The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-20

"Citics arc T. -7- -
l~-,''one. Michigan city, On Lake
Michigan, is built On bluff and is in
tn" dmegt poih of train transportation.
Chicago is built on Il fiat on the west
shore OF Lake Michigan. l.2avens-
Nor.I kansas. is ideally located on 4
A'"h bun ami was tn terminus 81
Il. western railroad and Il thriyinG
toWu when Kansas City was Il settle
m1lt in the mud flats Of the Mis-
,'r-! river. Fonda. New York, has
bo.h rai; and water throueh Transport
'ation AID was seeded many years be-
fo.t Glol orsf!.io, y. y. Gioversviile
l. SEINE II or 20 mil p, north OF Fonda
nu - ono hcron railroad. yet Giovers..
Vile is thriving city of about $4,000
D"2nlc. while Fonda has less than
l.ueD people. ria same is true cf
L.2avens arth and Michigan City.
Countless illus:rutiCn3 could be used
tp prov, the above statement. Is there
any "lason why the rubber industry
~ .tD ri"l should be conferred ut Ak
ru-!. Ohio. Or that collars and cuffs
.Aaa'd be manufactured at Troy, N.
r.. III" New EIgiand states today
lead America in finished manufac-
turcd Goods. Tie largest textile as
bS3.cs factory in the world is located
~ Charleston. South Carolina. yet the
raw material is imported from Can
ada and the Uanui;r tur2d goods arc
sold in "ll parts OF the world, and less
of the ou.put ;i this factory is sold in
the southeastern states whore the
factory is located. then elsewhere.
If it is true, then nat it is men
l"i 40. ~partioular:% Favorable loca-
,ial That builds pIo.HorGug commuu-
ties, how arc prosperous communities
built? IN The oiden days in this ccun-
/ try when labor was scarce. HE SGT
TORS would call together their mcn
md women and by united action
aid ouiid community building o.
construct hDmc. That was our FIR ,
example Of cooperation. Three es-
genital are required in community
Developments: Th"% are common be-
jiC., common enthusiasm and common
Effort for belief bcgets enthusiasm.
rntfu iaGm b"%ets effort and these
three begC. achievement once heard
pr. Ashley Tones. an eminent BAPTIST
divine, speaking at a convention OF
/
est force in ,hc world is ADVERTISING.
Because advertising created in man 5
heart Il want where there was 10 want
. before and that this want became so
compelling that man doubled his CT
forts TO secure tho where witk-all To
satisfy tho want" 1t has been often
sad that a community can have any
thing it wants if il wants that thing
bed enough. TO satisfy such wapt,
personal service and adequate finance
is necessary. Satisfaction, too, often
spells stagnation. To criticize is easy.
Any lOafer can criticize. Wants and
needs of Il community are easily
voiced by street corner critics, but
real constructive effort by these same
individuals is too often lacking, Most
citizens will resent criticism of their
city, but have they sufficient belief
in their citye and confidence in their
community to the extent of digging
down in their pockets and investing
their money or their time for the good
of their community? That is the real
! test Of their faith The individual who
actually believes 10 his city will in
vest his time and his money and viii
coin that belief into community divi-
dends. If he really believes in his
city, he is an enthusiast about his
city. An enthusiast has often been
called booster" In defining tho
meaning of the booster | once heard
prominent business man in Ger
tain western city state in answer ia
Il question, that Il "knocker" was Il
thing that hung on the outside of =
| door. and who would want to be a
noisy knocker? "A booster" he said
lis one who does all of the good he
| can, all of the time he can and leaves
! the rest 10 Almighty God"
And So citizen who really be-
! lieyes in his community will give his
| personal means to make that city a
| bigger and better place. just because
| he is citizen of that community. No
community can be built without CO.
! operative effort, and no community
can be built without constructive lead
| ership.
The universal demand and the CON-
munity need for such cooperation and
for real leadership, started what is
! known as the modern chamber OF
! commerce movement "A chamber of
| commerce has had many definitions.
! 1t has sbeen stated that what is ev-
! erybodys business is nobody's bust
ness and, therefore, a chamber of
/ commerce is the clearing house of the
community. | recently heard the
/ president of the indianapolis Chamber
of Commerce say that in the great
/ forests Of the west there had been
] erected watch towers in which mon
were stationed, constantly watching
out for forest fires and who would
warn the fire fighters ut the least in
dication or possibility of fire He
might be stationed there months and
years at time without. the need OF
his services and yet his time and his
effort was well worth while. THAT a
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