Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
WILKINSON SEES
SUNSHINE ON
ALL SIDES
Declares Citizens Must Be Care
full Not to Attack Institutions
Doing Good Work,

Nell r Wilkinson, the new presi-
dent Of the Atlanta Chamber Of Com
merce. looked out of a spacious win
dow at an elaborate setting Of blue
SKY brightness and joined the Sun
shine Club with the following we'll
chosen expressions:
"On such a glorious day 1t would
be hard to make any other kind OF a
talk than one about sunshine-ey
the sun, which the astronomers tell
us is something more than 9O,000,oO0
miles away. seems to have singled
out Georgia for his especial regard.
And all the wealth of sunshine is
not in the air l was recently in
New York and the East, and I was
immensely gratifed, and not a little
surprised, TO note the sentiment Of
bankers and business people general
~ regarding The Southeast, and par
ticularly Georgia and Atlanta.
Boost Atlanta for Bank.
why there wasn't a banker but
thought the Southeast should be made
regional reserve banking district,
and they all agreed that Atlanta
should have the bank This, l may
add, very closely corresponds TO my
own private opinion.
Our section is facing splendid
year of prosperity and opportunity.
Perhaps the main thing will be to
keep intact our balance and sense of
proportion under the temptation OF
all this opportunity; to expand con-
servatively; not to overtrade or
plunge and yet be ready to make
the most of the rich field before us.
And right here l should like to
make a little statement.
Publicity Seekers Warned.
81 think this is especially good
time for some persons, in whom the
itch o writing and the craving of
publicity is strong, to refrain with
some care from flying into the col
umns of the newspapers with sensa-
! tio1al statements, fllconsidered as
we'll as ill-timed. attacking institu-
tions less from a knowledge of their
short comings than from desire for
passing notoriety.
81 may even mention a case IN
point.
"A youthful ministers. whose name
escapes me, made an attack not long
ago on the Associated Charities. 1t
resulted in the Chamber of Com
merce appointing q special commit
tee to examine the books and methods
of that institution, Frank M. Inman
| being the chairman Of the commit
| tee A most thorough examination
was made. and that committees re-
| port. given to the press, was most eff
| fective and convincing as to the thor
oughly good work being done by the
| Associated Charities.
Georgia Chamber Praised.
LAS to our State at large, the Geor-
gia Chamber of Commerce is whoop-
| ing up things all over the State, and
is becoming most potent factor in
| its upbuilding and betterment. Or
1 ganized effort by the business men
| of the State, under the guidance of
| the Georgia Chamber of Commerce,
is destined to do for Georgia what
the citizens of Atlanta are doing for
| their city, with the aid of our own
| Chamber of Commerce.
zone of the most cheerful things
can see IN. the Sunshine Club of At
| lanta is the ease and conscientious
enthusiasm with w.irch ii is possible
even neeesary-to become a mem
Der | don't remember ever to have
seen the sunshine of prosperity SO
beautifully distributed before"