Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-08
KNOCKERS BECOME BOOSTERS

and working in the same cause. But
you can depend upon one thing that
you will have to get the kickers out o.
the way, before you can do any Boost
ing for this city. There are two words
that appear in the dictionary very
near together and do not get them con
founded. Boost, Boom. Having al
ready told you what Boost was, | win
also state that Boom means--A hollow
Roar. Like the sound of the waves.
Nothing. Boast is not found in the die
tionary at all, but is a slang word for
the purpose of Dragging, or putting up
To get ones section started you
must advertise-the merchant of this
city who does not advertise is dead
one and will sooner or later come to
naught. You have one of the cleverest
in the state. l have never
seen a finer special edition than your
secretary brought up to Macon to the
Convention. 1t was a real cracker
jack and if you are not proud of your
daily paper-then my work here will
not amount to much.
You must carry on some National
Advertising or your city will never be
known and again it takes money 20
advertise So you see that some body
must pay for the music. You know
that | have my opinion of fellow who
will not contribute cent toward
boosting his city and will be human
sponge and reap the reward of the
other fellows cash and work. AS sool
as you begin to advertise, letters of in
quiry will begin to come in and then
the real work begins.
Your secretary comes in at this
point, for it is up to him to land these
inquirers. What are you doing to hold
I'D the secretary's hands. Are you
helping him whenever you can, or are
you getting the idea that the church
member got, that the preacher was
paid to do the work and let him do It.
The Secretary of any organization S
not the whole cheese, and there are
times when he must have your advice
and help, especially kind word, which
will spur him on to greater things. !
am no doubt looking into the faces ot
many good citizens who have worked
hard for Americas in years gone by,
and have done much good work, but
shall they continue to do this and have
no new recruits? You say that you
can't see anything in this great boost
ing plan for you. In other words you
won't work because you don't see
anything in it for you? Shame on you,
you are a selfish, old crouch. Suppose
that King Solomon had said that he
would not write Proverbs unless he
got something out of it. Can you i'm
agine the Apostle Paul asking, what
do | get out of it" before writing his
great epistules. Can you picture Wash
ington standing upon the banks of the
Delaware and stating what's in it foc
me, before he crossed over.
In the work of organization today
we must not, ask this silly question,
Every American citizen of every COM
munity of this broad land, owes it to
himself his city and her citizens to
ask the question, What can | put in
What can do to help" There are
but two at this time who Got
There's!" Judas Iscariot, who betrayed
the Savior for thirty pieces of silver
and hanged himself in remorse, and
Benedict Arnold, who sought to deliver
West Point into the hands of the Brit
ish and received his reward-A com
mand in the kings army-and who was
disgraced and ostracised to the end OF
his miserable life They both aske l
What do get out of it?" Organiza-
ton of one kind or another is respon
sible for nearly everything we enjoy
except raw material resources which