Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-11
EDITORIAL

mer Columbus citizen who does
things. 1t was he who built the Raj
ston hotel of that city while president
Of the Chamber of Commerce there
just as he has finished putting over
the swin}sssfngT pool here, small pro-
jeet bycompariso1, through his splen-
did leadership, faithS,nd energy. The
esolumhus Enquiref-Sun has the fol
lowinG@to say of hin,,
"When the city of5Americus select
ed J Ralston Capgin, formerly of Col,
umbus, as the head of their play
ground association they chose a man
who does things. Mr.. Cargill got the
habit of doing things before he NOV.
ed away from Columbus. The Raj
ston hotel is an evidence of this fact.
He is responsible for its erection. But
that's another story.
The Times-R Recorder tells us that
the city of Americas is to have a
swimming pool, Plans have been
adopted for its construction and for
financing the enterprise. Discussing
1t the Times Recorder has this,
among other things to say;
tit now appears that it will be on
IN a short time until the swimming
pool becomes reality in Americas.
Financing and building it will be a
comparatively small task if every citi-
zen does his small part. And when
il is built Americas will have one cit
iezn above all to thank for it, for the
POOL will stand as a monument to the
incessant energy of j. Ralston Car
gill, president of the playground asso-
citation, and his love for young peo-
pie.
"The three civic clubs of Ameri-
Gus have lined up squarely and solidly
behind this movement, says the
H Times-Recorder, the members having
jointly put their shoulders to the
wheel, and "the project is assured Of
quick and unqdestioned success"
"A swimming pool, such as is pro-
posed, viii be quite an asset to
Americas. Savannah, notwithstand
ing the accessibility Of the Atlantic
ocean for bathing purposes, is at pres
ent building large swimming pool in
Daffin Park, which will furnish an
other splendid resort for the people
Of that city
Near Columbus are several small
swimming pools of a private charac-
ter, but nothing like those proposed
IN Savannah and Americas"
"A RE you tired of working? Do you
think you'd like to go on vaca-
ton for the rest of your life?
If so, consider this story which the
Boston News Bureau tells about
Charles S. Mellen, former president
Of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad:
Mellen can't shake off the habits
and instincts which he acquired in the
railroad business.
When he motors into New Yort
& from his summer home in Stock
S bridge, Massachusetts, he sees to il
that the chauffeur handles the trif
like the engineer of an express train
Mellen has made out timetable
showing the exact minute his auto
should reach certain points. He sit:
IN the back Of his car, holding Iii:
watch and timetable, keeping tab OF
how his engineer-chauffeur is main
tanning the time schedule.
4*#
YoU can't shake off the habits of
lifetime.
In some mines, coal cars az
brought to the surface by a mu
hitched to a drum or wheel which I
wolves and winds up a cable as Il
mule walks around it.
Turn the mule out to pasture in h
old age. He grazes in a circle-tak
50 many steps, then lifts his hoofs
step over an imaginary cable, as
the old days.
So with men. Hard to get the 0
ones to try new ways.
The older you grow the mo
mechanical you are made by hab
the more set in your ways. For i
stance, why do you always take t
same place at the dinner tabl
Habit
TIE stories Of Mellen and the mi
mule illustrate the terrific pow
glabit and the ruts it makes in t
ey think ~ 10 q
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