The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
THE S. S. S. SWITCH

The switch leading from the main
line of the S. P. Railroad to the
spur tracks of the government ship
yard at the Union Bridge & Con-
struction Company works is marked
by sign designating it as the S. S.
8. Switch. This name has been Sc
lected as a compliment to the three
gentlemen, Messrs. H. Squires, L.
Sellers and T. Sofford, who are
largely credited with having been
the means Of bringing, about sue
cessful negotiations between the ow-
ners of the site and the contracting
shipbuilders.
The Squires-Sellers-Sofford
Switch sign will probably serve as a
constant reminder to other interest
ed citizens Of Morgan City that it is
possible for all men to render some
distinctive service to their city by
lending the particular aid or influ-
ence with which they may be invest
ed. Concerted movement on the part
Of the citizens Of Morgan City and
Berwick may lead to other big, valu-
able developments for this territory.
II is certain that nothing can now
hold back the general progress Of
the community, but the forward
movement can be greatly accelera-
ted by a united boost. There are no
knockers in Morgan City and Ber-
wick but there are perhaps many
who are helping to hold back the de-
velopments because they do not help
to push them forward. The Squires
-Sellers-Sofford crowd have
shown what interested men can do.
They have demonstrated to just
what extent men can help their
town and their fellow citizens and
they are entitled to great credit for
their activities. Credit does not be-
long to these men for being boosters
or for working for the good Of their
community. These things are the
duty and should be the pleasure Of
every citizen. But credit is due their
intelligence and their activity and
their public spiritness in seeking out
the opportunity to serve. Their in
terest has been an ACTIVE and not
. dormant interest.
Messrs. Squires, Sellers and Sof-
ford acted. As a result the towns Of
Morgan City and Berwick are filling
10 the overflow point and the pay
roofs Of great organization are
scattering their money in steadily
increasing volume. Already, the ac-
1vities of these three city builders
rave added two hundred new citi-
.ens to the two towns. The result Of
heir action is barely begun. Ninety
lays from now they will have
,rought not less than 1900 new citi-
ems into this community and in less |
han year they will have increased
he number to $500 additional citi-
ems. This is the result Of the work
hat three men have done. What |
ould not be accomplished if the
fforts of the entire citizenship were
ombined to promote the CONNER
ial and civic betterment of this
Messrs. Squires, Sellers and Sof-
ord have started the influx, now
rho will start the movement to take |.
are of the people that are coming.
Already there is q dearth of shelter
or the people who have come. Each
assing week is seeing the demand
lcrease and unless those who are in
osition to do SO come forward and
upply houses to take care Of the 1
apidly increasing population the
ity may yet be thrown into chaos
ecause Of its lack Of facilities. Will
ONE other Squires-Sellers-Sof-
ord combination kindly step for
ard and start something in the
uilding line?
ED CROSS CLASS AT MESS