South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-30
STUDEBAKER EXPANSION WILL
MAKE CITY One OF COUETRY'S
GREATEST INDUSTRIAL CENTERS
to Be Expended Immediately Will
Bring Thousands of Workers Here Before
Jan. l and Eventually Make City Exceed
Toledo in Size-Erskine Warns of
Housing Shortage

South Bend is the eve of the greatest growth in its expo.
rence not mushroom initiation but stable steady increase tia,
by the year 925 will add approximately 10000 inhabitants
to population.
That growth within the weeks when the Stude
baker Corporation begins the building new structures and en-
baks upon policy of fixed expansion that produce this
The first in that program immediate expenditure Of
S3OOOOOO for buildings and machinery needed keep pace
with and meet the demands for 1923
his the decision of the board directors at their meeting
on Saturday morning at which this appropriated for the
Sees Real Metropolis
% poPheGy rather the promise OF greater growth
commercial center vualzed filed with skysape as TEEN
with activity real metropolis
his vision based upon his knowledge OF the demands
made his business the dream of an en-
husast His vision reduced plain statistical figures to
drawings to definite plans based definite experience
definite demand
The South Bend plant today 200 cars day There
demand for far greater number There Is sale for at
least 800 day 1923 be need of 900 in the oil
owing and by 925 Pres has every reason to be
cars day
That TO- 600 men upon the pay roll men who
carried by this key industry of the city
That is why Prest Erskne would dam title of prophet
when he says that South Bend eventually destined outsP
Toledo and will have 10000 inhabitants 925 for each
the roll family and each family means more
men and women employed IN the commercial houses.
his promise and his announcement of the gigantic building
Must Build Many Houses.
oouh Bend must build houses to rent to these workers
invested huge sums IN building houses 1t has
this phase OF the It's demanded upon the
cite its real
business.
Very frankly he says that any large corporation should offer
to bring that number of residents this city every CONNER
to welcome them.
there why the spirit should not be rendered
to an established local which the result
The Studebaker Corporation begins building program
within the next weeks that will probably
employ 900 during present summer for the plans call
tor the completion of vast factories and houses be
Mr. Erskine know when spirit Of South Bend
will prompt the beginning Of supply least $500
new houses to for the vast of workers who will
here for employment when the engagements completed
Mr. Erskine to know when the streets will be
begun that when these who place South in
the front rank Of cities arrive they be assured of place
Studebaker family that the policy company
that thrift that its workers those who
nand and must have comforts.
The S3O00O0O appropriation for expansion made
lay by the directors will provide for houses
Storage Plants First.
The first Of these buildings be erected will be the
plants, paraleng the Administration building One Of these will
GA feet long with width of 10 feet four high
quilt Of reinforced The other will be story 624 b.
The body plants to be built upon the present site of the
old harness factory Of the original StudebaE n will h.
high IS feet by 10 feet IN dimensions
and the other with length of 80 feet and width IS
These be completed by October if possible and be
6ed with machinery and ready for operation later than Jan
The other link the project the plant rather
tic affair capable OF furnishing 5000 kOstts from three
Ill of this work viii be by contracts for which bids a-
being submitted by It that bud
the power plant will take least year The other build
be rushed through completion first order that the
output may be increased.
2,5O0 More Men by Jan. l.
That says Mn Erskine that $500 will be
added the payo By the FIRST of Jump OF possibly
1000 IN population.
And hat something else 1t that this city and
he alert of the city be ready this influx OF
citizens, ready to house them ready their needs
means activity every line Of business city not only
building but the things for modern comfort Il
electric lines perhaps lines
Nc telephones and more stocks in the
Let Mr. Erskn make his formal his challenge
to the public spirit of this city:
The plant facilities South Bend be operation,
Jan. will require 500 additional employees Many
people will from outside and the housing question there
obstacle The present shortage
houses for the city causing overcowdng and unhealthy
conditions and higher than they should be