New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-12-05
BY COOPERATION WE WIN
SUCCESS.

on something.
Brotherhood. fellowship, COM
radeship, overlooking neig hborll-
ness-that's what your whole
neighborhood is hungry for, if
the people only realized it, but
this neighboIliness must be some
thing more than benevolent
sentiment lying idle in the hearts
Of the folks. 1t must tie put to
work. 1t must do things. And
that is what cooperation is
neighborliness at work. brother
hood at work. Il There 5
little hope for any people who
are not willing to cooperate as
taxpayers and fellow-workers TO
give better chance to their
young, aspiring flesh and blood.
& Il Cooperation to get
better roads. and a telephone sys-
tenn. and a farmers club. and 4
club for farm women. libraries,
local fairs. rallies, picnic days,
and everything that makes for a
richer social and intellectual life.
We take the above from the
Progressive Farmer of Novem-
Der 14nh. What a world Of WIS
dom in the above ought; Wis
dom seasoned with the spirit OF
christian work and christian en-
deavor. and what a volume Of
business sense is contained III
that idea of cooperation. Co
operate-don t just talk about CO.
operation" And we believe that
the solution for our economic and
other evils has come to Us, we
don't have to seek it. 1t is that
vital, force without which there
can be no success. there can be
no growth. there can be no perm
aren't development. It is that
force that moulded the colonies
into a Union and the Union into
the Nation. 1t is the Nation
builder and the Nations safe
guard and cornerstone for civil
cation strength, union and pros
pelity.
This section may be suffering
a period of business depression
but it isn't half as bad as other
sections. and because this is so,
lies the more potent reason for
our merchants and business men,
bankers and farmers to determine
that now and always will be
found that active spirit Of mutual
help and mutual assistance called
cooperation. There never was d
time in our history when organ
lied cooperation was more need
ed. It is in such q time as this
that brave men determined to do
or die, band themselves together
for mutual advancement and
mutual prosperity. Instead OF
being a signal to cease striving,
it simply signals that the fight
is just begun. His ship crippled
and disabled, good Paul Jones
was hailed by his enemies to sur
render. Quick was the answer
of that gay old war master !:
ssDarn your souls. l haven't be-
gun to fight yet"
It takes a crisis to call our at
tention to our defects and our
needs. and this nationwide
crisis has shown it clearly to ev-
cry section in the Union-their
biggest need was some kind Of
cooperative organization. and
being wise progressive communi-
ties organized and organized to
stay organized.
New Iberia has such an organ
ization-the Chamber of Com
merce. an organization that no
progressive town in the United
States is without. for the work
that Chamber Of Commerce does
is potent and lasting and repre-
sents the best interest of the
community. 1t represents neigh
borliness at work. brotherhood at
work. You may not see the
work. but silent though it may
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