Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-01
GET DOWN AND PUSH.
By Major e. W. Barher-

And as they lead, SO will the COM
munity be.
If you have accumulated com.
potency and are annoying that life of
ease to which you are entitled. it is
time for you to think of pour com
munity-of your children-of your
neighbor's little ones.
Your town needs your STRENGTH
your assistance.
Get down and push.
The generation that is passir.
away started you on the road to af.
fluence-pushed you along life's iopr-
ney-headed you for that goal which
you now enjoy.
They gave you push-and vour
on energy, and perseverance, and
determination did the rest.
Now you are on top and a new gen
Grafton is springing up, and they have
an ambition TO achieve.
But their goal is long way IN
and the road is steep, and there are
obstacles to be overcome before your
children and your neighbours children
may hope to reach the goal of their
,ambition.
The community standard in vogue
when you were a boy was doubtless
high for those times, but the same
standard is hopeless today, relic of
the past, an impossibility of the fu-
ture.
To maintain its relative position
in the world, your community must
prosper. and grow, and expand.
And your children are confronted
with these changing conditions.
To hold your town down to the
carly standard is like cutting the
throat of your faithful dog. or cast
ing your bank book into the flames.
But advancing its material in
terests is like casting the loaves and
fishes to the hungry multitudes.
You are successful, the past has en-
ricbed you in its wealth, the future is
one of peace, for you
But what of the children of today.
what of those growing to manhood and
womanhood only to be forced to meet
the serious problems of a few years
hence
What of the future of your own de-
scendants?
A retarded commercial spirit.
throttled community growth, all por-
tend a struggle with adversity in the
years to come.
Other men of means and prominence
will act, and other communities viii
forge to the front and prosper and if
your community simply remains sta
tionary it will soon be subsisting on
the crumbs that others cast aside.
Yhat are you going to do about
it you men of means and the ability
TO act?
Are you going to get down and
push?
Are you going to assist your child
rem, as your fathers assisted you
Are you going to give your town
a shove to the front-a boost that
will mean prosperity for the future?
A town that is worth living in is
worth boosting.
And all good citizens should be
boosters-in fact, the really desirable
citizens are boosters.
This world is going at rapid pace
and America leads the van.
Do you want to see your children
marching well to the front in the
position of honor. or would you pre-
fer to see them amblng along in
the dust of the more progressive peo-
pie?
The great opportunity for CONNER
cial and community advancement is
here now-is looking for a word of
encouragement from you-is waiting
for your action.
But by the time your sons reach
mans estate opportunity will have
marched on-and into the waiting en-
brace of other communities.
That is, unless you act now, and to
some purpose.
One hand may not raise a stone,
but many hands make light work Of
the heaviest burdens.
There are many hands in your com
munity-hands capable of performing
wonderful feats in community build
ing.
Perhaps yours are two of those
hands.
But what are the many hands do
ing?
Are thoy pushing, showing, boosting
to the front?
Are they pulling, dragging retard
ing the growth OF your community,
and your people?
What are your hands doing. broth