South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-09
MAYOR ASSURED
COOPERATION OF
.CITY'S LEADERS
Pla ms for Expansion and
Housing Project Given I'M
petus by Acceptance.
$50 ATTEND MEETING
Mayor Cites Necessity Of
Everyone Aiding in Pro-
jeCt, at Session.

Plans. the contamination OF which
Will serve 90 meet the demands OF
the expansion program Of the stu
debaker corporation and o,aer To-
+ cal industries and make south Bend
/ take lis place among the leading i'm
dustrial cities of the country. were
/ given impetus at a meeting OF $50
I civic leaders ar the Chamber OF
/ Commerce yesterday when Mayor
/ Eli i. Seeblrt accepted the post OF
I leader in The enterprise Arthur J.
Hubbard. chairman OF the Chamber
/ of Commerce committee. presided
/ az the meeting which. d The opin-
I ion OF those assembled was the
/ most important ever held in the city.
Mayor Seebirt. I'm accepting the
/ leadership of the movement. said
that the city was facine wonder
ful opportunity and that the various
/ problems were anything but insure
/ mountable If everyone would aid IN
the task. He was assured by those
attending that the Chamber OF COM
merce and other civic ORGANIZATIONS
were soudly behind him and would
| cooperate 10 the utmost
1t was pointed out by Chairman
/ Hubbard DR. c. A. Idppincott and
Edward F. Trefz. Of the American
city bureau. who. for the next %
days has been employed by the
/ Chamber of Commerce, that the
/ Chamber Of Commerce anticipating
the expansion program of NUM-
Der Of local industries was preparing
itself through an intensive cam
paign 10 meeting the demands 10 be
made upon il and TO be prepared 90
bring 10 the mayor as leader OF the
South Bend development COMMITTEES
the greatest possible degree Of CO.
operative effort Il was pointed out
that during the next three weeks a
comprehensive campaign of educa.
/; ton designed to reach every citizen
, would DE carried on so that a fun
and complete understanding OF the
problems might be had
Pay Tribute To Mayor
Chairman Hubbard in introducing
/ Mayor Seebirt paid tribute 10 him as
an executive and declared that the
call 10 service made OF him was q
tribute 10 his leadership already so
ably demonstrated as the city's
chief executive
Mayor Seebirt began his address
with the statement that whatever
the plan that was agreed upon for
the solution Of the citvs problems.
the full support and influence of the
city government could Doe counted
on.
There IS no need " said the may
or. "of stressing 70 this audience the
! great opportunities that confront
our city %or is there any need %
state that the municipal government
viii do everything in it's power 20
attain them An expansion program
throws a great load upon The muni-
cipality as well as upon Industry.
For instance the increase &c our
population 20 100000 means a con-
siderable expansion II our public
schools"
Here the mayor dwelt upon the
financial needs Of the schools that
had come about rs the result ~ The
community growth. He said that che
city government az the present time
and in the future would FIRST look
after the things tlat were most
needed He said that There were
many persons who were ed coating
a new library. Ife said that there
was no doubt but that 0Du- library
would be desirable bu- -r4- d.. was
not a necessity yet and rou-G wait
until ADEQUATE schools had hee-
provided.
Taking no Tho water rrr.r 0ree-
ton. Mayor Seeb.r- .s.d rh4- The -.-v
was now ander-ak.r- 20 furnish
water for a CTS. OF 900 600 % would
endeavor a. rapidly as possible 10
supply water raafrs and sewers ro
any section If The -o~~rrf-.. where
homes were built
wow as 90 The Question ~ leader
shin in this movement said The
sneaker. .vou Know -ha- r. is not
my nature 20 desire such leadership
nor do I think have any special
qualities ln thar respect bug n was
assured ~ the cooperation ~ this
zrouD OF men ~ the various ,rg7--
izstions or the city, OF the press and