The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-16

plans, to pay the new help on Sat-
urdays, weekly, in cash money IF.
A year went by, and Holmes
bobbed up at Brigham City, working
on a salary, building up another
mans business ad carrying all the
responsibility and only part of the
money. He negotiated for the pur-
chase of the business, and when he
arrived at the point of making de-
cision he hesitated. and it is said
that he who hesitates is lost. But
he had one more notion. He would
write to Blackfoot and describe the
proposition up one side and down
the other, and ask for advice. Right
away there came back a long letter
outlining the way to handle it with
money yet to be made, and he was
advised to jump right in and splash
the water as far as convenient. But
by the time the letter arrived
Holmes was besiitating on high gear
and the spark failed to ignite any
thing.
Another year went by and Holmes
received his copy of the good roads
edition of the Idaho Republican
he was a subscriber who paid in ad-
vance-and, like any man who has
money invested in darned old news
paper, he sat down and read it re-
ligiously to get his moneys worth
out of it.
That road edition appealed to
Holmes. 1t made him itch. 1t stirred
his "ambish." There was one arti-
Gle entitled Making Up Your Mind"
and it got under his skin. 1t told
about the value of decision. 1t told
about the value of making up ones
mind and acting, right off the bat.
1t told about how good it looks to
see the long procession march by
and how we all envy the position of
the file leader, the one that de-
cides the course of the whole pro-
cession-the one that marches out
into space on original ideas and on
his own power. The timid ones who
stand by the roadside, wishing they
were in it but desiring to get rear
view of the procession, forget that
by the time it gets by the door of
opportunity is closed to them, and
they have less courage to tackle the
next opening because they are not
sure it will turn out good like the
other did. The article closed with
an admonition to the people who
were puzzling over how to vote on
the bond election, and the last para
graph said:
There is a good roads election
coming our way on the twelfth of
April and there will be some doubt
ing Thomases waiting to get the rear
view of the big procession as it winds
down the stream of time carrying
our commerce upon it's shoulders.
Out upon the sea it goes and deliv-
ers it's cargo where it creates great
bank credit for us at home and all
the petty debts are wiped out at one
stroke
Blessed are they that go down
to the sea in ships, that do business
upon great waters, for they shall
see the works of the Lord
Courageous are they that go
down to the polls in cars, that do
business on rough highways, for they |
will vote Yes and shall see the
works on the road
When Holmes finished reading |
that article he jumped up and walk
ed down to his home and read it to
his wife. Then he said, I'm going
to buy the newspaper now. l have
been one of the doubling 'Thomases
but | am not goin to train in that
class any longer. l am going to
step out on my own power and put
it over" His wife told him to go to
it, and he did. He bought the news
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