Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-02-05
THRIFT FURNISHES SUBJECT
OF VERY FINE DISCUSSION

can own their own
homes is exceptional and declaring
that Marietta, where 1880 of total
of Ala homes are owned by resi-
dents, is one of these exceptions, j.
w. Tannehill, of Columbus, superin-
tendent of the state building and
loan department, delivered highly
and educational talk to
members of the Marietta Kiwanis
club at their MONDAY luncheon at
the hotel Wakefield today.
What a wonderful city Marietta
would be if these 1884 families,
who live in rented homes, should,
during the next few years become
home me-owners," Mr.. Tannehill declar-
ed. "If you hope to make Marietta
rank still higher as city of home
owners, there is just one way to Sc
cure the greatest of all blessings,
preach the gospel of thrift to all
your citizens"
In opening his address before the
large gathering Of Kiwanians and in
vited guests, Mr. Tannehill traced
briefly the historic heritage of Mar
ietta and declared that while it is
true that the position once held as
one of the three most important
cities of Buckeye state cannot be re-
gained, "the other 81 counties can
not prevent you from obtaining a
greater blessing-a city of cultured,
prosperous, happy people who are
law-abiding and contented because
they own their own homes"
Mr. Tannehills address in part
follows:
I feel that the State Speakers Bu-
reau for Thrift Week conferred on
me a great honor in selecting me as
the speaker at the historic cities of
Marietta and Chillicothe-one the
first settlement by Americans in the
Northwest Territory and the other
the first capital of the Buckeye
State. One is the home of the best
blood of the Puritan, the other of
the noblest sons and daughters of
the Cavalier.
Take from Ohio history the record
of the notable services rendered the
state by the pioneer citizens of Mar
ietta and Chillicothe and it would
be as barren of interest as message
sent by friend of mine to Germany
in 1915, after the British censor
had completed his deletions.
In many respects Rufus Putnam
ranks as the real founder Of Ohio
He, with the able assistance of the
Cutters and other early settlers,
made possible the great common
wealth of which we are so proud.
Among those early Marietta pio-
neers were Hildreth, the first Ohio
historian; Governor Meigs, { hero
of the War of 1912, and Commodore
Whipple, a naval commander of re-
nown. Mrs. Fanny Dana Barker
Gage was the first Ohio woman to
write poetry of real merit. l W.
Andrews was a pioneer in higher ed
ucation in this state. Hon. John
Brough was Ohio's great Civil War
governor and Gen. d. c. Buell. was
one of the nations greatest military
leaders. In more recent years Gen.
A. j. Warner was one of America S
greatest statesmen and we are all
proud of our present vice president,
the Honorable Charles G. Dawes.
Was it mere accident that Mariet-
ia and Chillicothe assumed pre-
eminence in the early history of
Ohio? Long before the whites had
set foot on American soil; yes, cen
turies before the Indians of pioneer
days had taken possession Of the
region northwest of the Ohio, an
unknown race more numerous, more
tuduSLA1OuS anu IllOl1 Wv NlllACd llie1Ai
the Indians, a people called Mound
builders, had selected the mouth of
the Muskingum and the region
around Chillicothe as their greatest
centers of population and as the
proper locations for their most eX-
tensiye and stupendous religions,
and urban structures of
earth and stone. The mere fact that
Chillicothe and Cincinnati
are not near the center of the state
created and with boun-
daries fixed to suit the political
exigencies Of those times, should be
no reflection on the judgment of
those pioneers who chose these loca-
tions as superior in natural ad
vantages to all others in the vast
region northwest of the Ohio.
What is past cannot be changed,
but the present and the future are
largely in your own control. While
it is true that the position once held
as one of the three most important
cities of the Buckeye State can not
be regained, the other 81 counties
can not prevent you from obtaining
a greater blessing-a ci1 of cultur-
ed, prosperous, happy people who
are law-abiding and contented be
cause they own their own homes !
bring you today the message of
thrift, which, if needed and prae-
ticed, will make Marietta the most
desirable place Of residence in Ohio.
There are great cities in America