South Bend news-times., 1922-09-21
THE ESSENTIAL FACTOR.

Ohio produces As per cent Of the national output
Of rubber. according to recent bulletin issued by
the department Of commerce.
That should interest South Bend and every other
city which has a hope of the future and for the
future
There is no particular reason why Ohio should
produce any rubber whatever-except one and that
one reason viii furnish fine recipe for every city
which wishes to grow and every state which
desires TO keep in ster with industrial progress.
The raw materials for the manufacture of rubber
are brought from the tropical countries The freight
charges on its transportation to the rubber centers
around Akron are higher than they would be to
Kansas City. to indianapolis to any city along
the southern tier Of states
The consumption of the rubber goods is not con-
fined to the immediate marketing territory around
Ohio for it is general The tires and the raincoats
and the hundreds of other forms in which rubber
is dnary used go to every state in the union,
that there is no reason why this particular state
should lead fin the manufacture of that commodity.
Connecticut. first m the field in point of time in
this industry. IS far more logical from the stand
point of cheaper transportation by water of
materials than Is Ohio.
The labor conditions in Ohio have nothing TO do
with IT, The wages paid in the middle
above, rather than below, the average for the en-
.iro nation so that those who are engaged IN this
pective profits from that particular source.
what Ohio had chat other states lacked before
tie demand for rubber. was greatly increased when
-be auto came into general use was men who could
look beyond the immediate present and see this
day when ,he nation would be demanding rubber
products
That state happened to have men who not only
nad the vision had faith that they could create
an industry upon stable ana profitable basis
-,~-r.
days Of the auto industry and through their corr
naunity OF interest attracted TO city
factories for automobiles holding the lead even
today.
The one big essential and The determining fac
tors in the creation Of srea enterprises and in
building Of industries is man power that is inspired
5y purpose and has the courage of its convictions.
ohio profits 10 the extent Of many millions each
year because the pioneers of the rubber industry
bad their day of faith and OF high vision for the
future.
rhe opportunity Is here for South Bend not only
In the way Of support and eucouragement for the
Industries which lt now possesses but IN calling 30
other factories OF similar kind to come mere as
their home
1; takes optimism to inspire optimism. The
pessIalst who always looking for the possibili-
es ~ failure never save Ohio It's artificial loca-
n-n OF a great industry.
What can be done in rubber in Ohio can be done
for sou.h BEND IN any one of the industries here
represented. 1t VIII take some push. OF course.
and bourdless faith and a lot Of hard work
some American c.ty. ten years from now. VIII
SHOW unprecedented growth and expansion because
= is se os Tic arrlanc factories OF the laad.
That is infant now Tomorrow il viii be one
cf the irnpo-unt industries The city that has the
faith and vision TO extend d vecorne-to its ponocrs
will be one or the great cities decade hence. no