The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-20
JOB Open
FOR SIZE
WEEK MAN
Hammond Chamber of Com.
merce MayPay Even More
for the Right Fellow

There is good job in Hammond
open for the right man.
To start with the Job viii pay at
least $l25.o0 week. but the fellow
who delivers the goods need not hes
itate 10 ask for a raise.
1t is 3 mans job all right and the
fellow who is looking for a snap
needn't apply. He must have ability,
experience. personality, enthusiasm,
ideas, ideals and an abiding faith in
the Calumet region and the city OF
Hammond.
The job that IS open will bear the
title Secretary Manager of the
Hammond Chamber of Commerce"
The executive committee Of the
board Of directors of the Chamber OF
Commerce was cIoseted for three
hours last night with President Carl
Kaufman and at the close OF the
fession the list Of candidates for
the job OF secretary treasurer had
been cut down to three out-of- town
men.
Frank J. Green. secretary OF the
oRON4 ocAiA ShaAAlANi VI &C.
told the directors that any one OF the
three men would fill the bill and it
vas arranged that these men would
be invited 10 Hammond to meet with
the president and directors.
The men are all experienced Cham
Der OF Commerce secretaries and hold
respon sible Jobs in other cities.
The members OF the executive
committee which met last night are
Morse DelPlain, George Geyer. L. l..
Bomberger. David Emery and Presi-
dent Kaufman
DEMAND GOOD MAN
1T would be poor economy to try
and save money on the salary OF the
secretary manager" Mr. Kaufman
told the directors. We must select
g. man who IS equal to the task We
can't afford TO hire $4,000 a year
man"
The executive committee is TAX
ing the preliminary steps for the
membership campaign which will be
held the latter part of January.
Mr.. Kaufman is we'll pleased with
the response that the reorganization
of the Chamber OF Commerce is
meeting with in the Industrial. hn-
ancial. mercantile and professional
world.
Popular sentiment has undergone
a change in Hammond during the
past year. For years there has been
a note OF pessimisn1 and ultra-co
servatism in the city and good
deal Of jealousy. The transformation
has come about gradually. The Ro-
tary and Kiwanis clubs have had
something to do with 1t and the pur-
chase of a site by the Jones &
Jaughlin Co. has helped while the
way in which the city came through
the Industrial depression did great
deal to bring about realization of
Hammonds s splendid resources. While
scores, OF business houses failed in
other cities a year ago Hammond's
remained solvent.
Real estate has never been so act
i've as in the past six months. espec-
tally on the business streets,
There seems to be greater ap-
probation Of the real value to the
community Of it's splendid banking
institutions and Of the worth Of the
men who control these institutions
The keynote is optimism
A hotel man talked to IDEAL cap
italist less than year ago about
the need Of metropolitan hotel in
Hammond such as the Spauiding- In
Michigan City. The capitalist was
pessimfstic He said it was too near
- IL
per cent on the investment and in
ferred that the hotel man was crazy.
This same man said the other day
that what Hammond needed was a
million dollar hotel
The 100000 real estate deal this
week was another thing that "coplo
not be done" two or three years a go.
Some business men said at that time
that the Central school property
wouldn't be worth what the school
hoard asked for II in the next twenty
years. They say now that 1t will be
worth half million in few years
Now comes the reorganization Of
the Chamber of Commerce to crystal
ize this awakened civic pride and
confidence in the future; to harness
the energy and enthusiasm and bring
together the factions that heretofore
have been Jealous of each other. Tie
business interests have realized that
the way TO create wealth In Ham
mond IS to make the town grow and
develop its resources. to make the
business district attractive for the
thousands of shoppers from adjacent
towns. and TO serve the people SO
that they viii make Hammond their
home purchase property, build
houses and boost for the town
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