South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-31


ferences have been held BY the
Chamber OF Commerce on matters
OF public interest. not including
personal service rendered 10 the
/ public at large outside OF the mem
/ bership OF the Chamber ON Com
merce IN more than 1900 instances
The vigilance work OF the Cham
| Der, that is the passing upon the
| valuation OF securities Of different
character together with the proven
| ton OF fraudulent solicitation and
! personal investiga rons made, totals
millions Of dollars.
The employment department, dur
ing the past year. has placed 4.441
! men and women.
The housing department OF the
Chamber during the past year cared
for GO persons.
Information has been furnished 10
| s,347 persons during the year.
The directory library OF 225 cities
| throughout the country has been
widely used by business houses and
! by the public.
The Traffic bureau Of the Cham
Der has had credited back TO ship
| pers and receivers OF freight and
express in South Bend for the past
year in overcharges $15.912.43. The
I bureau has rendered to the business
| traffic service including counsel
! interests Of South Bend complete
! checking OF freight bills, tracing
| shipments, inspection, rates, routes,
| etc, as part of its daily routine.
| The bureau has appeared before
I the Interstate Commerce commF-
sion and the Public Service commits
sion both directly and through its
! affiuation with the State Chamber
! Of Commerce, in a number Of i'm
! portant cases statewide and nation
al in scope and some of which cases
/ follow: Twin Cities. Missouri River,
Eastern Bituminous Coal, Through
Rates to the South. Petroleum and
Petroleum Products. Indiana Coal.
Over 500 telephone calls daily are
handled 10y the switchboard.
Thirty-flve different organizations
use the Chamber as headquarters.
The Safety and Fire Prevention
| council OF the Chamber, working
with the police and fire depart
ments. has been credited with doing
much to reduce accidents and fire
The details OF the work of the
| Chamber are lengthy and every
phase Of Industrial, civic and COM
mercial life Is of interest to the
! Chamber Of Commerce and the per-
! sonnet of its staff. In addition TO its
| committee system, its physical
equipment is placed at the disposal
| OF the public for the developm ent
Of the city and St. Joseph valley.
The membership OF the organiza-
] ton stands ready at all times 20
meet TO the pest of its ability the
demands of the city and the sur
rounding territory.
The Chamber has been Of service
| in the following projects during the
| past year or has acted in coopera-
! ton in carry to conclusion, or for
study, purposes of the various or
CARNATIONS listed: More homes,
city planning, building code, Notre
Dame Expansion campaign, FEEDER
alton for Social Service campaign,
Boy Scouts, conducted South Bends
first fruit show. detention home,
Business Wlomen's Chamber OF
Commerce, Y. VI. c. A, Y. w. c. A,
manufacturers affairs, living costs,
Real Estate board, good roads, New
| Carlisle crossing, employment, Lin
coin Highway association, St. Jo-
sehp County Typothae, American
! Legion, Veterans Of Foreign Wars,
police and fire departments, Jewish
Russian campaign, Automobile
Dealers association, Western UUon
| Telegraph Co, Rabbit Breeders as
ISOLATION, merchants affairs, South
Bend Credit bureau, st. Joseph
County Horticultural society, Teach
| ers federation, Farm bureau, Rec
reation committee. Polish Falcons
colored church organizations, shoe
dealers, Indiana Bell Telephone Co,
! gas, electric and telephone rates,
| municipal administration. Mill Deal
| ers association, Letter Carriers as
! soctation, furniture dealers, Tegula-
ton of buses and jitneys, HinlIle-
Ford dealers, Fuller Brush Co, re-
/ tail grocer's, county commissioners,
Red Cross. Tuberculosis league,
traffic regulation, state fire marshall,
Bendix Engineering Co, cleanup
and paint-ur campaign, safety, Fair
association, Campfire Girls, Charities
conference, Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions
club, Optimist club. Colored Ameri-
can Legion. Peat society, State
Chamber Of Commerce, National
Chamber Of Commerce, IS cham
bers in Indiana, proposed centennial
| celebration, taxation, national ref
erendums, colored welfare league,
postal authorities. increased mail
facilities for Harter Heights, Red
Men. postofice clerks, South Bend
| Woman's club. Progress club, Made
study of particular problems OF sew
eral business concerns on request,
| Municipal League Of Indiana
! Hoosier State Auto association,
| Thrift week. teachers institute, Dol
/ Jar and Five Dollar day, rendered
service without compensation 70
/ Mishawaka, Buchanan, Vicksburg.
| Cassopolis and Hammond CONNER
! ciaI organizations, Emmanuel col
| lege at Berrien Strings. public utih-
! ties and other individual projects re-
| quiring special service.
| The following is a corrected list Of