Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-06-26

De prOuu OF your UOWH, Ildke tHe
rest of this country know what
you think of her and make 9th
er people likewise appreciate her.
1t has well been said, that a
light under a bushel might as
well be out as be lit, You
members of the Roanoke Rapids
Board of Trade take unto your
self the task of removing the
bushel. The happiest member
of this organization is going to
be the one who works hardest
in an endeavor to bring it sue
cess. Don't slam the door on
the stranger who looks like hard
work, for often his name is op-
portunity.
mo group of individuals, how
ever talented, working as indi-
viduals, can accomplish nearly
so much work as can these same
individuals, working wi h
organized effort. An organ
ization is the cooperation OF
individuals to secure a common
result. As lit is man-acquired SO
it can never rise in perfection a
bove the men who compose it..
1t is bound to suffer if one of its
component parts makes a mis-
take. To say organization is
fgood for business is to use a
trite expression. Just so far as
it is good for business, it is good
for the individual in that it
teaches him how to center his
efforts, by showing him the ad-
vantages of team work. AS ap-
piled to this organization it
teaches the individual to yield
himself to the influence of SER
vice to others and to his COM
munity as a whole. Upon the
efficiency of the individual mem
bers of your organization will
depend the results attained.
! Make membership in the Board
of Trade of Roanoke Rapids a
privilege and not a duty, and let
its responsibility demand honest
and efficient service. Proceed
in as orderly way as practica-
BILE. Plan your work---then
work your plan. Too often we
expect our desires to be accom-
plished by meeting and adopting
high sounding resolutions. The
resolution are valuable in their
place, but do not stop there. Let
that be but your beginning.
Know just what you intend to
do, why you intend to do it, and
when you intend to do it, then
do it!
"You have no doubt already
found that there is no dirth of
things for your organization to
do. Any matter of interest to
Roanoke Rapids is of deep con-
cern to this body. Each accom-
plishment prepares the way and
makes easier the doing of the
next undertaking. There is not
a phase of life in Roanoke Rapids
that you should not be interested
in. Industries, city planning,
administration and social welfare
will all be considered by you at
the proper time. Do not attempt
to do everything at once. Take
some particular line of endeavor
and carry it through to its ulti-
mate conclusion. Avoid scatter
ing your shot and when you are
engaged in a large undertaking
don't dissipate your efforts by
running after smaller things.
Along, and closely related to
the industrial development and
city planning comes social well
fare. The accomplishment of
good, clean industrial growth,
and likewise the careful matur-
ing of well formulated city plan
ming cannot help but result in the
! increased social welfare of your
community. The object lesson
which the many householders
will derive from the beautiflying
of your City will result in each
one endeavoring to keep his in
dividual house and grounds in
order. 1t would be well for
. Doo,,d of Troda olonu with