The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-13
EASTERN Man
GIVES HIS IDEA

Walter 0. Loehner, secretary of the
Attelboro, Mass, chamber of COM
merce appeared before the members
OF the Kenosha chamber of commerce
at the Elks' club on Friday as "Ex-
hlbit Number Two. from the commit
tee in charge Of securing new sec
rotary for the Kenosha organization
and in an hours talk with the mem
bers Of the Kenosha chamber he made
good impression.
Mr.. Lochner is rounding out his
sixth year in chamber of commerce
work, and he is credited with having
been most successful in his work at
Attleboro and other cities. He is a
native Of Indiana, graduate of Con-
cordia College, is married and has two
children, His experience as leader
OF civic organization was gained with
three years work at Fl. Wayne and
Wabash, Indiana, and a similar time
at Attelboro. He has been offered an
increased salary to remain at Attel-
boro and he explained to the Kenosha
men that his interest in Kenosha was
IN the opportunity rather than the
salary which might be paid. He brought
excellent recommendations for his
work at Attelboro showing that the
membership of the chamber of COM
merce there had been doubled under
his executive direction.
Kenosha Needs Rude Shock.
ut takes rude shock to jar com
munity out Of a movement backward
and start it moving forward" Mr.. Loeb
ner told the Kenosha representatives
He said that what the Kenosha cham
Der Of commerce needed was an in
tensive membership campaign He de-
clared that the Kenosha chamber of
commere must have an income of at
least twenty thousand dollars a year
to be aesuccessful organization. That
ten thousand dollars of this amount
must be used for administrative pur-
poses. A chamber of commerce must
be a minority organization at best"
he told the directors and members of
the association. "A large membership
is necessary to give it influence, it is
indispensable to give it financial sup
port. He declared that he would not
want to be considered for the posi-
ton here unless there was the as
surance that Kenosha counted on hav-
ing a chamber of commerce with at
least eight hundred members. He
suggested forms for organization Of
a chamber of commerce which would
meet with his ideals.
Group Organization Favored.
He declared that he favored group
organization with member of the
board of directors being in charge Of
each of the individual groups and be-
ing responsible for the work Of that
group along the right lines. He spoke
in favor of the multiple membership
declaring that while he had been adj
yised that Kenosha had fought shy
of this sort of a plan, that it had
worked out admirably in other cities
of the country. He declared that the
multiple plan was particularly suited
for the larger industrial cities, as it
offered chance to utilize the large
industries for the best support Of the
organization. He told the one hun
dred and seventy activities of the
Attelboro chamber of commerce during
the past three years and what they
had done to better solve the problems
Of that city. He got applause when
he told of the, manner in which the
chamber of commerce there had forced
municipal ownership of the trolley
system connecting with surrounding
towns and how this system had been
successfully operated under city con-
troll. He told of the work to keep At
telboro jewelry shops running during
the war and the maintenance Of the
export trade.
Not Ready for Decision Yet.
The members of the chamber of
commerce have now interviewed Sec
rotary Toulme Of Ottumwa, Iowa, and
Secretary Lochner, but they are not
ready for final decision President
George S. Whyte after the meeting.
on Friday evening, declared that
meeting Of the board of directors would
be called within few days to consider
the applications now before the cham
Der and to take some action toward
the election of secretary. Members
Of the chamber indicate that they
were hardly ready to choose between
the two men and other candidates
may be called in for consideration.