The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-13
ANDREWS CAN'T
SERVE CHAMBER
Unable to Give Enough Time
to Act as President
OF Body.
COM MlTTEE APPOINTED

The chamber OF commerce today
appointed q, committee OF ave to
nominate officers for the coming year
and report to the board of directors
a week from today. This action wn IS
taken after O. Il. Andrews had been
unanimously indorsed as next presi-
dent, but declined to serve. He stated
that his business duties for the year
will be of such nature that IL
would be impossible for him to all
the office.
Another matter of Importance that
came up at the meeting today at
o'clock was letter of resignation
ns % member of the board OF direc~
tors from John Stagmaier, who
stated In his letter that 1t would he
impossible for him to serve. Upon
motion of the board the president
was instructed to have the commit
GERS to visit Mr., St0gmaier and make
an effort to get his consent TO serve.
Want Census Recount.
Upon the motion OF. Paul j. Kruesi
the directors voted to devote great
deal of effort the remainder of the
year to try and get a retaking of the
census OF Chattanooga and have Gov.
Roberts include the annexation ques-
tion in his extra session of the lcgs-
lature.
Mr.. kruesi pointed out that 1t
should be the one aim of the cham
ber to fight for annexation and get
a government recount taken, includ~
ing the territory annexed. He said
that If this was not accomplished
this year It would be OF compara-
lively little value to the city TO have
such action taken In 1921 or in years
to come, as the city is rated accord
ing to government statistics.
He declared that II II should be
possible TO get n recount the cham
Der should be willing to bear the en-
tire expense. Mr.. Kruesi said fur
ther that If such a thing were pos
sible he would be willing TO go out
and raise the money by private sub
scription himself.
SoIace from Howard.
G. W. Howard submitted the follow
ing report as stimuant for what he
termed tine solar plexus dealt Chat
tanooga by the census"
After the solar plexus dealth us by
the census we need a strong stimulant.
| think you will find II In these figures:
In 1880 our total bank resources
facturies $l.250. 600 in 1920 we have
$73, $40, 900.
In 1920 our total bank resources
were $l,50O.O00; in 1920 they are
S55. 900 900
In 1880 the products OF our mills
and factories was not known he
yond q few southern states. and the
total annual value would not ex-
coed. If II amounted to 81 900 900.
a1a.ar ri.
made goods IN all the markets Of
the world And last year. 1919.
their value was slightly in excess
Of sl07 900. 0C0
In 1918 the bank closrlngs
amounted to s25s.s22.62s: in 1918
they amounted TO F32i.tl7,76i. q
gain Of "a per cent
In 1918 we wcro in ono OF the
biggest wars tho world has ever
known.
In 1919 We were getting out from
under the effects OF a. There was
decided slump In business. halt
All along the line. yet Chattanooga
increased ~ her bank clcarinEs -
per cert.
Chattanooga has squire mile
area Of s Is miles. Knoxville and
Alta ita hrxe thirty-siN square
miles: Birmingham has 20 t-2
square miles
Il am not offering you thsee figures
~ n ssdauvc We need little more
dynamite. We need TO gct out Of thnt
Cock-suro fee irF that what We own "
iust n Ieetie' bit better. ana that we
have o gcctie' more of u than any
body elsc There arc a lot of things
We haven't that we should have. For
instance. We are credited with hav-
ing r. wonderful cooperative aplfif 70
is not true. not only 40 Il applies n
nhout 900 men out ~ our population
Of sav 5s.bOH We have n bunch of
good citizens who feel that their whole
dufv 20 the city has bern accomplished
if ihcy squat hack on their heels ard
cues the chamber of commerce OF snrif
nther Institution. private or otherwise.
that y doing their best 10 build VI the
waste places
we DO not have 20 wait untH 1850
~ set Chattanooga in the 100 600 class.
Increase our FuuHre-fniie area 20 six
teen miles. This VIII give ur n popu-
latiou ~ about 100 600 and atm leave
us twenty square miles below the area
embraced in Knoxville and Atlantis. and
12 ~ square miles less than HirmInr-
ham. Secure nur levce and relieve the
manufacture who wants n locate IN
our city ~ one ~ THE biggest iohs thnt
caufrunls hiul-ihaf ~ HernrsHg a ioca-
ton safely above high water