Der Of Commerce lunch o.
son Monday. and library extensions.
the coliseum. aid for the Hog and
Hominy" lines. optimism in indus
try. transportation. good roads. tracS
elevation. new depOts better hOspi
tai facilities. commission govern
ment for the city. and more homes
for its coming population. AN had
their advocates Arthur L. Hubbard
r. r. Peck. A r. PcItz. james W
Taylor and Y. q Hastings. were tho
principal speakers introduced by
Marvin Campbell. head Of tho speak
ers bureau.
Limited TO five minutes none Of
the speakers succeeded i'm getting a
long ways. bat they furnished the
ground work for a number Of one
minute discussions iu which Post
master Zinky. urging an enlarge
ment OF the post office. DR.. Edgar
A. Myers. favOring a new hospital
and former Mayor Fred W Keller
adding his advice % that Of Mr. Tay-
Tor with reference to track eleva-
ton. all joined. DR. c. A. Lippin-
colt F. r. Wolfe. and Charles Coon
ley also took part. The iunchers, up
on adjournment. admitted being
brought TO the conclusion that
there is plenty 20 do in 1919. as each
speaker had pushed his claim as the
one to demand first attention
Chairman Campbell announced
that the subject az next Mondays
luncheon viii be the Michigan Erie
canal. another project wanted 10 be
put through in preference to all else
Mr.. Hubbard was the first speaker.
announcing that the board of edu-
cation is ready 10 take up the mat
ter OF charging the library, reputed
To be a necessity. and ne urged the
Chamber OF Commerce to get he
hind the matter. pointing out the
present inadequaCy. and explaining
the preparations that have ALREADY
been made. The school city. IL is
said. owns ample ground adjoining
the present library. and that the
building of an addition 90 the pres
ent building is the main need.
Attacks the Jitneys.
r. r. Peck is the man who took
up the cause OF the Street Railway
service. but directing his main cri-
ticisms at the so-caIled 'jitney bus -
Hs a hindrance 20 traffic He indi-
Gated that they were robbing the
traction interests and ought 10 he
suppressed. There was no plea to
have the traction company speed up
its service and give the users OF the
''jitneys' a street car service A. i.
Peltz talked for the coliseum. and
Y. G. Hasting objected 20 the in
crease in tax rates and urged the
forming Of corporation 20 build
homes for newcomers 10 the city. as
promised in the near future.
Among the first things we need. "
said James W. Taylor. els optimism
ia the business world; the main
tenance Of a proper morale" He
spoke for justice and open-minded
square dealing on the part of both
employers and empIoye and eN-
pressed the belief that with these
things our readjustment and recon
struction problems would come near
solving themselves. He asserted that
nothing was TO be gained 10y destroy
ing public confidence. AS a solu-
tion 20 the transportation problem
that confronts every community he
urged FOR South BEND early track
elevation and the building OF good
roads entering the city from all di-
rectionS.
The luncheon was one Of the best
attended since the days OF the fuel
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