Arizona republican., 1920-05-02


 ]" HERE is no one thing in all life that is so | essential to the well-rounded and success A fu business man as the realization and recognition of the cooperative idea. The whole fabric of civilization is woven out of that prln- cpe. The government under which we live IS grounded in that spirit. The great American home is the essence of that thought.
 The lesson 1 learned as chd that has re mained with me strongest, IS the one of bundle of sticks that could not be broken when corded together, but easily snapped when taken one by one. Again learned that most fruits and vege- tables would not bear if planted and grown singly. Then my attention was called to the horses in the field who stood tail to head and famed the flies from each others faces. Later I drove pair of mules that were the best ot pullers if you carried whip in sight, but Ii you happened to forget the whip, one of these fef lows forthwith turned portion of his load oyer to the other The same thing was noticeable earlier in life when a big brother would lift his end of the pole bit and slide the basket we carried between us past center, oyerbalanclng the load Thus early observed the spirit of CO., operation and the spirit of non-co-operatlon Later was to learn through history that those who believed in progressive government recog- nized the cooperative principle. Because of 1t community life was first formed. In the days when might was always considered right people joined forces to protect themselves against the warfare of others Today the same thing is done but it Is not the chief idea. The growth and progress of civil government is now the main plank of the platform.
 The great difficulty is today with us, however, that has always been the chief drawback people either don't realize the importance of CO., operation else they worship at shrine of selfishness and by so doing place stumbling blocks in the pathway of those desiring co build a fitting social structure. One says, "Oh yes, l believe in cooperating to build up our own home town, and all that, but you can't expect +rv Tnr I-tIGln hnr0f fI,0fV from Chicago for $4" There's the story in nutshell-and I repeat that it shows a recognition of the great importance of co-opera- ton, and shows spirit of selfishness! Why? For instance, you have family of three chiIdren-did you ever stop to figure how much more than the taxes you pay it would cost you to educate those children if you had to hire tutors for them alone?
 You are merchant; you can save 1O9o on your printing in Kalamazoo. Does Kalamazoo help to pave the streets of this city, over which you take your daily spin? Does Kalamazoo help to build water system to supply your home with soft water? On the other hand, you buy at home; you come down to the shop in person oc- casionally and shake hands with the "boss;0 tell him how glad you are to see him getting on so we'll; you go back in the shop and admire his layout you nod to the boys and smile at the girls. When you are gone the boss says to the fellows, that's Jim Jones up the street; he sells hardware and is a regular fellow The next month one of those boys who is building house walks into your place and buys hardware and paint he shows off his new house to his friends and tells them that he bought his hardware and paint from Jim Jones; these friends tell some other friends, and thus business is built and maintained.
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