The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-14
Gettina Enthused.

,i setting ,Enthused.
Enthusiasm Is growing more marked
each. day. Peoplefare Just awakening.
to the fact that there is ancopportun.
!ty that comes but once IN lifetime.
Almost every one has fixed some
time In the future when. III things 60
right, "sthey VIII aown an automobile.
But here is opportunity battering at
their very doors. The West Virginian
makes VI possible fotown an auto with
ipsthe next few weeks. 5lnhthis great
contest d Isl, 200 r: hso1,SFlye Pas
senger Touring Car is offered and the
Interesting part about the entire at.
fair Is that II doesn't require a cent
pEscaii an Any lady 'ofsgood standing
lny tho Community may enter. The
contest Isl not hsdged about by a lot
ofi restrictIons that prevent any one
from participating. sI1ts purely and
simply matter Of proving your own
popularity and devoting some time
andSattenti onfto4 the contest fol. a few
Il The very fact that this contest is at
tracing attention from all parts Of
tieS State shows that It is not triy!
ial affair by : any means; that the
contestant who figures that lie has a
ife2size business proposition on hand,
and deals with It accordingly, is show.
ing the sort OF wisdom that is going 10
win. S ,S Il
This race Is now passing out OF the
educational period; the leading candi-
dates have gained some valuable ex-
perlence during the last few days and
are now conducting their campaigns
along systematic lines. For them, the
play time is, passed; they have tasted
success In some small measure and
now have settled down to steady
consistent grind for the remainder Of
the contest. At the same time, how
ever there will be new entries for the
next two weeks and it is these people
who are not afraidgto start late In the
game who 3 are going to make the
whirlwind campaign. They realize
they have a good chance to win and
YOU Can Win " YOU Try.
That Is Just what makes a contest
interesting. .,...s
There is absolutely no reason why
any contestant should be ihalf-hearted
lin this. race. Do your very best; make
every day count; show your friends
that you are in totwin: that they ar,
not wasting their support, and In turn
they will work with redoubled energy
for yours success. The leaders In the
race have not attained their positions
without the expenditure Of much time
and effort. They are near the top. or
occupying that position, because they
have improved every apparent oppor.
tunity and, In many, cases. have Great.
ed opportunities where none existed.
They have been faithful and constant
to themselves and 10 their friends and
loft the rest 'of fate. M 4, Z
This is "Your Opportunity
III f3contestants but realize It., this
very hour sis rich with opportunities.
The present moment Is the only kind
of time you are ever going to have
and II fthiS hours worth Is disregard.
ed. what Is to prevent the wasting of
that other hour in which YOU have
planned to do great things?s
( And hereiis Just one word that EN-;
bodies all there lis OF success in the
contest business. That. word Is organ.
ization. Get together an organization
as nearly perfect as you can make It.
ISysteniatire things. Remember that
the great shop cannot move until the
engine starts: the engine can not
start until the engineer pulls the lie.
yer; the engineer canont pull the lie.
yer until he gets the signal from the
captain, and the captain won't give the
signal until hesgets the idea that it Is
time to 60 and that everything is in
good order; /,
And that's the sort OF an; organiza.
tion yon want. Be the captain. Be a
Davy Crockett sort OF a captain. Be
cure you're right then so ahead. DON,
ever forget for moment that ambi
ton is % priceless virtue, and enthu;
slasrn most dependable asset. They
form a combination which Is hard ia
beatl Go,at.it.iveness is the first steI
|! on the way to Victory In the greatest
newspaper popularity N contest the
State Of West Virginia has ever VII
messed: n I;
45It time to quit thinking the mat
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