Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-26

| you something. Several hundred
years ago there was a great CONNER
cial city. It's name was Carthage.
There was time when Carthage was
little small insignificant city. Then
some business men of the town got
behind the commercial interests of
the town and said" now we have got
to consider the. rights of the other
fellow" And in that way and with
that motto in mind before them the
little town grew and grew Thus the
town prospered and the townspeople
were ultimately happy. Then the peo-
pie became selfish, egotistical and
likewise the peoples interests began
to wane for want of charity for all
and now there is nothing left but a
small insignificant town in a small
corner of the map Of the whole
world.
| want to tell you, gentlemen, with
all the kindness of human soul that
| can guarantee the banks of st.
Louis, the business enterprises and
interests less credits, less bad ac-
counts if you will only stop looking
at the human being as means to
take something from. For instance,
a farmer comes into town. You know
he is poor, has several children that
need shoes all at once, has had bad
year and as | say comes to your store
with the idea of getting the best and
most for his money. What do | think
Of the man who will take advantage
Of situation Of this kind? Well,
there is lady present or you would
not be spared.
/ don't know all of the different in
terests you all have and are connected
with but | do know that you are try
ing to get the most possible out of
this life and the one and only way to
do this is to give the best to your
fellow men. Not money, Darn the
Money; but if you are called on to
give some ! can't see where you are
any better than any one else.
In fact, if | went on to expatiate
on my product | could probably sell
whole lot more but the trouble is
my thoughts aren't worth tinker's
Murray, and then again, if l were to
plaster you all over with compliments
you would say, Well, the old bird
wasn't so bad after all, was he? But
| do hope that | can touch some of
you fellows and make you realize that
St. Louis, the town you are now liv-
ing in is not resting place for the
old retired merchant, but is a real
live town and with possibilities of
ranking with the largest cities Of this
whole country.
But, let me say in closing, I am
here for purpose. 1t is to help you
people realize that the greatest prob
lem of today is the transportation
problem. Last week as | was sitting
in a restaurant someone came up be-
hind me and patted me on the should
er, and when | saw who it was and
the expression on his face and went
with him to the Michigan Transpor-
tation headquarters and solved the
reason for his beaming countenance,
this question was then solved.
Today | have been out to the plant
of the Par Kar Coach Company and
when | saw the wonderful progress
they were making out there and the
quiet systematic way in which the
entire program was going on and the
seeming happiness pervading the
whole surrounding plant as we'll as
its employees, there is no wonder its
president has smiling countenance.
Now let me say word to you.
have known these two boys for years
and know them far better than you
can ever hope to know them and when
| went out to the Par-Kar Coach
Company and saw how they were
dowel pinning those floors to the
bodies | know it is their whole char
acter that is being put into these
coaches. And do know that the
very soul of Mr.. Westfall is going
into these coaches and again comes
that same remark that the whole is
no greater than its parts. Well,
here is just one thing more, you fell
lows are just fine but you could be
whole lot finer. And if you don't
reach out your hand with an honest
to God fellowship feeling then what
do you expect is going to be handed
back to you. | know some men who
can buy first class funeral, can be
buried in real style and buy a mau-
solemn in the grave yard, but is this
appreciated, always. No. Another
will be buried in a small corner of the
graveyard called the Potters' Field
whose soul is pure and undefiled
want to ask you men Of ST. Louis
to stand behind these two boys. They
are my friends, they are my brothers.
We don't want a dollar of your mon
ey but we do want your support in
making the Par-Kar Coach Company
national transportation system. If
you hear any one knocking we want
you to ask them the whyfore of such
remarks. Make them back them up,
by this l mean their knocking state
ments, and then whenever you have
an opportunity of riding over the
highways in these coaches you will
not only be thankful for the moral
support you have given to make this