Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-16

and go on; you'll soon be rid of him.
Then you will have the persisten
meddler, who cannot realize thai
: community interests are broader thar
| personal affairs. He thinks he knows
about running the affairs of your
chamber better than the officers. Make
him realize that his own interests are
less than the interests of the com
| munity, and you may be able to han
| die him.
! With the kicker, use the same
method prescribed for the knOcker-
smile and go on.
Look far into the future Disre,
gard the kicker and the knocker and
build with a smile. If you can gel
that spirit you can build as you want
and nothing can stop you"
Secretary Parkins closed the speak
ing with a brief survey of conditions
and a recital of some of the things.the
chamber hopes to accomplish this
year, which are set out in another
column on the front page of this edi-
ton. Mr.. Perkins further said:
Undoubtedly the greatest opportun-
tiles in the history of the nation are
looming large before us. The next few
years will witness phenomenal
changes in the commercially and in
| dustrially important communities OF
our nation; where today only viii
lagos exist prosperous and progress
| i've cities will flourish; great indus
trial centers will spring up where
! at present the whir of machinery is
unknown; millions of acres Southern
| lands which have heretofore been con-
| sidered as almost worthless will be
producing abundant crops of feed
stuffs, cotton and cattle. The tremen-
dous Importance of the South as the
cotton and food producing section of
the United States is now thoroughly
established Devastated Europe is call
ing for our cotton and foodstuffs, our
cattle and produce. our iron and our
coal.
''The very important part which the
United States played in the great world
conflict just ended makes it the ma
ton pre-eminent of the world. 1t will
be absolutely impossible for this coun-
try ever to return to the place which
it occupied before the war Our re-
latiOn to the balance of the world
has undergone a profound change.
Domestic conditions are being fun
| damentally transformed and in order
to meet these changing conditions and
cope with situation heretofore I'M
| known, it is absolutely essential that
every commercial and trade organiza-
ton throughout the country enlarge
the scope of its ability to do things.
The Americas and Sumter County
| Chamber of Commerce needs the &C
tive, everlastingly at it support and
cooperation of each individual citi-
zen of the community; it is the first
duty of every member of the organiza-
ton to take a direct personal interest
in it's affairs, keeping at all times in
close touch with everything it under
takes and making suggestions when
ever these seem justified. Every mem
Der should feel in duty bound to bring
! into the organization friends and ac-
quaintances not already members. The
ability of your Chamber of Commerce
TO accomplish satisfactory results de-
ponds entirely upon It's members; in
other words, it is just so great fac
tor in the development of the com
munity as you make it.
Your officers selected to guide the
destinies of this important Americas
institution have a worthy ambition
they desire to see it fully equipped tC