Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-18
WHY LET THE BOARD or TRADE
DIE OF INERTIA!

1t should be unnecessary to MAKE
constant appeals 10 the business me-.
property owners and progressive citi-
zens OF Americas generally. to sup-l
port the Board Of Trade.
The Board OF Trade IS the only or
ganization Americas has that aims 70
unite all Of its business interests in
plans That have as their purpose the
Dui ding up Of tie city and the county.
Such an organization. conducted On
broad line, working for the interests,
OF the community as a whole, benefit
ting by It's work every class in tie
city, ought not to find it necessary to.
Issue constant appeals to the citizens
to unite with it and show By Their
sympathy and support that t1sy de-
sire it to continue it's operations along
those lines.
It's work should be a sufficient az
peal.
But It does look as though about -bs
hardest proposition presented in
Americas is to awaken the citizens.
even the leading business men. to tae
absolute need Of properly supporting
the Board of Trade. of providing il
VITA the necessary funds for the ad-
yertising and pushing of the city and
county.
a little squirt of interest ~ awaken
ed, only to be followed By an absolute
Indifference on the part Of very many
whose large interests here should in
pei tle INTO assist the Board in its
work, even if there were no higher
patrdtic public motives to inspire
them
For four years the Board Of Trade
has struggled against this iner1ia,
against this apathy on the part OF
those who SHOULD give it their active
support. Presidents and secretaries
and boards Of directors have come and
gone, have struggled to bring about a
more healthful sentiment, to awaken
a greater degree Of interest, to slim
a2ate a proper pride in the organfza-
tion-but it seems at times as though
ii were almost a futile task, as though
it were really an, fmposibility for joint
action. to force home upon them tie
conviction that Americas needs AMI
must have united body working
zealously for its advancement if it is to
hold its own and take any forward
steps in business and in population
This is the discoaraging feature
about our life in Amerieus. There is
no use in concealing the fact that tais
apathy on the part of many citizens
is one Of the most serious drawbacks
to progress that Americas has.
Is it not possible in some way to in
fuse a greater degree Of interest
among business men and property own
ers in measures that are inauguratel
for the upbuildiHg Of the city, to bring
them to heartily cooperate in the
work OF such a body as the Board sof
Trade, to give to it their cordial sup
port not only financially, but as
shown in attendance at its n1eetiks.
IN work on it's committees, in assist
ing in the planning and the execution
Of its projects for the public good.
The Board of Trade is not working
Tor the selfish interests of one or
lew individuals. 1t is purely public
organization for the pubic good. And
yet many refuse to unite with 1t fl.
petty personal reasons that they
Should really be ashamed to harborI
or mention, little miserable personal
grievances or individual objeetiona
that are so Insignificant. when cor,
pared to the higl purposes oftile OIL
ganization in question, that to urge
them belittles the man who uses such
pretexts as an excuse for not doing
his part in making the Board of Trade
a powerful factor for good in Ameri-
Gus and Sumter county<
The season IS at land when tae
Board Of Trade should take on Nay
activity, should exert itself in va
rions directions for the Improvement
Of the local outlook Every broad
public-spiritef citizen Should.
give it helping hand.