The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-22

per cent of the population is electric
ally served has been one of the Won
ders of the world; its contribution to
the comfort, happiness and efficiency
of our modern life are so great that
we wonder how preceding genera
ton did without it.
The broad field of artificial lighting
offers tremendous opportunities for
the use of scientific application of the
means and devices at hand tp pro-
duce the results we are all aiming for.
one has said we live to do business,
instead of doing business to live, IN
the base sense) is in the order OF So
cial DEVELOPMENT. Business has in
herited from this prototypessmany
habits of enmity, antagonist and
waste, which only the persistent cul-
tivation of good-fellowship harmony
and economy will gradually supplant
The most successful organizations,
which 1 have observed, are those
giving the greatest attention to the
cultivation of harmony among their
men, and with these the spirit of pro-
gress prevails.
Just twenty-eight years ago the Ma
tional Electric Light Association was
organized. In fact, the association is
almost as old as the art Of incandes-
cent lighting itself. It's membership
has now reached over eleven thous-
and, and tw@8hirds of this gain has
been made 1.-THE last five years. The
first convention was held in Chicago
in 1885. In 1908 the convention came
again to that city, as did also the
past years. convention. At this last
convention over 1000 delegates were
registered. If any one word can ex-
press the tone-the "atraosphere'-as
related from this meeting 1t IS the
word COOPERATION"
So let me insist that from this mo-
ment on the watch-word of this Trl-
State Water and Light Association be
"co-operation."
The great growth Of electrical de-
vices from the manufacture, distrlDu-
ton and utilization of these devices IN
the past augurs we'll for continued
improvement and growth in the "
ture. "a
None of us want to be satisfied :.
contented with past or present ac-
embellishments along teh lines OF sat
isfactory devices but rather have the
results obtained to date, spur us on
to better and more satisfactory re-
suits in the future. We should all
make it a matter of individual effort
to see that the greatest amount OF
accomplishments in ways and means
for development in the shortest posi-
BILE time. For instance in the lines OF
artificial illumination, everyone wants
more light, better light and better
means of applying and using 1t. 1t is
a fact that one today can, very large
ly, if not entirely, accomplish proper
and satisfactory artificial illumination
of any given proposition, using the
present efficient light devices, with
the quantity of illumination that for
merly constituted wasted illumina-
ton because of inferior and un-eco-
nomical means and methods, which In
time past may have been considered
the best of their respective kinds.
This is the spirit of the present
time. and all harks back to the ne"
era, recently inaugurated, of higher
and higher, better and better efticl'
ency along every possible line of bus
mess, including artificial illumlnat
ton as we'll. Nothing will hasten more
quickly the developments sought al
ter, and prosperity than the watch
word suggested, "Co-operation."
1t is the spirit of not being satlsnee
with "well enough" that has brougn
out artificial illumination to where
is today. But we must not stop here
Greater and better things are still u
| be accomplished. Let the past perfor
] mances be very insignificant Whei
compared with the results to be pro
, duced in the future.
= Cooperative Manufactures, Coop
1 erative Jobbers, Cooperative Munlcl
r palities, Cooperative Superintend
S ents, and last but not least, Co-opera
y tive Consumers, will accomplish an
= succeed in any undertaking tnat l
= desired. So let every one present CO
3 operate to make the Tri-States Wate
e and Light Association one OF I'm
S pcrtance in the eyes and buslnes
Y life of the South.