Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-16
just Smile and Go on, He Says,
and You'll Soon Be Rid of Them

gained, and has let capital know
about it. But l believe that they will
both have sense enough to get to-
gether instead of fighting out their diff
ferences. When they do, the consu-
mer will not be represented at their
conferences. Prices will go up, as a
result, and the public, which always
pays in the end, will foot the bills.
appeal to the patriotism and sense of
Doth labor and capital to use fairness
and good judgment in reaching their
settlements, not forgetting the public
which will not be represented.
The war has taught labor to save
When working man accumulates
500 he becomes a taxpayer-and
there has been won away from an
archy one follower.
i fear that the spirit of patriotism
which has burned so hotly, will cool
again as our love of peace exerts it
self. I fear that we will go to sleep
again, as we did so far as Germany
was concerned, while the Bolsheviki
and the foreigner sneak in to wave
their red flags up and down this land
Of ours. 1t is up to us to watch care
fully and guard and protect our gov
eminent"
Mr.. Miller, who made his reputation
lat Morristown, Tenn, where he devel-
oped a wonderful agricultural COM
munity, spoke on community build-
ing.
Community building said he, is
not community boosting, and not COM
munity betterment; it is just what the
words imply-cOmmun building.
The watchword of civic organiza-
tiOns of this kind now is SERVICE.
A few years ago we were moving
along in individualism, encrusted in
CommerciaIsm. But now our vision
is beyond the horizon. We are now
together in everything that concerns
the community. the state, the nation
and civilization.
"To build a community you must
make a complete survey; you must
take stock and plan; figure what you
have, what you can accomplish, and
what you want to do
In Americas you have the site for
building. You have some advantages
and some disadvantages. The workmen
and material are here. Study your
wants and revise your plans, and then
begin to build.
"a popular conception of the func-
lions of d chamber of commerce is to
get factories for a city. That is only
one factor of many. Where the OPP
portunities are right, agricultural de-
velopment is of first Importance, and
that seems to be one of your greatest
fields of opportunity here.
Il will tell you briefly of some of
the things done at MorristOwn, Tenn.
First, we made a complete survey of
our situation We had no water power
and we found that we lacked labor
and other things for building an in
dustrial center. But we had aggricul-
tural possibilities And when we had
laid our plans we began building.
From a comparatively small beginning
we developed one of the greatest poul-
try producing centers in the South,
the value of products shipped to out
side markets now amounts to more
than $2,500,000 per year.
1--WE developed a dairy industry
now shipping products to the value of
more than 100000 per year.
I'VE developed a live stock industry
shipping horses, mules, cattle, sheep
and hogs to the value Of more than
$1,500,0O0 per year All Of those be-
sides grain and other farm products
in large amounts and in addition to
what was used at home. What was
accomplished was the result of real
izing what was there, mobilizing the
resources, and working.
Chambers of commerce operate un-
der these five headings: Commerce,
industry, agriculture, transportation,
and civics. How effective any board
will be- 1.-The work undertaken depends
upon the people of the community.
Bodies of this kind are never free
from interference and meddling. There
is always someone who wants to do
things his way, or who thinks he
could do better whatever is under
taken. There are also the knocker
and the kicker, and the man who in
sists that everything must be done for
his own interests.
"The man who thinks the organiza-
ton operates for his own benefit, and