The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-11-25

He feels himself in closer toucn with
business men. They have all oppor-
tunity of judging his ability, and he
soon becomes a recognized factor IN
the commercial world instead of an
ornament and a mere contributor to
the treasury. My idea is to bring about
the proper feeling among the CONNER
cial bodies of the State with but one
object in view and that the welfare
and prosperity of South Carolina, thus
giving health and vigor to the State
to the extent that there will not ex-
ist upon its surface one unhealthy or
diseased spot. The chain is no
stronger than its weakest link and
the body is no healthier than the
least of it's diseases, and in order that
the entire State may prosper and
thrive every portion of it must be cul-
tivated, educated, and thoroughly
worked along progressive lines. Once
this healthy condition is established
the State becomes more and more I'M
mune to those things which tend to
retrograde rather than to progress.
We must remember that to improve
one section of the State and neglect
the other is like dressing man IN an
evening suit and placing upon his
feet a pair of brogans, or clothing
him in a nobby business suit and plac-
ing upon his head "the old grey bon
net" In either case, it is not the good
clothes which attract attention, but
the coarse shoes or the dilapldated
headgear, for when a stranger comes
within the boundaries Of this State,
he must, otherwise, be impressed with
the conviction that Our citizens do not
consider but one or few portions OF
the State worthy of Improvement or
of beautifying, while all Of the other
nortions, in their own spheres of use
fulness, are just as susceptible OF I'M
provement and being made attractive
In short, the 'get together spirit" and
help one another is the solution, as l
see it, to placing South Carolina IN
its natural position, and in this way
if can establish and maintain a pres
tige in agricultural, mineral, timber,
and teytile products beyond all others
and become a controlling factor in the
markets of the universe for the thing
in which it excels or that in which 1t
is peer. When We have our own
State in a healthy and attractive con-
dition, it is then up to us to invite the
outside world to- come into our midst
and to become une among us, feeIlng
satisfied that whatever inducements,
advantages, facilities, and the like,
that we may offer them are even bet
ter than it is possible to depict. We
will then have new men, new money,
men to help US work our advantages
and capital to finance our projects.
We will have the machine moving IN
the first place and will be able to keep
it moving in the last. We will have
specialized the specialties of our State,
will have given to each section OF it
that particular promotion it needed
mos+ and will be able to give to each
investor the thing he wants in the
way he wants it.
In conclusion I will say that some
of our sore spots have been exposed
and our conditions made known, but
it shouBd be, in future, the earnest
work of the chambers Of commerce OF
this State to thoroughly clean house;
to begin to work for new laws and new
conditions, and, as far as possible,
promote the general welfare OF our
neople. We have a sacred trust re-
posed in us, and We should realize, IN
all of it's fullnass, that ''No man llVeth
unto himseIf;" that each owes some
thing to the other; each owes some
thing to his city, to his State, and
to the age in which he lives; and that
as individuals we can accomplish but
little for the general good; united we
NAV do much.