The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-16
GET INSIDE
and PERMIT
CLUB TO USE
YOUR IDEAS
"Don't Talk Business Reviv-
al While Carrying About
Catalog of Mail Order
House."
JUDGMENT IS NEEDED
6Y FRANK DUNiNG.

Bud Fisher or Irwin Cobb, in
quest of material, would have
taken him seriously.
No one of the "Y" lobby gath
ering of "Twelve-Sixers" did,.
Despite the lapse of time, I
still remember that effusion en-
titled, "If Richmond Would
Grow. Let the City Take My Ad-
vice."
In part, the self-styled re-
former said:
Ask What is. Wrong.
whats wrong with the city? Every.
thing. Richmond is fast asleep, it's
civic organizations have been entang-
led in mass of cob web
"The Commercial club is dead. Our
factories are not progressive. This
Twelve Six" club does nothing but
participate in a noon lunch. What we
need is business and Industrial re-
vival."
Again, this time it was only week
ago, get within range of the reform.
er. This time it was the 100000 fac
tory fund that was suffering
LET me say this much" he was say
ing as hove within ear shot. This
fund business is the biggest hoax that
was ever inflicted upon the city. Now
that they have the money what are
they going to do with 1t. They don't
know themselves. Now when i was
chairman Of the"--and SO on.
Common Character About Here.
You know this fellow. You meet
him every day No doubt he works
in the same office with you.
The fellow in question is not en-
tirely devoid of common sense. The
trouble is he doesn't exercise what
little he has.
You will. however. agree that some
Of the charges directed against Rich
mond's civic organizations are not
without foundation. He was right
when he said Richmond needed busi-
ness and industrial revival. The most
optomistic Richmond booster will
agree that something Is lacking some
where. A physicians decision how
ever that you have bad cold means
little to you. What you are interested
in is the remedy he is to propose.
Not Interested In Symptoms.
We are not interested in Richmond's
symptoms. They are self evident. The
cure is what we are looking for.
Don't talk business revival when you
i~ tn a
catalog of a Chicago mail order house.
Nobody respects the fellow who
sells neckties to his fellow citizens and
then orders his lawn mower and auto
mobile from an out-of-town mercan-
tile establishment.
Benedict Arnold was that sort Of
fellow, and he had no wide circle of
friends. either in his home or any
other country.
Get In and Get Busy.
Don't criticise the Commercial club.
There are no membership restrictions
on that organization. If you have any
suggestions to make don't waste your
wisdom on the porter in the corner
barber shop. Join the club and make
your suggestions there.
The same applies to any Of Rich.
mond's kindred business mems organ
izations.
About this 100000 industrial fund.
Don't become impatient.
Moses did hut he never reached the
promised land.
The men in whose care Richmond's
factory fund has been intrusted are in
no hurry. There's sufficient time to
invest that money.
Richmond is not and never was
boom town.
Its citizens don't believe in the city
overnight plan. It's a mighty fine
thing to be progressive. but its best
to intermingle material portion of
common sense with that forward NOV
ing spirit.
And a person with common sense,
doesn't knock.