The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-26

MR.. WELTY'S ADDRESS.
Mr.. Toastmaster and gentlemen: A
| life of devotion, of care, of anxiety, of
success or failure are the chief charac-
teristics of the business mans career.
The business or profession which we
elect to engage in is perhaps the su-
preme moment in our lives, and one
which afterwards determines our fu-
ture success or failure, and should re-
ceive the most careful consideration and
the assistance and guidance of those
most competent.
A young man who is about to enterth the
| business arena casts his eyes over i'm
mense fields, and hesitates and medi-
tates, and is heard to say-by what pro-
| cess may / succeed, and how has this
all been accomplishment answer is
| they are but the rewards of energy.
Energy the internal of inherent pow
er nerves us on to face the vexatious
and arduous trials of business, and to
finally solve the difficulties and make
clear our way to success. AS energy
| begets destiny so likewise is it the stim-
ulant so necessary to the business man.
Yours is life of constant attention,
of unceasing application and devotion.
| You ask me the reason to be assigned
for the success of all business and COM
mercial pursuits in this country of
ours, where liberty is ours by inheri-
tance and endowment, where the er-
mine of justice is unspotted, and where
equal rights are accorded to all, 1t is
easily answered they are simply the
monuments of self made men who are
: the pride, the glory and the strength
lof our eXistance.
Business moves and controls the
/ world. The pendulum beats as regu-
lar and certain as the hour of fate.
Sensitive to all the surrounding intiu-
ences, and susceptible of being mould
ed by the powers of combinations; we
sit in wonder and amaZement at the
progress made. Hope expectant stim-
ulates us to action and to assume respon-
sibiltes that otherwise would never
be undertaken. 1t is the star that lights
our pathway and secures for us safe
deliverance.
America is the pride of the business
world today, and our products are uni
versally used and adopted. Practical
business methods extend into all our
manufactures, and the result has prov
ed the wisdom therof, for today they
are the wonders of the age, and whilst
the battle has been fierce and the
struggle long, the final triumph which
we are now ENJOYING could have been
predicted in advance, because the in
evitable rule would be applied, 'the sur
vival of the fittest," and today the en-
tire world proclaims our business SOW
ereignty.
Success in any calling is the greatest
reward one can hope for, and the sue
cessful business man Is the idol of his
co-workers, as he furnishes an example
of what can be, and has been, accom-
| plished to encourage others in like
pursuits.
The useful citizen must not be sell
fish in his achievements, but must look
| beyond his own fireside that he may
help kindle the fires in other homes
and be the means of stimulating and
establishing new industries.
What Is true of individuals applies
with equal force and aptness to asso-
Citations of persons, the same rule Oi
accountability applies.
Our city, honored by being the home oi
the president, Is no doubt one of the
greatest manufacturing centers~of the
inland cities. Our industries are not
only numerous and prosperous, but
varied in kind.
For much of this we are indebted tC
valuable services rendered year after
year by the board of trade. You have
been untiring in your efforts, you have
never permitted failure to enter into
your work and deliberations, until to
day living monuments have been erect
ed all over the city testifying in no un
certain tone to your loyalty and eff
cheney.
Many firesides are made happy by " ii
efforts, and countless numbers are re
ceiving your benefits. The board O
trade is the clearing house of our bus
mess enterprises and the pride of ou
city. Every citizen should be identi
fed with you, and thereby through an,
by you, become q co-worker and furthe
the good work so well begun, for W
are but in our infancy and will not b
content to rest on our laurels until W
double and thrible our present popula
tion.
Major Miller was success n
toastmaster. He introduced the speak
ers without any attempt at encroachin
upon their field of oratory. His re
! marks were terse and to the point. A
the conclusion OF Mr.. Welty's addres
Mr.. Miller stated something that wa
, vastly more practical than eloQuenc,
He said that he had been authorize
lhv khA bOofd Of trade u ni1n 4 confra<