The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-10
BUSINESS MEMS
GREAT PICNIC
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team. In the 9Th inning Gardner
made a long drive into right field.
The ball rolled to the hedge fence,
and 1t looked like homer. By the
time the plucky Gardner had reached
third base he was exhausted, and
half way between Bird and home was
touched out In the last half OF that
inning, his pitching was weakened
and the locals took the lead in scor-
ing.
The balloon ascension made by
VIM. RiSh was a beautiful soar. The
atmosphere was perfectly still, and
the parachute dropped in an adjoin,
ing field from which the ascension
was made. Altogether the affair was
most successful, and inspires the mer,
chant committeeman to work with
new zeal for the picnic next year.
Mr.. Thayer's Address
The following are a few extracts
from the most interesting address
delivered by Hon. Geo. H. Thayer:
Mr.. President and Fellow Citizens
ef Marshall County:
1t rs good TO be here today amid
these delightful surroundings and TO
pause in the daily struggles OF life for
a short time to consider some of the
fundamental principles that underlis
organized society in general, and our
own government in particular.
We may if we will, imagine our,
selves lifted out of our daily environ
ment TO some lofty pinnacle from
which to view the road we have thus
FAR Travelled over and to- endeavor to
gain If possible a vista of the path
that lies before us. We NAV if we
will. in this way obtain a clearer Wis,
ion OF the possibilities of life and bv
striving to improve our opportunities
rise to nobler and better achievements
than have yet been accomplished.
1t seems highly appropriate to hold
a meeting of this associated bushes,
men. ON day set apart as national
holiday in recognition of the dominan,
part which labor takes in otir civiliza,
| ton. Business is defined as that
which occupies the time or is the
subject OF care and attention of hen.
Labor is defined as physical or mental
exertfon for the accomplishment of
| an end or as effort made to attain
useful results, in distinction from ex.
ercise for the sake of recreation or
amusement. Agriculture, commerce.
| INNING, manufacturing comprise the
| four great divisions which political
| economists make of the activities O.
civilized men, and humsn labor is the
basis of them all.
Concerning labor, the speaker said:
| St. Paul the greatest and most lum,
nous human mind that ever inter
prcted the will of God to his fellow
man, said, "If any among you will not
work neither shall he eat
But FOR human labor the coal would
lie unused beneath the soil; but for
human labor, the fields would be I'M
titled the mines unopened, no cities
VIC uld be built, no Shops would trans
port from producer to consumer the
raw material or finished products of
farm or faction. Society would de
generate 10 barbarism.
Labor means evolution. deyelop-
ment; labor means progress, and so
Il will always be in obedience to a
law or human nature as mnvarying as
t1as law in the physical world which
makes the sparks fly upward. =
10 the citizens OF Marshall county
as county, and 20 the citizens OF
the city OF Plymouth, as such the
bounty ot nature has been dealt out
WIN lavish hand We CT this day
and generation are also the benefic-
'ar'es OF the results of the labor OF
those who have gone this way before
us. Let us rejoice and be glad for
our r.ch heritage and then let US ask
ourselves are we making the best use
OF our opportunities, and SO are
worthy stewards of the trust confided
TO Our care.
Our fortunate lot is cast in one of
the best states in the union and in one
OF the best counties in the state.
There is no place on earth that |
know of where | would rather work
out uile problem of existence than
right here in Plymouth the county
seat OF good old Marshall County. =
i We have in Plymouth a great
deal to offer the people looking for a
desirable place to live, nowhere is
the arr purer. or the sky clearer. We
have good water to- drink and beauti-
ful maple trees in profusion to cast
their cooling shade for the rest and
retreshment of TIL weary Our public
schools are among the best in the
I state OF Indiana whose schools rank
among the best in the Union.
Our railroad facilities are so good
and the geographical location so
near the center of the Thirteenth DIS,
trict that we may reasonably hope
J that the time will come and in the not
tar distant future when Plymouth will
be known all over this congressional
district, as the Convention City. The
railroads enable people to get here
!; quite conveniently now. A north and
south trolley line seems a probabilt,
and almost certain TO be a realitv in
the near future.
What then remains to, entftle Ply
mouth TO the name convention CITY
but a suitable place in which to hold
large meetings; and where will you
. lind in any place in the district a loca-
ton SO desirable, better situated
with reference to the city, than the
| paw WiiSfC LIFTS luett1nR Is nel(
known to rhe older citizens of Pl :
mouth as the fair grounds" al
though the appropriateness of the
name, it is much to be regretted must
be explained to the rising generation
. in order to have it understood by
chem
l>propose TO the public spirited citi-
zens of the Business Mems Associa,
ton that they institute a systematic
movement having for its object the
purchase of these grounds and their
presentation to The CT of Plymouth
The money needed could be raised
by subscription if the advantages that
would accrue to the city and county
were fully realized.
Buildings would be erected for the
convenience of the people who would
!. gather here. A large auditorium
would be needed for the accommoda-
ton of district conventions, mass
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