South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-10
HEADQUARTERS OF
new HOMES BUREAU
WILL BE CHANGED
Office Will Be Located in
Chamber of Commerce
Building Hereafter.

Stating that 10 Is his BELIEF that
the Chamber OF Commerce. as the
Commercial and community center,
should be the headquarters for COM
munlty-wlde movements. Eli r.
seebirt. mayor Of South Bend, an
nounced saturday night thai it has
becn decided 20 move the offices Of
the New Homes bureau. which have
been .ocate1 at 223 s. Main -. since
the Inauguration OF the present eX-
;iansion-housiug campaign several
weeks ago. TO the Chamber OF Com
n1trcc building. 218 W. Colfax av.
The change viii be made early this
week. according 20 Mayor Seebirt.
In commenting on the decision
az the expansion committees 20
move the offices of the bureau, May
~ Sceb.rt pointed out that the
work OF the organization has been
entirely satisfactory and that much
good has been accomplished since
the office was opened early III
tunc. Owing 20 the central location
81 the Chamber OF Commerce build .
ine. and its familiarity &C the pub
lic AZ largo through being the head
charters OF the mary civic and COM
inunity organizations. 30 IS felt. May
nr Seebirt said. that the logical To-
cation for the headquarters or tire
COMMUNICATING Increment Is the
Chamber OF Commerce bulldog.
Mayor Praises Bureau
we are pleased with the worlI
az the New Homes bureaU," May
or Seebirt said. "and are grateful
for the interest which has been
shown by the public at large. 1t is
not possible 10 say definitely just
how Instrumental the bureau has
been in getting the hundreds Of
houses built this summer; but NC
are convinced that IL has been a
most potent factor in the matter
Hundreds OF callers at the ottice
have been influenced toward build
ing. The bureau has been ready "a
an times with advice and sugges-
lions. 1 am convinced that It has
done much toward raising the build
inc standards. in a number Of cases
where people have called 70 get
sone building information, they
uave been shown the ACCESSIBILITY OF
mating a little more money INTO
their prospective building than
,hey had originally INTENDED 20 CO
securing. thereby. a much more d.
irable home for the community
the community.
I'm commenting after this fash
ion on the work Of the bureau 1 do
not intend 10 leave the impression
that its work Ia completed; there
4 lust as much need for the ou-
reau today as when it was founded
Its services TO the public should
be inst as great IN the future as ia
the past. South Bends building
probiem is far from solved we
need hundreds of new houses before
We arc even in a position to supply
me present aad immediate need.
Public Spirit Pleasing.
Incidentally. 1 may say that the
,,rpanslon committe es are pleased
Min the way in which the pubic
:. getting behind the housing move
,nent we have a long way 10 60
vet. but with a continuation or the
nresert spirit and effort we viii
surely reach the goal. we must
continue building throughout the
fau and winter. 1 believe that the
SOLUTION Of our problem lies IN keep
inc alive the interest and enthu-
slasrn which have characterizd inc
building work so far
Frank J. Green, secretary OF me
chamber OF Commerce. stated that
fbe bureau will be located on the
second floor or the chamber build