The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-24
TO SPREAD OPTIMISM.
Purpose and Origin of the National
Prosperity Association.

purpose ana OrI0tn OF the National
Prosperity Association.
The National Prosperity association |
of St Louis. which recently increased |
its membership in the south and west
by nine different business associations,
was organized following an address Of !
b. f. Yoakum, chairman of the execu-
tive board of the Rock Island-Frisco |
railroads, the other night before the st.
Louis Traffic club. His "let US alone"
suggestion was taken up by the bust
ness organizations and a give us a
rest and sunshine" campaign planned
under the National Prosperity associa-
ton.
The purpose Of the organization is
to inaugurate a national movement for
the restoration Of confidence and a gen
eral revival Of commercial and indus
trial activity. The platform adopted
unanimously by the leaders Of the
movement is to keep the dinner pail
full, to keep the pay car going, to keep
the factory busy, to keep the work
men employed and to keep the present
wages up.
The idea spread like wfldfire through
out the country, and to aid in the dis
semination Of the cheer the executive
committee had printed 100000 copies
of the platform. These, with letters
were sent to every business, labor and
civic organization in the United States
In addition the officers sent kilograms
to the bodies asking their cooperation
and requesting them to adopt the plat
form and join the movement More
than a hundred different boards of
trade, commercial bodies and business
mems associations outside have in
formally accepted the plan, and many
nave officially pledged their support
1T should be understood" said Will
liam +. Lewellyn Saunders, secretary
of the st. Louis Business Mems league,
that no organization or corporation
will be put to any expense The cost
OF spreading the campaign throughout
the United States will be borne by St.
! Louis"
That the campaign guarantees spe-
clally beneficial results is demonstrate
ed by the betterment of financial COM
mercial and industrial conditions since
the association announced it's plans,
New York, Chicago and other infiuen-
tial centers report that investors are
again putting their money into stocks
and securities and that prices are ris-
ing. They report also a perceptible
increase in business and merchandise
orders. The associations labors are
accomplishing material results already,
and pessimism is being superseded by
pronounced optimism.
A. J. Davidson Of the Frisco ad
dressed the following notice:
To Frisco Employees:
TO great extent the welfare of the
Frisco is in your hands. The manage
ment Is as anxious as you to keep the
dinner pail full, the pay car going all on
tull time, to re-employ those who have
been let out temporarily. Business men
report decided Improvement in the com
mercial conditions in April.
All agree that large proportion of the
depression was due to talk Therefore
If all the Frisco employees get into the
sunshine with thousands of other work
ingmen who have joined the National
Prosperity association and throw away
their blue glasses it will be only a mat
/ ter of days before full day for all" con-
ditions will be resumed. The National
Prosperity association will convert it into
sunshine to tighten the dark places