Soroptomist Club Speech Page 9 but no one proposed doing anything about it until two years ago when the Chamber came up with complete plans for rejuvenation of the produce market, induced the Board of Supervisors to take first steps toward acquisition of the proposed South Basin site, currently occupied by an abandoned war housing project, and began calling meetings of all interested parties with a view toward getting action. Action was gotten, and today, with a dozen or more legal "steps" to accomplish the move behind us, the Final Plan for the new market has been approved. The Chamber has accomplished everything within its power and scope, f this development; and it now remains to city and federal agencies to see the plan through to completion. Success of this project would not only give us a model produce market but would open up a fine downtown area for new industry, business, transportation facilities, parking areas or other important economic uses. We hope the ball is carried to the goal. The Chamber right now is working assiduously with all governmental, civic and business elements involved to ascertain the