Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-02

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continued. 1--WE have wrong notions
about economy We are proud of be.
ing commercially rich and we are sc
self-satisfied enough to thing in terms
OF money rather than character
Everybody in this country figures on
what he is worth, not on what he is
making, and in the presence of the
actual capital he forgets the principle
which made the income possible
Thrift is the ability to sacrifice to-day
for tomorrow. The modern young
man is too proud to take his girl up
stairs in the theater He must buy
seats in the orchestra, and he must
tip the waiter fifty cents even hough
he can i'll afford to pay for the din
ner ITSELF Moreover, he added, I'VE
have the borrow habit, Macawber- Iii ke
we issue bonds for everything; it's
a habit.
Are We Making Men?
"The big thing that we have to con-
slider is, are we making money or are
we making men? Are we making the
kind of men that George Washington
used at Valley Forge? When this war
is over in Europe we will become in
volved in great commercial struggle
we aren't going to walk away with
the worlds trade War makes men
and we must not underrate our
antagonists, who will be fighting tooth
and nail to get back from the one
neutral country that trade which she
arlassed while the warning nations
were engaged in other than peaceful
pursuits. We can't spend all we make
as we are now doing and expect to
maintain our supremacy or at least
equality with the other nations of the
globe. We must learn how to use our
rzrnn ynI1 nc IRxr To
Mr. Woods went into some very in
teresting figures explanatory of the
distribution of riches among indivi-
duals most of which were fleeting and
in only a few instances, according to
the statistical average, based on fact
and experience, were, and are per-
manent. The, next generation, he
prophesied, Will be in the control and
management of the boys who are now
working on the farms and i'm the
fields, because they are growing up
in the thrifty habits which moulded
the characters of these men who are
now nationally prominent and upon
whose shoulders rest the responsible
tiles of government and control of
the affairs of the country.
Awake to Protection
Mr.. Woods pointed out that this
country has walked up to the need of
future protection of its families, and
since the time when he entered the
life insura nee business the number of
policies held has increased from 600,-
900 to 42,000,O00.
The address was generally regarded
by the members of the Chamber as
one of the highlights of the series
which has proven so popular and
satisfactory in every way.
The speak er said: pennsylvania is
one State til at has capital noted for
something beside it's capitol building;
that the ciIiic pride and the civic ac-
of the city of Harris
burg are known and respected all
over the country. Pennsylvania owns
more hom es, more free homes, than
any other State in the Union; for the
purpose of comparison it is interest
ing to note that of Manhattan's houses
80 per ce mt. are rented"
Mr.. WToods, together with Lawrence
Priddy, of New York. vice-president
Of the rNational Association of Life
Underwriters, will be guest of honor
at dinner at the Engineers Club,
Front and Chestnut streets, at $50
this evening to be given by the Cen
trail Pen nsylvania Association of Life
Underwriters.