Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-06-26
HON. ALBERT L. COX
Speaks to Large and Enthusiastic Audience at Peoples
Theatre Last Friday Night. Urges Cooperation
and Recommends Incorporation of the
Three Towns


Chamber of Commerce, given un-
der the auspices Of the Board of
Trade of Roanoke Rapids Town
ship, was heard by a large and
representative crowd of citizens
from the towns.
Mr.. Cox was introduced by Mr..
w. L, Long, who referred brief
ly to Mr.. Cox's achievements
during his administration as
President of the Chamber of
Commerce of Raleigh and then
in few we'll chosen words intro
duced him to the audience.
Mr.. Cox commented briefly on
his surprise at seeing here such
a progressive, enterprising indus
trial town:
"The officers of your Board of
Trade gave me much pleasure in
extending to me an invitation to
address your newly organized
body. For many years | have
been largely interested in the
work of civic organizations which
have to do with the industrial
life and spirit of a community.
To my mind a well. managed
Board of Trade or a Chamber of
Commerce is essential to the sue
cess of any community. The
work of such an organization is
of different nature from that
done by individuals acting separ-
ately. 1t instigates a fine com
munity spirit, a spirit of unset
fishness and cooperation; with
out which it is hard for any city
or town to thrive.
"The underlying and funda-
mental principle of such an or
ganization as you have started
in Roanoke Rapids is co-opera-
ton. The large business corpor-
ations of the country owe their
vitality to spirit of cooperation
on the part of the many who com
pose them. A cooperation of
the officers, managers, statesmen
and. mechanics, without which,
the great successes which they
have achieved and are now
achieving, would be impossible.
In like manner the spirit of CO.
operation is at the bottom of our
social growth. This could not be
better illustrated than by the
present administration OF our
country. The hearty co-opera-
ton accorded President Wilson
'by the members of his Cabinet,
by the Senators and members OF
Congress, as well as by the mi
nor officers of our Government,
have made possible the achieve
ments of this administration.
The lack of cooperation on the
part of any branch of our Gov
ernment would have caused a
woeful lack of harmony, which.
could not have resulted but in a
state of chaos.
Wherever you find him, the
fellow who is willing to do part
of his days work for the benefit
of his neighbor and who believes
in team work, not only for the
common of his particular inter-
ests, but for the good of society
as well. there you find a valua-
rple member of the community.
In earlier days we had to depend
/. upon the individual; the pioneers
who blazed the way for our
future developemont. But now
this individualism is lost sight of
and in its place we have cooper
alton.
"a Board Of Trade can fill so
many needs of community and
can employ its members to good
advantage in such a dl-
versity Of undertakings that |
shall be compelled to generalize
in my remarks. 1t would be
well to consider first the advan-
tage that will accrue to the indi-
vidual members of your organi-
cation by the opportunity which
is given them to promote good
fellowship by strengthening
their ties of friendship. An OPP
portunity is also given for the
broadening of each mans views
by his contact with other men of
different occupation and differ
:. ent view point. There is anoth-
er advantage in that working
unselfshly for the best interests