Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-04
COL. STORY TALKS
TO BUSINESS MEN.
Continued from first page.)

| lutely necessary foundation Tor the at
tainment of the highest standard Of
citizenship and civilization as we'll as
| to the maintenance of an enduring
prosperity. Never look back. but
with q heart full Of hope and courage
keep on trying and working and you
will reach the goul of your ambition.
! Listen not to the voice of the pessimist.
He's an individual I've no use for
anyway. / never saw a pessimist ever
accomplishing anything. He looks
upon the dark side of life. He sees
disaster in every wind. Every little
cloud on the horizon he interprets as
the approach Of a tornado. He's
opposed to everything on general prin-
ciples. He believes in letting we'll
enough alone. That's what the man
in the dugout four thousand years
ago thought. If he had been listened
to we would still be navigating the
same craft and wouldn't have the
great ocean steamers which today
carry precious freight Of passengers
and merchandise across the mighty
oceans. America would have never
been discovered. If we had left we'll
enough alone we would still be in the
OK cart age, and your electric and
steam railroads and electric light
plants, and cables across the widest
seas, would still be hidden in the
womb Of ignorance. Give me the
optimist He who looks upon life's
right side and picture. He who be.
lieves in reform, in progress, in ad-
vanced ideas and is calling at all
times to give helping hand and who
never says fail and willing always to
undertake the most difficult task.
He's the advanced pioneer of thought
and enterprise IT'S he who builds
and creates and makes possible all
that life holds Of value and makes the
worlda home and delightful abode
to dwell in. Out with the pessimist.
Out with this calamity bowler who
I would rather spread Che panic than
encourage his fellowmen. Heed not
his voice, but when his rawlings are
heard the loudest and when through
some favorable circumstances for him
he again makes his appearance, re-
double your energies, and drive him
back to his hole, where he will in
time die of dry rot. This line of
thought suggests to me story which
aptly illustrates my meaning.
There once were two frogs One
was a pessimistic frog and the other
an optimistic frog. One day both
these frogs happened into a pantry
where there was table and on this
table~a great big bowl full Of milk.
Both these frogs hoped on the edge
Of the bowl of milk and slipped and
fell into the rich creamy fluid.
When they both came to the surface
the pessimistic frog was the first to yell
out" o. Tn going to drown. o, I'm
going to drown!" The result waf
he drowned. The other frog on the
contrary-the optimistic frog-when
he came to the surface, instead OF
giving up by losing his grip, struck
out boldly and swan out. The re-
suit was the next morning when the
maid came into the pantry she found
our optimistic friend in the middle OF
the bowl sitting upon a pyramid of
butter.
The moral is don't give up the
ship, never loose your grip. Keep
on hustling. Success is the result Of
perseverance and the omnipotence of
work. Drown out the voice of the
pessimist and always look forward,
contenting yourself with the reason
ing that whatever happens is always
for the best. Live in the present and
look to the future, and never turn
back or sigh for the past.
- My friends, you have q position
| from many standpoint is superb,
matchless. You must make hay
whilst the sun shines and take advant-
i age Of your opportunities. Whilst
| you are riding the crest of the wave
of prosperity neglect not your oppor'
tunities. You must make an effort tc
develope the agricultural and farm
ing possibilities of your section. Your
lumber interests cannot last forever
The time will come when they will
become exhausted; and unless 20,
have something to take the place yol
viii have to go backward.
II There is no reason in the world 70
this section around Hattiesburg no
becoming great agricultural section
] q great stock raising section, grea
!. poultry producing section, grea
winter resort for the people who liv
in more rigorous chimes. Think Q
: the millions Of dollars, an
i nually are drained from this section @
the south and through New Orlean
: land other centers to the west for eggs
! Ipoultry, butter and cheese. 1t run