Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-18
MEN AND
BUSINESS
Ru DTCu Dn CDHT ANrE
By RICHARD SPILLANE
pecial to Indiana Daily Times
nd Philadelphia Public Ledger.
On the Road, Oct. 1S

n BOUT as good a gauge as any one
~ can get on the character of city
is by its Chamber of Comerce. A
man who has visited many cities and
been in close contact with the CONNER
cial organizations in a lot Of them can
give helpful suggestions, or thinks he
can, to various of them. On the whole,
he has found the bodies active, alert and
enterPrising, but there are glazing ex-
ceptions.
Here is an example. In one city that
has great natural advantages chamber
officials were asked to call in leaders in
the various lines of business. The cham
Der people pointed out that the time was
very short and it was doubtful whether
the gentlemen could be assembled with
out more notice. The visitor said his
experience had been that it was easier to
get men together on short notice than
long, and suggested it be tried. The
chamber people were sure it would be fu
tile. They were polite but positive.
Next it was suggested that the meet
ing be set for the following day. This
the chamber people said would be much
better, but, unfortunately, there was a
board meeting that day, and there was
so much business to be transacted by
the board that its time would be fully
employed.
The stranger was asked If he would
make out a list of the men or depart
ments Of business, the leading represent
atives Of which he desired to meet. The
visitor said he would and he did.
The chamber people told him who, in
their judgment, had full knowledge of
conditions in these various fields Of en-
deayor. When the list was completed
the visitor examined it carefully. To
the best OF his belief it would take sew
eral days to call on all the gentlemen and
the probability was that he wuold have
difficulty in reaching some of them.
There would not be that freedom of ex-
preston or comprehensive view that comes
f.om the gathering of considerable
number Of men for a com.non purpose.
The particular city to which This Illus
tration applies has not been making
Roadway in recent years as have some
! cities in the same geographical division
Of the United States, despite the fact
that its competitors have not its nat
ural advantages md in some cases have
| heavy handicaps. The spur of necessity
| has given to them a spirit o. enterprise.
They don't look for reasons why things
| canot be done, but they go ahead and
do what should be done. They act. They
don't delay, procrastinate and dawdle.
| 4 Chamber Of Comerce can be a great
asset or a heavy liability to city.
/ There are various cities that need moth
| ing so much as wideawake, earnest, pro-
! gressive men in their great commercial
| organizations.
n LIE HANSEN, who, as mayor of
Seattle, become 4 national figure
~ in a day and then resigned from
! office and went on the lecture platform,
! is n back number Local people give
credit to him FOR sincerity, but say be
/ was wholly misluforned as to conditions
at the time Of the labor trouble in the
! Seattle territory.
THEA ROOMS are extraordinarily pop.
ular in san Francisco. In some OF
| Il them patrons have to wait in hour
| IN get a table. They are most arustlcally
decorated and daintily furnished, ana
most Of them are located in alcove Ike
recesses and unexpected places that are
particularly attractive to femininity. ON
| the shopping district you md these
/ nests with nothing TO guide you but
| small and inconspicuous sign. Usually
/ tho tearoom is in a bit of an alley and
YOU go by quaint bookshops. odd stores
| ar cHrio establishments before discover
| ing +he entrance. The doorway IS a
| 0oral hover. he whele effect is charm
/ ing and, strange TO relate, tearoom prices
/ ali things considered, are moderate.
any women are said to 90 TO these
tearooms 10 get ideas for adornment OF
| the home.-Copyright, 1921, by Pubic
| Ledger Company.