New-York tribune., 1912-12-01

the intelligence, and the readiness 20
make sacrifices OF time and money in the
service OF the community, might appear
an act OF presumption, or. at best, work
Yet there is still something TO be said,
and II Is hoped that coming from so sin
cere a wellwisher, SO earnest believer
in its future. il will be graciously re-
count of It's extraordinary advantage
OF its geographical and Typographical sit
uation, OF its climate and soil, of Its ac-
cess to all the varied products that figure
in a world interchange. and OF It's pos
ural and artificial mediums through which
that interchange can most frfctionlessly
be had-the peoples OF the earth VIII make
nation. which should be the hope of
every patriotic citizen. can be greatly
hastened by intelligent, persistent. self
sacrihcing. ungrudging and united effort
on their part. Mobile has. in Its repre-
and able heralds; but II Is only when
they tell of what Mobile has done. is do
ing. and may be counted on to do--not
their generaus and patriotic surrender OF
space and employment Of brains and
time, in her behalf can be of any avail
Mobile wants harbor that the trade
leviathans can enter and leave, laden to
the gunwales: to get IL, she-and that
means her whole business contingent
must show Uncle Sans purseholders that
she is straining every effort to build, and
TO accommodate. a foreign as we'll as a
domestic trade.
Mobile wants, and wants I'm numbers.
the industries common to the worlds
great seaports-to say nothing of others
to which her rivals. generally. have little
and she everything TO offer: she must
show that she fosters those she already
has.
Mobile wants the waste places Of her
contiguous and supporting territory filled
with skilled farmers. orchardists and
stock raisers: she must prove to those
already there that she Is mindful Of their
needs In the shape OF reasonable financial
aid: Of fostering legislation, OF good roads.
and OF ready markets
Mobile wants to incorporate I'm her citi-
zenship an added number OF strong force
ful, aggressive men of affairs. skilled I'm
manipulating men and measures, who arc
of ripe experience In handling world
propositions. and who have done things:
she must recognize that such will find
their way-thrust il IL necessary-to the
forefront OF every movement, even or
those they do not inaugurate for master
fulness Is the keynote of their being, the
quality Of qualities in the leadership and
fighting material the service Of which she
Will reed II she Is TO reach the coveted
position In world trade-for there are com
ported strong. forceful men," an idea
is advanced, suggestion is made. a
| movement Is started. she must learn 10
canvass the idea. the suggestion. the
movement and not the motives or the
interest Of the originator: must learn TO
weigh the first as impartially as pair OF
scales weighs a physical substance. 10
accept the second-if promisng-with
grace and spontaneity. and TO promote
the third Loyalty. disinterestedly, and,
above all. unitedly.
In all comparatively small cities. there's
apt to he a trife Of the spirit that
prompted the Cornwall miner to say 10
comrade: bill. there goes stranger:
cave brick at i'm" Mobile has less OF
IL than most. but she must rid herself OF
the little she does harbor for she will
want the help OF many stranger" ere
she wins the heights.