Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-07

bratiOn. I should think that the committee
has finished up its business by this time, or will
1t send up another balloon after a while?
CITIZEN
Mr.. EDITOR!
When read the foregoing article in the last
issue of your paper it sort of jerked my para
chute loose and it plunged back into an atmo-
sphere where all was innocense-a stage that
all so-called business" men have long ago
cleared. That this "citizen" may the sooner
emerge from his dream-land SURROUNDINGS and
live up with the Heading business ideas" of
these times in Wilmar, desire to read him q
small lecture to jar him into some consciousness
of the world he now happens to be in
First-"Citizen" seems to grieve over the
loss of his contribution to that celebrated
"Fourth of July fund" and doubtless thinks he
should have some of the profits, reduced by
his contribution.
Advice:-My friend, you should have your
share of the profits produced by your gener-
ousity but, II thanks are bestowed, be satisfied
NO matter how much you have worked, toied,
planned, schemed, starved, curtailed your ex-
penses or in other ways strived to save, when
you dropped those dollars in the palms of that
committee you should have said them a fond
farewell without the least hope of reward
even as though it had been death itself that
had slipped between you and your money in
stead of a mere committee. Had you subscribed
with the assurance given you of great profit,
and then the promoters cavorted with your
money to their 'glory'' and your obstruction"
you would have had real cause for grief As
you are now situated, I say: Forget it! For
get it?''
SecOnd-YOu seem to fear another assess
ment on account of shortage in the funds as
you allege and express the fear that the com.
mittee viii continue the celebration in
defnately
Advice:-Should your fears be we'll founded
and ballo and ''pyrotechnics begin to as
cend in promiscuous styles to any alarming ex-
| tent. from the headquarters OF the committee,
then lock your safe and shop and HE yourself
to the lake where business men" will be ready
| to give as you will be ready to receive advice
You will at least then have escaped the balloon
friends
I think, however, that there need be no
further fear OF balloons and base 1t upon the
| allegations made that the committee is made
| up OF business men," know not who are
members of the committee, nor what their
| line of business training has been, but If it be
| true that they are business men, your fears
are groundless. You must have been at the
| ''rear' of the park when the final effort" OF
| the celebration went up. You saw what atre-
mendousj obit waste accumulate gas enough
| to float those leavings. You saw also that as
soon as the lady let go the balloon upset and
the gas rolled out thick and after due time was
reduced again to thin air. Do you, as q sensi.
| BILE man, believe that il business men compose
o committee and such committee were in the
mood of Sending up more balloons, that they
would sit around with their hands folded ii
idleness and allow all that splendid, glorious
balloon-expanding. woman lifting gas to escape
Why there was gas enough wasted, right there
to have - well never mind. But business
men would not waste such stuff If they had any
idea of continuing In the same business again
Third-You seem to believe that the funds
were used for 49, well for things that the com
mittee are ashamed to show up. x ii ..::5. ssG
Advlce:-What the money was used for Il
their own business as long as you trusted them
with it. II there are any left to divide. 81
course you come in for q pro-rata share, but
such things are unheard Of. Should the main
committee be unable to cause all needful ex
penditures, then subcommittee usually at
tends to that, and no one is supposed to know
They may even pay some one q "salary,
for soliciting and pay him out OF the amounts
he solicited from you and me You mus,
remember you have been dealing with busines.
men. Your only reason for calling . statemen,
could be found IN the belief Of balance
which Is wrong to suspect. Ny advice to you
first and last, is; Forget It! Forget It'll Aye
forget it!'=5 CONTRIBUTORS.