Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-20
ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL CLUB

The Commercial Club Will h0ld It's annual meetlng TO-
morrow night Officers will be elected and plans dis
cussed for the coming years work.
This is matter that every resident of Salem
We want to keep up civic work and not neglect every
thing else because there is special work to do We
simply want to speed up do full share of work and
try to keep our civic affairs and private business going
along much the same as usual.
We want to continue our efforts to make Salem big
per city and better to live in Nothing will better
keep up the public morale and this is essential in time
of war; than keep everything moving along nearly
as possible in normal way.
The merchant must make more money by doing big
ger business because takes today to meet the needs
of the countryin bonds, savings stamps and con-
tributionSthan when we sat securely on top OF the
world and dreamed sweetly OF our own supremacy and
fitness to lick all creation"
There is little need to waste words on the poor stick
who sits in his pessimstic corner today and Whnes be-
another drive is in prospect or because ne has
just been visited by committee He is simply suk
ing because he generally measured his citizenship by what
he could get rather than by what he could give in return
for the thousand blessings showered upon him by gen.
nation He will be converted before the war is over
He may be deported If not converted.
We intend to lick the kaiser and do the job without
slpping.a cog in our daily business life and routine
Instead of crying poor business we will all have to learn
the lesson of speeding up business to point where
present performance squares with future needs. Pess
misrn is a traitor today.
We don't take much stock IN this talk about wearing
old clothes in order to buy thrift stamps and bonds
Tackle mans job rather buy bonds and thrift stamps
and try to better clothes than while doing it,
How can people meet the financial demands Of the war
if business stops because the people lower their standard
of living?
Salem should be pushed steadily ahead and be in posi-
t0n to meet after the conditions in prosperous
growing condition This can be accomplished only by
hard work-harder work than ever before, backed by
grit and perseverance.
The Commercial Club is the proper agency to work
through isn't the central force in the cys activities
it should be made such.
Mr. W. F. Woodward, one of Oregon's biggest business
men and finest citizensnot professional boosterwl
talk these matters at the meeting tomorrow night He
never speaks any subject without saying something
worth whleand he lives up to the standard Of the good
progressive citizenship he advocates in his addresses
Every resident Of. Salem who wants to make himself
useful to the community at this time ought to hear Mr.
Woodward They will gain some useful ideas of good
citizenship and receive inspiration that will be helpful
in meeting the tasks of the most strenuous period which
has confronted the country
The very magnitude of the problems before ought
to bring into play every of grit in the true American
make up.
Salem is the Capital City Of great state and its people
must live up to the responsibilities that this fact carries
with it. Our commercial club is free of debt something
and well organized 1t must not be allowed to deeriorate
it must be made bigger and stronger and more efficient
rhan ever during the coming year.
Every member should turn out tomorrow night full Of
vim and enthusiasm and pledge harder years work in
the interest of the community than he has been able
to render in the past.