Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-26
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEETING ENTHUSES
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meas. no matter how great nor how
small they may be.
Mr.. Hamilton in closing launched |
himself into a patriotic outburst that
provoked Spontaneous applause from
Ma auditors. He Is a staunch advo-
cate OF preparedness and universal
military training. He told Of the mis-
takes that had been made on the Next
can border and deplored the possihili-
" OF their being repeated again thru
half heartedness on the part OF the
people. He argued for selective con
sctiption as the only means Of giving
the United States an army that would
command respect from all nations of
the world.
Mr.. saylor Gives Facts.
Mr.. Saylor. a typical business man
with q penchant for telling facts in
dollars and cents. told the audience
Of the work at Waukegan, where with
in a seven or eight year period, city
was made to grow from seven or eight
thousand to community OF thirty
thousand by concerted and never falt-
erinE effort.
when we started to make a city
out OF a dea dtown," said Mr.. Sayl0r
I'VE were forced into It. We had two
factories and one Of them had fire
an dwas burned out entirely. The
people owning the plant wanted to re.
main In Waukegan. but we had no
place to put them and they left for
another city, growing into great big
rich, concern That awakened us and
we got together. a bunch of loyal citi
sens and subscribed $50 600 to an In
dustriai fund.
.'As new enterprises came to us fol
financial aid, we built them factories
taking mortgages upon their propert,
and giving contracts for its purchase
In this manner we secured twenty-five
new concerns In six years, and the!
are all growing and developing RICH
along with us. We continue to holt
our original capital and have paid divl
dends 10 the subscribers to hold on
original fund OF and per cent. eacl
year. Once we ran the dividend u
~ high as per cent.
I'VE started out to look for custom
ers TO spend our money and we didn'
have much trouble finding them. w
encouraged every young man with a
idea and the result is that all of gu
most prosperous Industries started 0
small scale and have grown to the
present substantial proportions b.
cause OF cooperation on our part an
the ambitions Of their promoters.
go believe In the small factory pla
They'll grow II you give them chant
and think they are the better Il
your city. The large industries hay
plenty OF capital and they are contel
with conditions. The little fellows a.
looking Tor help and need II, and II
Dy6ur place to be ready to lend them
iift VAntif they get going in good shap
#9 .Start out on campaign OF educ
tion. First teach yourself all abo
Ottawa and then go forth into q
world md let II know what you ha
hbr0 In Ottawa. You have advantag
over Waukegan that should prove
distinct benefit to you. You ma
cheaper freight rates. both east a
west, then we have. tho we are on
thirty-fve miles out Of Chicago. i
blk western market is open to y
and yours as Is also the market
the east at transportation rate
can not touch.
OTTAWA should get behind u
movement and by concentration
uurpose with your leaders behind
wheel | see no reason why your
should not develop into one OF
most progressive of the state.