Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
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l to cllnch certain points, and expressed ' his regret at his inability to attend the annual banquet this year. "l am fond or banqusts,'' he said, aud especially fond of the Canaan kind" The speaker said: II have always heard that you had model Association; that you were alive and that you were a power in the 1 community. Canaan is beautiful town: the gateway to the Barkshires, and the home of the Connections West ern News. What more could yol want? Iii Wins. ed we need many things, but so tar ss I know, ali you need is q coat of paint on your railroad station. aud few flower beds in the center of the town. Possibly you need other things. If so why don't you get them? I sup. pose State Treasurer Roberts is a mem Der of your Association. He has all the funds of the state back of hlm, and be. sides, he stands i'll with the Governor, so you not only have pull on the purse strings of the state, but after the recep- tion you gave His Excellency the other evening you ought to be able to get any thing you might ask for
 "It there is anything that could be of benefit to Canaan which you do not al- ready have, set yourselves he task of getting it. do not know your needs. but do know that you business men can bring about almost anything you think wise and best. Several things are necessary to do this. There must be CO., operation as we'll as competition-frien Illness as well as rivalry y-praise as we'll as criticism, and above all, work. Some one said to Edison after going through. his workshop, You must have an in spiration.' Mo- not entirely said he. itis 10 per cent inspiration, 90 per cent. persp1ration.'
 "One of the new methods of teaching children is to get the child into that con dition of mind where it gives him more pleasure to study than to play in fact study becomes play to him There is q wonderful fascination about accomplish ing things. A real pleasure for a suc- cessful man is working out details and having things come his way. It is the same with Association work, only re- suits are all that count The details are seldom known. Banquets are delight ful and smokers are enjoyable, but per sonal work is necessary if the real ob jects of the Association are to be ob tained
 "lf l were to make suggestion re- garding your future should say. go what would help Canaan most. This might be done by your directors or by having meeting of your Association and asking as many members as possi- ble for suggestions. Then decide what you want to accomplish, lay out the work and get busy. It is surprising what can be accomplished. ]"
 He related a number of examples of what the Association has accomplished for Winsted. showing the results of united effort and personal interest in the community welfare Make your Association worth something to the town. Interest yonr men who have gray matter under their hats-and there | are a lot of them; give them place in l the development of your projects. There is no telling what may be the result. l" Referring to the great changes that have taken place in all industries. in cluding farming, in the last few years, he said |: 1.-The barley crop of Wisconsin was worth s12, 900, 900 more last year be cause the farmers had learned that pedi. 3 greed seed was worth more than ordi- nary seed. Apples are selling for five cents apiece within one hundred miles of Canaan. Your back farms are worth more than the apple lands of Oregon which bring from S250 to $500 per acre, s just as soon as your farmers, or agrlcul turists. as they may be called, know how , pack the fruit and market the crop. ; am impressed every day by what is be a ing doue along these Ilnes"
 He gave quotation from a recent ad. Q dress by Rabbi Wise: Put public wei fare above personal interests dream great things, and then give yourselves ' the task of proving your dreams true h At the close of Mr. Jones's talk he wa, given unanimous vote Of thanks.
 Prt sident Holsapple then invited the company into the dining room of tht
 Hall, where refreshments and cigar
 were served, Mrs. Mary Corcoran beinl
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