Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
It's News
To Me
By O. J. Pecod
THE BIG BANQUET

BANQUET
leading citizens gathered
Commodore Ballroom for banquet and
postum sponsored by the Toledo Chamber Commerce.
Present were leading indusrasts leaders CIO
MESA. n large many members of the
Association, representatives Of
various luncheon clubs fraerna orders and civic 1t
greatest its kind Toledo had
the the meeting at the speakers table
expectancy fell upon the Mattresses surried
rapidly the tables gathering the few remaining dishes
and everyone leaned forward ntenty to listen
Introductory remarks, the chairman said this
BY the Toledo Chamber of Commerce brings
leadership of Toledo We of the Chamber,
of this city interested in bring
ing industries to community"
years the Chamber of Commerce has maintained
business enterprise for this city But today
the failure of this bureau do the job it created
accomplish and because of criticism of the CIO have in
vited why labor industry
plans it has bringing plants this city"
Stopping for moment the speaker turned and glanced
Councilman Tom Burke Melvin Schultz Dick Lazee and of
course, Ollie Pecord
Ladies Gentlemen, fully expected that Richard
Gosse the leader CIO would want to address this meeting
and he does but he told that he wanted Ollie Pecord to
first because he figured that could better
ollie had his and ladies and gentlemen would like
ntsoduce Ollie Pecord living the reflected glory
his uncle Ollie Pecord who refereed the willard and
Dempsey fight. Mr. Pecord"
POLITE APPLAUSE
Polite applause greeted me as took my place at the micro
phone Fishing my inside coat three
four small cards which had scrbbled few notes while
dining.
"Nr Chairman fellow citizens Toledo. want to ex-
press my satisfaction being invited this meeting
given opportunity tell you what labor
to help industries to come into our town. L."
But just at this moment police officer hurried to the
speakers table where he exced and earnestly whispered to
the chairman.
Rising his place, the chairman stopped and then sad
Il to make terrible accident has
few minutes and plowed completely through the Union
Station Some people have been killed some dying and
others seriously The Depot complete
fire broken out running what might have been avaged for
repairing it,
excitedly talk to their neighbors.
Frankly, didn't know what do. Finally began to
make again, but nobody paying the slightest
heed to appealed to the chairman to order
he pounded with his pencil empty water vain
attempt to get the attention of the audience.
Concluding that there nothing do
graceful ending possible cleared throat and said
speaker concealed the ballroom stage came OF
from the the Union Station fremen
running around with hose and ambuances coming and
ing If youIl listen you will able cracke
fire and the screaming of the ambulance
in this city The old Union Station for many years
this city more Keholtz who worked
hard and resident of California will pleased
know that at last Toledo going have its
Yes, ladies and genmen this is awful"
The graphic description the continued as
audience the Commodore Perry Ballroom rapt
tion hanging that speaker
Thousands of people here to view the passing of
Toledos oldest as the
town with the depot Toledo has for years promised
station No later than two months the agitation
the station brought the matter to the attention
of Toledo who failed to pass the legislation plaza
tear down the old building All that will
TO haul it It's complete slightly
before the runaway freight went through it,"
stood at the rostrum like dummy department
window but stood there could find faces of members
of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce finally
and gesture resignation the
held the attention of the audience shouted out,
rs there anyone from the Chamber of Commerce?
viii all those from the Chamber of Commerce please
the middle of the stood up | looked
at him for long moment His face seemed familiar
me. Then Said Would you give your name, sir"
sneered and said, &C. f. Swartzbaugh."
picked up the pitcher standing on speakers
table, drew back about
Ringgggg, my alarm clock off, awakened my
dream.
Moral: The quickest way get a Union Station
dream about it.