South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-08
BEGIN CAMPAIGN
HERE FOR MEMBERS
TOSTATE c. OF C
Field Director Gets Aid Of
Local Organization in
County Drive.

Gang align for members 10 the
state chamber Of commerce was be-
gun in s. Joseph county wednes-
day. Henry A. Roberts. former state
statistician and now feld director OF
the state chamber. is in South Bend
20 conduct the campaign.
St Joseph countys quota tor the
state organization has been placed
at S2.g25. The campaign for this
sum. 20 be obtained through mem
berships 10 the state organizatio
has the endorsement OF the south
Bend Chamber Of Commerce. FrauN
J. Green. manager OF tho south
Bend chamber will assist Mr.
Roberts IN obtaining the county s
quota
Gets support Hero.
The board % directors and the Of
f4cers OF the organization here are
according the field director all the
cooperation possible in cOnductins
the campaign.
Mr.. Roberts viii be here the rest
OF the week and part Of next week
II necessary. TO help raise the local
quota.
lnasmuch as each county in the
state benefits I'M proportion as much
as the other the directors II tho
state chamber Of commerce decided
that each county should pay It's just
Ortion 70 secure the many benefits
The fourth Liberty loan has been
taken as the basis Of assessment and
certain percent of that applied as
quota for each county TO raise.
Under this plan st Joseph county Is
expected TO raise $2gy5.
State Organization.
The state chamber of commerce
works for the interest of the whole
STATE. Each chamber OF commerce
or commercial club is "a spoke in
the wheel and the city unit of the
state organization. The officers and
directors are men prominent I'm In
diana business circles. all work with
out pay except the office force en-
ployed at SIG Merchants Bank Bldg,
Indianapolis
one OF the many things accom-
plished during the past year. and
probably one OF the most inn ortant
was the settlement Of the freight
rate case by which shippers OF In
diana will be saved in excess of $50
600. 900 year. Previous 20 the fight
made by the state commerce body,
Illinois and some other states en-
jOyed and profited by a freight rate
a third less than paid in Indiana
Those Freight Rates.
For three weeks last August the
state chamber of commerce prose
Cuted its case en- a hearing before
the interstate commerce commits
sion. sitting in Chicago. The final
hearing was held in November i'm
Washington since which time the
interstate commerce commission has
recommended practically every
change for which the state chamber
OF commerce fought.
In the past the discriminatory
freight rates have imposed "a cost of
over $1,000 a mile FOR road building
in Indiana. more than the cost in
Illinois and some other states. II al
so Is argued that the freight rate de-
cision Will be an important factor
in helping 20 reduce the high cost
OF living. 10 say nothing about reliev-
ing the discrimination local shippers
have been UP against. At the present
time the state chamber is working
for CHEAPER freight rates for Indiana
shippers 10 all points northwest. The
hearing Is held at the state chamber
offices at Indianapolis last week. ut
which time many South Bend manu-
facturers appeared as witnesses be-
fore the Interstate commerce COM
mission. The state chamber believes
that Il has the case practically
won and this I'm itself will be a saw
ing 20 the shippers of ST. Joseph
county OF from $50 to $50 per car.