The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-01-18
GREAT SUCCESS
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for their betterment, their Institutes.
extension schools, ETC., all institutions
where they could learn more about
their business and increase their pros
perity He urged the business men
to make the same effort to increase
their knowledge of their business and
improve It's conditions. Ii the people
of Hillsboro would get together and
boost he said no one need have any
fear of what was I'm store for Hillsboro
In 1912 that boosting spirit was
necessary for the upbuilding of a com.
munity, that what was for the benefit
or one was for the benefit of all that
their should be no room In Hillsboro
for knockers and If everyone would
show faith In the town by words and
acts there would be good results In the
future.
President Garrett then introduced
j. M Hibben, whose subject was
"Hillsboro's Merchandise from 1873 to
1912" Mr.. Hibben's talk made the
real hit Of the evening. From the
very beginning Of his talk when he
stated that he was not an orator or
accustomed to speaking in public and
when he found that he was sandwich.
ed In on the evenings program be
tween such able and eloquent speakers
as President Garrett, Mr.. Sans and
Col. Pavey, he felt like a woman who
came into his store one day and said,
"Mr. Hibben | have just come from
the dentist where had IA teeth pull.
ed and feel nerviiious." He told of
conditions as they existed in business
here In 1873 and as they exist now.
His "reminiscences OF the past were de-
lightful and he had his audience
laughing and applauding continuous
ly. He stated that his father and he
had been in the dry goods business
continuously for SO years and IL that
was not "going some 1t certainly was
staying some". He pointed out
clearly by comparing present condi
tions with conditions in 1873, the re-.
markable improvement that had been
made, the stores then lighted by coal
oil lamps, now by gas and electricity |;
not a pike In Highland county and
the roads absolutely impossible In the
early spring except on horse back !;
the manner OF displaying goods; the
different feeling that then existed be-
tween merchants, how bitter the COM
petition was and how they would
stoop TO almost anything to injure
competitor; that flies were considered
beneficial as 1t was claimed that they
ate up all the garbage and refuse
thrown promisciously In streets and
alleys; that screens were unknown
and 1t was claimed that II there were
lots OF flies 1t would be a healthy sum
mer and II this was true all were
healthy as there were always plenty of
flies. In closing he beautifully ex-
pressed his love for Hillsboro and it's
people. He said that he had been
born and raised here and had lived
here all his life and that whel the
end came he hoped to be borne by
loving hands to the cemetery north
of town fer the long last sleep; that
he dearly loved Hlllsboro and it's
people and longed for the happiness
and prosperity of all No talk has
been made in years which elected
such universal praise and high COM
mendation.
Col. II. A. Pavey was then intro
duced by Presid e mt Garrett. Col.
Pavey spoke on "Hillsboro's Future"
Mr.. Pavey is polished and pleasing
speaker, with remarkable gift for
stating things clearly and forcefully.
He was optimistic of Hillsboro's
future, as he said that the people of
Hillsboro came OF the best stock In
the world, the Anglo Saxon, race
that had always ruled and alway would
rule; that Hillsboro peopled as it was
by descendants Of the best New En-
gland and Virginia families should
produce as strong men and women as
1t had in the past and rank high
among the communities Of the coun-
try. He highly commended the pur-
pose of lhe Business Mems Association
stating that an organization which was
founded for the common good and not
for a selfish purpose should have the
hearty support of all the people OF a
community and should do great
work that in this age of great organi-
cations for selfish ends 1t was healthy
sign to see the people band together TO
cooperate, not for the advancement
OF a particular class but for the ad
vancement OF all that class hatred
and prejudice must be done away with
to accomplish the best things and
secure the best results. He said he