South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-23

FORCES were set up away back IN
1852 up TO the present time.
MEANS BIG BOOST
IN POPULATION.
And what does all this mean TO
South Bend? Citizens generally are
beginning 10 realize that il means
that South Bend is going to more
than double its population by the
summer Of 1920. They have be-
gun TO realize that something must
be done TO care for the new citizens
TO be brought here by the expansion
Of the Studebaker plant.
They have begun 70 realize what
1000 additional workmen at this
plant will mean in the way Of homes
that will have TO be provided, and
already civic bodies are busying
themselves in an effort to solve the
problem that confronts the city as
a whole and each citizen as an in
dividual
South Bend has an estimated
population Of 10000 souls. It is
estimated that there are at least
900 employeskn the various plants
Of the city, including the 1000 men
and women employed at the Stude-
/ baker plant. Approximately there
is one workman for every four per-
sons in the city. That is, every
fourth citizen is an employe of some
industry or business in South Bend.
To bring u 600 workmen here in ad-
dition to the 5000 that are already
/ here would mean TO increase the
employed population TO $4,000. Then
/ computing on the same basis of
/ four 10 one. South Bend will, by the
summer of 1920, have a population
/ of at least 112, 900 souls. But this
does not take into consideration the
many others who will necessarily
/ be brought here by the bringing OF
| the u. 200 additional workers to the
/ Studebaker plant. Business gener-
ally will have TO be increased
| throughout the city. Those who
/ have been conducting a business
suitable TO a city Of 10000 will have
I to increase this business TO go with
a city OF much larger size. This in
itself will add the population above
| the 1920 mark.
/ ESTIMATE TOTAL IN
TWO YEARS $50, 900.
! Conservative estimates Of the pop
ulation Of this city in less than two
years is placed at 10000. Such a
\ population will easily place South
Bend ahead of every city in the state
in point of population with the sole
exception of indianapolis.
But this increase in population
will not wait in coming until the
/ Studebaker plant is in full operation
/ in the manufacture of automobiles
in 1920. Thousands of artesians will
have to he brought here to build the
homes for these Studebaker EN-.
ployes. In fact. the day is close
at hand when South Bend will find
herself grown up in a night. as Il
were. Some morning the city viii
awaken to find that she has stepped
from immature childhood into full
maturity with great promise of fu.
ture growth ahead.
Yet, while South Bend citizen.
have begun to realize what is hap
pehAuS IiSHl IN Jnelf mldSI, they
have not yet fully awakened to the
full Importance of what is I'm store
for the future metropolis OF north
ern Indiana. Although il has no
been officially announced by the cor
pOratiOn heads, 1t has been learned
from reliable sources that SoutI
Bend citizens are to be given an op
portunity to see at first hand the
great improvements to be made a
the Studebaker plant.
From this information Il is learn
ed that the corporation may some
time in the course of the next few
months, hold a public reception a
its plant. This however, will prob