The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-05
BUSINESS MEMS PICNIC.
Large Attendance and an Enjoyable
Day at. Pretty Lake.

Mems Association at Pretty Lake
tuesday was the largest in point of
attendance that the association has
ever held Hacks and private rigs
were going all day and more than
two hundred people enjoyed the day
in the -hade and on the clear waters
of the lake The program was infor-
NAL and social, with the purpose of
relaxation from business, and to en-
joy the day, men with their wives
and with each other, to the largest
possible degree An excellent dinner,
served by Kleckner Bros, was tn.
chief event of the noon hour
After dinner the order of the. hour
was speech-making. with the thought
in view, aside from socialities as to
how the business interests of the city
could be best advanced The rinci-
pal address was delivered b, Hon.
Charles Kellison, who spoke as fol-
-lows -
MR. KELLISON'S ADDRESS.
Mr.. Kellison after an introduction
said:
Tie important question that nat
urally arises is in what way or man
ner do the business men of Plymouth
propose to promo-e the social well
fare and business interests of Ply
mouth by these meetings?
If we are not going to make an ef-
fort to promote the business interests
of the city and community in any
particular regard, then we are not go
ing to do anything to accomplish that
end and purpose, for if a man have
no particular object in view, he has
no object or purpose in view
Far too many of us live on the in
comes that we are going to get;
plume ourselves on the charity OF
gifts that we are going to make. and
ments yet undone, while the treach-
erous sands of life are running away
with fearful speed.
The social pleasures of such a gath
ering as this, perhaps, are we'll worth
the trouble and cos of the meeting
but who does not know that every
/ social occasion is frightened and
every social cup is sweetened by the
consciousness of some duty done or
worthy end attained?
The lasting impressions of life
those that come to us in after years
laden with the incen-e of true joy
are invariably those that are asso-
ciated with the remembrance of deeds
done for the upbuilding of the com
munity and the betterment of the
world.
Suppose we have a beautiful little
CITY, as good in morals and in bust
ness integrity as the average, does
that imply that it can not be made
better?
Suppose that we have natural adj
vantages that no other town in the
county possesses. does that imply
that it can not be. made better?
Suppose that we have expended
large amounts of public money, and
imposed grievous burdens upon indi
vidual property owners in the city
in the past few years in the work Of
paving our streets, and in building
sidewalks, does that imply that We
might not have added far more tc
the business prosperity of the to vi
by much smaller expenditure Of
money in some other direction?
Suppose that it is true tina. the
territory from which our merchant:
and business men draw their trade i.
somewhat limited and circumscribed
does that imply that this condition
shall remain forever
Suppose that it is true that there i
an unjust or an unfounded prejudice
existing in the minds of some o. the
citizens of Marshall county against
the county seat, does that imply thai
the city can do nothing to remove
and change that state of feeling?
| do not hesitate to say that in my
opinion, we. can do half dozen
things within the next few years thai
would not cost us one tenth part Of
the money we have spent in laying
brick pavement, that would do hun
dred times more in promoting the
business interests of the place, thar
all the pavement you could build ir
the next hundred years, though yor
were to pave the streets with gold
and precious stones.
And we could do a half dozer
| things that would not cost a quarter
as much as this persistent and TN
necessary paving mania that would
tend to bring about better under.
standing between the citizens of Ply
mouth and the citizens of the county
residing outsid- a thing that must
be done if Plymouth is TO ever enjoy
that which rightfully belongs to hei
as the county seat of Marshall county
| am going to suggest few oil
these things and place myself square
ly on record on the subject.
In making these suggestions and
criticisms, | want it understood thai
am not directing my remarks tc
any particular individual or individ.
luals, but to the community generally
OF which / am a part
The first thing | want to call atten
| ton to is the lamentable fact thai
while Plymouth has the best location
and grounds for the accommodations
| of county agricultural fair that ex