Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26

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FEBRUARY rs, 1915
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and better every day and in every way.
Then all things will come"
A booster song to the tune OF
Marching Through Georgia" was then
sung by the men with all the old time
pepper. BY the time the second verse
was reached they were fairly yelling
themselves hoarse on the strains OF
the stirring old war time melody.
Plea For Community. ,
A plea for every man to broaden out
and have big vision and great love
for his community was voiced in the
short talk made by L. r. Clausen. The
lack Of a central association for the
handling Of many problems for civic
Improvement was cited by the speaker
who urged greater love for the COM
munity and more general desire to
work for the common good by all resi-
dents. He said, II cannot conceive of
a successful life where man lives
too much by, or to himself. One must
live in community and not be con.
fined too strictly to corporate limits,
but rather to the community center.
The welfare of any community de.
ponds on the people who make 1t up.
Life is not long at the most and we
can't afford to waste any of it. 1t Is
just what you and I make it and is all
too short to fritter it away in criticiz.
ing.
I'VE should look outside our sell
fish lives and see how we can help
the community. Communities are not
made up of fine buildings and we'll
titled farms but of people. Who would
care to live among fine buildings II he
has no one as neighbor. 1t depends
upon the people to make the conmun-
ity. 1t is essential to those who live
in it, and they are essential to it. Of
tumwa has been favored by nature
more than most cities that l have
seen and have visited many cities
between the two oceans. We can
have Ottumwa the best if We will but
pull for it together
"Ottumwa," to the air of Tramp,
Tramp, Tramp the Boys Are March
ing" composed by B. o. Worrel, was
sung with q vim by the whole assem-
blage at the close of the talk.
Outlines Fair Move.
George H. Holcombe of Burlington.
promoter Of the l. & NJ. fair to be held
this summer in Ottumwa outlined the
proposition to the men after short
Introductory speech made by Frank
Nimocks who vouched for Mr.. Hol-
combe's sincerity Of purpose, truth and
veracity In the statements which he
made.
I'VE are meeting with encourage
ment In our work." said Mr.. Holconbe.
1.-THE fair is the most important prop
osition you have to consider in con-
nection with the future welfare of Of
tumwa.
There is nothing which will give
the commercial association so much
advertising, bring as much business or
produce, as much education, both agri-
cultural and industrial, in its broadcast
sense as this great l. & NJ. fair which
you are going to have. 1t shall be
properly conducted.
Interest Children.
1T is planned to go out to the most
remote corners of this district, which
the fair is to cover, and try to interest
the school children in our proposition.
We want to get them to enter the
competitive contests, to study the
premium lists and to offer some of
their work on the grounds. We must
all put our work into competitive
class to tell how we'll we are doing.
"The fair will do more to bring to-
gether the resources of the community
in the proper place than anything else.
Everybody goes to see what the other
fellow Is doing.
Not a Donation.
"The question is asked, Does fair
pay?' and a common answer to our
proposition is, oh. yes, will donate
something for it, 1t is not donation.
It is a strict, straight business PROPOSE
ton. It is handled in a purely bust
ness way. There are no passes, no
family tickets given, everybody pays.
How can you have dividends or even
meet expenses with nothing coming
into your treasury? We have an &C
counting system, which protects the
man who puts up the money; the one
who makes the fair possible.
"The town of Cedar Falls, with q
population of 5000 cleared $1,000 a
month, had two fairs and an automo-
bile race. What can't Ottumwa do?
with an automobile travel is easy
these days. The fair will bring In
people from 100 miles around and 100
miles is not far. You can go any
where if you have good roads, good
car and a good excuse. Co.,.
1--WE step aside now for the CONNER.
cial association campaign. But we
start out again next Tuesday. II you
are going to turn US down, do it and
do it quickly, but just don't do it.,
that's ALL
The Main Address.
A strong plea for cooperation IN
which his hearers were shown the
real value to the individual as well
as to the community by having all
work together, was made by William
r. Moss of Chicago, whose address
follows:
call cooperation new spirit IN
business because I believe We are